Section
001 – History of the North American Environment. For Winter
Term, 1998, this section is offered jointly with History
396.002. (Montoya)
Unless otherwise stated, the permission required for the repetition
for credit of specifically designated courses is that of the student's
concentration or BGS advisor.
201. American Values. (4).
(HU).
This course will explore the riot of ideals, aspirations, conflicts, visions, and material realities that have defined American
culture. It will draw on a range of sources – including fiction, music, movies, architecture, and images in art – to reconstruct
a history of ways in which Americans have imagined their nation.
And, while this is not a history course, we will read a lot of
history to follow the life of the American imagined community
from the struggles to make sense of industrial growth, national
expansion, and urbanization in the late 19th century to the current
struggle to understand an increasingly multi-ethnic population, an increasingly service-oriented economy, and a growing distrust
of government with the history of ideas about what "America"
should mean. We will think about American culture as it is manifest
in ideas about patriotism and war, race and national progress, and the idea of separate spheres as a solution to the moral problems
of industrial capitalism. Cost:3
WL:1 (Hass)
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204. Themes in American
Culture. (3). (HU). May be repeated for credit with
permission of concentration advisor. Laboratory fee ($10) required.
Section 001 – Latino/a Popular Cultures. This introductory
seminar will provide an exploratory yet comprehensive examination
to the study of Latina/o popular culture(s). We will draw from
various theories that inform the study of popular culture, such
as feminist, Marxist/Gramscian, structuralism/post-structuralism, postmodern, and cultural studies. Keeping in mind the importance
of how history, geography, coloniality, gender, sexuality, race, and class collectively constitute – and are constituted by – popular
culture, we will examine the production, process,
and practices of various popular cultural expressions, such as music, film, and television; religion and popular mythology;
sporting events and rituals; murals, graffiti, and other urban
art forms; poetry and oral traditions; subcultural dancing, dress, and linguistic expressions; performance and guerrilla theater;
and popular rituals, festivals, and parades. Documentary and featured
films, along with guest lectures and performances will supplement
seminar-style class discussions. Because we all participate in, consume, and/or practice popular culture, students are encouraged
to include their personal experiences and insights to class discussions
and writing assignments. Course requirements will include four
short essays, a take-home midterm and final exam, and a creative
group project. There are no prerequisites for this course; however, knowledge in Latino/a Studies and history, and/or in Ethnic Studies
will provide an underlying and fundamental grounding to better
understand the assigned readings and class discussions. Cost:3
WL:1,3 (ValentÌn)
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212. Introduction to Latino
Studies – Social Science. (3). (SS). (This course
meets the Race and Ethnicity Requirement).
This course is designed as a broad overview of the major
topics, themes, and methodologies in social science research in
Latino Studies. The goal is to introduce students to the diverse
experiences of different Latino groups, primarily Chicanos, Puerto
Ricans, and Cubans, in order to highlight similarities as well
as differences in their historical and contemporary positions
in the United States. (Almaguer)
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215. Introduction to Asian
American Studies – Humanities. (3). (HU). (This course
meets the Race and Ethnicity Requirement).
Section 001 – Questions of Home and Identity. To understand the multiple experiences of Asian Americans, you will have the
opportunity to read various literary texts by, among others, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Thai American writers. Main themes are the
struggles and motivations of Asian immigrants, the impact of migration
on identity and community formation, the question of home and identity for Asians/Asian Americans. You will reexamine the linkages
and distinctions between diverse Asian American groups, re-re-envision
challenges, and explore dilemmas in how Asian Americans re-define
Asian American panethnicity and a cultural nationalism, distinct
from other nationalisms of ethnic "minorities." Works
will include Garret Hongo, Volcano; Wanwadee Larsen, Confessions of a Mail Order Bride: American Life Through Thai
Eyes; Ronyoung Kim, Clay Walls; and Velina Hasu
Houston's play, Tea. (Thongthiraj)
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240/WS 240. Introduction
to Women's Studies. Open to all undergraduates. (4).
(HU). (This course meets the Race and Ethnicity Requirement).
See Women's Studies 240.
(Hackett)
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243/WS 243. Introduction
to Study of Latinas in the U.S. (3). (HU). (This
course meets the Race and Ethnicity Requirement).
