ETHNSTDY 1030 3 credits Race, Gender, and Class
An examination of the concepts of race, gender, and class in the United States as these influences are related historically to form a matrix that then serves as a comprehensive basis for understanding the contemporary American society.
Components: Lecture
GE: Ethnic and Gender
ETHNSTDY 2130 3 credits The Native American Experience
"The Native American Experience" is an examination of the indigenous peoples of North America with particular emphasis on the area now call the United States.
Components: Lecture
GE: Ethnic Studies, Humanities
ETHNSTDY 2200 3 credits Introduction to Ethnic Studies
An examination of the concepts, issues and experience of People of Color in the U.S. with emphasis on the historical and contemporary interaction of race, gender, and class within and external to communities of color.
Components: Lecture
GE: Ethnic Studies
ETHNSTDY 2230 3 credits Black Experience in the U. S.
The course will examine the development of Black culture in the U.S. and how slavery, social and political structures in the U.S. influenced the development of Black culture. We will also focus on various accounts of the nature of racial ideology, and the construction of racial identities.
Components: Lecture
GE: Ethnic Studies
ETHNSTDY 2730 3 credits Art History IV: Ethnic Art in the United States
Course explores influences of a variety of cultures on art of present-day America. The focus is on the art of Africa, Mexico and Native America and on contemporary artists whose work grows out of those and other traditions.
Components: Lecture
Cross Offerings: ART 2730
GE: Ethnic Studies, Fine Arts
ETHNSTDY 2750 3 credits Native American Art
Art of various culture groups of American Indians, ranging from the Inuit of the far north to tribes and nations of the southwest. Ancient and traditional art forms will be studied as well as history of art in times of culture contact and conflict, continuing through work created by contemporary tribal artists informed by those traditions.
Components: Lecture
Cross Offerings: ART 2750
GE: Ethnic Studies, Fine Arts
ETHNSTDY 2830 3 credits Ethnicity, Race and Crime
A study of the correlation between ethnicity, race, crime and criminality in the United States. This course explores the interrelatedness of ethnicity, race, criminal law, and the sanctioning of criminal behavior in the United States.
Components: Lecture
Cross Offerings: CRIMLJUS 2830
GE: Ethnic Studies
Prereqs/Coreqs: sophomore standing to enroll in this class
ETHNSTDY 2930 3 credits Minority Women Writers of the United States
Literature written by Native-American women, African-American women, Latina-American women, and Asian-American women. Includes investigation of historical and cultural backgrounds as well as literary traditions of minority women of the United States. Students will read authors such as Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, Maxine Hong Kingston, Sandra Cisneros, Louise Erdrich, Leslie Marmon Silko , and others. (Fall, Spring)
Components: Lecture
Cross Offerings: ENGLISH 2930, WOMSTD 2930
GE: Ethnic and Gender, Humanities
Prereqs/Coreqs: P: ENGLISH 1130 and ENGLISH 1230
ETHNSTDY 2940 3 credits The Political Economy of Race, Gender and Ethnicity
This course uses economic principles to analyze salient issues involving people of color, women, and ethnic minorities. The focus is interdisciplinary, drawing from the fields of business and political science, and others. Analysis occurs within the contextual framework provided by guest presenters having expertise in areas of race and ethnic studies and women's studies. Pertinent principles and concepts are used to analyze causes and effects of the changing composition of U.S. families, to examine the nature and extent of discrimination within the U.S. economy, and to understand why issues involving race, ethnicity, and gender are of concern to us both individually and collectively. (Fall, Spring)
Components: Lecture
Cross Offerings: ECONOMIC 2940, POLISCI 2940
GE: Ethnic and Gender, Social Sciences
ETHNSTDY 3010 3 credits Race, Gender, and United States Labor History
Social, cultural, and economic history of American working people from the colonial period to the present.
Components: Lecture
Cross Offerings: HISTORY 3010
GE: Ethnic Studies, Historical Perspective
ETHNSTDY 3230 3 credits Human Relations
Social stratification based upon race and nationality and cultural differences. Prejudice and discrimination are analyzed and the causes of both are studied. Using cross- cultural comparisons, students are helped to gain a better understanding of the forces which promote conflict and those that promote accommodation or harmony. The role of textbook and literature materials in promoting or reducing race and ethnic hostility is analyzed through study of both texts and literature.
Components: Lecture
Cross Offerings: SOCIOLGY 3230
GE: Ethnic and Gender, Social Sciences
Prereqs/Coreqs: P: SOCIOLGY 1030
ETHNSTDY 3240 3 credits African-American History 1619 to Present
The historical experience of African-Americans since 1619.
