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Ethnic Studies Program 1 Ethnic Studies Program 1 ETHNIC STUDIES PROGRAM Program Faculty Gilbert Doho, PhD 204 Guilford House (University of Paris—Sorbonne Nouvelle) Phone: 216.368.4885; Fax: 216.368.2216 Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures; Gilbert Doho, Program Director Director, Ethnic Studies Program [email protected] African theater and film, people theater The goal of the Ethnic Studies Program is to expand and enhance the Katia Almeida, PhD university’s course offerings on ethnicity and race in the United States Senior Instructor, Department of Anthropology and around the world. The program’s objectives are: Latin America and Brazil, globalization and electronic technologies in higher education 1. to examine relationships among racial/ethnic groups, the processes of racial/ethnic formation, and their intersections with class, gender, Damaris Punales-Alpizar, PhD and sexuality at the personal and collective levels (University of Iowa) 2. to foster the development of research skills in a broad range of Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures disciplines in the humanities Latin American studies 3. to contribute to an interdisciplinary knowledge of the challenges and Joy Bostic, PhD contributions of ethnic minorities in the United States (Union Theological Seminary) 4. to impart to students a deep knowledge of the cultures of Africa and Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies; Associate Dean, Latin America College of Arts and Sciences 5. to help students develop competencies for working with people of African-American religion and culture different racial/ethnic backgrounds and to foster an understanding of M. Gabriela Copertari, PhD racial/ethnic diversity (Georgetown University) 6. to support students and faculty in the transmission of knowledge, Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures in the discovery and development of new ideas, and in research and Latin American literature and film writing in the field of ethnic studies 7. to inculcate in students an understanding of the complexity and Jacqueline Nanfito, PhD challenges of multiethnic societies, and to prepare them for careers (UCLA) in education, business, law, government service, social work, social Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures welfare, health care, teaching, public policy, law enforcement, urban Latin American studies / Women's studies and community development, and the arts. Cristián Gómez Olivares, PhD Ethnic Studies is an interdisciplinary program. The program aims (University of Iowa) to develop fundamental skills in critical and global thinking and in Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures comparative analysis, as well as an understanding of the interactions of Latin American literature and theory race, class, gender, and sexuality in the experiences of a range of social groups. It is designed to bring together a community of students, faculty, Deepak Sarma, PhD and staff devoted to the transmission of knowledge and the discovery of (University of Chicago) new ideas in the field of ethnic studies. Ethnic Studies also offers diverse Professor, Department of Religious Studies perspectives that challenge monolithic thinking about the formation of Hinduism; Indian philosophy; philosophy of religion; method and theory identities and societies. Jonathan Tan, PhD The program’s core courses focus on the exploration and comparison of (Catholic University of America) the cultures, history, politics, and economics of Africa, Latin America, and Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor in Catholic Studies; Associate their diasporas. Program offerings explore ethnicity and cross-cultural Professor, Department of Religious Studies exchange globally and in postcolonial frames. Ethnic Studies supports Asian/Asian American Studies and Chinese/Chinese American Studies research pertinent to the field and encourages cultural and academic exchange among scholars and students. Undergraduate Program The program is part of the university’s mission to enhance the Minor recruitment, retention, and excellence of a diverse faculty and student The Ethnic Studies minor is open to all undergraduate students. It body. Our long-term goals are to extend program offerings to encompass requires a minimum of 15 credit hours. Students are required to take other ethnic minority groups and to develop a center that will foster 6 credits from among Ethnic Studies core courses and 9 credits in an appreciation of ethnic diversity and difference in the learning and their chosen areas of concentration. Community projects are strongly research communities of Case Western Reserve University. recommended, and students are encouraged to carry out field research in their areas