Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
2013-14 General Catalog
503 Humanities I
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Lower-Division Courses
10. Critical Race and Ethnic Studies: An Introduction.
Examines the concept of race, followed by an investigation of colorblindness, multiculturalism, and post-racialism. Race and ethnicity are examined as historically formulated in relationship to the concepts of gender, sexuality, class, nationalism, indigeneity, citizenship, immigration, and inequality. Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and C1 requirements. (General Education Code(s): ER.) The Staff
Upper-Division Courses
100. Comparative Theories of Race and Ethnicity.
Examines race and ethnicity as categories of lived identity intersecting with gender, sexuality, class, and culture; historical discourses of difference underwriting social inequalities and movements to redress those inequalities; and concepts critical to the understanding and reshaping of power and privilege. Prerequisite(s): course 10 and satisfaction of the Entry Level and C1 requirements. (General Education Code(s): ER.) The Staff
101. Research Methods and Writing in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies.
Examines how scholars and activists produce knowledge in critical race and ethnic studies. Interrogates key terms to build a foundation and literacy in research methods. The course is project-based; and requires work on a team. Prerequisite(s): course 10 and satisfaction of the C2 requirements. The Staff
Revised: 09/01/13
