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(Courses conveying Ethnic Studies credit prior to Fall 2005 - including Summer Session 2005 - are listed at www.ls.wisc.edu/gened/facstaff/oldESRcourses.htm.
Per advisors' request, we have added pdf versions of the list of courses from which ESR was deleted, effective Fall 2005. Two versions are available: sorted by Course ID, sorted by Department and Catalog Number. )
This list reflects courses approved to carry Ethnic Studies credit under the revised criteria for ethnic studies courses. Departments and faculty members wishing to add courses to the Ethnic Studies Course array are encouraged to consult the descriptive criteria for ESR courses and the instructions for adding courses.
Students seeking to enroll in Ethnic Studies courses should check the Timetable for courses being offered in the semester for which they are registering. The Timetable Search feature allows users to search for course attributes, such as breadth or Ethnic Studies designations.
Synchronized with All Course List November 5, 2007.
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Subject | Catalog | Long Title | Open to Freshmen | Level | Breadth | Course Description | XL Subjects |
| 104 | AFRICAN LANGUAGES & LITERATURE | 297 | African and African-American Linkages: An Introduction | YES | E | Z | Analysis of retention of African elements in African-American oral, written, and material culture. Social, cultural, and political issues regarding race, self-definition, and self-determination in both Africa and North America will be examined. Prereq> Open to Fr | AFRICAN, AFROAMER, HISTORY, POLI SCI |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 101 | Afro-America: An Introductory Survey | YES | E | S | A survey reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the field and the multiplicity of Afro-American experiences in North America: Afro-American history, contemporary society, art, folk culture, religion, language, literature, politics, and interaction with other peoples in North America, the Caribbean, Brazil, and Africa. Prereq> Open to Fr | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 151 | Introduction to Contemporary Afro-American Society | YES | E | S | Survey of the characteristics and problems of Afro-Americans in contemporary society. Prereq> Open to Fr | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 155 | They: Race in American Literature | YES | E | L | The evolution of stereotypes. The literary manifestations of the assumptions black and white American writers hold toward members of the opposite race. Prereq> Open to Fr | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 156 | Black Music and American Cultural History | YES | E | H | This course examines the interaction between Afro-American musical culture and its historical context, with an emphasis on the period from 1920 to the present. Prereq> Open to Fr | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 221 | Introduction to Black Women's Studies | YES | E | Z | This course will provide students with an overvview of the field of Black women's studies. Prereq> Open to Fr | AFROAMER, WOMEN ST |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 222 | Introduction to Black Women Writers | YES | E | L | An introduction to the writings of Afro-American women from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. Fiction, autobiography, non-fiction prose, and poetry will be read and discussed. Prereq> Open to Fr | AFROAMER, WOMEN ST |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 225 | Introduction to African American Dramatic Literature | YES | E | H | Introduction to the history of African American theater and major African American playwrights and actors. Prereq> First yr stdts only | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 227 | Masterpieces of African American Literature | YES | E | L | Analysis of major works of African American fiction, drama, poetry and autobiography. Attention given to historical, cultural and biographical contexts. Prereq> Open to Fr | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 231 | Introduction to Afro-American History | YES | E | S | Survey from the African beginnings to the present day. Focus on slave trade and slavery; major black figures of the past; social, economic, and political trends within the black community. Prereq> Open to Fr | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 233 | History of Racial Protest Movements in America | NO | I | S | An examination of the organization and political ideas of black resistance movements in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Prereq> So st | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 242 | Introduction to Afro-American Art | YES | E | H | Historical survey of Afro-American art. Beginning with the African heritage and concluding with creativity of the 1970's, it examines the evolution of Afro-American art. Attention to the aesthetic sensibilities of diverse styles as well as the social significance of Black art within the art arena. Prereq> Open to Fr | AFROAMER, ART HIST |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 261 | Economics of Black America | NO | I | S | Survey of the economic conditions of Black America and Black American workers. Prereq> So st | AFROAMER, ECON |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 262 | Introduction to Afro-American Literary Relations: The African Diaspora | YES | E | L | Literary relationship between two continents. Restructuring of language, mutual themes, the concept of Africa from without. Prereq> Open to Fr & So only | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 265 | Black Autobiography | NO | I | L | Autobiographies of major Afro-Americans studied in depth to locate the constants and variables in the Black American experience. Focus on the variety of individual responses to conditions in the United States. Prereq> So or Jr st | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 267 | Intro to Afro-American Lit: 18th Century through the Harlem Renaissance | YES | E | L | Eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth century Black literature. Emphasis on slave and neo-slave narrative forms, major trends and contributors. Prereq> Open to Fr & So only or cons inst | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 268 | Intro to Afro-American Literature: 1930s to the Present | YES | E | L | Works of authors such as James Weldon Johnson, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Leroy Jones. Prereq> Open to Fr & So only or cons inst | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 271 | Introduction to Afro-American Politics | NO | E | S | Survey of the political conditions in Black