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 2000-2001. Courses appear in 4 categories, the first lists undergraduate core courses, the second lists courses with a primary focus on ethnicity in the United States, the third covers courses related to ethnicity and the United States, and the fourth covers topics on 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 15, 2000 at 404 Boylston Hall. The Faculty Advisory Committee, an interfaculty committee, advises students interested in pursuing Ethnic Studies on their course selection, mentors available, and resources in and around Harvard.
Core Courses in Ethnic Studies
Foreign Cultures 12. Sources of Indian Civilization
[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 74. Cultures of Southern Europe
Foreign Cultures 80. The Cultural Identities of Modern Korea
Foreign Cultures 82. Modern Arabic Narratives: Self, Society, and Culture
Historical Study A-12. International Conflict and Cooperation in the Modern World
[Historical Study A-53. The Chinese Revolutionary Tradition]
[Historical Study A-74. Continuity and Change in Contemporary China: The People’s Republic and Taiwan in the Modern World]
Historical Study A-77. The Emergence of Modern China, ca. 1600-2000
[Historical Study A-81. Chinese Emigration in Modern Times]
Historical Study B-52. Slavery and Slave Trade in Africa and the Americas
[Historical Study B-61. The Warren Court and the Pursuit of Justice, 1953–1969]
[Historical Study B-64. The Cuban Revolution, 1956–1971: A Self-Debate]
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
Literature and Arts C-47. Language, Literature, and Power in the Early Modern Hispanic World (1492–1700)
[Social Analysis 38. Social Stratification]
Social Analysis 54. American Society and Public Policy
Courses with a Primary Focus of Ethnicity in the United States
[Afro-American Studies 123. Race, Nation, and Democracy]
Afro-American Studies 123z. American Democracy
[Afro-American Studies 135z. James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry]
[Afro-American Studies 140z. The Other African Americans]
Afro-American Studies 143. African-Americans and a New Racial Divide
[Afro-American Studies 165. Art and Colonialism]
Afro-American Studies 191. The Civil Rights Movement: Seminar
*Afro-American Studies 196. Sociological Perspectives on Racial Inequality in America: Seminar
Afro-American Studies 196z. Race, Segregation and Inequality
*Afro-American Studies 197. Race, Class and Poverty in Urban America: Seminar
English 90a (formerly English 182). Jewish Writers in America
General Education 175 (formerly Anthropology 199a). Native Americans in the 21st Century: Nation-Building I
Government 1577. Minority Politics in the United States.
*Government 1582. Explorations in American National Identity
*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]
[*Religion 1005. World Religions in Boston: Research Seminar ]
[Religion 1007. Religion in Multicultural America]
[Sociology 60. Race and Ethnic Relations]
[Sociology 68. Social Movements]
*Sociology 96. Individual Community Research Internship
Sociology 114. The Experiences of Asian Americans: Sociological Perspectives
[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 248. Race, Politics, and Social Inequality
[*Sociology 249. Race and Public Policy: Seminar]
[*Sociology 255. Social Stratification: Seminar]
[*Sociology 300. Workshop on “Race,” Minority Studies and Public Policy]
Spanish 165. Bilingual Arts
Spanish 268. Telling Limits in American Ethnic Literatures
Women’s Studies 137. Black Women’s Representation: The Post-Civil Rights Generation
Courses Related to Ethnicity and the United States
*Afro-American Studies 97b (formerly Afro-American Studies 12). Topics in Afro-American History and Society: Seminar
Afro-American Studies 118. Africans, African-Americans and the Legacy of Slavery
Afro-American Studies 124y. Race: A Conceptual Exploration Seminar
[Afro-American Studies 125. Philosophical Problems of Race and Racism]
Afro-American Studies 126. Philosophical Perspectives on Issues of Race
Afro-American Studies 127. Marxist Theories of Racism
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 134. The Literature of Possession: Seminar]
[*Afro-American Studies 137z (formerly English 90ut). Black Women and Their Fiction]
[Afro-American Studies 138z. Interracial Literature]
[Afro-American Studies 140. Syncretism: Seminar]
[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 to 1860
[Government 90q. U.S. – Latin American Relations]
Government 2577. Identity: Ethnicity, Nationalism and Race
[*Government 2900. U.S.–Latin American Relations]
Music 208r. Ethnomusicology: Seminar
[Psychology 1505. Intergroup Relations]
Religion 1525. Radical Movements in Modern America
Religion 1528. Globalization, Civil Religion and Human Values: Envisioning World Community
[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
[Religion 2501. The Religious History of American Women: Seminar]
Sociology 40. Introduction to Human Societies
Sociology 137. Sociology of Identity
Sociology 145. Inequality in Industrial Society
[*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 97b (formerly Afro-American Studies 12). Topics in Afro-American History and Society: Seminar
Afro-American Studies 139. Black Travel Writing
[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 Culture and Society
[Anthropology 139. Power, Knowledge, and People in Sub-Saharan Africa]
[Anthropology 141. Society and History in Island Southeast Asia]
[Anthropology 184. Ethnicity in the Americas: The Indian Question]
Anthropology 213. Theories of Discourse in Middle Eastern Ethnography
[Anthropology 263. Transnationalism, Globalism, and Local Culture]
[Anthropology 274. Sovereignty, Ethnicity, and Pluralism]