This course is an exploration into the multiplicity of social
and cultural histories and relations that define the variety of
experiences of Latinas in the United States. We will examine the
many ways in which ethnic, racial, class, gender, and sexual differences
have shaped these experiences. Special attention will be paid
to the construction of identities and to power relations in the
United States. During the term we will discuss these processes
using a wide range of multidisciplinary materials. The course
is thematically organized, and it includes topics such as: Differences
among Latina women: racialization; "Border" women/"Barrio"
women: the Geography of Identity; "Mother," "Sister,"
and "Daughter," En-gendering Betrayal: Sexuality and Transgressions; and Differences "at Work." (Koreck)
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301. Topics in American
Culture. (1-3). (Excl). May be repeated for credit
with permission.
Section 001 – Popular Culture and Cultural Studies. (3 credits).
The objective of this course is to trace the intellectual issues
in the 20th century that have impacted the changing emphasis on
popular culture/cultural studies. By examining the important theoretical
debates and positions of scholars and theorists, by discussing the historic context of these debates and positions, and by tracing the cross-fertilization of ideas and methods that go into the
analysis of popular culture, its various manifestations, and culture
in general, students will get a better understanding of (1) where the study of popular culture fits into academic history, (2) why
popular culture/cultural studies has become truly important in
understanding American culture, and (3) be prepared to examine
issues important to them with a more critical eye. (Shea)
Section 002 – Asian Pacific Americans and the Law. (1 credit). This mini-course is an overview of how federal and state laws have affected the Asian Pacific American (APA) experience and presence in the U.S. The course will cover the APA historical timeline, exclusion laws, alien land laws, World War II internment of Japanese Americans, affirmative action as it applies to APAs, civil rights and racial hate crime violence, bilingual issues in education and the workplace, and the drive for native Hawaiian recognition and separation, among other topics. This is a mini-course which meets for five weeks from February 18/Mar 25. WL:1 (Hwang)
Section 003 – Religious Encounters in the New World: European
Discovery in the Americas. (3 credits). For Winter Term, 1998, this section is offered jointly with Religion
380.001. (Pulis)
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302/Soc. 302. Introduction
to American Society. (3). (Excl).
See Sociology 302. (Kimeldorf)
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309. Learning through Community
Practice. Permission of instructor. (1-4). (Excl).
(EXPERIENTIAL).
Section 001 – Community Based Research. (4 credits). For
Winter Term, 1998, this section is offered jointly with Psychology
303.001. (Cooke)
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311. Topics in Ethnic Studies.
(3). (HU). May be repeated for credit with permission
of advisor.
Section 001 – Colonialism and Asian/Pacific American Literature.
For Winter Term, 1998, this section is offered jointly with English 317.004. (Sumida)
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312/Hist. 377. History of
Latinos in the U.S. (3). (Excl). (This course meets the Race and Ethnicity Requirement).
See History 377. (Montoya)
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342/Hist. 368/WS 360. History
of the Family in the U.S. (4). (SS).
See History 368. (Morantz-Sanchez)
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350. Approaches to American
Culture. Amer. Cult. 201, junior standing, or concentration
in American Culture. (3). (Excl).
Section 001 – Imperialism and Democracy: U.S. Intervention in the Americas. This course in critical methodologies will
take as its central question the role of imperialism in the making
of a U.S. identity from the beginning of the nation. Starting
out as a creole colony itself, the U.S. immediately undertook
territorial expansion to be its Manifest Destiny, all the while
proclaiming the coincidence of this imperialism with progress, enlightenment, and democracy. We will examine precisely what historical
configurations enabled the apparent contradictions of the spread
of "democracy" with slavery, other forms of racial subjugations, gender hierarchy, and class exploitation. Significant moments
to be examined may include the removal of Native American tribes, the U.S.-Mexican War, Reconstruction, the U.S.-Spanish War, and twentieth-century U.S. interventions in the Americas. An extensive
final research project and presentation will be required. Cost:2 WL:1 (Gonz·lez)
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399(UC 299). Race, Racism, and Ethnicity. (4). (SS).
This course will use historical and theoretical approaches
toward understanding racism and its dynamics of power, domination, subordination, and resistance. The syllabus and lectures will
be interdisciplinary, building partly upon imaginative literature, personal narratives, and other texts in the voices of these various
groups: Native Americans, African Americans, Latina/o peoples, Asian/Pacific Americans, and European Americans. Readings, lectures, and discussion will profile the groups and interpret histories
of their interactions as well as analyze diversity within each.
