Process Date: 23-APR-2024
110 | INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES | Active |
Long Title: Introduction to Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | No | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 25 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL02 - 100-199 Introductory Course |
Prerequisites: | |
Description: | Introducing interdisciplinary approaches to the study of race and ethnicity in mostly U.S. history and contemporary social issues. Topics including the emergence of ethnic studies as an interdisciplianary field; racial and ethnic formations in relation to colonization, slavery and migration; immigration; and resistance and social movements. Students learn through lecture/discussion with papers, presentations and exams. |
120 | MODERN AFRICA SINCE 1800 | Active |
Long Title: Modern Africa Since 1800 |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | HIST 125 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 40 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G042 - GER Global Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL02 - 100-199 Introductory Course |
Prerequisites: | |
Description: | The history of Africa from the end of the trans-Atlantic slave trade to the present. We will discuss the effects of abolition on Africa, the nature of pre-colonial African societies on the eve of conquest, the European "Scramble for Africa," the colonial era, African nationalism and decolonization, and the post-colonial period. Themes will cover social, political, economic, and religious history. |
121 | TRADITIONAL EAST ASIAN CIV | Active |
Long Title: Traditional East Asian Civilization |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | HIST 160 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 40 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G042 - GER Global Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL02 - 100-199 Introductory Course |
Prerequisites: | |
Description: | An introductory survey of East Asia from the dawn of indigenous civilization to the 16th century. Focus on the growth of a Sinitic center and its interaction with the sedentary and nomadic peoples on its Inner Asian and Pacific rims. Emphasis on the diverse peoples and societies of the area and the historical processes that bound them together through a common tradition. |
136 | AMERICAN INDIAN 1830-PRESENT | Active |
Long Title: American Indian History 1830 to the Present |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | HIST 136 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL02 - 100-199 Introductory Course |
Prerequisites: | |
Description: | This is an introductory survey exploring American Indian history from the removal era to the present. This course explores the social, political, and economic challenges Native people faced as a result of American expansion and colonialism. It focuses on the ways in which American Indian communities transformed in response to these changes, as well as their persistence and integrity as tribal nations in the present. |
191 | DIRECTED STUDY IN ETHNIC STUDY | Active |
Long Title: Directed Study in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 1 TO 98 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | Yes | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | Yes |
Permission Req.: | Yes | Schedule Type: | 14 - Directed Study | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL02 - 100-199 Introductory Course |
Prerequisites: | To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor. |
Description: | Directed study follows a syllabus set primarily by the instructor to meet the needs or interests of an individual student or small group of students. The main goal of directed study is knowledge or skill acquisition, not research or creative work. PREREQUISITES: To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor. |
195 | INTERNSHIP IN ETHNIC STUDIES | Active |
Long Title: Internship in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 1 TO 98 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | Yes | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | Yes |
Permission Req.: | Yes | Schedule Type: | 08 - Internship/Practica | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A010 - Internship G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL02 - 100-199 Introductory Course |
Prerequisites: | To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor |
Description: | Practical experience working with diverse population, focused on volunteer, policy, or advocacy work. For example, students might volunteer to tutor youth in ethnically diverse educational programs, or work with a local immigrant relocation agency. Students work for 5-10 hours a week, depending on the amount of credit being earned, meet periodically with the instructor, and submit a written reflection connecting the experience to their academic work in Ethnic Studies. The academic component of the internship includes readings related to the substance of the internship, discussions with the faculty supervisor, and a written report appropriate to the discipline. Course grades are based on this academic work. PREREQUISITES: To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor |
200 | RACE & ETHNICITY IN THE U.S. | Active |
Long Title: Race and Ethnicity in the United States |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | No | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 24 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | |
Description: | An interdisciplinary study of race and ethnicity in the United States. The course examines the development of racial and ethnic categorization; patterns of stratification; and the role of political, cultural, and economic forces in shaping ideas about race and ethnicity. The course will explore the social consequences of race and ethnicity with particular attention to racial and ethnic tolerance, discrimination, and institutional racism. The Civil Rights Movement, affirmative action, and immigration policies will be analyzed, as well as connections between ethnic stratification, class, and gender. Other topics will vary from term to term. |
210 | EXPRESSIONS OF ETHNICITY | Active |
Long Title: Expressions of Ethnicity |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | No | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 24 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | |
Description: | An introductory course in which film, theatre, literature, visual arts, and music are analyzed in an effort to explore the many ways in which ethnicity is expressed, reflected, and constructed in American culture. Issues of identity, authenticity, impersonation, commodification, stereotypes, integration, and audience will be raised. |
220 | ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE | Active |
Long Title: Atlantic Slave Trade |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | HIST 215 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
Description: | An examination of the Atlantic trade in enslaved Africans from its beginning in the 15th century to its eventual abolition in the 19th century. Topics include ideas of slavery in Europe and Africa; the development of the Atlantic trade; the economic, social, political, and religious effects of the slave trade in Africa and the Americas; the rise of racism; abolition and its aftermath. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
221 | EUROPE 1851-1990 | Active |
Long Title: Europe in the Age of Nationalism, World War, and Totalitarianism, 1851-1990 |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | HIST 275 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 30 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