America. Prereq> Poli Sci 104 recommended | AFROAMER, POLI SCI |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 272 | Race and American Politics from the New Deal to the New Right | YES | E | S | Survey of the decisive role played by race in American politics, 1932-present. Focus on origins and accomplishments of "the Second Reconstruction"; Black Power and white backlash; contemporary racial politics and issues. Prereq> Open to Fr | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 275 | Science, Medicine, and Race: A History | YES | E | Z | Surveys the medical and scientific constructions of categories of race, placing the development of racial theories in a broad social and political context. The course will pay particular attention to the importance of racial science in slavery and colonialism. Prereq> Open to Fr | AFROAMER, HIST SCI, MED HIST |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 297 | African and African-American Linkages: An Introduction | YES | E | Z | Analysis of retention of African elements in African-American oral, written, and material culture. Social, cultural, and political issues regarding race, self-definition, and self-determination in both Africa and North America will be examined. Prereq> Open to Fr | AFRICAN, AFROAMER, HISTORY, POLI SCI |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 301 | Slavery: A Comparative Perspective | NO | D | S | Institution of slavery as it developed in both modern and ancient societies. Slave system of the American South compared with serfdom, indentured servitude, debt peonage, and other systems of bondage. Prereq> So st | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 303 | Blacks, Film, and Society | NO | I | S | Study of the interpretations of the Afro-American past conveyed via theatrical films and television; relationship to other images of blacks found throughout the popular culture; relationship to societal trends. Prereq> So st | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 315 | Critical Interpretation of Afro-American Music | NO | I | H | An examination of procedures and techniques for making critical interpretations of Afro-American music. Observes Afro-American musical practices as both specific to the black experience and inextricably linked to the general framework of American culture. Prereq> Afro-Amer 156 | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 323 | Gender, Race and Class: Women in U.S. History | NO | D | S | Historical interplay of racism and sexism in the lives of Black and White women of different class backgrounds in the United States. Prereq> So st | AFROAMER, WOMEN ST |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 324 | Black Women in America: Reconstruction to the Present | NO | I | H | Explores African American women's experience from waning days of slavery to present. Topics include slavery, emancipation, reconstruction, segregation, migration, urban and rural poverty, civil rights, nationalism, feminism and sexual politics. Prereq> So st | AFROAMER, WOMEN ST |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 326 | Race and Gender in Post-World War II U.S. Society | NO | I | H | Assesses how race and gender (as well as socio-economic status, age, sexuality, region, etc.) shaped the experiences and options of African Americans, especially women, in U.S. society from WW II to the present. Prereq> So st | AFROAMER, WOMEN ST |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 330 | African/Afro-American Historical Relationships: 1700 to the Present | NO | I | S | Relationships between Africa and Afro-Americans in the U.S. from the time of the Atlantic slave trade to the present. Focus on resettlement, religion, education, and politics. Prereq> So st | AFROAMER, HISTORY |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 342 | Cultures of Afro-America | NO | I | S | Comparison of those parts of the New World where peoples of African descent provided a majority or major minority of the population, such as the British, French, Spanish and Dutch Caribbean and Brazil. Topics: persistence of African culture elements, slavery, the plantation system, agricultural peasant communities, problems of household and family organizations, and concepts of race class. Prereq> Jr st or cons inst | AFROAMER, ANTHRO |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 343 | Marxism and the Black Experience | NO | D | S | Comparative analysis of the use of Marxism or other versions of socialist thought within selected Black communities. The role of race, color, culture, and Marxist ideology as ingredients in political mobilization and economic development efforts in Africa, the Caribbean, and North America. Prereq> So st or cons inst | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 344 | History of Black Nationalism: A Comparative Perspective | NO | I | S | An examination of nationalist and pan-Africanist sentiment among American Blacks from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Also compares and contrasts antecedent and parallel forms of nationalism among Black populations in areas such as South Africa, Ghana, Jamaica, and Guyana. Prereq> So st or cons inst | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 365 | Growing Up Black | NO | D | S | The effects of Afro-American life and culture on the development of black children; emphasis on sex-role performance. Prereq> Afro-Am 101 or 151 or Jr st | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 366 | Artistic/Cultural Images of Black Women | NO | I | H | Cultural images by and about Black women; feminine creativity in the arts within their historical, cultural, social, and political contexts. Prereq> So st or cons inst | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 367 | Art and Visual Culture: Women of the African Diaspora and Africa | NO | I | H | This course focuses on the art and visual culture by/or pertaining to women throughout the African Diaspora and Africa. Though the focus is on 10th century art by black women, it will go into visual culture (art objects, photographs, images, dress, culturally-coded representation) concerning black women historically. Prereq> Afro-Amer 242; majors only; So st or cons inst | AFROAMER, WOMEN ST |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 377 | Cultural Cross Currents: West African Dance/Music in the Americas | NO | I | H | The influence of traditional West African dance/music heritage in historical, artistic, social contexts in the development of new hybrid forms of music/dance created by cross-pollination of cultures of Africans, Europeans and indigenous peoples in the New World. Prereq> So st | AFRO-AMER, DANCE, MUSIC |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 403 | Black Music in American