We will study how domination and resistance – and their costs
- are experiences common to these groups but from different positions
and through specific mechanisms varying from group to group. Two
weekly hours in lecture plus one two-hour discussion section are
required, as are two papers of 10-12 pages each and weekly responses
to assigned readings. Cost:2
WL:1 (Sumida)
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404/Soc. 404. Hispanic-Americans:
Social Problems and Social Issues. Junior or senior
standing. (3). (Excl).
See Sociology 404. (Pedraza)
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406/Engl. 384/CAAS 384.
Topics in Caribbean Literature. (3). (Excl). May
be repeated for a total of six credits.
See English 384. (Gikandi)
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410. Hispanics in the United
States. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for credit with
permission.
Section 001 – Women in Prison: Gender and Crime Among Blacks and Latinas. In this course you will learn about women in prison.
This course will focus on the oppression that these women experience
before, during, and after incarceration. Interviews will be scheduled
with women at the prison which will be the basis for a final paper.
The approach for these papers will utilize the Human Science perspective.
As we study the experiences of these women as they participate
in their existence we will use abstract categories and scientific
constructs to analyze their experiences. Requirements: (a) midterm
and final paper; (b) class participation; (c) reaction papers;
(d) class presentation. Cost:2
WL:1 (JosÈ-Kampfner)
Section 002 – The Politics of Language and Cultural Identity.
For Winter Term, 1998, this section is offered jointly with Spanish 440. (Aparicio)
Section 006 – Empowering Latino Families and Communities.
A primary goal of this course is to apply principles of community
psychology to explore how ethnic families and communities empower themselves to promote the well-being of their children. Through
readings, discussions, and on-site experiences with parent groups, schools, and community organizations in Detroit, the class will
consider how communities define threats to children's welfare
and how they respond to those threats. Lectures, readings, and discussions will focus on principles of community psychology, urban communities in Detroit, their histories and their structures.
Through discussion and written assignments, the class will consider
issues critical to the future of urban communities. Course requirements
include readings, lectures, community participation, and a paper
focused on a community-based organization in Detroit. An additional
four-hour practicum will be required. (Gutierrez)
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430/WS 430. Feminist Thought.
Amer. Cult. 240 and one 340-level WS course. (3).
(Excl).
Section 001 – Philosophical Topics in the Study of Gender.
For Winter Term, 1998, this course is offered jointly with Philosophy 372. Cost:3
WL:1 (Haslanger)
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490/Film-Video 451. American
Film Genres. Junior standing. (4). (HU). Laboratory
fee ($35) required.
The western, the musical, the detective/crime film, the screwball
comedy, the science fiction film, form a background against which
we measure and understand American cinema. These film genres each
have their particular conventions – presenting certain kinds of
characters and plots, utilizing particular camera styles, mise-en-scËne,
and acting; and how they address particular issues and conflicts.
As these genres evolve, old patterns are given new twists, surprising the viewer with unexpected departures from the norm, thus turning the genre toward consideration of new social and cultural problems.
We will examine four characteristic American film genres. We will
study exemplary films in each genre, ranging in period from the
1930's to the 1980's, thus allowing us to analyze changes within the genre, and the aesthetic as well as the sociopolitical implications
of these changes. Weekly film screenings will complement two hours
of lectures and one hour of discussion. Students will be evaluated
on the basis of three short papers, a longer one, and their participation
in discussion. (Lab fee, textbook, and course pack). Cost:2
WL:1(De La Vega-Hurtado)
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496. Social Science Approaches
to American Culture. (3). (Excl). May be repeated
for credit with permission of concentration advisor.
Section
001 – History of the North American Environment. For Winter
Term, 1998, this section is offered jointly with History
396.002. (Montoya)
Section 002 – Michigan in the Era of Industrialization. For Winter Term, 1998, this section is offered jointly with History 396.006. (Blouin)
Section 003 – History of Old Age in America. For Winter Term, 1998, this section is offered jointly with History 396.001. (Achenbaum)
Section 004 – Social History of the American Civil War. For Winter Term, 1998, this section is offered jointly with History 396.003. (Vinovskis)
Section 005 – Law and Society in American History. For Winter Term, 1998, this section is offered jointly with History 397.002. (Green)
Section 006 – Approaches to Asian American History. Approaches to Asian American History is a course designed to introduce students to major works, theories, and methodologies in the writing of Asian American history. Dominant themes representing historical periods and processes in Asian American history will be examined. These include immigration and labor, contact and interaction, community formation, the anti-Asian movement, resistance and adaptive strategies, and the postwar legal changes and diverse communities. This seminar will also examine the place of Asian American history within U.S. history. Cost:3 WL:1 (Nomura)
Section 007 – Health and Medicine in U.S. Culture. For Winter Term, 1998, this section is offered jointly with History 396.004. (Pernick)
Section 008 – Exploring 1950s
U.S. Culture. This is an upper-level seminar in mid-century
U.S. intellectual and cultural history. We will explore modernism
and mass culture in the U.S. in the context of the cold war through
a variety of primary and secondary sources from or about the 1950s.