Description: | An examination of European history from the Age of National Unification through the collapse of the Soviet Empire. Topics include imperialism, the two World Wars, the Russian Revolution, fascism, totalitarianism, mass nationalism, and the reemergence of eastern and central Europe. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
222 | HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST | Active |
Long Title: History of the American West |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | HIST 330 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing |
Description: | This course examines realities and images of the frontier/western experience from exploration and settlement of North America through the present. Included are native and immigrant groups, technology, transportation, agriculture, mining, and urbanization, as well as effects of the frontier on national character. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing |
223 | NATIONALISM IN MODERN HISTORY | Active |
Long Title: Nationalism in Modern History |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | HIST 295 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G042 - GER Global Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
Description: | An examination of the idea and the reality of nationalism in modern history. Among the questions we will ask are: Is nationalism a modern phenomenon, or does it have pre-modern origins? Is it compatible with democracy and human rights or fundamentally hostile to them? Is it primarily a European phenomenon transplanted to other places, or are there indigenous roots of nationalism throughout the world? We will attempt to answer these questions by reading theoretical works on nationalism from a variety of disciplines and by examining historical case studies. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
224 | INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM | Active |
Long Title: Introduction to Judaism: Canon, Thought, Practice |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | RLST 225 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | |
Description: | The oldest monotheistic religion, studied through its classic texts (including the Bible, Talmud, Maimonides, the Zohar and much more). Readings of the modern era will highlight the shift from a religion to a national/ethnic identity. In addition, key terms of the Jewish cycle of life will be introduced. |
226 | IDENTITY POLITICS | Active |
Long Title: Identity Politics and Ethnic Conflict |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | GOVT 226 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 35 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
Description: | Are conflicts between identity groups inevitable? Why do outbreaks of violence and ethnic conflict occur when they do? How have governments dealt with diversity and with what consequences? Students will read both new and classic works from the literature on nationalism, identity politics, genocide and post-conflict resolution across the world. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
272 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE | Active |
Long Title: Social Psychology of Prejudice |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | PSYC 272 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G043 - GER Dimen Diversi Done (01cmp) G044 - GER Dimens Diversity UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | PSYC 100 or sophomore standing |
Description: | A lecture course exploring social psychology through the lens of research and theory on prejudice and discrimination. What are prejudice's causes, consequences, and cures? We will examine theories related to personality, emotion, cognition, and perception that help to explain generalized and specific prejudices (e.g., sexism/heterosexism, racism, ethnocentrism, anti-Semitism). Students will be assessed through exams and papers. Intended as an alternative to PSYC 270. |
280 | POSTCOLONIAL WRITERS | Active |
Long Title: Survey of Postcolonial Literature |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ENG 280 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 24 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G042 - GER Global Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | ENG 150 or its equivalent or consent of instructor |
Description: | An introduction to major postcolonial works in their literary, historical, and cultural contexts. Readings include novels by African, Asian, and Caribbean authors such as Chinua Achebe, Salman Rushdie, and Jean Rhys. |
290 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART | Active |
Long Title: African-American Art |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ARHI 272 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 20 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing |
Description: | Beginning with the late eighteenth century and concluding with art today, this course examines African-American history through visual culture. We will examine how race relations in the United States were and are constructed through an examination of painting, sculpture, public monuments, photography, advertising, and performance. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing |
300 | CONTEMP NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN | Active |
Long Title: Strong Nations: Perspectives of Contemporary Native American Women |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ETST 300 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | |
Description: | An interdisciplinary examination of issues facing Native American women today. This course explores the ways gender, race and ethnicity shape identity as well as narrative constructions of nation in regional contexts. Readings by contemporary indigenous women authors, with field trips to federally recognized tribal lands and discussion with Native American women leaders, activists, scholars, musicians, artists and business leaders from a variety of nations. |
301 | THEORIES OF RACE AND ETHNICITY | Active |
Long Title: Theories of Race and Ethnicity |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | No | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 20 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
Description: | This seminar examines and critiques prominent theories/theorists of race and ethnicity. We review the origins of the concept of race and discuss both the biological myth and social reality of race. We survey primordialist, constructivist, assimilationist, and conflict theories of race and ethnicity; structural, intersectional, culturalist and critical approaches; and the re-emergence of biological theories of race in the genomic age. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
302 | RESEARCH MTHDS ETHNIC STUDIES | Active |
Long Title: Research Methods in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | No | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 15 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing and a course in ethnic studies; ETST 110 recommended |
Description: | An introduction to a variety of methodological ways of investigating our social world. We focus on applied (or public) ways of conducting research that explicitly inform social policy, programs, and practice on issues related to race and ethnicity. We work in collaborative research environments, understanding how research can be conducted both for the sake of research and to improve the lives of people. |
310 | TOPICS IN ETHNIC STUDIES | Active |
Long Title: Topics in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | No | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing |
Description: | An explanation of a particular topic in ethnic studies. Topics may pertain to an issue or debate, a specific ethno-racial community, a geographic area, or a historical time period. The specific topic investigated changes each year or varies by term. May be repeated when topic is different.
