Courses Related to Ethnic Studies
The following are courses related to themes and issues of ethnicity and race, offered by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in 1999-2000. Courses appear in 3 categories, the first maintains a primary focus on ethnicity in the United States, the second covers courses related to ethnicity and the United States, and the third covers topics related to ethnicity outside the United States. Several courses are listed in more than one category. These lists serve as a guide for learning more about diversity in American cultures and other societies. The more complete, descriptive Ethnic Studies Guidebook is available as of September 1, 1999, at University Hall 17.
Courses with a Primary Focus of Ethnicity in the United States
Afro-American Studies 12. Topics in Afro-American History and Society: Seminar
Afro-American Studies 124z. Race, Culture, and Identity
Afro-American Studies 136x. Fiction(s) of Race, Fact(s) of Racism: Perspectives From South African and Afro-American Literatures
Afro-American Studies 140. Syncretism: Seminar
[Afro-American Studies 140z. The Other African Americans]
[Afro-American Studies 142. Afro-Latin Society and Politics]
[Afro-American Studies 165. Art and Colonialism]
English 187c. History in Chicano Literature
*English 297L. U.S. Latino Autobiography
General Education 175 (formerly Anthropology 199a). Native Americans in the 21st Century: Nation-Building I
*Government 1582. Explorations in American National Identity
[Historical Study B-61. The Warren Court and the Pursuit of Justice, 1953–1969]
*History 1635 (formerly History 1659 and 90h). Race and Race Relations Since Plessy: Conference Course
*History 1645 (formerly History 1607). History of American Immigration: Conference Course
History 1649. The American West: 1780-1930
[Literature and Arts A-58. Ethnicity, Modernity, and Modernism in 20th-Century Literature, Art, and Culture]
Literature and Arts B-78. Soundscapes: World Music at Home and Abroad
*Religion 1005. World Religions in Boston: Research Seminar
[Religion 1007. Religion in Multicultural America]
Social Analysis 38. Social Stratification
[Sociology 60. Race and Ethnic Relations]
Sociology 68. Social Movements
*Sociology 96. Individual Community Research Internship
[Sociology 122. Topics in Racial and Ethnic Relations: Conference Course]
Sociology 124. Social Stratification
[Sociology 135. The Caribbean Experience in America]
[Sociology 166. Poverty, Public Policy, and Controversy]
[*Sociology 183. Prejudice, Politics, and Society: Conference Course]
*Sociology 188. Lines that Divide: Race, Class, Gender, and Ethnicity in the Ethnographic Tradition: Conference Course
[*Sociology 189. Culture and Race in the Development of American Society: Conference Course]
[*Sociology 221. Immigration, Identity and Assimilation: Seminar]
[*Sociology 239. Racial Identity, Politics, and Public Policy: Seminar]
*Sociology 249. Race and Public Policy: Seminar
[*Sociology 255. Social Stratification: Seminar]
*Sociology 300. Workshop on “Race,” Minority Studies and Public Policy
Spanish 181. Islands and Enclaves: Caribbean Latino Literature in the United States
Courses Related to Ethnicity and the United States
[Afro-American Studies 131. Afro-American Literature to the 1920s]
[Afro-American Studies 132. Afro-American Literature from the 1920s to the Present]
Afro-American Studies 136y. Key texts of the African Decolonization and Afro-American Liberation Movements
[Afro-American Studies 136z. Comparative African and African-American Drama: the Dramaturgy of Wole Soyinka and August Wilson]
[*Afro-American Studies 137z (formerly English 90ut). Black Women and Their Fiction]
[Afro-American Studies 141 (formerly Anthropology 157). Afro-Atlantic Religions]
[Afro-American Studies 165z. Art of the African Diaspora: Seminar]
Comparative Literature 104. Jewish Autobiography from the Renaissance to the 20th Century
[Comparative Literature 106x. Diaspora in Jewish Fiction]
[Comparative Literature 166. The Comic Tradition in Jewish Culture]
Economics 1357. Historical Perspectives on American Economic Ascendancy
Economics 1815 (formerly Economics 1015). Social Problems of the American Economy
English 17. American Literature from the Beginnings to Whitman
Government 90q. U.S. – Latin American Relations
*Government 2900. U.S.–Latin American Relations
Music 208r. Ethnomusicology: Seminar
[Psychology 1505. Intergroup Relations]
*Religion 1506. Interpretations of American Religious History: Seminar