of concentration. The core courses are designed to introduce students to the interdisciplinary field of ethnic studies. Courses may be individually or team taught and will sometimes be conducted in seminar format. Students are encouraged to use the tools and perspectives of several disciplines (history, literature, art history, anthropology, film, sociology, 2 Ethnic Studies Program and political science, for example) to address the experiences of African- Latin American and Caribbean Studies Concentration Americans and Latino/a Americans. Courses center on the examination Any three of the following courses: 9 of social, cultural, political, and economic structures that shape the COSI 260 Multicultural Aspects of Human lives of these ethnic minorities in the United States. They examine how Communication race, class, and gender have impacted their identities as well as their ECON 375 Economics of Developing Countries economic, social, political, and cultural productions. Assignments and POSC 364 Dictatorship and Democracy in courses make maximum use of the archives and collections of University Modern Latin America Circle institutions. SPAN 322 Latin American Short Story Required Courses: 6 SPAN 326 The Fantastic in Latin American ETHS 251 Perspectives in Ethnicity, Race, Prose Religion and Gender SPAN 339 Latin American Poetic Revolt ETHS 252A Introduction to African-American SPAN 342 Latin American Feminist Voices Studies SPAN 343 The New Drama in Latin American ETHS 252B Introduction to Latina/o Studies SPAN 370 Special Topics in Spanish ETHS 253A/ Introduction to Modern African SPAN 385 Hispanic Literature in Translation HSTY 135 History Total Units 9 ETHS 253B Introduction to Latin American History Global Ethnic Studies Concentration Nine hours chosen from one of the concentrations listed 9 Any three of the following courses: 9 below ANTH 314 Cultures of the United States Total Units 15 ANTH 530 Seminar in Medical Anthropology: Topics Concentrations COSI 260 Multicultural Aspects of Human African Studies Concentration Communication Any three of the following courses: 9 ECON 375 Economics of Developing Countries COSI 260 Multicultural Aspects of Human Communication ENGL 270 Introduction to Gender Studies ECON 375 Economics of Developing Countries ENGL/WLIT 365Q Post-Colonial Literature ETHS 235 Theater and Identity FRCH/WLIT 295 The Francophone World ETHS 251A Oral Performances and Ethnic POSC 374 Politics of Development in the Identities Global South ETHS 252A Introduction to African-American Total Units 9 Studies FRCH/WLIT 295 The Francophone World Courses ETHS 153. Introducing Chinese Religions. 3 Units. FRCH/WLIT 308 Immigration and the Paris This "topics" course offers an introduction to the academic study of Experience Chinese religions. Whether approached through a particular theme or as Total Units 9 a general historical introduction, each section of this course provides students with a general introduction to the academic study of religion African-American Studies Concentration and a basic religious literacy in the nuances and complexities in Chinese Any three of the following courses: 9 religions within various historical and socio-cultural contexts. Section COSI 260 Multicultural Aspects of Human topics might include, but are not limited to: Confucianism, Daoism, Communication Chinese Buddhism, Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Religions. Students ECON 375 Economics of Developing Countries may repeat the course for credit once (two times total for 6 credits), ENGL 365N Topics in African-American provided that the two sections are different. Offered as RLGN 153, Literature ETHS 153 and CHIN 253. Counts for CAS Global & Cultural Diversity ETHS 222 African-American Religions Requirement. HSTY 260 U.S. Slavery and Emancipation HSTY 261 African-American History 1865-1945 HSTY 262 African-American History Since 1945 HSTY 318 History of Black Women in the U.S. Total Units 9 Ethnic Studies Program 3 ETHS 218. Jews in Early Modern Europe. 3 Units. ETHS 228. Asian Americans: Histories, Cultures, Religions. 3 Units. This course surveys the history of Jews in Europe and the wider world This course introduces students to Asian American Studies as an from the Spanish expulsion through the French Revolution. Tracking interdisciplinary academic discipline. It critically examines the global peregrinations out of the Iberian Peninsula to the British Isles, France, and transnational dimensions of U.S. history, the constructions of Holland, Italy, Germany, Poland-Lithuania, the Ottoman Empire, and "modernity" in the U.S., and the shaping of U.S. culture and religion, race the American colonies, it examines the diverse ways Jews organized and racialization, identity constructions and contestations, law and
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