Topic for Fall 2017: Race and Ethnicity in Graphic Novels and Journalism Topic for Spring 2018: Black Cultural Tourism |
315 | INTRODUCTION TO THE ART MUSEUM | Active |
Long Title: Introduction to the Art Museum: History, Issues, and Practices |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ARHI 315 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 20 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing |
Description: | Introduction to art museums and exhibitions as objects of critical inquiry, and to issues and practices in the art museum field. Topics will include: history and evolution of collecting and display; museum exhibitions and knowledge formation; collection practices and ethics; exhibition theory and design; controversies, institutional critique, and the artist-as-curator. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing |
318 | RACE AND RELIGION | Active |
Long Title: Race and Religion |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | RLST 381 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing |
Description: | This course examines how religious cultures and discourses contributed to the emergence of the concept of race, racial classification, and processes of 'racialization'; how biblical interpretation both justified and contested the transatlantic slave trade; and how anti-Black racism relates to anti-Semitism. The course examines the history of doctrines on indigenous peoples, race science, and exploitation, and the dynamics of race and ethnicity in Israel and Palestine. Lecture/discussion with final paper. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing |
320 | EMPIRE & NATION RUSSIAN HIST | Active |
Long Title: Empire and Nation in Russian History |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | HIST 315 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing or consent of instructor; HIST 320 or 325 recommended |
Description: | The course examines the history of ethnically diverse territories referred to as “Russia” from early modern times to 1991. Themes include the formation of the Russian empire, its transformation into the Soviet Union, and its partial collapse in 1991; the meaning of “empire,” “nation,” and “ethnicity”in historical context; and the interaction of Russians with non-Russian peoples in Ukraine, the Baltic States, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor; HIST 320 or 325 recommended |
325 | ETHNICITY IN LATIN AMERICA | Active |
Long Title: Ethnicity in Latin America |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | HIST 378 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 25 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G042 - GER Global Diversity G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing; HIST 178 or HIST 179 recommended |
Description: | Explores the coming together of distinct Native, African, and European ethnicities in Latin America, and the resulting creation of new ethnicities. We examine how race has been understood in Latin American history and how attitudes toward race have fundamentally shaped the history of the region. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing; HIST 178 or HIST 179 recommended |
330 | INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA | Active |
Long Title: Indians of North America |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ANTH 350 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 25 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | ANTH 110 |
Description: | A cultural study of the Indians of North America, including examination of the impact of European ideas and technology on Indian societies. Emphasis on environmental adaptations, levels of social and cultural complexity, problems of historical interpretation, and the methods and theories of ethnology and their applications to North American cultures. PREREQUISITES: ANTH 110 |
332 | ETHNOG N AFRICA & MID EAST | Active |
Long Title: Ethnography of the Middle East and North Africa |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ANTH 358 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 25 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G042 - GER Global Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | ANTH 110 or consent of instructor |
Description: | Introduction to the peoples and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa, an area of tremendous cultural, religious, linguistic, and economic diversity. Focus on the nature of ethnography as a research method and key areas of inquiry that have concerned anthropologists working in Arab and Muslim societies. Topics include social organization, tribalism, colonialism, gender, religion, nationalism, ethnic and religious minorities, and the politics of identity. PREREQUISITES: ANTH 110 or consent of instructor |
335 | ANTHROPOLOGY OF SOUTH ASIA | Active |
Long Title: Anthropology of South Asia |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ANTH 360 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 25 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G042 - GER Global Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | ANTH 110 or consent of instructor |
Description: | Introduces the complexity of South Asian society and culture through the study of ethnographies of gender, religious life, kinship, social organization, and economy in the colonial and post-colonial periods. PREREQUISITES: ANTH 110 or consent of instructor |
336 | DECOLONIZATION, ACTIVISM, HOPE | Active |
Long Title: Decolonization, Activism and Hope: Changing the Way We See Native America |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | No | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
Description: | This course explores the damaging effects of colonization and colonial patterns of representation on Native American people throughout history. It calls on students to produce creative interdisciplinary projects that engage with the community and offer more accurate, better-informed representations of Native American culture in the United States. Seminar/studio with readings by significant Native American authors and field trips to federally recognized tribal lands. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