Literary Culture | NO | I | H | The influence of Afro-American musical aesthetics on American Literary Culture. Emphasis on the literary use of blues, Jazz, and Funk Forms. Prereq> Afro-Amer 156 or 308 or 309 or 310 or 311 or 315 or 316 or 409 | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 423 | Black Feminisms | NO | D | S | Examines the writings of Black feminists in order to foster interdisciplinary analyses of contemporary Black feminist thought. Prereq> Women St 223 or Afro-Amer/ Women St 323 | AFROAMER, WOMEN ST |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 430 | History of Afro-Americans in the Upper Mid-West | NO | I | S | Intensive survey of history of Black populations in the upper midwest from the Colonial period to the present. Examines midwestern Afro-American experience in the context of slavery studies, frontier history, and urbanization. Prereq> So st and previous crse in Am or Afro-Am hist or cons inst | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 441 | Afro-American Personality | NO | A | S | The psychological-attitudinal characteristics; the impact of minority group status and discrimination upon personality; behavioral and psychological adaptations to discrimination; self-concepts and self-esteem; theories of Afro-American personality. Prereq> Jr st or cons inst | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 442 | Discrimination and Prejudice in American Society | NO | A | S | Psychosocial theories of prejudice and discrimination; sources, characteristics, and trends of racist beliefs; inter-group relations; relation of prejudice to discrimination; strategies for the reduction of prejudice and discrimination in the U.S. Prereq> Jr st | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 443 | Mutual Perceptions of Racial Minorities | NO | D | S | Survey course on the mutual perceptions of primarily people of African and Asian ancestry. It focuses on how these groups evaluate perceive and interact with one another and others such as Native Americans, whites and Hispanics. Social psychological perspectives are highlighted as is an international overview. Prereq> Afro-Amer 151 or 673 | AFROAMER, ASIAN AM |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 461 | Race, Class and Social Conflict | NO | I | S | Interrelationship of race and class from Reconstruction to the present. Focus on the nature of the relationship between Black and white workers within the context of racial and class conflict, the Black response to white working class behavior, and the emergence of a dual racial labor system. Prereq> Two crses in Afro-Amer studies & cons inst | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 467 | Slavery in the American South | NO | D | S | Daily life in the slave community, enslavement rationale, resistance to enslavement, institutional profitability, and the physical and psychological effects of servitude. Prereq> So st or cons inst | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 502 | Health and Disease in African American Communities | NO | D | S | Explores factors that influence African Americans' health status and disease in African American communities. Topics include variables that affect health, diseases that are disproportionate in African Americans, racism, access to medical care, treatment issues, health policy, and health seeking. Prereq> Jr or Grad st or cons inst | AFROAMER, NURSING |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 521 | African American Families | NO | A | S | Historical background; variations in contemporary family patterns; courtship and marriage, reproduction, and socialization stresses; "culture of poverty" theories; sources of stability and change. Prereq> Jr st or cons inst | AFROAMER, HDFS, SOC WORK |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 523 | Race, American Medicine and Public Health | NO | D | S | The course will provide historical perspectives on current dilemmas facing black patients and health care professionals. Prereq> Jr or Sr st | AFROAMER, HIST SCI, MED HIST |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 540 | The Art of African-American Women in the United States | NO | D | H | A study of historical traditions in the art of Afro-American women in the United States. Examines works of art within prevailing periods and styles. Consideration will be given to content and style as well as to influencing theories, ideologies and social contexts. Prereq> Afro-Amer 242 | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 565 | The Education of Black Americans | NO | A | S | Educational policies, practices, and programs that affect Black America's learning and development. Focus upon possible changes which must occur if blacks are to be educated for survival. Prereq> Jr st | AFROAMER, ED POL |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 567 | History of African American Education | NO | D | S | An examination of the social, economic, political, and cultural issues influencing the education of Black Americans from the early nineteenth century to the 1960s. Prereq> Jr st or cons inst | AFROAMER, ED POL |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 577 | Blacks in Cities | NO | A | S | Urbanization of Black Americans. Focus on Blacks in antebellum cities, migration of Black population, residential distribution, emerging demographic trends, strategies for Black survival in today's cities. Prereq> Jr st | AFROAMER, SOC |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 612 | Prison Narratives of the African Diaspora | NO | A | Z | A comparative study seminar of the narratives by and about prison writers and thinkers from throughout the African diaspora (including Afro-America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Brazil). Prereq> Two crses in Afro-Amer studies above intro level or cons inst; or Grad st | AFROAMER, FOLKLORE |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 628 | History of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States | NO | A | H | Civil rights history from 1930-1970. Legal, historical and economic origins of the civil rights movement. Study of the movement's impact on United States culture, politics, and international relations. Prereq> Jr or Sr st or cons inst | AFROAMER, HISTORY |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 631 | Colloquium in Afro-American History | NO | A | S | Readings, discussion, and research seminar for advanced students in Afro-American History. Prereq> Jr or Sr st | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 635 | Afro-American History to 1900 | NO | A | S | Political, economic, and social development of American Blacks from their removal from Africa to the end of the nineteenth century. Prereq> Jr st or cons inst | AFROAMER, HISTORY |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 636 | Afro-American History Since 1900 | NO | A | S | An in-depth analysis of social, economic, and political developments within the Black community in twentieth-century America. Prereq> Jr st or cons inst | AFROAMER, HISTORY |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 643 | Selected Topics in African Diaspora Art History | NO | D | Art history of a specific African cultural tradition (eg. Yoruba, Kongo, Fon, Akan) and its transformation in the Caribbean, Central and South America in response to new social, historical, and hegemonic forces. Prereq> Afro-Amer 241, 242, 243 or cons inst | ||
