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Ethnic Studies
Description: This seminar provides students with an in-depth engagement with key contemporary theoretical, epistemological, and methodological perspectives in contemporary Critical Ethnic Studies. In this seminar we will think together about what the "Critical" is in Critical Ethnic Studies. Although the field of Critical Ethnic Studies is the focal point of the theories discussed, the course is essentially interdisciplinary in nature -- a function of the very nature of the field. Thus, this course will refract contemporary vocabularies of race through a specific question and site-driven topic selected by the professor (i.e. borders, Black Lives Matter, indigeneity, urban studies, etc.). Thinking through specific sites or questions will enable the inquiry to cohere various theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, as well as different levels of analysis, in order to center and interrogate what moves "the critical" makes in the conceptualization, scholarly practices, and politics of Critical Ethnic Studies. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Prerequisite: ES 301 and Junior status or higher
Ethnic Studies
Term : Spring 2026
Catalog Year : 2025-2026
ES 400 - Seminar In Contemporary Issues In Critical Ethnic Studies
Description: This seminar provides students with an in-depth engagement with key contemporary theoretical, epistemological, and methodological perspectives in contemporary Critical Ethnic Studies. In this seminar we will think together about what the "Critical" is in Critical Ethnic Studies. Although the field of Critical Ethnic Studies is the focal point of the theories discussed, the course is essentially interdisciplinary in nature -- a function of the very nature of the field. Thus, this course will refract contemporary vocabularies of race through a specific question and site-driven topic selected by the professor (i.e. borders, Black Lives Matter, indigeneity, urban studies, etc.). Thinking through specific sites or questions will enable the inquiry to cohere various theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, as well as different levels of analysis, in order to center and interrogate what moves "the critical" makes in the conceptualization, scholarly practices, and politics of Critical Ethnic Studies. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Prerequisite: ES 301 and Junior status or higher