Reading and writing seminar that examines the causes and effects of discrimination in a pluralistic society. Course readings are be 20^th-century authors: American, African American, Native American, Asian, Puerto Rican and Mexican American. Students examine ways in which ethnicity, race, and racism affect communities, educational institutions, families, and interpersonal relationships.

Class Format:

As a DC (Distance due to COVID) course, all aspects of this course will be fully compatible with remote online learning.The course will have weekly discussions held once a week requiring synchronous participation [at course designated time] using Zoom. All course readings and media will be be made available asynchronously. We will also have biweekly individual or small group sessions that require synchronous participation. All testing, writing and projects will be created for submission asynchronously on Canvas.Projects, including creative media, podcasts, videos, or other mixed media, will all be made available for creation and production asynchronously and for submission on Canvas. There will be a final presentation date (last day of class) that will be mandatory for students projects.