ETHN 108 - Rethinking Race, Gender, and Nation

    Recent Professors
    Jaime B. Hernandez, Celeste B. Francisco, Jose M. Zamora
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    35–45 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 6 · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 7 · CSU GE Area D · CSU GE Area F
    Description
    This course introduces students to the theoretical, methodological, and substantive foundations of Ethnic Studies. Through a re-examination of U.S. history, students develop an understanding of the relationships between racial formation and the production of social and economic inequality. Readings focus on the interrelated processes of settler-colonial land expropriation, chattel slavery, multiple forms of migration, overseas imperial expansion, inter- and intra-national circulations of economic value, and the historical development of the U.S. settler legal regime. Particular attention is given to the ways in which race and ethnicity have been historically co-constituted with other socially-constructed identities, such as gender, sexuality, class, and citizenship.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 8:30am–9:45am, Mon Wed 9:45am–11:00am, Fri 8:10am–10:40am, Mon Tue Wed Thu 10:00am–12:00pm