ETH ST1 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies

    Recent Professors
    Isaguirre G., Nadurata E. L., Rodriguez J. M., Deleon R. B., Flores-Marcial X., Shaw T. A., Lupola G. L., Lumbreras J. and 7 more
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    3.9Lightout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    Ethnic Studies is the critical and interdisciplinary study of race, ethnicity, and indigeneity with a focus on the experiences and perspectives of Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latina/o/x Americans, and other people of color within and beyond the United States. This course explores key theories, scholarly works, and ideas that have formed the basis of the broad multidisciplinary field of Ethnic Studies. Various perspectives are examined to discover the ways in which race and racism have been, and continue to be, powerful social, cultural and political forces, and their connections to other axes of stratification including gender, class, sexuality and legal status. This course examines the effects of institutional racism, coloniality, marginalization, socio-economic and political discrimination, and ethnocentrism on American ethnic and racial groups.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 12:45pm–2:05pm, Tue Thu 2:15pm–3:35pm, Tue Thu 9:30am–10:50am, Mon 12:45pm–2:05pm