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5.00 Credits
World War II stands as one of the most explosive moments in US and global history in the twentieth century because of the myriad ways the conflict influenced the postwar world. The United States emerged from the war the premiere global superpower in terms of combined military, diplomatic, and financial supremacy but found itself under increased scrutiny due to its history and maintenance of structural or institutionalized racism. In the midst of military and ideological conflict against the Nazi regime in Germany, and addressing the claims of civil rights and anti-colonial activists, the United States became a composite site of the tensions that defined a democratic society struggling with ongoing racism. Through readings and discussions, this seminar explores these tensions, which were exacerbated by the rise of anti-racist perspectives in the anthropological and biological sciences just preceding the war. Cross-listed with HIST 178.
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1.00 - 5.00 Credits
A Capstone senior project representing a students specialization in ethnic studies. Prerequisite: Written approval by the director of the ethnic studies program prior to registration. (2 - 5 units)
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4.00 Credits
Multidisciplinary survey of African American culture. African cultural heritage and African survivals. World views and values, religious beliefs, family and kinship, language. Contemporary community issues of identity, sex roles and stereotyping, housing, employment, and education.
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4.00 Credits
Multidisciplinary survey of Asian Americans. Asian cultural heritage, immigration, and the formation of Asian American communities. World views and values, religious beliefs, family and kinship, language. Contemporary community issues of identity, sex roles, stereotyping, employment, and education.
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4.00 Credits
In this course students will individually or collaboratively produce the kind of writing they can expect to encounter in the workplace: from resumes and e-mail, to quantitative and qualitative analyses, collaterals and executive summaries, formal reports and evaluations, etc. Students will learn on the job applying the rhetorical principles they learn as they develop and implement a community service project designed to further SCU's mission. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2. LIMITED to juniors and seniors.
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4.00 Credits
Course will address mainstream representations of the South Asian American community. Students will read 20th-century works, written by and about South Asian Americans, with an emphasis on four relevant themes: the history of South Asian immigrants to the US; U.S. politics and the history of South Asian American activism and resistance; problems of identity as it relates to class, gender/ sexuality, mixed heritages, and generational differences; South Asian Americans and popular culture; and the future of South Asian Americans in the US and the reverse brain drain to India.
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4.00 Credits
As Chuck D of Public Enemy once said: rap both dictates and reflects. This course will examine the historical contexts and diasporic flows that have shaped (and been shaped by) one the most important cultural forms on the planet. We will examine the multicultural roots/routes of rap and hip hop from its West African bardic traditions to Caribbean and African American oral traditions; study the development of rap as a musical genre extending from soul, funk, and disco styles; analyze the musical and verbal traits of rap music as exemplary of an urban street/hip hop aesthetic; discuss its influence on musical technology (i.e. sampling) and cultural influences in the mainstream; investigate concepts of authenticity as well as philosophical and political ideologies; review controversies and debates concerning rap musics articulations of race, gender, and sexuality; and examine the global impact of hip hop culture. Musical examples and video documentaries will be used in conjunction with class lectures, discussion, and presentations by guest artists.
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4.00 Credits
Addresses issues of race, class, gender and sexuality through the lens of American Theatre by several groups outside of the dominant culture including, but not limited to; works from the African American, Asian American, Chicana/o, Native American and LGBT perspective. Also listed as THTR 65.
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4.00 Credits
This class provides an in-depth analysis and historical overview of independent African American filmmakers who made significant contributions to the genre of film. We will examine how African American filmmakers used film as a medium to heighten the consciousness of their audience, combat negative stereotypes, give voice to marginalized or underrepresented groups, and raise social awareness about issues affecting their diverse communities. Using film and text, we will read, discuss, and write about paradigms that lead to inequity and injustice. Specifically, we will examine the intersection of gender, race, and class, and note how these dynamics are illustrated in the cinema of African Americans. We will also understand how African American filmmakers were able to rise above adversity, hone and sustain their art, while confronting their myriad oppressions.
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4.00 Credits
This course explores how filmmakers who are concerned about racism portray the politics, history and culture of people of African descent. We examine how this medium can humanize subjects who are often objectified and exploited and give voice to communities whose perspectives and opinions have been historically excluded from mainstream discourses. In addition, we consider how films can interrogate the physical, cultural and, sometimes, psychological brutality of racist practices as well as the ways that racism intersects with other forms of marginalization related to class, gender, sexuality and citizenship. The content, production and distribution of these cinematic portraits illuminate the political philosophies, hybrid cultures and emancipating collective action of black communities. This course also integrates students in faculty research by involving students in a documentary film project about the relationship between the social movements for African liberation and black power.
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