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A broad survey of the music of black American women that focuses largely on the work and lives of the classic blues singers of the 1920s, but also discusses the jazz singers of the 1940s and 1950s, black women in the classical arts, the girl groups of the 1960s, and women in rap. Musicians to be studied include Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ida Cox, Marian Anderson, Leontyne Price, Kathleen Battle, Florence Price, Jessye Norman, Billie Holiday, Ethel Waters, Dinah Washington, the Supremes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, the Marvelettes, Queen Latifah, Lil'Kim, Lauryn Hill, and Bahamadia. Students will write several 4-6 page papers based on the assigned reading and do a final project/interview with a local black woman active as a composer, teacher, or performer. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will introduce students to the experience of black Americans in the national political arena during the 20th century. We will analyze black involvement in clientage politics (Booker T. Washington), interest group politics (NAACP) and electoral politics (the Jackson campaigns). We will also examine black involvement in radical or reform-minded political movements (the gay rights movement, feminist politics, etc.). The intent of this course is to enable students to render reasonable assessments of historical and current black political strategies. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This class will introduce students to the history of black involvement in city politics during the 20th century. Because most of the early 20th century politicization of blacks took place in northern urban areas, we will analyze in depth the involvement of northern blacks in machine politics. We will also compare the political situation of blacks in cities with those of white ethnic groups. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course examines the musical and social meaning of three icons in the history of rock 'n' roll and American culture. It has been said that Presley freed a generation's body, Dylan unlocked a generation's mind, and Springsteen has been working on a generation's soul. We will delve deeply into the music and lyrics of each artist and study each figure as someone who shaped the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In addition to an intensive exploration of the music, sources will include published interviews, documentaries, and interpretive works by scholars and critics such as Peter Guarlnick, Greil Marcus, Christopher Ricks, Dave Marsh, and June Sawyers. 1.00 units, Lecture
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No Course Description Available. 1.00 units, Lecture
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What is gender equity in schooling and what impact does this have on gender equity more broadly Different disciplinary perspectives on the impact of gender in learning, school experience, performance and achievement will be explored in elementary, secondary, post-secondary, and informal educational settings. The legal and public policy implications of these findings (such as gender-segregated schooling, men's and women's studies programs, curriculum reform, Title IX, affirmative action and other proposed remedies) will be explored. Findings on socialization and schooling in the U.S. will be contrasted with those from other cultures. 1.00 units, Lecture
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What are the prospects for achieving social integration and equal opportunity in a diverse society through education This course explores the cultural and social bases of learning and achievement among linguistic, cultural, and 'racial' minorities in the United States and other societies, using case studies and research findings. Bilingualism, multiculturalism, cultural pluralism and other programs and approaches which address the specific needs, concerns, and interests of African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, Native American and immigrant American learners will be debated. 1.00 units, Lecture
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An interdisciplinary introduction to the history of relations between these two nations, with an emphasis on the experience of Italians in America, through discussion of works of history, sociology, literature, and film. Topics include explorers and colonists; the Great Emigration; the ethnic neighborhood; the trial of Sacco & Vanzetti; mafia; the war against fascism; unions; religion; and assimilation. There will be course-related trips to Little Italys in cities of the Eastern Seaboard. Students wishing to count this course toward a major in Italian should receive permission of the instructor. They will complete their assignments in Italian and will meet with the instructor in supplementary sessions. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will explore 20th century women playwrights, choreographers and performers in context of theatrical expression and its relationship to gender. Topics of study will include the juxtaposition between traditional representation of women in theater and women as they represent themselves; the role of women in the shaping of American modern dance; and contemporary feminist performance theory. 1.00 units, Lecture
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An intensive examination of some philosophical discussions of race and racism. Topics include the origins of European racism, the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic racism, the conceptual connections between racist thinking and certain canonized philosophical positions (e.g., Locke's nominalism), the relationship between racism and our notions of personal identity, the use of traditional philosophical thought (e.g., the history of philosophy) to characterize and explain differences between European and black African cultures, the possible connections between racism and Pan-Africanism, the nature of anti-Semitism, and recent attempts to conceptualize race and racism as social constructions. Enrollment limited. 1.00 units, Lecture
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