Race, Place & Social Inequalities
Facilitator: James Lai, Political Science and Ethnic Studies
Courses in this Pathway will examine the intersections of race/ethnicity, place, and social inequalities within either a transnational comparative context including the United States or exclusively within the United States. Particularly important to this Pathway will be racial groups such as African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and Multi-racial/ethnic individuals. In addition, Whites will be examined in regard to “Whiteness” and “White privilege” in relation to the above racial minority groups. The term “place” is open to various definitions such as the study of racial and ethnic communities in a particular geographic location (city, state, developed and developing countries, etc.), within dynamic and transient locations (place as national borders, transnational dynamics, etc.), and within sites of meaning and social valuation (place as social construct, metaphor, imagined community, etc.).
Students will be encouraged to explore ideas about race in relation to particular places and understand ways social inequalities influence
- political mobilization and public opinion
- multi-racial coalitions
- public policies (education, health care, community redevelopment, etc.)
- racial, ethnic, and religious identities
- social movements
- community and organization formations
- race relations
- artistic (literary, visual, and musical) expressions
Associated Courses
English
ENGL 35G African American Women Writers (cross-listed with ETHN 35)
ENGL 36 Chicano Literature
ENGL 37 Native American Literature
ENGL 38 Asian American Literature
ENGL 39 Multicultural Literature of the United States
ENGL 132G Studies in 19th-Century American Literature (cross-listed with WGST 164)
ENGL 135G Studies in American Fiction (cross-listed with WGST 165)
ENGL 140 Studies in Chicano Literature
ENGL 155 Studies in Asian American Literature
ENGL 158 Studies in Native American Literature
ENGL 158G Native American Women Writers
Ethnic Studies
ETHN 5 Introduction to the Study of Race and Ethnicity in the United States
ETHN 20 Introduction to Chicana/Chicano Studies
ETHN 30 Introduction to African American Studies
ETHN 31 Introduction to African American Art (cross-listed with ARTH 46)
ETHN 35 African American Women Writers (cross-listed with ENGL 35G)
ETHN 40 Introduction to Asian American Studies
ETHN 50 Introduction to Filipino American Studies
ETHN 51 Introduction to the South Asian Experience in the U.S.
ETHN 55 Cross-Racial Electoral Politics (cross-listed with POLI 55)
ETHN 95 African American Independent Filmmakers
ETHN 96 Race, Class, and Culture Through Film
ETHN 112 Native Peoples of the United States and Mexico
ETHN 120 Mexican Immigration to the United States
ETHN 121 Chicana/Chicano Families and Gender Roles
ETHN 122 Chicana/Chicano Communities
ETHN 125 Latinas/os in the United States
ETHN 130 Black Political Thought in Action
ETHN 132 The History of Hip Hop (cross-listed with MUSC 132)
ETHN 134 Black Social Movements
ETHN 136 African Americans and Photography
ETHN 139 African American Psychology
ETHN 140 Japanese Americans & Concentration Camps
ETHN 141 Asian American Women
ETHN 142 Asian American Communities
ETHN 151 Educating Linguistic and Cultural Minority Students
ETHN 152 Multi-Racial Identities
ETHN 153 Minority Politics in the United States (cross-listed with POLI 153)
ETHN 154 Women of Color in U.S. (cross-listed with WGST 112)
ETHN 155 Racism in the United States
ETHN 156 Environmental Racism, Gender, & Justice (cross-listed with WGST 113)
ETHN 157 Race, Gender, Class and the College Experience (cross-listed with WGST 114)
ETHN 159 Historical Perspectives in Hip Hop Culture
History
HIST 64 Central America
HIST 161 Modern Mexico
HIST 163 Cuba and the Caribbean
HIST 177 Gays & Lesbians in United States History(cross-listed with WGST 138)
Liberal Studies
LBST 106 Urban Education and Multiculturalism
Music Studies
MUSC 132 The History of Hip-Hop (cross-listed with ETHN 132)
MUSC 134 Popular Music, Race, and American Culture
Political Science
POLI 55 Cross-Racial Electoral Politics (cross-listed with ETHN 55)
*POLI 153 Minority Politics in the United States (cross-listed with ETHN 153)
*POLI 166 California Politics
Religious Studies
*RSOC 164 Religion ,Race and Ethnicity in America
*RSOC 91 Native Spiritual Traditions
*TESP 64 Environmental Justice in Catholic Imagination
Sociology
SOCI 132 Social Stratification
SOCI 148 Stakeholder Diversity Issues in Contemporary American Organizations
SOCI 153 Race, Class, and Gender in the United States(cross-listed with WGST 115)
SOCI 165 Human Services
Women's and Gender Studies
WGST 14 African American Women Writers (cross-listed with ENGL 35G & ETHN 35)
WGST 110 Native American Women Writers (cross-listed with ENGL 158G)
WGST 111 Asian American Women (cross-listed with ETHN 141)
WGST 112 Women of Color in U.S.(cross-listed with ETHN 154)
WGST 113 Environmental Racism, Gender, & Justice (cross-listed with ETHN 156)
WGST 114 Race,Gender,Class & The College Experience (cross-listed with ETHN 157)
WGST 115 Race, Class, and Gender in the United States (cross-listed with SOCI 153)
WGST 138 Gays & Lesbians in United States History (cross-listed with HIST 177)
WGST 164 Studies in 19th-Century American Literature (cross-listed with ENGL 132G)
WGST 165 Women and Gender in U.S. Fiction (cross-listed with ENGL 135G)
* Indicates Course Has Prerequisites