340 | SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION | Active |
Long Title: Sociology of Education |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | EDST 440 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 20 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing |
Description: | An examination of the social foundations of education in the United States with particular attention paid to the cultural, political, and economic functions of education in modern society. Other topics include the reproductive function of schooling in a society divided along lines of race/ethnicity and class, schools as sites of cultural production, and the historical tension in the U.S. between “equality” and “excellence” in education. Practicum of 20 hours required. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing |
341 | HUMAN VARIATION | Active |
Long Title: Human Variation |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ANTH 341 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 25 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | ANTH 140, BIOL 110, or consent of instructor |
Description: | A survey of human biological variation and adaptation. Topics include the geographic distribution of human variation; evolutionary approaches to understanding human diversity; historic and modern concepts of race and ethnicity; human biological adaptations to disease, climate, poverty, and other stressors; and the genetics of simple and complex traits. PREREQUISITES: ANTH 140, BIOL 110, or consent of instructor |
346 | INDIGENOUS MUSIC & ART | Active |
Long Title: Indigenous Music & Art: Identity, Loss and Healing |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | No | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | G042 - GER Global Diversity G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | |
Description: | An interdisciplinary examination of contemporary music and art from varous Indigenous communities of North and South America. this course explores the ways the traditional arts help shape cultural identity and provide an outward expression for loss and healing. All course readings and performances are by contemporary indigenous authors, artists and musicians. Weekly written work, discussion and a multimedia project |
352 | ETHNICITY, CULT DIVERS, & EDUC | Active |
Long Title: Ethnicity, Cultural Diversity, and Education |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | EDST 350 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 25 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing |
Description: | A study of the experience of children and adolescents from different ethnic, cultural, and economic groups. Emphasis on understanding the social consequences of these differences and how such differences affect educational achievement and attainment. The sources and educational effects of individual, institutional, and systemic racism, sexism, and other forms of prejudice and discrimination will also be examined. Practicum of 20 hours required. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing |
360 | AFRICAN AMERICAN WRITERS | Active |
Long Title: African American Writers |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ENG 260 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 25 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | ENG 150 or its equivalent or sophomore standing |
Description: | A survey of African American literature from slave narratives through contemporary literature. Readings include works by Harriet Jacobs, Frederick Douglass, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, Amiri Baraka, Audre Lorde, and Toni Morrison. |
365 | BLACK AND LATIN@ SOCIOLOGY | Active |
Long Title: Black and Latin@ Sociology |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | No | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
Description: | Through lecture and discussion, this course compares and contrasts the diverse experiences of Blacks and Latin@ in the United States. Some topics include historical background, racial and ethnic formation, systemic racism, discrimination immigration, racial/class/gender and sexuality intersections, language discrimination and group conflict and cooperation. Students will review critically important literature, do weekly assignments and submit a final project. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
370 | US/MEXICAN BORDER SOCIOLOGY | Active |
Long Title: Sociology of the U.S./Mexican Border |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | No | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | G042 - GER Global Diversity G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
Description: | This lecture and discussion course introduces sociological understandings of the U.S./Mexico border. More than a geographical divide, the border has a power and a force that structures and patterns human behavior, identity, and belonging for people who live near it, cross it, locate it in their memory, and see its effects on their family and friends. Students test understandings through presentations, exams and final projects. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
375 | ARAB-AMERICAN EXPERIENCES | Active |
Long Title: Arab-American Experiences |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | No | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing |
Description: | The aim of this course is to look at the history of Arab-American experience through literature, literary theory, and pop-culture. This course will chronicle the history and development of Arab experiences in the U. S. over a century (1880s-present). The course will also employ an interdisciplinary approach to examine the immigrants' contributions, self-view, challenges, and society's views of them. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing |
382 | MIGRANTS & GERMAN CULTURE | Active |
Long Title: Migrants and German Culture |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | GER 447 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A002 - Non-English Language Instructn A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity G046 - GER BA Language N011 - GER BMUS Language S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | GER 312 or consent of the instructor |
