Fall '99 First-Year Course Guide

Race & Ethnicity for First-Year Students Fall Term 1999

It is most important that you are careful to elect the section of the course taught by the faculty member whose name is listed with the course. Other sections of the course have not been approved to meet this requirement and may not be substituted.

This list is subject to change by the College of LS&A Curriculum Committee. Updated versions are posted at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/saa/publications/courses.html Check this location to learn about additions or deletions or call POINT-10 (764-6810).


Amer. Cult. 102. First Year Seminar in American Studies. (3). (SS).

Section 001 – Politics and Culture of Race in Post-1945 U.S. Meets with Hist 196.003. Evening Meetings on Sept. 13 & Nov. 11, 7-10 P.M. Required As Part of First-Year Intergroup Relations Seminars (FIGS).

Instructor(s): Matthew Countryman (mcountry@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (SS).

R&E First-Year Seminar,


Amer. Cult. 201. American Values. (4). (HU).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Richard Cándida Smith (candidas@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU).

R&E


Amer. Cult. 212. Introduction to Latino Studies – Social Science. (3). (SS).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Tomas Almaguer

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (SS). (R&E).

R&E


Amer. Cult. 214. Introduction to Asian American Studies – Social Science. (3). (SS).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Kwon

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (SS). (R&E).

R&E


Amer. Cult. 217. Introduction to Native American Studies – Humanities. (3). (HU).

Section 001 – Spiderwoman’s Children.

Instructor(s): Betty Bell (blbell@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU). (R&E).

R&E


Amer. Cult. 240/WS 240. Introduction to Women's Studies. (4). (HU).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Anne Hermann (anneh@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU). (R&E).

R&E


Anthro. 101. Introduction to Anthropology. (4). (SS).

Introductory Courses

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Elisha Renne (erenne@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Primarily for first- and second-year students. (4). (SS). (R&E). Does not count toward anthropology concentration requirements.

R&E


Anthro. 101. Introduction to Anthropology. (4). (SS).

Introductory Courses

Section 150.

Instructor(s): Rich Freeman (richfree@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Primarily for first- and second-year students. (4). (SS). (R&E). Does not count toward anthropology concentration requirements.

R&E


Asian St. 112/Hist. 152. Southeast Asian Civilization. (4). (SS).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Victor Lieberman (eurasia@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (SS).

R&E


Engl. 270. Introduction to American Literature. (3). (HU).

Section 001 – American Voices.

Instructor(s): Rosemary Kowalski (rkowalsk@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).

R&E


History 152/Asian Studies 112. Southeast Asian Civilization. (4). (SS).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Victor Lieberman (eurasia@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (SS).

R&E


History 196. First-Year Seminar. (3). (SS).

Section 003 – Politics and Culture of Race in Post-1945 U.S. Meets with American Culture 102.001. Evening Meetings. on Sept. 13 & Nov. 11, 7-10 P.M. Required As Part of First-Year Intergroup Relations Seminars (FIGS).

Instructor(s): Matthew Countryman (mcountry@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (SS).

R&E First-Year Seminar,


Philo. 355. Contemporary Moral Problems. (4). (HU).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Stephen Darwall (sdarwall@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 455. (4). (HU).

R&E


Psych. 120. First-Year Seminar in Psychology as a Social Science. (3). (SS).

Section 005 – Racism Underground: Hidden and Not-So-Hidden Prejudice in America.

Instructor(s): Denise Sekaquaptewa (dsekaqua@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (SS). May not be included in a concentration plan in psychology. May be repeated for a total of six credits.

R&E First-Year Seminar,


Psych. 120. First-Year Seminar in Psychology as a Social Science. (3). (SS).

Section 011 – The Psychology of Culture, Power, and Human Relations.

Instructor(s): Ruby Beale (rubeale@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (SS). May not be included in a concentration plan in psychology. May be repeated for a total of six credits.

R&E First-Year Seminar,


RC Core 100. First Year Seminar. (4). (Introductory Composition).

Written and Verbal Expression

Section 006 – On Listening to Holocaust Survivors: The Experience of Survival..

Instructor(s): Hank Greenspan (hgreensp@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: ECB Writing Assessment. Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (4). (Introductory Composition).

R&E


RC Core 100. First Year Seminar. (4). (Introductory Composition).

Written and Verbal Expression

Section 008 – Writing About Cultural Communities, Ethnicity, and Imposed Categories (Race, Gender, Class, and so forth).

Instructor(s): Ann Larimore

Prerequisites & Distribution: ECB Writing Assessment. Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (4). (Introductory Composition).

R&E


RC Core 100. First Year Seminar. (4). (Introductory Composition).

Written and Verbal Expression

Section 017 – Race, Health, and American Values: A Historical Perspective.

Instructor(s): Peretz Hirschbein

Prerequisites & Distribution: ECB Writing Assessment. Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (4). (Introductory Composition).

R&E


French 244. Issues in Race and Cultural Diversity in the Francophone World. (3). (HU).

Courses Taught in English (without language prerequisite)

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Frieda Ekotto (ekotto@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Taught in English. A knowledge of French is not required. Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU).

R&E First-Year Seminar,


Portuguese 150. First Year Seminar in Brazilian Studies. (3). (HU).

Section 001 – Breaking Gender and Racial Barriers in Brazil.

Instructor(s): Niedja Fedrigo (niedja@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU).

R&E First-Year Seminar,


Slavic 150. First Year Seminar. (3). (HU).

Section 001 – Cultural Diversity of Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia.

Instructor(s): Vitalij Shevoroshkin (vvs@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

R&E


Slavic 225. Arts and Cultures of Central Europe. (3). (HU).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Jindrich Toman (ptydepe@umich.edu) , Herbert Eagle (hjeagle@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).

R&E Foriegn Lit


Soc. 105. First Year Seminar in Sociology. (3). (SS).

Section 001 – Democracy, Diversity, and Community.

Instructor(s): David Schoem (dschoem@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (SS).

R&E First-Year Seminar,


UCourses 150. First-Year Humanities Seminar. (3). (HU).

Section 006 – Inventing Race.

Instructor(s): Vanessa Agnew (vagnew@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU). May be repeated for credit with permission of department.

R&E First-Year Seminar,


Women's St. 240/Amer. Cult. 240. Introduction to Women's Studies. (4). (HU).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Anne Herrmann (anneh@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU). (R&E).

R&E


Women's St. 270. Women and the Law. (4). (SS).

Section 001.

Instructor(s):

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (SS). (R&E).

R&E


Courses in Other Units **

Natural Resources and Environment

NR&E 492. Environmental Justice: Domestic and International.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Bryant

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (non-LS&A).

R&E

**While this course may be used to satisfy the R&E requirement, the course credits count as non-LS&A.


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