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The urban experience has profoundly affected the lives of immigrants and the shaping of ethnic identity in this country. This course will examine the intertwined histories of various immigrant, ethnic and racial groups in several cities over time. Concentrating primarily on the late 19th and the 20th centuries, we will consider such issues as assimilation, pluralism, identity formation, notions of community, religion, and political struggle in the urban context. Enrollment limited. 1.00 units, Lecture
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No Course Description Available. 1.00 units, Lecture
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3.00 Credits
Who are "Latinos"/"Latinas" and how have they come to constitute a central ethnic/racial category in the contemporary United States This is the organizing question around which this course examines the experiences of major Latino/Latina groups-Chicanos/Mexicanos, Puerto Ricans and Cubans-and new immigrants from Central America and the Caribbean. We study U.S. colonialism and imperialism in the Old Mexican North and the Caribbean; migration and immigration patterns and policies; racial, gender and class distinctions; cultural and political expressions and conflicts; return migrations and transnationalism; and inter-ethnic relations and the construction of Pan-Latino/Latina diasporic identities. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Corsets, bloomers, hysteria, mammy, jezebel, gynecology, angel on the hearth, suffragette: these are just a few of the garments, labels, cures, and stereotypes applied to women's bodies during the last century. By reading women's fiction and autobiography, we will explore how race, class, ethnicity, and gender operated in 19th century America and examine moments of resistance to prevailing definitions of femininity. For English majors, this course satisfies a requirement of a course emphasizing cultural content. 1.00 units, Lecture
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No Course Description Available. 1.00 units, Lecture
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No Course Description Available. 1.00 units, Lecture
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What is culture, and how do we go about studying it When did the idea of culture come into being, and how has it changed over time What kind of politics are cultural politics, and are they real politics or a distraction from real politics Do we still have an American culture today Is there a difference between culture and entertainment What happens when cultures conflict or collide These are just a few of the questions students will wrestle with in this introduction to cultural studies. Combining historical and theoretical accounts with readings of music, visual culture, and literature, this course will give students the tools they need to think critically about the increasingly complex world they inhabit. 1.00 units, Seminar
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"The law is made for the times, and it will be made or modified by them," declared a jurist in 1839. This course will examine the ways in which the law is constructed. What are the connections between legal rules and larger social transformations Who makes the law and how do legal norms change over time We will study such questions by focusing on three case studies-the criminal law of slavery, the law as it related to economic development in the 19th century, and the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, following the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954). We will probe these issues through a close examination of case materials, memoirs, analytical essays, and historical account 1.00 units, Lecture
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the historical experiences and cultural expressions of the nation's diverse Asian American communities and places them within a broader discussion of identity formation, community building, social mobility, immigration policy, naturalization rights, and race relations. It also reveals how ethnicity, race, gender, class, and generation influence the daily lives of Asian Americans. Readings include historical monographs, political pamphlets, literary works, oral histories, and social commentaries. 1.00 units, Lecture
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3.00 Credits
This historically oriented course will explore the struggle of Catholics in the United States to integrate being "Roman" with being "American." It will survey the experience of an immigrant, authoritarian church in a country founded on belief in the excellence of Protestantism and dedicated to liberal and democratic ideals. Having arrived in the mainstream with the election of John F. Kennedy, that church now faces a new set of challenges, which will be the final consideration of the course. 1.00 units, Lecture
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