Race & Ethnicity for Winter Term 2000

The LS&A faculty added the Race & Ethnicity requirement in 1991 after long and thoughtful discussion. The faculty does believe that because racial and ethnic intolerance has fundamentally affected the development of contemporary American society and because its effects will continue to be felt well into the future, all students should take at least one course that deals on a fairly sophisticated level with topics such as the historical development of racism, and the social, political, and economic effects of racism and other types of discrimination.

Courses approved to meet the Race & Ethnicity requirement will address issues arising from racial or ethnic intolerance. In approving the requirement, the faculty of the College made the following statements:

Required content. All courses satisfying the requirement must provide discussion, consistent with disciplinary approaches, of:

1. the meaning of race, ethnicity, and racism;
2. racial and ethnic intolerance and resulting inequality as it occurs in the United States or elsewhere;
3. comparisons of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, social class, or gender.

Required focus.

1. Every course satisfying the requirement must devote substantial, but not
   necessarily exclusive, attention to the required content. Courses may meet this requirement by various means consistent with disciplines or fields of study, and faculty members from all departments are urged to think creatively about how their fields might contribute to the requirement.
2. Although it is hoped that many of these courses will focus on the United States, it is not required that they do so. Courses that deal with these issues in other societies, or that study them comparatively, may also meet the requirement.

Students who are new to the College of LS&A (that is, first time enrolled as an LS&A student) in the Fall Term of 1991, and thereafter, must (in any term before graduation) receive credit for one of the approved Race and Ethnicity (R&E) courses. Each term's listing will vary as courses are added or deleted by the College of LS&A Curriculum Committee. The College offers several courses taught by a number of different departments each term. Although the list of courses that fulfill this requirement varies from term to term, all such courses are designed to give students exposure to questions focusing on the meaning of race and racism, racial and ethnic intolerance and resulting inequality, and comparisons with other types of discrimination.

This list is subject to change without notice.

CAAS 448/Hist. 448. Africa Since 1850. (3). (SS).

African Studies

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Mamadou Diouf (mdiouf@umich.edu)

CAAS 457/Econ. 476. Political Economy of Black America. (3). (Excl).

African-American Studies

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Warren Whatley (wwhatley@umich.edu)

Amer. Cult. 100. What is an American? (4). (SS).

Section 001.

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

Amer. Cult. 215. Introduction to Asian American Studies – Humanities. (3). (HU).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Kwon

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

Section 001.

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

Amer. Cult. 243/WS 243. Introduction to Study of Latinas in the U.S. (3). (HU).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Hernandez

Amer. Cult. 312/Hist. 377. History of Latinos in the U.S. (3). (Excl).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Maria Montoya (mmontoya@umich.edu)

Amer. Cult. 327/Engl. 387. Latino/Latina Literature of the U.S. (3). (HU).

Section 001 – Chicano/a Narrative.

Instructor(s): John Gonzalez (jmgonzal@umich.edu)

Amer. Cult. 399(UC 299). Race, Racism, and Ethnicity. (4). (SS).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Margarita de la Vega-Hurtado (delavega@umich.edu)

Amer. Cult. 436/MHM 456. Music of Asian Americans. (3). (Excl).

Section 001 – Meets with MHM 562

Instructor(s): Joseph Lam

Bio. Anthro. 362. Problems of Race. (3). (NS).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): C. Loring Brace (clbrace@umich.edu)

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

Introductory Courses

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Stuart Kirsch (skirsch@umich.edu)

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

Introductory Courses

Section 026.

Instructor(s): Conrad Kottak (ckottak@umich.edu) , Kelly Askew (kaskew@umich.edu)

Anthro. 158. First Year Seminar in Cultural Anthropology. (3). (SS).

Introductory Courses

Section 001 – Race & Power in the Americas.

Instructor(s): Julie Skurski (skurski@umich.edu)

First-year seminar,

Anthro. 272/Ling. 272. Language in Society. (4). (SS).

Introductory Courses

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Anthony Berkley (aberkley@umich.edu)

Anthro. 315. Native American Peoples of North America. (4). (SS).

Ethnology-Regional Courses

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Deborah Jackson (debjacks@umich.edu)

Anthro. 447. Culture, Racism, and Human Nature. (3). (Excl).

