ETHNIC STUDIES

School of Arts and Social Sciences

ETHNIC STUDIES (ETHN)

ETHN-01 INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU & UC Transferable
(CSU breadth area D/F) (IGETC area 7)

This course provides an introduction to the key concepts, theories, methodologies, and topics in the field of Ethnic Studies. It examines the socioeconomic, historical, cultural, and political conditions shaping the lived experiences and social struggles of Native American, African American, Asian American, and Chicanx/Latinx communities in the United States, with an emphasis on self-determination, agency, and anti-racist and anti-colonial movements to build a more just and equitable society. (10/21)

ETHN-05 RACE, ETHNICITY, AND INEQUALITY (ALSO: SOC-05)

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU & UC Transferable
(CSU breadth area D/F) (IGETC area 4/7)
Advisory: ENGL-01A

This course examines the cultural, political, and economic practices and institutions leading to racial and ethnic oppression in the United States, highlighting the agency and resistance of historically marginalized groups. It presents an overview of historical and contemporary patterns of interaction between various racial and ethnic groups through an intersectional and anti-racist perspective. (10/21)

ETHN-07 POLITICS OF RACE AND ETHNICITY (ALSO: POSC-07)

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU & UC Transferable
(CSU breadth area D)
Advisory: ENGL-01A

The racial foundations of American democracy have long been contested by communities of color in the United States. Democracy’s literal meaning is “rule by the people,” yet oppressed groups have questioned who is and is not included in the political community this meaning implies. This course will critically explore historical sources, competing theories, and contemporary examples of American politics and frameworks for democracy. In doing so, students will examine how Black and Indigenous perspectives have contributed to the formation of and struggle against the American political establishment at its foundation, as well as how oppressed groups continue to contest the limits of American democracy in the present. (11/22)

ETHN-11 A MULTICULTURAL AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU & UC Transferable
(CSU breadth area C1)
Advisory: ENGL-01A

An interdisciplinary survey course that uses ethnic studies theory and methodology as the basis to examine and assess the evolution of American visual art within multiple ethnic groups (Native American, African American, Asian American, European American, and Latin/x American). Two-dimensional and three-dimensional art and architecture will be explored as a mapping of the struggles of ethnic and racial groups for justice and equity, as reflected in their artistic practice. Written examinations and critical papers are required. (11/22)

ETHN-12 ETHNIC STUDIES FOR EDUCATORS

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU & UC Transferable
(CSU breadth area D/F) (IGETC area 7)
Advisory: ENGL-01A

Prepares students to utilize the concepts and methods of Ethnic Studies in teaching and pedagogical practice in TK-12 education. Discusses the role of intersectionality identity, and collective struggle in educational institutions, focusing on Native American, African American, Asian American and Latina and Latino American communities. Covers the historical inequalities reproduced within education and schools, the knowledge produced by these communities and the strategies used for resistance and liberation. (10/21)

ETHN-15 ETHNICITY AND CULTURE (ALSO: HUM-15)

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU & UC Transferable
(CSU breadth area C2/D/F) (IGETC area 3B/4/7)
Advisory: ENGL-01A

Ethnicity and Culture examines the legacy of racial and ethnic inequalities in the United States, the sources of resistance and transformation, and the contemporary impacts of these changes on society. This is an interdisciplinary course that surveys and facilitates meaningful conversations about specific disadvantaged groups and encourages active engagement in overcoming the social struggles of these historically disadvantaged groups in the United States. It focuses on the experiences of Native Americans, African Americans, Latinx Americans, and Asian Americans, spanning from past to present, from politics to social reform, allowing students to identify similar patterns underlying the dynamics of discrimination.(07/22)

ETHN-18 AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND BLACK STUDIES (ALSO: ENGL-18)

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU & UC Transferable
(CSU breadth area C2) (IGETC area 3B)
Prerequisite: ENGL-01A
Advisory: ENGL-01B

This course provides an overview of African American racial and cultural formation through literature, using the lens of ethnic studies theories such as resistance, self-affirmation, and agency. Students will explore, describe, and analyze a diverse range of literary texts from various genres and historical periods in order to understand how the struggle for civil rights has impacted Black communities through the history of the United States. The African American experience as expressed through literature will be contrasted with at least one other group such as Native American, Asian American, and Latinx/Chicano, with a particular focus on how the groups express resistance, social justice, and liberation on contemporary issues. (11/22)

ETHN-19 CHICANA/O LITERATURE AND STUDIES IN THE UNITED STATES (ALSO: ENGL-19)

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU & UC Transferable
(CSU breadth area C2/F) (IGETC area 7)
Prerequisite: ENGL-01A
Advisory: ENGL-01B

This course surveys, interprets, compares, and explores the lived experiences of Latinx/Chicanx authors through a variety of texts and genres. Readings, discussions, lectures, and presentations will focus on the cultural, social, and historical aspects of Latinx/Chicanx literature. The course may include a variety of genres: fiction, poetry, drama, film, and non-fiction prose, etc. (10/21)

ETHN-20 HISTORY OF ASIAN AMERICANS (ALSO: HIST-20)

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU & UC Transferable
(CSU breadth area D/F) (IGETC area 4/7)
Advisory: ENGL-01A

This course is an interdisciplinary study of Asian Americans from a historical, political, sociological, and aesthetic perspective. Social emphasis is placed on the contributions of Asian Americans scholars and activists by using an intersectional lens to explore the effects of colonialism, imperialism, white supremacy, and racism. This course offers pragmatic historical and political evaluations that aim to introduce students interested in Ethnic Studies, Asian American Studies, Gender Studies, and social movements. (05/21)

ETHN-22 HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS (ALSO: HIST-22)

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU & UC Transferable
(CSU breadth area D) (IGETC area 4)
Advisory: ENGL-01A

This course is a social, cultural, political, and intellectual history of the African American experience in America. This survey course examines the African American experience through the dual lens of ethnic studies and historical perspectives—combining both to provide a deep range of views into the complex interaction of Black Americans in the American context. (11/22)

ETHN-23 CHICANA/O AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE (ALSO: HIST-23)

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU & UC Transferable
(CSU breadth area D/F) (IGETC area 4/7)
Advisory: ENGL-01A

This interdisciplinary course examines the social, political, and cultural roots of Chicana/os, tracing history from their Indigenous, African, and Spanish beginnings to the present. It analyzes race, ethnicity, and culture, in relation to Chicana/o communities and their social justice movements and struggles. The course provides a basis for a better understanding of the socio-economic, cultural, and political conditions among Chicana/os through historical consideration of the creation and development of Ethnic Studies programs in the United States. Special emphasis is also placed on the contributions of Chicana/o scholars, artists, and activists by using an intersectional decolonial lens to explore the effects of (neo)colonialism, imperialism, white supremacy, Eurocentrism, and racism. (07/22)