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This course is a comparative study of Filipino, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Indian settlement in the United States. It begins in the 1700s when Filipino seamen first settled in what is now Louisiana and Texas and concludes with the end of World War II. Attention will be given to immigration from Asia and its relationship to the development of the capitalist world system, the role that Asian American labor played in class and racial formation in America the political economies of Asian American communities, and the various social movements and legislative efforts to exclude Asians from American society and Asian resistance to exclusion.
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This interdisciplinary course examines the history of popular culture in the industrialized United States, drawing on methodologies from different fields, and using a variety of evidence, including minstrel song sheets, amusement parks, circuses, television, and fast food. We look at the audience, the producers and the texts presented by American popular culture both domestically and internationally.
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Focusing on popular culture since industrialization, the course will examine particular forms (broadcasting, romance novels, amusement parks, sports) we will as look at the producers of, and the audiences for, those forms. Requirements include three papers based on outside readings and a final.
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Examines how Latinas chronicle their identities in transitions vis-á-vis markers of race and gender. Through autobiography, memoir, literary criticism, and theoretical readings emphasizing the negotiations of self, place and community via social and geographical locations including family, region, and the nation. Engages in critical interpretation of the socio-cultural and political worldviews of Latina self-discovery and self-authorship.
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This course examines the intersection of religion and community for communities of color in the United States. A survey of these communities is guided by the desire to discover the collective stories and memories that socialize social and ethnic identites, and serve as a source of personal and political transformation. Out point of entry for understanding the sacred is at "ground level" perspective.
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Offers a sociological perspective on theories of the relationship between religion and societies that will help us understand and analyze current religious practices and trends, both inside and outside of religious institutions. Students will conduct several observations in religious institutions and create religious rituals of their own.
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Follows the history of the behavioral sciences-psychology, psychiatry, and psychoanalysis-in defining concepts of "self" and "identity" in the 20th century. Examines the relationship among scholarly formulations, popular culture, and politics. Comprises three "case studies": narcissism, multiple personalities, and gender dysphoria. Includes clinical training films, Hollywood films, first person narratives, and scholarship in behavioral sciences and history.
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This class will explore the conditions and consequences for crossing racial boundaries in North America. We will take a multidisciplinary approach, exploring literary, anthropological, and historical writings along with several feature and documentary film treatments of the subject.
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Examines the evolution of U.S. child welfare from its origins in the late 19th century through its purported crisis in the late 20th century. Traces the history of policies and programs aimed at: providing support for dependent children; improving infant and child survival and health; protecting children from exploitation and abuse; and dealing with deviant and delinquent children.
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The problem of representing traumatic experience has been raised by philosophers, artists, and survivors. This course compares three historical situations by reading histories, memoirs, fictions, poems; viewing photographs and film; and analyzing the material cultural artifacts such as memorials. Readings will include Freud, Harriet Jacobs, La Capra, Primo Levi, Toni Morrison and "Maus" by Art Spigelman. WRIT
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