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General Education courses
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Course Descriptions
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US Diversity and Pluralism |
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AAAS 142 African/African-American Literature |
Survey of Black
authors from diverse cultures and an analysis
of their relationship to Black thought.
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AAAS 213 History of Civil Rights Movement |
This course is designed to introduce the
student to the historical development and
maturation of the movement for civil rights in
the United States. It will examine the
development for resistance movements and the
philosophies of those involved within the
movements during the antebellum, Post Civil
war and contemporary times.
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AAAS 219 Introduction to
African/African-American History |
Survey of the cultural and historical
background of African-American from their
African heritage to their present role in
American society.
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AAAS 220 Black and White in America |
In America Blacks and Whites have been
organically connected by the space of national
geography and centuries of time. With current
events an ever-present concern, this course
explores the cultural significance and the
social meaning of the long and ever-changing
relations between black and white Americans
and its import for the national welfare.
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AAAS 240 Classism, Racism, and Sexism: Issues |
Analyzes the connections between and among
classism, racism and sexism, their mutually
reinforcing nature, and the tensions arising
from their interrelations. Particular
attention will be given to the ideological and
personal aspects of these phenomena, as well
as to their institutional guises in American
society.
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ACAS 131 Diversity and Equity in America |
What are the sources, extent, and consequences
of diversity in American society? Using
various approaches in the social and
behavioral sciences, this course compares the
American beliefs about equality with evidence
of unequal treatment of groups labeled on the
basis of race, ethnicity, gender, and
religion. The course also considers how group
conformity, stereotyping, and prejudice affect
individuals in their everyday lives.
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ACAS 141 Concepts of Race and Culture in the
Modern World |
This course considers the complex dynamics of
global human diversity from the vantage point
of the various social sciences. It explores
the use of race, nationality, ethnicity,
culture, and gender as focal concepts in the
critical analysis of human behavior and
interaction in the modern world.
Cross-cultural and cross-national aspects of
these issues are of central concern to the
course.
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AENG 240 Growing Up In America
*Honors College students should choose AENG
240H |
Introduction to problems of social
significance related to growing up in a
multi-ethnic society through the study of
American literature and culture.
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AFRE 208 Haiti Through Film and Literature |
An introduction to the history and culture of
Haiti. Gives broad knowledge and understanding
of the political, social, intellectual,
literary and artistic history of Haiti from
1492 to the present, particularly as it
relates to the United States. Main tools of
investigation: fiction, essays, film
(documentary and fiction), and the arts.
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AGOG 125 The American City |
Reviews social, economic, political and
physical characteristics of American cities
resulting from key events (e.g. industrial
development, European immigration,
suburbanization, the Civil Rights Movement).
Examines the relationship between these events
and current urban issues. Specific topics
include: de-industrialization, women in the
workforce, homelessness, poverty,
environmental degradation, health care, and
AIDS. Considers the influence of race,
ethnicity, class and gender factors on the
character of cities.
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AHIS 225 Hollywood and the Jews |
An examination of the history of Hollywood and
the Jewish relationship to the American motion
picture industry. Investigates a
representative sample of films and movies and
explores the impact of the fictionalized
landscape of the Jewish mind on American
culture and values.
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AHIS 275 Antisemitism in Historical
Perspective |
This course studies the development and
varying forms of antisemitism in Western
history. The course is divided into three
segments: 1) the anti-Judaism of early
Christianity and the rise of medieval
antisemitism in Christian Europe; 2) the
modernization of antisemitism in European
society up to World War II; 3) the impact of
antisemitism in American history. Learning
materials include analytic texts, fiction,
films and guest lecturers.
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AJST 225 Hollywood and the Jews |
An examination of the history of Hollywood and
the Jewish relationship to the American motion
picture industry. Investigates a
representative sample of films and movies and
explores the impact of the fictionalized
landscape of the Jewish mind on American
culture and values.
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AJST 275 Antisemitism in Historical
Perspective |
This course studies the development and
varying forms of antisemitism in Western
history. The course is divided into three
segments: 1) the anti-Judaism of early
Christianity and the rise of medieval
antisemitism in Christian Europe; 2) the
modernization of antisemitism in European
society up to World War II; 3) the impact of
antisemitism in American history. Learning
materials include analytic texts, fiction,
films and guest lecturers.
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ALCS 240 Classism, Racism, and Sexism: Issues |
Analyzes the connections between and among
classism, racism and sexism, their mutually
reinforcing nature, and the tensions arising
from their interrelations. Particular
attention will be given to the ideological and
personal aspects of these phenomena, as well
as to their institutional guises in American
society.
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AMUS 209 Black American Music |
An introduction to Black American Music. Study
will include music from West Africa as well as
musical/social influences throughout American
History. Musical styles will include
spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz and classical.
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ATHR 228 Voices of Diversity in Contemporary
American Theatre and Drama |
Concentration on works which are often omitted
from the theatrical canon because of their
divergent aesthetic, ideological or
sociological values. Selections will include,
but not be limited to, dramas and creative
contributions by African-Americans, Latinas
and Latinos, Gays and Lesbians, and Native
Americans.
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AWSS 202 Introduction to Lesbian and Gay
Studies |
Topics may include the history of lesbian and
gay culture(s) in the U.S., lesbian and gay
civil rights movements, questions of sexual
identity formation in historical and cultural
contexts, lesbian and gay literature, and how
these communities have responded to societal
issues such as racism, classism, sexism,
healthcare crises, and anti-gay violence.
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AWSS 240 Classism, Racism, and Sexism: Issues |
Analyzes the connections between and among
classism, racism and sexism, their mutually
reinforcing nature, and the tensions arising
from their interrelations. Particular
attention will be given to the ideological and
personal aspects of these phenomena, as well
as to their institutional guises in American
society.
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