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 651 | Contemporary Afro-American Society | NO | A | S | Advanced survey of the characteristics and problems of Afro-Americans in modern American society. Prereq> Afro-Amer 151 or one crse in soc or poli sci | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 662 | Selected Topics in Multicultural American Literature | NO | A | L | Exploration of the nature of multicultural, comparative American literary studies. Consideration of a formal, thematic or historical topic with emphasis on close reading of texts by African-American, Asian-American, American Indian, Jewish-American, Latino/a, and European-American writers. Prereq> 6 cr of intro lit | AFROAMER, ENGLISH |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 671 | Selected Topics in Afro-American History | NO | A | S | An intensive analysis of specific themes in the Black American experience. Subjects vary with the instructor. Prereq> Jr st or cons inst | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 672 | Selected Topics in Afro-American Literature | NO | A | L | An intensive analysis of specific themes in the Afro-American experience. Subjects vary with instructor. Prereq> Jr st. Stdts wanting cr in English must have 6 cr of intro lit | AFROAMER, ENGLISH |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 673 | Selected Topics in Afro-American Society | NO | A | S | An intensive analysis of specific themes in the Afro-American experience. The subjects vary with the instructor. Prereq> Jr st | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 674 | Selected Topics on Afro-American Artists | NO | A | H | Works of Black artists in the U.S. discussed historically in terms of movements which they created and in terms of trends evolving on an international scale. Jr st and cons inst. Prereq> Jr st and cons inst | AFROAMER, ART |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 675 | Selected Topics in Afro-American Culture | NO | A | An intensive analysis of specific themes in the Afro-American experience. Prereq> Varies with topic | ||
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 676 | Contemporary Black American Art: History and Criticism | NO | A | H | Historical and critical analysis of the visual arts of contemporary Black American artists. Focus on masters of painting, sculpture, and graphic media with particular consideration for historical development and aesthetic value in form and content. Prereq> Afro-Am 242 or cons inst | |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 677 | Critical and Theoretical Perspectives in Black Women's Writings | NO | A | L | Analyses and interpretations of literary works by black women writers through historical, philosophical, political, feminist, and other contemporary critical methods. Prereq> Undergrads: 2 crses in Afro-Amer lit above intro level, or equiv in another dept of lit. No prereq for Grads | AFROAMER, WOMEN ST |
| 106 | AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | 679 | Visual Culture, Gender and Critical Race Theory | NO | A | H | Examines tensions between visual and verbal representations that variably construct and negotiate power relations in racialized human experience. Prereq> 3 crses at 300 level or above in any one of the following areas: Afro-Amer studies; art; art hist; com arts; curric & instr | |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 100 | Introduction to American Indian Studies | YES | E | S | Focus is history, social organization, political experience, artistic expression of North American Indians, using methods and materials from a number of disciplines as an introduction to the interdisciplinary field. Prereq> Open to Fr | |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 172 | Introduction to the Literature of Native America | YES | E | L | Introduction to the oral and written literatures of the peoples of native North America. An engagement with texts across historical periods, tribal groups, and regions to examine forms such as oratory, sermon, testimony, autobiography, and contemporary poetry and novels. Prereq> Open to Fr | AMER IND, ENGLISH |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 275 | American Indian Oral Literatures | YES | I | L | A study of American Indian oral literature including literature from Wisconsin tribes or from other regions such as Southwest or Great Plains. This course emphasizes Native American storytellers. Prereq> 6 cr of intro lit or cons inst. Open to Fr | AMER IND, ENGLISH |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 301 | First Semester Ojibwe | YES | E | H | Introduction to the Ojibwe language, spoken and written, with emphasis on oral tradition and extensive study of grammar. Prereq> Open to Fr | |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 314 | Indians of North America | NO | I | S | Description and analysis of native cultures, and the role of environmental and historical factors in North America. Prereq> So st or cons inst | AMER IND, ANTHRO |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 325 | American Indians in Film | NO | I | A critical examination of the portrayal of the American Indian in film, including documentaries and films made by Native filmmakers. Prereq> Amer Ind 100, Com Arts 350 or cons inst | ||