Religion 1530r. Religious Values and Cultural Conflict: Seminar
Religion 1536. Theology and Culture
Religion 1726. Buddhism in America: Seminar
Religion 2040. Religion and Human Rights
Religion 2042. Religion, Nationalism, and Peace: Seminar
Religion 2501. The Religious History of American Women: Seminar
*Sociology 149. Ethnicity: Comparative and Historical Perspectives: Conference Course
Women’s Studies 102 (formerly Women’s Studies 10c). Gender and Inequality
Women’s Studies 155. Women, Girls, and Poverty: Conference Course
Courses Related to Ethnicity outside the United States
Afro-American Studies 136x. Fiction(s) of Race, Fact(s) of Racism: Perspectives From South African and Afro-American Literatures
[Afro-American Studies 136z. Comparative African and African-American Drama: the Dramaturgy of Wole Soyinka and August Wilson]
[Afro-American Studies 141 (formerly Anthropology 157). Afro-Atlantic Religions]
[Afro-American Studies 165. Art and Colonialism]
Afro-American Studies 165y. African Women in Art and History
[Afro-American Studies 165z. Art of the African Diaspora: Seminar]
Anthropology 122. Japanese Society and Culture
[Anthropology 139. Power, Knowledge, and People in Sub-Saharan Africa]
[Anthropology 141. Society and History in Island Southeast Asia]
[Anthropology 147. West African Cultures]
[Anthropology 156. Religions of Mesoamerica]
Anthropology 176. New Perspectives on Political Anthropology in the Contemporary World: Seminar
Anthropology 184. Ethnicity in the Americas: The Indian Question
Anthropology 213. Theories of Discourse and Culture in the Middle East
Anthropology 248. Deep China: What Medical Anthropology and Psychiatry Contribute to the Study of China Today
Anthropology 263. Transnationalism, Globalism, and Local Culture
Anthropology 265. Latin America in Anthropological Perspective
Anthropology 274. Sovereignty, Ethnicity, and Pluralism
[Anthropology 277. Problems in the Analysis of Social Change and Development]
[Arabic 155. Society and Culture in Modern Arabic Fiction]
Armenian Studies 102. Armenian Civilization
[Chinese History 117. History of Relations between China and Inner Asia I]
[Chinese History 118. History of Relations between China and Inner Asia II]
Comparative Literature 104. Jewish Autobiography from the Renaissance to the 20th Century
[Comparative Literature 106x. Diaspora in Jewish Fiction]
[Comparative Literature 166. The Comic Tradition in Jewish Culture]
*Eliot 133. The Táin: The Medieval Irish Saga
*English 90wp (formerly *English 169). Black Playwrights of the World
*English 276x. African-American Literary Tradition
Folklore and Mythology 115. The African Oral Tradition
Foreign Cultures 19. El poder y lo sagrado: figuras de un conflicto en las literaturas hispanicas
Foreign Cultures 46. Caribbean Societies: Socioeconomic Change and Cultural Adaptations
[Foreign Cultures 48. The Cultural Revolution]
Foreign Cultures 70. Understanding Islam and Contemporary Muslim Societies
Foreign Cultures 80. The Cultural Identities of Modern Korea
French 70c. Introduction to French Literature III: The Francophone World
[French 188. Women Francophone Writers]
French 190. The Post-Colonial Novel
[French 191. Le roman d’ Afrique noire]
French 194. Francophone Film and Cinema
[French 196. Masterpieces of Literature from Africa]
[French 289r. French African Literature: Seminar]
Government 90ac. Urban Politics
[Government 90jp. The Struggle for Palestine/Israel]
Government 90ke. The Civil Rights and the Anti-Vietnam War Movements: The Changing Locus of Social Movements
Government 90km. The Political Economy of Africa
Government 90q. U.S. – Latin American Relations
[Government 1207. Comparative Politics of the Middle East]
[Government 1208. The Politics of Islamic Resurgence]
Government 1265. East Asian Political Economies
Government 1295. Comparative Politics in Latin America
*Government 2900. U.S.–Latin American Relations
Government 2910. Brazil’s Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War
Hebrew 150a (formerly Hebrew 150). Introduction to Rabbinic Literature
Hebrew 174. Political Thought: Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages
Historical Study A-12. International Conflicts and Cooperation in the Modern World
Historical Study A-53. The Chinese Revolutionary Tradition
[Historical Study A-68. The Making and Remaking of the Modern Middle East]
Historical Study A-74. Continuity and Change in Contemporary China: The People’s Republic and Taiwan in the Modern World
[Historical Study A-81. Chinese Emigration in Modern Times]