Anthropology 277. Development Dilemmas
Armenian Studies 100. Armenian Epic
[Armenian Studies 102. Armenian Civilization]
Catalan Ba. Introduction to Catalan
*Catalan 91r. Supervised Reading and Research
Chinese History 118. History of Relations between China and Inner Asia II
Comparative Literature 103r. Literature and Politics: The Case of Zionism
[Comparative Literature 104. Jewish Autobiography from the Renaissance to the 20th Century]
[Comparative Literature 106x. Diaspora in Jewish Fiction]
Comparative Literature 112. Religion and Literature in the Middle Ages
Comparative Literature 166. The Comic Tradition in Jewish Culture
[*Comparative Literature 210. Comparative Themes in the Literatures of Medieval Spain: Seminar]
*English 90aw. Asian-American Poetics
*English 90cf. Caribbean Fictions
*English 90li. The Idea of Ireland
[*English 90vl (formerly *English 276x). African-American Literary Tradition]
*English 90wp (formerly *English 169). Black Playwrights of the World
English 168 (formerly *English 90ai). Anglophone India
[Folklore and Mythology 115. The African Oral Tradition]
French 38b. Introduction to Francophone Literature
[French 70c. Introduction to French Literature III: The Francophone World]
[French 188. Women Francophone Writers]
[French 194. Francophone Film, Cinema, and Epic Fiction]
French 198. Nations of Writers: On Contemporary Francophone Literature
[French 289r. French African Literature: Seminar]
[Government 90ac. Urban Politics]
Government 90gs. Civil Society in Asia
Government 90jp. The Struggle for Palestine/Israel
[Government 90km. The Political Economy of Africa]
Government 1295. Comparative Politics in Latin America
Government 1760. International Relations of East Asia
Government 1968. International Politics in the Middle East
Government 2148. Civil Society, West and East
[*Government 2900. U.S.–Latin American Relations]
[Hebrew 150a (formerly Hebrew 150). Introduction to Rabbinic Literature]
Hebrew 150b. Introduction to Rabbinic Literature
Hebrew 157. Introduction to Medieval Hebrew Poetry
Hebrew 166. Topics in the History of Talmud Study
[Hebrew 174. Political Thought: Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages]
Hebrew 176. Aristotle’s Ethics in Medieval Jewish Thought
History 1741. Gender and History in Latin America
History 1759 (formerly History 1760b). The History of Latin America, 1914-2000
History 1765. Brazil, 1750-2000
History 1766. Latin American Intellectual and Cultural History: Conference Course
History 1901. The History of Africa to 1860
[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 ]
History 1931. Europe in Africa & Africa in Europe: Conference Course
[*History 2781 (formerly *History 1781). Modern Mexican History: Seminar]
History of Art and Architecture 197. The Imperial Arts of the Inca and the Aztec
History of Art and Architecture 291. Visions and Virgins: Miraculous Images in Colonial Latin America
Islamic Civilizations 121. North Africa, 1500 to the Present
[Islamic Civilizations 124. Central Asian Culture and Society]
[Islamic Civilizations 125. History and Culture of Islamic Peoples of the Former Soviet Union]
Islamic Civilizations 160. The Meanings of Islam in Central Asia
[Jewish Studies 111. Modern Jewish Thought]
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]
*Music 190r. Proseminar: Topics in World Music
*Music 190rr. Proseminar: Topics in World Music
[Music 194r (formerly Music 190r). Special Topics: Proseminar]
Music 208r. Ethnomusicology: Seminar
Music 270r. Special Topics
Portuguese 37. Brasil hoje: Contemporary Brazilian Culture through Media
[Portuguese 38. Images of Brazil: Contemporary Brazilian Cinema]
[Portuguese 51. Journey Through Brazil: Advanced Writing and Reading in Portuguese]
Portuguese 121a. Introduction to the Literature of Brazil I
[Portuguese 121b. Introduction to the Literature of Brazil II]
[Portuguese 122b. Introduction to the Literature of Portugal II]
Religion 11. World Religions: Diversity and Dialogue
[Religion 14. Comparative Religious Ethics: An Introduction to the Study of Religion]
Religion 1001. Ethnographic Imaginations
[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 1536. Theology and Culture]
Religion 1700. Introduction to Buddhism
Religion 2040. Religion and Human Rights
Religion 2042. Religion, Nationalism, and Peace
[Romance Studies 171. The Spanish Civil War, from Two Sides of the Border]
Sociology 144. Immigration and Race: Canada: Confence Course
Sociology 148. Introduction to Comparative Societies
[*Sociology 149. Ethnicity: Comparative and Historical Perspectives: Conference Course]
[*Sociology 239. Racial Identity, Politics, and Public Policy: Seminar]
Spanish 35. Upper-Level Spanish I: Cuatro países latinoamericanos
[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 90g. Latin Quartet: Vallejo/Huidobro, Neruda/Paz]
[Spanish 90h. Indigenismos]
Spanish 121. Baroque/Neobaroque
[Spanish 132. Andean Voices, European Writing]
[Spanish 135. Writing Women: Language, Culture, and Difference in 20th-Century Spanish Narrative]
Spanish 161. Latin American Non-Fictional Prose
[Spanish 172. Barcelona, fin-de-siècle]
[Spanish 180. Ports of Call and Contact: Transatlantic Modernity]
Spanish 182. Culture and Society in the Caribbean (Caribbean Cultural Studies)
Spanish 186. Tobacco and Sugar
[Spanish 189. Colonial, Postcolonial]
Spanish 190. Postmodern Prose in the Southern Cone
Spanish 192. Music, Nation, and Migration (with Special emphasis on the Caribbean Experience)
[Spanish 194. Latino Cultures]
Spanish 201. The History of the Spanish Language
[Spanish 243. Foundational Fiction and Film]
Spanish 266. Cultural Criticism in Latin America
[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
Yiddish 108. American Jewish Literature