Ethnic Studies (ETHS)

ETHS 1  Introduction to Ethnic Studies

3 Units (Degree Applicable, CSU, UC)
Lecture: 54   

An introduction to the interdisciplinary study of race and ethnicity in the United States relating to the diverse institutional, cultural, and historical issues of the four historically defined racialized core groups (Native Americans, African Americans, Latinx Americans, and Asian Americans). The course will examine key topics such as racialization, racism, settler colonialism, imperialism, racial capitalism, white supremacy, cultural hegemony, power, discrimination, immigration, economics, labor, political conditions, cultural expression, resistance, cross-group collaboration, liberation movements, and the intersection of racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual identities.

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ETHS 2  Race and Racism in Education

3 Units (Degree Applicable, CSU, UC)
Lecture: 54   

This interdisciplinary survey course, broadly and deeply, examines the role of race and racism in the educational experiences of the four historically defined racialized core groups in the United States (Native Americans, African/Black Americans, Latinx Americans, and Asian Americans). This course is largely constructed around the words and voices of the aforementioned groups, in order to understand historical dehumanization, (in)access, and segregation in education, as well as contemporary practical manifestations of how race and racism play out in everyday K-16 schooling.

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ETHS 20  Introduction to Script Analysis for the Theater

3 Units (Degree Applicable, CSU)
Lecture: 54   

Socially conscious and equitable analysis of dramatic literature for practical application in contemporary theater arts. This class focuses on the reading and analysis of dramatic literature written by black, indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) playwrights. Students may not earn credit for both THTR 20 and ETHS 20.

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