Description: | Despite a long-term refusal to open itself to immigration, Germany has become a nation of immigrants and asylum-seekers. The course focuses on how both literature and films, including works by and about minorities in Germany, have dealt with key cultural phenomena: multiculturalism, diversity, acculturation, assimilation, “majority culture,” and parallel societies. PREREQUISITES: GER 312 or consent of the instructor |
390 | TUTORIAL IN ETHNIC STUDIES | Active |
Long Title: Tutorial in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 1 TO 98 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | Yes | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | Yes |
Permission Req.: | Yes | Schedule Type: | 09 - Tutorial | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor. |
Description: |
391 | DIRECTED STUDY IN ETHNIC STUDY | Active |
Long Title: Directed Study in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 1 TO 98 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | Yes | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | Yes |
Permission Req.: | Yes | Schedule Type: | 14 - Directed Study | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor. |
Description: | Directed study follows a syllabus set primarily by the instructor to meet the needs or interests of an individual student or small group of students. The main goal of directed study is knowledge or skill acquisition, not research or creative work. PREREQUISITES: To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor. |
395 | INTERNSHIP IN ETHNIC STUDIES | Active |
Long Title: Internship in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 1 TO 98 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | Yes | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | Yes |
Permission Req.: | Yes | Schedule Type: | 08 - Internship/Practica | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A010 - Internship G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor |
Description: | Practical experience working with diverse population, focused on volunteer, policy, or advocacy work. For example, students might volunteer to tutor youth in ethnically diverse educational programs, or work with a local immigrant relocation agency. Students work for 5-10 hours a week, depending on the amount of credit being earned, meet periodically with the instructor, and submit a written reflection connecting the experience to their academic work in Ethnic Studies. The academic component of the internship includes readings related to the substance of the internship, discussions with the faculty supervisor, and a written report appropriate to the discipline. Course grades are based on this academic work. PREREQUISITES: To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor |
399 | INDEP STUDY IN ETHNIC STUDIES | Active |
Long Title: Independent Study in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 1 TO 98 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | Yes | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | Yes |
Permission Req.: | Yes | Schedule Type: | 10 - IS | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL03 - 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs |
Prerequisites: | To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor. |
Description: |
400 | SOCIOLOGY OF LATINX AMERICANS | Active |
Long Title: |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | No | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing |
Description: | The course provides students with a broad knowledge about Latina/os frequently omitted from the common curriculum, centered in the experiences of Latina/os. Topics include race/ethnicity, gender, politics, religion, education, labor, immigration, and major historical events like the Chicano and Puerto Rican civil rights movements and the social and demographic chracteristics of Latina/os. Reading quizzes, exam, and project. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing |
401 | SOCIOLOGY OF BLACK AMERICANS | Active |
Long Title: Sociology of Black Americans |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | No | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing |
Description: | This course examines sociological perspectives as they pertain to Black Americans. we will explore the nexus between historical and contemporary situations of African Americans in the United States in an attempt to unearth the various ways in which these strands of thought intersect at both individual and institutional levels. Readings, group projects, final exam and project. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing |
407 | SPANISH IN THE U.S. | Active |
Long Title: Spanish in the U.S. |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | SPAN 407 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 15 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A002 - Non-English Language Instructn A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity G046 - GER BA Language N011 - GER BMUS Language S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | 300-level course in Spanish or consent of instructor |
Description: | A first approach to the study of Spanish in the United States through different lenses, including (but not limited to) the history of Spanish and its speakers in the U.S., a demographic overview of its varieties, sociopolitical factors surrounding its use, linguistic phenomena resulting from contact with English, and educational approaches to learning Spanish as a heritage language. Written assignments and exams. PREREQUISITES: 300-level course in Spanish or consent of instructor |
410 | ADV TOPICS IN ETHNIC STUDIES | Active |
Long Title: Advanced Topics in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | GLST 420 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | ETST 200 or ETST 210, or consent of instructor |
Description: | An in-depth investigation of a particular topic in Ethnic Studies. Topics may pertain to an issue or debate, a specific ethno-racial community, a geographic area, or a historical time period. The specific topic investigated changes each year or varies by term. May be repeated for credit when topic is different.