Ethnology-Theory/Method

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Melvin Williams (mddoublu@umich.edu)

CSP 105. Reading and Writing Seminar: Insiders/Outsiders. (4). (Excl).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Fran Zorn

Econ. 476/CAAS 457. Political Economy of Black America. (3). (Excl).

Other Topics in Economics

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Warren Whatley (wwhatley@umich.edu)

Engl. 225. Argumentative Writing. (4). (HU).

Section 024, 033 – Race, Class, and Gender in Twentieth-Century America.

Instructor(s): Martha Patterson (pattersn@umich.edu)

Engl. 387/Amer. Cult. 327. Latino/Latina Literature of the U.S. (3). (HU).

Section 001 – Chicano/a Narrative. This course satisfies the New Traditions and American Literature requirements for English concentrators

Instructor(s): John Gonzalez (jmgonzal@umich.edu)

Engl. 417. Senior Seminar. (4). (Excl).

Section 002 – Native American Literature. This course satisfies the New Traditions and American Literature requirements for English concentrators

Instructor(s): Lincoln Faller (faller@umich.edu)

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

Section 002 – Gender, Race, and Class. (Honors)

Instructor(s): Regina Morantz-Sanchez (reginann@umich.edu)

History 211/MARC 211. Later Middle Ages, 1100-1500.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Diane Hughes (dohughes@umich.edu)

ADDED retroactively on 30-Nov-2001

History 377/Amer. Cult. 312. History of Latinos in the U.S. (3). (Excl).

U.S. History

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Maria Montoya (mmontoya@umich.edu)

History 384. Modern Jewish History 1880-1948. (3). (Excl).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Todd Endelman (endelman@umich.edu)

History 448/CAAS 448. Africa Since 1850. (3). (SS).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): M. Diouf (mdiouf@umich.edu)

History 477. Latin America: The National Period. (4). (SS).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Sueann Caulfied (scaul@umich.edu)

Judaic St. 296/HJCS 296/Rel. 296. Perspectives on the Holocaust. (4). (HU).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Elliot Ginsburg (elgins@umich.edu)

Ling. 272/Anthro. 272. Language in Society. (4). (SS).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Anthony Berkley (aberkley@umich.edu)

MARC 211/History 211. Later Middle Ages, 1100-1500.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Diane Hughes (dohughes@umich.edu)

ADDED retroactively on 30-Nov-2001

MHM 456/Amer. Cult. 436. Music of Asian Americans. (3). (Excl).

Section 001 – Meets with MHM 556

Instructor(s): Joseph Lam (hbd@umich.edu)

AAPTIS 331. Introduction to Arab Culture and Language. (4). (HU).

Arabic Literature and Culture in English

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Raji Rammuny (raram@umich.edu)

HJCS 296/Judaic Studies 296/Rel. 296. Perspectives on the Holocaust. (4). (HU).

Jewish Literature and Culture in English

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Elliot Ginsburg (elgins@umich.edu)

Poli. Sci. 452. Israeli Society and Politics. (3). (Excl).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Zvi Gitelman (zvigitel@umich.edu)

Rel. 296/HJCS 296/Judaic Studies 296. Perspectives on the Holocaust. (4). (HU).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Elliot Ginsburg (elgins@umich.edu)

RC Hum. 312/Slavic Film 312. Central European Cinema. (3). (HU).

Arts and Ideas

Section 001 – Race, Ethnicity and Gender Issues

Instructor(s): Herbert Eagle (hjeagle@umich.edu)

RC Soc. Sci. 344. The History of Detroit in the 20th Century. (4). (SS).

Section 001 – Detroit: 20th Century Boomtown

Instructor(s): Charles Bright (cbright@umich.edu)

RC Soc. Sci. 381. Unteaching Racism. (4). (Excl).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Helen Fox (hfox@umich.edu)

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)

First-Year Seminar,

Slavic 312/RC Hums. 312. Central European Cinema. (3). (HU).

Section 001 – Race, Ethnicity and Gender Issues

Instructor(s): Herbert Eagle (hjeagle@umich.edu)

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

Section 002 – Democracy, Diversity, and Community

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

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)

Women's St. 243/Amer. Cult. 243. Introduction to Study of Latinas in the U.S. (3). (HU).

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Hernandez

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

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Lisa Kellmeyer (lkellmey@umich.edu) , Murphy , Tara McGrath (tmcgrath@umich.edu)

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