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 353 | Indians of the Western Great Lakes | NO | I | S | Description and analysis of Indian cultures in the area around the western Great Lakes, with special emphasis on traditional cultures of the Indians in Wisconsin. Prereq> Anthro 100, 104 or cons inst | AMER IND, ANTHRO |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 354 | Archaeology of Wisconsin | NO | I | S | Introduces students to the archaeological evidence for the diverse Native American cultures of Wisconsin over the past 12,000 years. Prereq> Jr st or cons inst | AMER IND, ANTHRO |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 355 | Archaeology of Eastern North America | NO | I | S | Reviews the archaeological evidence pertaining to native North American lifeways of the eastern woodlands of North America from the earliest arrival of humans more than 12,000 years ago through sustained contact with Europeans. Prereq> Jr st, Anthro 102 or 112, or cons inst | AMER IND, ANTHRO |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 356 | Archaeology of Western North America | NO | I | S | Reviews the archaeological evidence pertaining to prehistoric Native North American lifeways of the Northwest Coast, the Plateau, the Great Basin, California, and the American Southwest. Emphasis is on significant cultural transitions such as the origins of sedentary villages, ranks and status, the development of agriculture, migration, and trade. Prereq> Anthro 102 or 112 or cons inst | AMER IND, ANTHRO |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 371 | Survey of North American Indian Languages | NO | I | H | Overview of native languages of North America, including topics such as history, distribution, diversity, government policy, language endangerment, elaboration of cultural domains, language and worldview, speech styles, language structure (phonology, morphology, grammatical categories), performance (narrative, song), writing systems. | AMER IND, LINGUIS |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 431 | American Indian Folklore | NO | D | An introduction to the genres of American Indian Folklore. Special attention is given to creation stories, trickster tales, and the relationship between folklore and historical memory. Prereq> Jr st & one of the following: Anthro 314 or 344; Folklore 100 or 230 or 320; or cons inst | AMER IND, ANTHRO, FOLKLORE | |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 437 | American Indian Women | NO | I | H | Examines and interprets the roles of American Indian women in traditional societies, and in contemporary North America. Prereq> 1 crse in Amer Ind St, Anthro 314 or Women St 223, 101, or 102 | AMER IND, ANTHRO, FOLKLORE, WOMEN ST |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 444 | Native American Environmental Issues and the Media | NO | I | Z | Explores public understanding and media coverage of Native American environmental issues including treaty rights, air and water quality, land-into-trust, and sacred sites. Analysis of organizational and structural constraints of media coverage relating to issues of sovereignty and intergovernmental relationships. Prereq> Jr st | AMER IND, L SC COM |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 450 | Issues in American Indian Studies | YES | D | S | Content varies depending on instructor. Special focus on American Indian thought and perspectives on subjects in the arts and sciences. Prereq> Cons inst | |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 490 | American Indian History | NO | I | S | Prereq> Jr st or cons inst | AMER IND, HISTORY |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 578 | Rural Minority Groups and Poverty in the United States | NO | A | S | The allocation of economic and social rewards in the United States; emphasis on the rural and agricultural sectors; analysis of selected minority groups and their poverty statuses; poverty programs and their consequences for structural and cultural changes. Prereq> Jr st & intro course in sociol or cons inst | AMER IND, RUR SOC, SOC |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 639 | American Indians in Contemporary Society | NO | D | S | Analysis of the social, economic, political, and legal status of American Indians in modern U.S. society, with emphasis on the emergence of tribal sovereignty, American Indian ethnic identity, pan-Indianism, and the special social/and economic problems faced by American Indians. Prereq> Jr st, intro crse in sociology or cons inst | AMER IND, RUR SOC, SOC |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 649 | Modernity in Native American Literatures-Western Hemisphere | NO | A | L | Readings in contemporary American Indian genres: poetry, fiction, drama and creative non-fiction which call for the interpretation of "modernity" as a critical and popular concept and question the meanings associated with representations of modernity in American Indian/American experience. Prereq> Cons inst for Fr | AMER IND, ENGLISH |
| 140 | AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | 658 | American Indian Affairs | NO | A | S | Contemporary concerns and conditions of American Indians examined in historical, cultural and legal perspective. Prereq> Jr st | AMER IND, SOC WORK |
| 156 | ANTHROPOLOGY | 104 | Cultural Anthropology and Human Diversity | YES | E | S | Introduction to cultural anthropology for non-majors; comparative cross-cultural consideration of social organization, economics, politics, language, religion, ecology, gender, and cultural change. Includes 25% coverage of U.S. ethnic and racial minorities. Prereq> Open to Fr. Not for cr for those who have taken Anthro 204 | |
| 156 | ANTHROPOLOGY | 202 | A Comparative Perspective on American Ethnicity | NO | E | S | A survey of the diversity of American cultural life experiences, with a focus on the adjustment and adaptation processes which have seasoned and revamped the ethnic make-up and identity of various European, African, Asian, and Latino populations. | |
| 156 | ANTHROPOLOGY | 305 | Chicanos in Ethnographic Representation | NO | D | S | Develops a critical perspective from which to analyze the portrayal, depiction and analysis of Chicanos in social science and ethnographic literature. Prereq> Jr st or cons inst | ANTHRO, CHICLA |
| 156 | ANTHROPOLOGY | 314 | Indians of North America | NO | I | S | Description and analysis of native cultures, and the role of environmental and historical factors in North America. Prereq> So st or cons inst | AMER IND, ANTHRO |
| 156 | ANTHROPOLOGY | 320 | Culture Change and the Mexican People: North and South of the Border | NO | I | S | An examination of change, and specifically acculturation, modernization, and urbanization in the context of Mexico and the southwest United States populations. Will help unravel and clarify the diverse ethnic influences, conflicts, traditions of contemporary Mexican Americans. Prereq> So st | |
| 156 | ANTHROPOLOGY | 336 | The Ethnography and Folklore of American Jewry | NO | I | S | The culture of American Jewry is examined with special reference to its myths and rituals. Readings include the major monographs on the subject drawn from a variety of disciplines including history, anthropology, folklore, sociology, literature and religious studies. Prereq> So or Jr st | ANTHRO, FOLKLORE, JEWISH |