Topic for Spring 2018: West(s) and the Rest?: Transnational Feminisms and Globalizations |
415 | AFRICA/EUROPEAN IMAGINATION | Active |
Long Title: Africa in the European Imagination |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | HIST 415 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G042 - GER Global Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing |
Description: | This advanced seminar examines the conceptualization of Africa and Africans in modern European intellectual history. The course details how European thinkers explored issues of race and identity through their figurative and physical engagement with the African continent. Topics include travel narratives, the philosophy of slavery and abolition, and imperialism. (G & C) |
420 | THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR | Active |
Long Title: The American Civil War |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | HIST 470 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 18 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | Junior standing and HIST 131, or consent of instructor |
Description: | A comprehensive examination of the Civil War era between 1840 and 1877. Major themes and topics will include the political crisis leading to secession, the military conduct of the war, the end of slavery, the effects of the war on American society, and Reconstruction. PREREQUISITES: Junior standing and HIST 131, or consent of instructor |
425 | BLACK, BROWN, & QUEER ON FILM | Active |
Long Title: Black, Brown, and Queer on Film: Race, Gender, and Sexuality on Film |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | FIST 325 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
Description: | Visual culture has long defined that which is not white, not queer, and not male as deviant from the visual norm. This course will explore the way in which film culture has traditionally positioned people it defines as deviant from the racial, ethnic, gender or sexual norm and the ways in which filmmakers have responded to that positioning. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
471 | PERFORMING ARTS OF BALI | Active |
Long Title: Performing Arts of Bali |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | MUCO 471 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 20 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G042 - GER Global Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | Sophomore standing |
Description: | This course explores the intersections of Balinese music, dance, drama, and ritural. Discussions will include how globalization, tourism, and economic and religious tensions affect the arts and performer’s lives. Students will have hands-on experience learning to play Balinese gamelan instruments. PREREQUISITES: MUCO 212 or consent of instructor. |
478 | 19TH C AFRICAN-AMER WRITERS | Active |
Long Title: Nineteenth-Century African-American Writers |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ENG 478 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 25 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | ENG 250, ENG 260, or junior standing; or consent of instructor |
Description: | This lecture/discussion class will explore the rich literature African-American authors created, against great adversity, in nineteenth-century America. We will read works by Frederick Douglass, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Charlotte Forten Grimke, Paul Laurence Dunbar and others. Students will write short weekly papers and a substantial final research paper. PREREQUISITES: ENG 250, ENG 260, or junior standing; or consent of instructor |
504 | MULTIETHNIC AMERICAN LIT | Active |
Long Title: Multiethnic American Literature |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ENG 504 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | IP Allowed: | No | |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) |
Prerequisites: | ENG 150 or the equivalent |
Description: | A study of selected works reflecting the ethnic and cultural diversity of American literature, with primary attention to minority voices and experiences. Selected texts will center on a specific theme such as hybridity, migration, or belonging. Works are taught in their literary, historical, and cultural context, critical readings will also be incorporated. Students will complete several short writing assignments and a researched term paper. PREREQUISITES: ENG 150 or the equivalent |
506 | CONTMP AFRICN-AMER WOMEN POETS | Active |
Long Title: Contemporary African-American Women Poets |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ENG 506 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 25 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | ENG 250, ENG 260, or junior standing; or consent of instructor |
Description: | In this lecture/discussion course, we'll look at the great stylistic variety of poetry that Black women have been writing during the past twenty years. Students will consider poetry through the lenses of critical race and gender criticism and will write weekly short papers and a substantial research paper. Poets may include Marilyn Nelson, Natasha Trethewey, Claudia Rankine, Tracy K. Smith, Nikky Finney and others. PREREQUISITES: ENG 250, ENG 260, or junior standing; or consent of instructor |
512 | FICTIONS OF AFRICA | Active |
Long Title: Fictions of Africa |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ANTH 512 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 15 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G042 - GER Global Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | Junior or senior standing and at least two other courses in the social sciences |
Description: | An exploration of African culture and history through literature and film by African authors/directors. Issues to be explored include African debates on colonialism, post-colonialism, gender, class, and ethnic stratification, religion, modernization and development. Fictional works will be discussed in tandem with ethnographic monographs and critical essays. PREREQUISITES: Junior or senior standing and at least two other courses in the social sciences |
514 | READING THE BORDER | Active |
Long Title: Reading the Border: Gender, Texts and Performance |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | SPAN 514 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 15 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A002 - Non-English Language Instructn A005 - Cross-Listed Course G042 - GER Global Diversity G044 - GER Dimens Diversity G046 - GER BA Language N011 - GER BMUS Language S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | SPAN 300-level course or equivalent official placement |