Historical Study B-64. The Cuban Revolution, 1956–1971: A Self-Debate
History 1741. Gender and History in Latin America
History 1760b. The History of Latin America, 1914–1998
*History 1781. Modern Mexican History: Conference Course
History 1824a (formerly Foreign Cultures 36 and History 1824). China in Modern Times: Conference Course
History 1836. Chinese and Indian Diaspora in the Americas
History 1906. West Africa from the Earliest Times to 1800
History 1908. Rethinking Gender in African History: Conference Course
History 1913. 19th and 20th Century South African History
History 1914. Histories of the New South Africa: Conference Course
Islamic Civilizations 124. Central Asian Culture and Society
[Islamic Civilizations 125. History and Culture of Islamic Peoples of the Former Soviet Union]
Jewish Studies 111. Modern Jewish Thought
Jewish Studies 113. Pre-State Israel, 1933-1948, vis-à-vis the British Mandate and Germany’s Rule in Europe: Problems of Structure, Leadership, and Zionist Self-Images
Jewish Studies 114. Modern Hebrew Literature in Translation
Jewish Studies 116. Messianism, Mysticism and Magic in Modern Jewish Literature
[Jewish Studies 117. Religious Elements in Modern Jewish Poetry]
[Literature 119. The Holocaust and Problems of Representation]
[Literature and Arts A-24. Foundational Fictions: The National Romances of Latin America]
Literature and Arts B-78. Soundscapes: World Music at Home and Abroad
[Literature and Arts C-47. Language, Literature, and Power in the Early Modern Hispanic World (1492–1700)]
Moral Reasoning 58. Slavery in Western Political Thought
Music 190r. Proseminar: Topics in World Music
Music 190rr. Proseminar: Topics in World Music
Music 208r. Ethnomusicology: Seminar
[Portuguese 121a. Introduction to the Literature of Brazil I]
[Portuguese 121b. Introduction to the Literature of Brazil II]
Portuguese 242. Brazil Reaches Out and Looks In: Machado de Assis.
Religion 11. World Religions: Diversity and Dialogue
Religion 14. Comparative Religious Ethics: An Introduction to the Study of Religion
[Religion 1010. Religious Life Among Indigenous Cultures in the Americas]
Religion 1017. New Religious Movements and Society: Conference Course
Religion 1075. Jerusalem: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry
Religion 1420. History of Ancient Christianity from the Beginnings to the 4th Century
[*Religion 1481. Current Topics in Latin American Religion and Theology: Advanced Seminar]
Religion 1536. Theology and Culture
Religion 2040. Religion and Human Rights
Religion 2042. Religion, Nationalism, and Peace: Seminar
*Sociology 149. Ethnicity: Comparative and Historical Perspectives: Conference Course
[*Sociology 239. Racial Identity, Politics, and Public Policy: Seminar]
Spanish 47. Latin American Cultures
[Spanish 48. Perspectives on Mexico]
Spanish 71a (formerly Spanish 101a). Spanish American Literature from the Colony to Independence
Spanish 71b. Spanish American Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Spanish 90f. Latin American Cultural Studies: Critical Perspectives
[Spanish 90g. Latin Quartet: Vallejo/Huidobro, Neruda/Paz]
[Spanish 90h. Indigenismos]
Spanish 90i. Modernity and the Limits of Reason in the 20th Century Latin American Narrative: Fantastic and Detective Fiction
Spanish 132. Andean Voices, European Writing
[Spanish 135. Writing Women: Language, Culture, and Difference in 20th-Century Spanish Narrative]
[Spanish 139. Renaissance on the Border: Colonial Latin American Literature and the Formation of a Creole Tradition]
Spanish 172. Barcelona, fin-de-siècle
[Spanish 186. Tobacco and Sugar]
[Spanish 189. Colonial, Postcolonial]
Spanish 191. History, Fiction, and Politics in Latin America
Spanish 194. Latino Cultures
Spanish 199a. The 19th and 20th Century Latin American and Spanish Narrative, I
Spanish 199b. The 19th and 20th Century Latin American and Spanish Narrative, II
[Spanish 201. The History of the Spanish Language]
[Spanish 243. Foundational Fiction and Film]
[Spanish 261. Writing like a Woman in Latin America]
Spanish 263. Problems of Representation of Space and Identity in Latin American Literature
Spanish 265. A Bilingual Esthetic
[Spanish 268. Telling Limits in American Ethnic Literatures]
[Spanish 287r. Spanish Literature: Seminar]
Spanish 295r. Spanish-American Literature: Seminar
[Women’s Studies 134. Women’s Writing and Film in Latin America and the Caribbean]
[Yiddish 102r. Modern Yiddish Literature I]
Yiddish 103r. Modern Yiddish Literature II
[Yiddish 105. Yiddish Language and Linguistic Theory]