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ETHN 304 Latina Literature and Cultural Studies

An examination of contemporary Latina literary productions in the context of representations of Latinas in mainstream U.S. society. The focus of the course is on women of Hispanic descent living and writing in the United States, including work by and about Chicanas, Puerto Ricans, Dominican Americans, and Cuban Americans. Previous course work in Latina/Latino literature not required, but some previous course work related to African American or other ethnic literature, women's literature/feminism, and/or film studies is strongly recommended.

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ETHN 333 African American History to 1877

Survey of the historical forces, within the African American community and elsewhere, which have shaped the African American experience. The course explores the cultural, social, and political development of African Americans from their African origins through Reconstruction.

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Prerequisites

HIST 105 or HIST 133 or HIST 106 or ETHN 206 or HIST 150 or HIST 151 or HIST 152 or HIST 160 or HIST 161 or HIST 170 or HIST 171 or HIST 222 or HIST 223 or HIST 233 or HIST 243

ETHN 334 African American History since 1877

Survey of the historical forces, within the African American community and elsewhere, which have shaped the African American experience. The course explores the cultural, social, and political development of African Americans from Reconstruction to the present.

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Prerequisites

HIST 106 or HIST 133 or HIST 105 or ETHN 206 or HIST 150 or HIST 151 or HIST 152 or HIST 160 or HIST 161 or HIST 170 or HIST 171 or HIST 222 or HIST 223 or HIST 232 or HIST 233 or HIST 243

ETHN 356 Native American History

A survey of the history of North America from the perspective of Native Americans, covering topics from the period before contact through the present. Possible topics may include precontact history and societies, the challenges of contact and colonization, Indian Removal, and continuing questions of sovereignty and treaty rights.

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Prerequisites

HIST 105 or HIST 106 or HIST 133 or ETHN 205 or HIST 150 or HIST 151 or HIST 152 or HIST 160 or HIST 161 or HIST 170 or HIST 171 or HIST 222 or HIST 223 or HIST 232 or HIST 233 or HIST 243

ETHN 357 Indians and Europeans in Early America

Introduces the major topics and themes in the ethnohistory of early America from the earliest contacts between Native Americans and Europeans to the early 18th century through a comparative study of British, French, and Spanish interactions with indigenous peoples.

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Prerequisites

HIST 102 or HIST 105 or HIST 115 or HIST 133 or HIST 150 or HIST 151 or HIST 152 or HIST 160 or HIST 161 or HIST 170 or HIST 171 or HIST 222 or HIST 223 or HIST 232 or HIST 233 or HIST 243

ETHN 358 20th Century Native American Issues

Native American peoples in the 20th century. Emphasis on federal policy development, the growth of political pan-Native American movements, the Native American image in popular culture, and current issues raised in the writings of contemporary authors representing a diversity of Native American nations.

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Prerequisites

HIST 150 or HIST 151 or HIST 152 or HIST 160 or HIST 161 or HIST 170 or HIST 171 or HIST 222 or HIST 223 or HIST 232 or HIST 233 or HIST 243 or ETHN 205

ETHN 359 Ethnicity and Race

Interdisciplinary approach to race and ethnicity in the United States and other contemporary multiethnic/multiracial societies. Because these courses are equivalents, students who have earned credit for HIST/INDS/WOST 220 are not able to earn credit for this course.

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ETHN 399 Special Topics in Ethnic Studies

Topics in Ethnic Studies not covered in detail by specific courses.

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