Students will read about one book per week on the following topics: the articulation and critique of the post-war liberal consensus
in social thought; the transition from Abstract Expressionism
to early Pop Art in visual culture; popular culture and the African
American freedom struggle; the relations between modern jazz and the "beat generation" counter-culture; and gender domesticity, and dissent in Hollywood cinema. The weekly format will be one
two-hour discussion and a required lab session (for films, videos, and recordings). Students will be evaluated on the basis of active
class participation, weekly journals, and several papers. It is
expected that students will have done previous course work in
modern U.S culture. Enrollment is limited to 20 students. Laboratory
fee ($30) required. (Anderson)
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498. Humanities Approaches
to American Culture. (3). (Excl). May be repeated
for credit with permission.
Section 001 – Contemporary Native American Women Writers.
This seminar will address the works of Leslie Marmon Silko, Louise
Erdrich, and Linda Hogan. Using the works of these three Native
American women we will ask: What does it mean to write as a Native
American woman in the late 20th century? How are issues of gender
and cultural nationalism (tribalism) addressed in their works?
What identifies their work as Native American? As women? And how
are they drawing on the past to build a contemporary tradition
in Native American women's writing? There will be one 12-15 page
paper at the end of the term, and each student – in addition to
being active in class discussions – will give one class presentation.
(Bell)
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533/CAAS 533/Hist. 572.
Black Civil Rights from 1900. (3). (Excl).
See History 572. (Theoharis)
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Courses in Spanish
224(307)/Spanish 290. Spanish
for U.S. Latinos. Basic knowledge of Spanish language.
(4). (Excl). This course does not satisfy the language requirement.
See Spanish 290. (Aparicio)
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Courses in Ojibwa
A full sequence of Ojibwa cannot be guaranteed. Students must
consult with the American Culture Program Office before undertaking
Ojibwa to satisfy the College language requirement.
222. Elementary Ojibwa.
Non-LS&A students must have permission of the
American Culture Program Director. (3). (LR).
This course is designed to give the conversational and cultural
skills necessary to enable students to use Ojibwa in real life
situations. The teaching methods are entirely inductive, and the
role of writing is downplayed. There is considerable emphasis
on teaching culturally appropriate behavior, and the simple conversational
patterns of greetings, leave takings, introductions, table talk, etc. Cost:2
WL:1 (McCue)
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223. Elementary Ojibwa.
Amer. Cult. 222 and permission of the American Culture
Program Director. (3). (LR).
See Ojibwa 222. (McCue)
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322. Intermediate Ojibwa.
Amer. Cult. 223 and permission of the American Culture
Program Director. (3). (LR).
This course is designed to improve the basic conversational
skills of the student who knows some Ojibwa. The emphasis in class
is on increasing the range of situations in which the student
can use Ojibwa in real life. Some emphasis is placed on teaching the students to be able to learn more Ojibwa outside of the classroom, by talking and using the language with native speakers. Cost:2
WL:1 (McCue)
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323. Intermediate Ojibwa.
Amer. Cult. 322 and permission of the American Culture
Program Director. (3). (LR).
See Ojibwa 322.
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422. Advanced Ojibwa. Amer.
Cult. 323 and permission of the American Culture Program Director.
(3). (Excl).
This course is aimed at giving students with conversational
ability in Ojibwa the opportunity to both improve their speaking
and listening skills and to introduce them to Ojibwa literature, and the various dialects represented in the literature. Students
will work with the original, unedited texts, as well as with edited, re-transcribed materials, and thus learn about the problems of
working in a language without a standard writing system that is
widely accepted. Cost:2
WL:1 (McCue)
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423. Advanced Ojibwa. Amer.
Cult. 422 and permission of the American Culture Program Director.
(3). (Excl).
See Ojibwa 422. (McCue)
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