Description: | This course will focus on textual and cultural (re)presentations—including narratives, performance, film, photography and genre-defying texts—of the Central American-Mexio-U.S. borders, where spaces, race, violence and ethnicity become gendered. The course will cover the mid-1980s until contemporary times, a period tempered by the events of 9/11, as well as more recent political discourses focused on the border. Seminar with papers and a final project. PREREQUISITES: SPAN 300-level course or equivalent official placement |
515 | ECO-CRIT SPAN-SPEAK CARIBBEAN | Active |
Long Title: Ruining the Imaginary of Paradise: Eco-Criticism in the Spanish-Speaking Caribbean |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | SPAN 515 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 15 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | G042 - GER Global Diversity G044 - GER Dimens Diversity G046 - GER BA Language N011 - GER BMUS Language S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | 400-level course in Spanish or consent of instructor |
Description: | This seminar examines the history and cultural expressions of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean--both the insular and the continental areas--from an eco-critical perspective. Parting from the so-called discovery, conquest and colonization and moving thorugh slavery, independence and postcolonial movements, the course provides an account of the exploitative processes of imperial powers that have imagined the Caribbean as a tropical paradise. Lecture/discussion with papers. PREREQUISITES: 400-level course in Spanish or consent of instructor |
516 | LITERATURE & HUMAN RIGHTS | Active |
Long Title: Literature and Human Rights |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ENG 516 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G042 - GER Global Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | Junior standing, ENG 280, or consent of instructor |
Description: | An interdisciplinary investigation of the aesthetics and ethics of representing human rights and their violations in literature and film. Texts include novels, plays, essays, and films on topics such as genocide, torture, and development. PREREQUISITES: Junior standing, ENG 280, or consent of instructor |
518 | NARRATIVES OF INEQUALITY | Active |
Long Title: Fictions of Globalization |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ENG 518 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G042 - GER Global Diversity G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | ENG 280, junior standing, or consent of instructor |
Description: | Is globalization really shrinking the global divide between rich and poor, or is this mere fiction? To explore this question, we will examine contemporary novels and films that showcase individuals in India and China as they grapple with issues such as economic migration, class struggle, and terrorism. |
521 | NARRATIVES OF INTL NEWS | Active |
Long Title: Narratives of International News |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ENG 521 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G042 - GER Global Diversity G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | ENG 280, junior standing, or consent of instructor |
Description: | A study of the literature that re-presents world events in different ways from the mainstream news media. Texts include novels, memoirs, graphic novels, or documentary dramas. PREREQUISITES: ENG 280, junior standing, or consent of instructor |
561 | LIT OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE | Active |
Long Title: Literature of the Harlem Renaissance |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | ENG 510 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | Junior standing, ENG 250 or 260, or consent of instructor |
Description: | A study of poetry, fiction, and essays by African American writers from the era of World War I through the 1930s. Authors include Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay, Nella Larsen, W.E.B. Du Bois, and others. PREREQUISITES: Junior standing, ENG 250 or 260, or consent of instructor |
583 | LATIN@ STUDIES (IN ENG) | Active |
Long Title: Latinx Studies (in English) |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | SPAN 466 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 15 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A005 - Cross-Listed Course G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | One 300-level Spanish course, its equivalent, or consent of instructor |
Description: | This course covers the main cultural issues in Latin@ communities. It concentrates on the Latin@s of the United States, the definitions of these communities, and their cultural expressions. Through theoretical materials as well as literature, film, historical documents, testimony, etc., this course addresses a variety of subjects related to Latin@ culture. Taught in English. PREREQUISITES: One 300-level Spanish course, its equivalent, or consent of instructor |
584 | BLACK CULTURAL NATIONALISMS | Active |
Long Title: Black Cultural Nationalisms |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | FREN 588 | Repeatable: | No |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | No | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A002 - Non-English Language Instructn A005 - Cross-Listed Course G042 - GER Global Diversity G046 - GER BA Language N011 - GER BMUS Language S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | One 400-level French course or consent of instructor |
Description: | A study of the variations of black cultural nationalisms in the works of francophone writers from Africa and the Diaspora. This course examines the writers, challenge to the “Négritude” school and the ways in which they articulate plural and locational black identities to affirm their unique sense of national belonging. Readings from authors such as Senghor, Cé’saire, Laye, Condé’, Chamoiseau, Contant, and Glissant. PREREQUISITES: One 400-level French course or consent of instructor |
590 | TUTORIAL IN ETHNIC STUDIES | Active |
Long Title: Tutorial in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 1 TO 98 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | Yes | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | Yes |
Permission Req.: | Yes | Schedule Type: | 09 - Tutorial | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor. |
