The teaching of courses that meet the Race and Ethnicity skills requirement is central to the mission of our department. Our extraordinary, and diverse, faculty takes these courses very seriously. We offer an exciting range of Race and Ethnicity options centered on engaging and attractive topics within the field of American Studies and Ethnic Studies. Our courses offer more than content related to race and ethnicity. They offer tools for analysis that students can apply to other academic work and to their own experiences, cultural choices, and identities. Tools for thinking about Race and Ethnicity are essential for participation in a diverse and globalized workforce. But in our view, successful Race and Ethnicity courses also help students find their way to thoughtful citizenship in a society (and on a campus) where inequalities, privileges, and conflicts organized around race and ethnicity remain fundamental challenges to democratic values and educational equity. Because race and ethnicity remain important fault-lines in contemporary society, these topics are, and should be, unsettling. To ensure that student engagement with difficult material is intellectually productive, our courses are constructed with careful attention to best practices in setting up diverse and inclusive classrooms, discussing highly charged issues, and fostering intergroup dialogue.
Race and Ethnicity Courses Offered in Fall 2019
AMCULT 100: What is an American (4 credits, LEC+DIS, SS, RE)
M,W 2:30-4:00 pm
Greg Dowd
AMCULT 213: Intro to Latina/o Studies (4 credits, LEC+DIS, ID, RE)
M,W 2:30-4:00 pm
Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes
AMCULT 214: Intro to Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies (4 credits, LEC+DIS, HU, RE)
M,W 1:00-2:30 pm
Ian Shin
AMCULT 215: Intro to Arab and Muslim American Studies (4 credits, LEC+DIS, HU, RE)
T,Th 4:00-5:30 pm
Matthew Stiffler
AMCULT 232: Native American Literature (3 credits, HU, RE)
T,Th 11:30-1:00
Scott Lyons
AMCULT 240: Intro to Women’s Studies (4 credits, LEC+DIS, HU, RE)
M,W 2:00-3:00
Maria Cotera
AMCULT 310.001: Filipino American Experience (3 credits, SS, RE)
M,W 2:30-4:00 pm
Emily Lawsin
AMCULT 313: Cuba and its Diaspora (3 credits, RE)
Tu 1:00-4:00 pm
Ruth Behar
AMCULT 316: Native American Peoples of North America (4 credits, LEC+DIS, SS, RE)
M,W 11:30-1:00
Barbra Meek
AMCULT 342: History of Family in U.S. (4 credits, LEC+DIS, ID, RE)
M,W 4:00-5:30 pm
Lakisha Simmons
AMCULT 367: American Indian History (3 credits, HU, RE)
T,Th 1:00-2:30 pm
Michael Witgen
AMCULT 371: Gender and Sexuality in U.S. (3 credits, HU, RE)
T,Th 10:00-11:30 am
Mary Kelley
AMCULT 374: The Sixties (4 credits, LEC+DIS, SS, RE)
M,W 1:00-2:30 pm
Stephen Berrey
Race and Ethnicity Courses Offered in Winter 2019
AMCULT 201: American Values (LEC+DIS) 4 credits
Sandra Gunning
T,Th 10:00-11:30 am
AMCULT 214: Intro to A/PIA Studies (LEC+DIS) 4 credits
Amy Stillman
T,Th 10:00-11:30 am
AMCULT 240: Intro to Women’s Studies (LEC+DIS) 4 credits
Lakisha Simmons
M,W 2:00-3:00 pm
AMCULT 263: The American South (LEC+DIS) 4 credits
Jacques Vest
M,W 11:30am-1:00pm
AMCULT 273: Southern Novel in Historical Context
Scott Ellsworth
M,W 8:30am-10:00am
AMCULT 310.002: Topics in Ethnic Studies (Filipino American Experience) 3 credits
Emily Lawsin
M,W 2:30-4:00pm
AMCULT 367: American Indian History 3 credits
Greg Dowd
T,Th 8:30-10:00 am
Race and Ethnicity Courses Offered in Fall 2018
AMCULT 100: What is an American-4 credits RE SS
Greg Dowd
M,W 10:00-11:30 am
Lecture and Discussion
AMCULT 201: American Values-4 credits RE, HU
Scott Larson
M,W 10:00-11:30 am
Lecture and Discussion
AMCULT 213: Intro to Latina/o Studies-4 credits RE ID
Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes
M,W 1:00-2:30 pm
Lecture and Discussion
AMCULT 214: Intro to Asian Pacific Islander American Studies-3 credits, RE ID
Manan Desai
T,Th 1:00-2:30 pm
Lecture and Discussion
AMCULT 215: Intro to Arab and Muslim American Studies-4 credits, RE HU
Matthew Stiffler
T,Th 4:00-5:30 pm
Lecture and Discussion
AMCULT 304/SOC 304/LATINOAM 304-American Immigration (LEC and DIS)
4 credits RE SS
Silvia Pedraza
T, Th 10:00-11:30
AMCULT 313/ANTHRCUL 314/LATINOAM 313: Cuba and its Diaspora
3 Credits RE
Ruth Behar
T 1:00-4:00
AMCULT 316/ANTHRCUL 315/NATIVEAM 316: Native American Peoples of North America (LEC and DIS)
4 Credits RE SS
Barbra Meek
M,W 10:00-11:30
AMCULT 353: Asians in American Film-3 credits, RE ID
Emily Lawsin
M,W 1:00-2:30 pm
AMCULT 371/HISTORY 371/WOMENSTD 371: Gender and Sex in U.S.
3 Credits RE HU
Mary Kelley
T, Th 10:00-11:30