| 156 | ANTHROPOLOGY | 342 | Cultures of Afro-America | NO | I | S | Comparison of those parts of the New World where peoples of African descent provided a majority or major minority of the population, such as the British, French, Spanish and Dutch Caribbean and Brazil. Topics: persistence of African culture elements, slavery, the plantation system, agricultural peasant communities, problems of household and family organizations, and concepts of race class. Prereq> Jr st or cons inst | AFROAMER, ANTHRO |
| 156 | ANTHROPOLOGY | 353 | Indians of the Western Great Lakes | NO | I | S | Description and analysis of Indian cultures in the area around the western Great Lakes, with special emphasis on traditional cultures of the Indians in Wisconsin. Prereq> Anthro 100, 104 or cons inst | AMER IND, ANTHRO |
| 156 | ANTHROPOLOGY | 354 | Archaeology of Wisconsin | NO | I | S | Introduces students to the archaeological evidence for the diverse Native American cultures of Wisconsin over the past 12,000 years. Prereq> Jr st or cons inst | AMER IND, ANTHRO |
| 156 | ANTHROPOLOGY | 355 | Archaeology of Eastern North America | NO | I | S | Reviews the archaeological evidence pertaining to native North American lifeways of the eastern woodlands of North America from the earliest arrival of humans more than 12,000 years ago through sustained contact with Europeans. Prereq> Jr st, Anthro 102 or 112, or cons inst | AMER IND, ANTHRO |
| 156 | ANTHROPOLOGY | 356 | Archaeology of Western North America | NO | I | S | Reviews the archaeological evidence pertaining to prehistoric Native North American lifeways of the Northwest Coast, the Plateau, the Great Basin, California, and the American Southwest. Emphasis is on significant cultural transitions such as the origins of sedentary villages, ranks and status, the development of agriculture, migration, and trade. Prereq> Anthro 102 or 112 or cons inst | AMER IND, ANTHRO |
| 156 | ANTHROPOLOGY | 431 | American Indian Folklore | NO | D | An introduction to the genres of American Indian Folklore. Special attention is given to creation stories, trickster tales, and the relationship between folklore and historical memory. Prereq> Jr st & one of the following: Anthro 314 or 344; Folklore 100 or 230 or 320; or cons inst | AMER IND, ANTHRO, FOLKLORE | |
| 156 | ANTHROPOLOGY | 437 | American Indian Women | NO | I | H | Examines and interprets the roles of American Indian women in traditional societies, and in contemporary North America. Prereq> 1 crse in Amer Ind St, Anthro 314 or Women St 223, 101, or 102 | AMER IND, ANTHRO, FOLKLORE, WOMEN ST |
| 156 | ANTHROPOLOGY | 570 | Anthropology and Education | NO | I | S | The current and historical relation of anthropology to education with particular reference to culture contact and social change, cultural perspectives on education and educational systems, learning as cultural transmission, and application of anthropological knowledge to curriculum. Prereq> Jr st | ANTHRO, ED POL |
| 156 | ANTHROPOLOGY | 606 | Ethnicity, Nations, and Nationalism | NO | I | Analytical treatment of current anthropological approaches to the study of ethnicity, nation, and nationalism accompanied by case studies. Prereq> Sr or Grad st or cons inst | ||
| 156 | ANTHROPOLOGY | 622 | Cross-Cultural Spread of World Religions | NO | D | S | A review of the origins, spread, and competition of three world religions: Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism in cross-cultural perspective. Prereq> Sr or Grad st or cons inst | ANTHRO, RELIG ST |
| 168 | ART DEPARTMENT | 674 | Selected Topics on Afro-American Artists | NO | A | H | Works of Black artists in the U.S. discussed historically in terms of movements which they created and in terms of trends evolving on an international scale. Jr st and cons inst. Prereq> Jr st and cons inst | AFROAMER, ART |
| 180 | ART HISTORY | 242 | Introduction to Afro-American Art | YES | E | H | Historical survey of Afro-American art. Beginning with the African heritage and concluding with creativity of the 1970's, it examines the evolution of Afro-American art. Attention to the aesthetic sensibilities of diverse styles as well as the social significance of Black art within the art arena. Prereq> Open to Fr | AFROAMER, ART HIST |
| 180 | ART HISTORY | 354 | Cross-Cultural Arts Around the Atlantic Rim: 1800 to the Present | NO | D | Interdisciplinary study of cross-cultural exchange and conflict, focusing on the visual arts, with sections on literature, film and music from the Americas, Africa and Europe. Prereq> So st or cons inst | ||
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 101 | Introduction to Asian American Studies | YES | E | S | Introduction to the historical, sociological, anthropological, political, and cultural study of Americans of Asian ancestry. Prereq> Open to Fr | |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 102 | Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies | YES | E | Z | This course introduces students to a multicultural history of the United States, focusing on each of the major ethnic groups: European Americans, African Americans, Native Americans, Chicano/as, Latino/as and Asian Americans. Prereq> Fr and So only; others by cons inst | ASIAN AM, CHICLA, FOLKLORE |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 153 | Asian American Movement | YES | E | Techniques of exercises and movement forms derived from several Asian cultures as taught in the United States. Studied in the context of the construction and expression of ethnic and cultural identity. Prereq> Open to Fr | ASIAN AM, DANCE | |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 160 | Asian American History: Movement and Dislocation | YES | E | H | Examines the impact of colonialism, war, and capitalism on the movement of Asians to the U.S. Considers how racial, gendered, class, sexual, and national formations within the U.S. structured Asian immigration to North America. Prereq> Open to Fr | ASIAN AM, HISTORY |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 161 | Asian American History: Settlement and National Belonging | YES | E | H | Examines the social, cultural, and political citizenship of Asians in the U.S. with particular emphasis on diaspora, transnationality, and place. Prereq> Open to Fr | ASIAN AM, HISTORY |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 210 | Asian American Popular Culture | YES | I | H | Representation of Asians in American popular culture including film, print culture, tourism, music, advertising, internet, gaming, cartoons, cuisine. Prereq> Open to Fr | |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 220 | Ethnic Movements in the United States | NO | I | S | Sociological analysis of historical and recent ethnic/racial conflict and movements in the U.S., including the relations between European Americans, Africal Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans, with additional material on other groups and relations. Prereq> So st | ASIAN AM, SOC |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 230 | Topics in Comparative Asian American Studies | YES | I | H | Comparative exploration of specific issues in Asian American studies with an emphasis on Asian culture or the racial formation of minority groups in the U.S. Prereq> Open to Fr | |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 240 | Topics in Asian American Studies | NO | I | An examination of specific themes in Asian American life and culture. Topics may include comparative analyses of Asian American communities, contemporary Asian American experience, and the specific concerns and histories of individual Asian groups in America, such as Korean, Hmong, South Asian, Southeast Asian, Chinese and Japanese. Prereq> So st or cons inst | ||
