Introduction to Ethnic Studies
AMST 217
Spring 2006
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01
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| Crosslisting:
ANTH 217, AFAM 217 |
This course is an introduction to Ethnic Studies that will survey selected historical moments, geographical and institutional sites, cases and periods in order to explore complexities of life in the United States. Turning to the entangled histories of colonialism, slavery, imperialism, racism, disenfranchisement, and labor, we will examine how different peoples become ¿American,¿ with a legal focus on race and citizenship. With special attention to questions of agency and resistance, we will come to better understand how differently situated people(s) negotiate state-structured systems of exclusions and assimilation in relation to formations and practices of culture, community, sovereignty, democracy, equality, and self-determination. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Ethical Reasoning, Ethical Reasoning, Writing, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AMST |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Howard Winant and Michael Omi, RACIAL FORMATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Angelo Ancheta, RACE RIGHTS AND THE ASIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Ronald Takaki, A DIFFERENT MIRROR: A HISTORY OF MULTICULTURAL AMERICA
Steve Martinot, THE RULE OF RACIALIZATION: CLASS, IDENTITY, GOVERNANCE
Angela Davis, ARE PRISONS OBSOLETE?
Films and Videos:
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
Savage Acts
Siempre, Palante, Siempre
Black is, Black Ain't
A Place of Rage
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Examinations and Assignments:
Students are required to complete all course books and articles, in-class and homework assignments, and response papers that address the weekly readings. There will be an in-class mid-term exam and a take home final exam. Class evaluation will be based on class attendance and participation (20%), response papers and homework assignements (30%), a mid-term exam (20%), and the final exam (30%). In case of borderline grades, I will examine the student's attendance and participation record in finalizing the grade. |
| Instructor(s): Kauanui,J. Kehaulani Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK302; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: -5 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 30 | FR: 7 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 1 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
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