Components: Lecture
Cross Offerings: HISTORY 3240
GE: Ethnic Studies, Historical Perspective
Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of instructor or department chair
ETHNSTDY 3340 3 credits Management, Gender & Race
This course reviews the changing nature of management and explains why gender and race/ethnicity have become important concerns of business. It examines the status of women and people of color in managerial or administrative positions and discusses socialization processes, stereotypes, equal employment opportunity laws, diversity management, illegal harassment, and power in organizations. Networking, mentoring, work/life balance, and career planning also are addressed.
Components: Lecture
Cross Offerings: BUSADMIN 3340, WOMSTD 3340
GE: Ethnic and Gender
Prereqs/Coreqs: P: BUSADMIN 2330 or AGINDUS 1500 or junior standing
ETHNSTDY 3410 3 credits Chicano Literature
An examination of representative texts from various Chicana/Chicano writers, covering a range of genres and generations. There will be an emphasis on the relationship between literary production and historical context, in particular, the involvement of the writers in the social and political conflicts affecting the Chicano community. (Every other Spring)
Components: Lecture
Cross Offerings: ENGLISH 3410
GE: Ethnic Studies, Humanities
Prereqs/Coreqs: P: ENGLISH 1130 and ENGLISH 1230
ETHNSTDY 3630 3 credits Ethnic and Gender Equity in Education
To increase an appreciation, understanding, and awareness of ethnic and gender equity issues in the educational process and in society. The student will view equity issues through research, historical, philosophical, sociological, and psychological perspectives and the implications that each arena has on the lives of all of us. (Field experience 25 hours)
Components: Discussion, Lecture
Cross Offerings: TEACHING 3630, WOMSTD 3630
GE: Ethnic and Gender
ETHNSTDY 3720 3 credits Ethnic Rights and Politics
Changing patterns of ethnic, gender and race relations; legislative and judicial developments affecting civil rights; political movements, political, social and economic discrimination; judicial system and legal protection for civil rights. Women and other minorities.
Components: Lecture
Cross Offerings: POLISCI 3730
GE: Ethnic Studies, Social Sciences
Prereqs/Coreqs: P: POLISCI 1230 or consent of instructor
ETHNSTDY 3730 3 credits Black Literature in America
A survey of African American literature beginning in the ante bellum period and continuing to the present, including oral forms (folk tales and spirituals), novels, poetry, drama, autobiography, and other selected non-fiction. (Spring)
Components: Lecture
Cross Offerings: ENGLISH 3730
GE: Ethnic Studies, Humanities
Prereqs/Coreqs: P: ENGLISH 1130 and ENGLISH 1230
ETHNSTDY 3740 3 credits Asian American Literature
A survey of Asian-American literature beginning in the early 1900s and continuing to present times. Includes works of fiction, autobiography, poetry, and drama. Focuses on writers from different literary and oral traditions including (but not limited to) Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Hmong, Vietnamese, and Indian, and examines the impact of family, culture, and gender both within these traditions and between a particular tradition and U.S. popular culture. (Fall)
Components: Lecture
Cross Offerings: ENGLISH 3740
GE: Ethnic Studies, Humanities
Prereqs/Coreqs: P: ENGLISH 1130 and ENGLISH 1230
ETHNSTDY 3750 3 credits American Literature of Ethnicity and Immigration
An examination of literature from a variety of U.S. "racial" and "ethnic" groups, including African-, Italian-, Mexican-, Jewish-, Asian-, and Native-American. Emphasis will be placed on the meanings of "race" and "ethnicity," the effects of immigration, and the impact of gender in this literature. (Fall)
Components: Lecture
Cross Offerings: ENGLISH 3750
GE: Ethnic Studies, Humanities
Prereqs/Coreqs: P: ENGLISH 1130 and ENGLISH 1230
ETHNSTDY 3760 3 credits Wisconsin Indian Literature
An exploration of Wisconsin Indian literatures from the oral tradition to the present; texts studied will include epics, legends, poetry, novels, and selected non-fiction, including such writers as Mountain Wolf Woman, Louise Erdrich, and Susan Power. (Fall)
Components: Lecture
Cross Offerings: ENGLISH 3760
GE: Ethnic Studies, Humanities
Prereqs/Coreqs: P: ENGLISH 1130 and ENGLISH 1230
ETHNSTDY 3830 3 credits Black Women and Feminism in the U.S.
An interdisciplinary examination of the historical and contemporary relationship between black women in the United States and the feminist movement. Authors discussed may include Frances Harper, Ida Wells-Barnett, bell hooks, and Audre Lorde, and others.
Components: Lecture
Cross Offerings: WOMSTD 3830
GE: Ethnic and Gender
Prereqs/Coreqs: sophomore standing to enroll in this class