Description: |
591 | DIRECTED STUDY IN ETHNIC STUDY | Active |
Long Title: Directed Study in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 1 TO 98 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | Yes | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | Yes |
Permission Req.: | Yes | Schedule Type: | 14 - Directed Study | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor. |
Description: | Directed study follows a syllabus set primarily by the instructor to meet the needs or interests of an individual student or small group of students. The main goal of directed study is knowledge or skill acquisition, not research or creative work. PREREQUISITES: To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor. |
595 | INTERNSHIP IN ETHNIC STUDIES | Active |
Long Title: Internship in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 1 TO 98 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | Yes | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | Yes |
Permission Req.: | Yes | Schedule Type: | 08 - Internship/Practica | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A010 - Internship G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor |
Description: | Practical experience working with diverse population, focused on volunteer, policy, or advocacy work. For example, students might volunteer to tutor youth in ethnically diverse educational programs, or work with a local immigrant relocation agency. Students work for 5-10 hours a week, depending on the amount of credit being earned, meet periodically with the instructor, and submit a written reflection connecting the experience to their academic work in Ethnic Studies. The academic component of the internship includes readings related to the substance of the internship, discussions with the faculty supervisor, and a written report appropriate to the discipline. Course grades are based on this academic work. PREREQUISITES: To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor |
599 | INDEP STUDY IN ETHNIC STUDIES | Active |
Long Title: Independent Study in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 1 TO 98 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | Yes | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | Yes |
Permission Req.: | Yes | Schedule Type: | 10 - IS | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL04 - 400-599 Advanced Course |
Prerequisites: | To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor. |
Description: |
600 | SENIOR SEMINAR | Active |
Long Title: Senior Seminar |
Units: | 6 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | No | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | 15 | IP Allowed: | No |
Permission Req.: | Yes | Schedule Type: | 01 - Standard | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL05 - 600-699 Capstone Course |
Prerequisites: | ETST 110 and ETST 302 |
Description: | Seniors confer with the instructor during winter and spring term of their junior year to select specific topics related to a shared theme. At the start of the seminar, students read and discuss shared texts as they prusue individual projects on race and ethncity that reflect their own topical, theoretical, and methodological interests. PREREQUISITES: ETST 110 and ETST 302 |
690 | TUTORIAL IN ETHNIC STUDIES | Active |
Long Title: Tutorial in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 1 TO 98 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | Yes | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | Yes |
Permission Req.: | Yes | Schedule Type: | 09 - Tutorial | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL05 - 600-699 Capstone Course |
Prerequisites: | To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor. |
Description: |
691 | DIRECTED STUDY IN ETHNIC STUDY | Active |
Long Title: Directed Study in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 1 TO 98 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | Yes | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | Yes |
Permission Req.: | Yes | Schedule Type: | 14 - Directed Study | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL05 - 600-699 Capstone Course |
Prerequisites: | To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor. |
Description: | Directed study follows a syllabus set primarily by the instructor to meet the needs or interests of an individual student or small group of students. The main goal of directed study is knowledge or skill acquisition, not research or creative work. PREREQUISITES: To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor. |
695 | INTERNSHIP IN ETHNIC STUDIES | Active |
Long Title: Internship in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 1 TO 98 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | Yes | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | Yes |
Permission Req.: | Yes | Schedule Type: | 08 - Internship/Practica | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | A010 - Internship G044 - GER Dimens Diversity S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL05 - 600-699 Capstone Course |
Prerequisites: | To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor |
Description: | Practical experience working with diverse population, focused on volunteer, policy, or advocacy work. For example, students might volunteer to tutor youth in ethnically diverse educational programs, or work with a local immigrant relocation agency. Students work for 5-10 hours a week, depending on the amount of credit being earned, meet periodically with the instructor, and submit a written reflection connecting the experience to their academic work in Ethnic Studies. The academic component of the internship includes readings related to the substance of the internship, discussions with the faculty supervisor, and a written report appropriate to the discipline. Course grades are based on this academic work. PREREQUISITES: To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor |
699 | INDEP STUDY IN ETHNIC STUDIES | Active |
Long Title: Independent Study in Ethnic Studies |
Units: | 1 TO 98 | Cross-Listing Parent: | Repeatable: | Yes | |
S/U Only: | No | Enr Limit per Sec: | None | IP Allowed: | Yes |
Permission Req.: | Yes | Schedule Type: | 10 - IS | Campus: | Appleton Main Campus |
Attributes: | S043 - Ethnic Studies Course UD05 - Non-Divisional UL01 - Upper Level Degree Cr (200+) UL05 - 600-699 Capstone Course |
Prerequisites: | To register student must complete the Student Initiated Course Form with consultation of supervising instructor. |
Description: |