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 252 | Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature and Culture | YES | I | L | Study of Asian American literature with emphasis on gender and sexuality. This course may also contain a limited amount of discussion of other media. Prereq> 6 cr of intro lit. Open to Fr | ASIAN AM, ENGLISH, WOMEN ST |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 260 | Topics in Asian American Culture | NO | I | Themes in Asian American arts. Topics may include drama, dance, film, creative writing and visual arts. | ||
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 270 | A Survey of Asian American Literature | NO | I | L | Survey of Asian American literature from 1880 to present. Prereq> 6 cr of intro lit or cons inst | ASIAN AM, ENGLISH |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 342 | Asian American Personality and Mental Health | NO | D | S | A study of the particular cultural and societal influences that shape the personality and mental health of Asian Americans. Prereq> Psych 201 or 202 or 281 or cons inst | ASIAN AM, PSYCH |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 369 | Ethnic and Minority Religions in America | NO | I | H | Overview of major world religions and diversity of religion in America from colonies to present with focus on late-20th-century U.S. Comparative studies of selected minority religions using historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives. Prereq> So st | ASIAN AM, LCA, RELIG ST |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 420 | Asian Americans and Media | NO | I | H | Examines representations of Asian American in American media using historical, analytical, and critical approaches. Issues of cultural production, identity, race, politics, and gender are linked to examinations of specific media forms. Prereq> Com Arts 347 or So st | ASIAN AM, COM ARTS |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 430 | Asian American Cultural Studies | I | H | Develops a critical methodology for analyzing Asians in the U.S. with an emphasis on law, history, political economy, art, literature, and education. | ||
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 443 | Mutual Perceptions of Racial Minorities | NO | D | S | Survey course on the mutual perceptions of primarily people of African and Asian ancestry. It focuses on how these groups evaluate perceive and interact with one another and others such as Native Americans, whites and Hispanics. Social psychological perspectives are highlighted as is an international overview. Prereq> Afro-Amer 151 or 673 | AFROAMER, ASIAN AM |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 470 | Asian Americans in U.S. Schools | NO | D | This course examines the historical and contempory experiences of Asian Americans in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools in the United States. Prereq> Jr st | ASIAN AM, ED POL | |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 540 | Special Topics | NO | I | Social science themes in Asian American studies. Topics may include the family, economics, poverty, inter-racial conflicts and cooperation, South Asian Americans. | ||
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 560 | Humanities Topics | NO | I | H | Topics in the arts and humanities that illuminate the Asian American experience. | |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 595 | Asian American Women Writers | NO | D | L | A study of major texts by Asian American women writers. Prereq> 6 cr of intro lit or cons inst | ASIAN AM, ENGLISH, WOMEN ST |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 654 | Race and Sexuality in American Literature | NO | I | L | Explores the intersection between race and sexuality in American literature with an emphasis on sex/gender difference, feminism, transgenderism, and nationalism. Focuses on the nature of literature as advocacy. Prereq> So st | ASIAN AM, ENGLISH, WOMEN ST |
| 184 | ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 662 | Mass Media and Minorities | NO | A | Representations of minority groups in U.S. news and entertainment mass media. Historical, social, political, economic, and other factors influencing the mass mediated depictions of minorities. Prereq> Jr st | ASIAN AM, JOURN | |
| 224 | CHEMISTRY | 201 | Environmental Chemistry and Ethnicity | YES | E | P | Topics course covering issues in environmental chemistry as they relate to ethnic groups in the U.S. or its territories. Prereq> One semester of gen chem or equiv. Open to Fr | |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 102 | Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies | YES | E | Z | This course introduces students to a multicultural history of the United States, focusing on each of the major ethnic groups: European Americans, African Americans, Native Americans, Chicano/as, Latino/as and Asian Americans. Prereq> Fr and So only; others by cons inst | ASIAN AM, CHICLA, FOLKLORE |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 201 | Introduction to Chicana/o Studies | YES | E | S | Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of Chicanas/os in the United States. Students will become acquainted with recent scholarly literature, paradigms, theories, and debates within Chicana/o studies pertaining to the historical, economic, cultural, and sociopolitical dimensions of the Chicana/o experience in the United States. Prereq> Open to Fr & So only | |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 210 | Chicana/o and Latina/o Cultural Studies | YES | E | S | Introduction to the cultural worlds of Chicana/os and Latina/os in the U.S. Examines how diverse peoples came to understand themselves as members of a racial, ethnic, and cultural community by exploring the production of music, art, theater, film, television, and literature. Prereq> Open to Fr | |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 215 | Survey of Chicana/o Political Analysis | YES | I | This class is an introduction to the major social science theories and methods used in the study of Chicana/o politics. It will examine the ways that social scientists have defined and analyzed the Chicana/o political experience. Prereq> Open to Fr | ||
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 220 | Chicanas and Chicanos in the U.S. Society | YES | E | S | Survey of sociological perspectives on Chicana/o history and experiences in U.S. society, with an emphasis on California and southwestern states, which are geographic areas of concentration for Chicana/o communities. Prereq> CHICLA 201. Open to Fr | |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 231 | Politics in Multi-Cultural Societies | YES | I | S | Race, ethnicity, and religion as political factors; cultural pluralism, politics, and policy in the United States and selected other multi-cultural politics. Prereq> Fr or So st only | CHICLA, POLI SCI |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 234 | Introduction to Chicano and Chicana Literature | YES | E | L | A socio-historical introduction to Chicano and Chicana literature through an analysis of major works in prose and poetry. Prereq> Open to Fr | CHICLA, ENGLISH |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 240 | Chicano Literature Written in Spanish | NO | I | L | Survey of Chicano literature written in Spanish throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, covering several genres. It will examine the fictionalized worlds of Chicano writers and explore the function of Spanish language in the formation of a literary canon and cultural identity. Prereq> Spanish 226 or cons inst | CHICLA, SPANISH |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 243 | Colony, Nation, and Minority: The Puerto Ricans' World | YES | E | S | An historical introduction to the Puerto Rican experience, from island to mainland. Varieties of colonial rule, social institutions, cultural processes, and ethnic and national identity. Migration to the U.S. and social dynamics of stateside communities. Prereq> Open to Fr | CHICLA, HISTORY |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 245 | Chicana and Latina History | YES | E | Z | Introduces the cultural, economic, social, and political history of Chicanas and Latinas in the U.S. and focuses on four major themes: contact between different ethnic/racial groups; ideas of nation and nationalism; constructions of identity; and struggles for social justice. Prereq> Open to Fr | CHICLA, HISTORY, WOMEN ST |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 301 | Chicana and Chicano History | NO | I | S | Examines the history of the making of a people from pre-hispanic time to the present. Examines how people of Mexican descent in the United States have come to think of themselves as constituting a collectivity by examining the social, cultural, and political worlds of Chicanas and Chicanos. Prereq> So st | |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 303 | Chicana/o and Latino/a Immigrant and Diasporic Cultures | NO | I | Z | Focuses on the relationship of Chicana/o and Latino/a immigration and diaspora to the culture of everyday life and to class formation in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the turn of the twenty-first century. Prereq> CHICLA 201, 210, or 245 | |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 305 | Chicanos in Ethnographic Representation | NO | D | S | Develops a critical perspective from which to analyze the portrayal, depiction and analysis of Chicanos in social science and ethnographic literature. Prereq> Jr st or cons inst | ANTHRO, CHICLA |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 310 | US-Mexico Relations | NO | I | S | A survey of the evolution of U.S.-Mexico relations with particular emphasis on the phenomena of undocumented migration and the U.S.-Mexico border economy. Prereq> Jr st or cons inst | |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 312 | Selected Topics in Chicano/a Education | NO | I | S | An examination of policies, practices, programs or socioeconomic factors that affect Chicano/a learning and development. Comparisons may be made between Chicanos and other Latinos or racial minority groups. Topics will vary. Prereq> Jr st or cons inst | |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 332 | Latinas: Self Identity and Social Change | NO | I | H | Explores the multiracial and multicultural reality of Latina societies by becoming familiar with the history and cultures of Chicana, Cuban-American, and Puerto Rican women. Interdisciplinary readings in law, journalism, public policy, history, and self-reflective literature. Prereq> So st | CHICLA, WOMEN ST |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 347 | Race, Ethnicity, and Media | YES | I | H | Introduction to the changing images of race and ethnicity in U.S. entertainment media and popular culture. Surveys history, key concepts and contemporary debates regarding mediated representation of ethnic minorities. Critical and cultural studies approaches are emphasized. Prereq> Open to Fr | CHICLA, COM ARTS |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 419 | Latino/as and Media | NO | I | H | Critical and historical survey of the participation and representation of Latino/as in U.S. film, television, and popular culture, with a primary focus on Hispanic representation in Hollywood-produced imagery. The counter-images of Latino and Latina media producers also will be explored. | CHICLA, COM ARTS |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 460 | Contemporary Chicano Novel | NO | I | L | In-depth analysis of Chicano novels published since 1959, exploring the dominant themes, motifs, and forms of expression in selected works, as well as a discussion of the current theories that have been applied to them. Prereq> CHICLA 234 or cons inst | |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 461 | The American West to 1850 | NO | I | H | North American frontiers through the period of the Mexican War. Major Indian cultures of North America; the frontiers and differing imperial systems of Spain, France, and England; and the westward movement of the United States through 1850. Prereq> So st | CHICLA, HISTORY |
| 228 | CHICANA/O & LATINA/O STUDIES | 462 | The American West Since 1850 | NO | I | H | The West as frontier and region since 1850. Indian-white and other interethnic relations; federal policies; the development of a resource-intensive economy, its environmental effects, and political conflicts accompanying it; and the ideology of the frontier in American culture. Prereq> So st | CHICLA, HISTORY |