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 2001-2002. 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 will be available in Septemberl. "Please consult the Ethnic Studies websitehttp://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cesh/intro.html#esc for more details."
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. 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: Exploring Music in a Changing World
[Literature and Arts C-47. Language, Literature, and Power in the Early Modern Hispanic World (1492–1700)]
Social Analysis 54. American Society and Public Policy
Social Analysis 66. Race, Ethnicity, and Politics in the United States
Social Analysis 68. Race, Class, and Poverty in Urban America
Courses with a Primary Focus on Ethnicity in the United States
[Afro-American Studies 123z. American Democracy]
[Afro-American Studies 135z. James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry]
Afro-American Studies 143. African-Americans and a New Racial Divide
[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
General Education 175. Native Americans in the 21st Century: Nation-Building I
Government 90oc. Race and Ethnic Conflict in America
*Government 2140. Identity in History and Politics
*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 1007. Religion in Multicultural America]
Sociology 60. Race and Ethnic Relations
Sociology 68. Social Movements
*Sociology 96. Individual Community Research Internship
Sociology 124. Social Stratification
[Sociology 166. Poverty, Public Policy, and Controversy]
[*Sociology 188. Lines that Divide: Race, Class, Gender, and Ethnicity in the Ethnographic Tradition: Conference Course]
*Sociology 221. Immigration, Identity and Assimilation: Seminar
[Sociology 248. Race, Politics, and Social Inequality]
*Sociology 249. “Race,” Culture and Social Structure: Seminar
*Sociology 300. Workshop on “Race,” Minority Studies and Public Policy
[Spanish 165. Bilingual Arts]
[Spanish 268. A Rhetoric of Particularism ]
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. African-American History from the Slave Trade to 1900
[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 138z. Interracial Literature
[Afro-American Studies 140. Syncretism: Seminar]
[Afro-American Studies 141 (formerly Anthropology 157). Afro-Atlantic Religions]
Anthropology 153. Nationalism and Bureaucracy
Anthropology 198. Violence and the Media
Anthropology 201r. Topics in the Anthropology of Gender
[Anthropology 210. Anthropology of Events]
Anthropology 289. Culture and Violence
Chinese Literature 132. Chinatowns
[Comparative Literature 166. The Comic Tradition in Jewish Culture]
[*Economics 1357. Historical Perspectives on American Economic Ascendancy]
[Economics 1815. Social Problems of the American Economy]
English 17. American Literature to 1860
[Government 90q. U.S. – Latin American Relations]
*Government 1582. Who Are We? Issues of American National Identity
*Government 2140. Identity in History and Politics
[*Government 2900. U.S.–Latin American Relations]
History 1610. Confronting Objects/Interpreting Culture: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on North America: Conference Course
History 1945 (formerly History 1745). Conquest in the Americas
History 1955. Comparative Labor History: Conference Course
Music 208r. Ethnomusicology: Seminar
*Philosophy 166z. Identity and Individuality: Race, Society, and State: Proseminar
Psychology 1507. Cross-Cultural Psychology
[Religion 1525. Radical Movements in Modern America]
[Religion 1528. Globalization 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 149. Ethnicity: Comparative and Historical Perspectives: Conference Course
Women’s Studies 101r (formerly Women’s Studies 101). Money Changes Everything: Gender and Globalization
Women’s Studies 110a. Bodies and Boundaries: Conference Course
Women’s Studies 110b. Current Problems in Feminist Theory: Conference Course
Women’s Studies 110c. Borders and Betrayals: Engendering Cultural Identities
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 and Transnationality
[Afro-American Studies 141 (formerly Anthropology 157). Afro-Atlantic Religions]
[Afro-American Studies 165y. African Women in Art and History]
[Anthropology 122. Japanese Culture and Society]
Anthropology 153. Nationalism and Bureaucracy
Anthropology 184. Ethnicity in the Americas: The Indian Question
Anthropology 198. Violence and the Media
[Anthropology 210. Anthropology of Events]
[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]
Anthropology 289. Culture and Violence
[Armenian Studies 100. Armenian Epic]
[Armenian Studies 102. Armenian Civilization]
Catalan Aa (formerly Catalán Ba). Elementary Catalán I
*Catalan 91r. Supervised Reading and Research
[Chinese History 118. History of Relations between China and Inner Asia II]
Chinese Literature 132. Chinatowns
[Comparative Literature 103r. Literature and Politics: The Case of Zionism]
[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 90ai (formerly English 168). Anglophone India]
[*English 90cf. Caribbean Fictions]
*English 276x (formerly *English 90vl). African-American Literary Tradition: Graduate Seminar
Folklore and Mythology 115. The African Oral Narrative Tradition
French 42 (formerly French 38b). Introduction à la litérature francophone
French 70c. Introduction to French Literature III: The Francophone World
French 188. Women Francophone Writers
French 194. Francophone Film, Cinema, and Epic Fiction
French 289r. French African Literature: Seminar
German 195. Multicultural Germany: Negotiating the Turkish-German Minority
[Government 90gs. Civil Society in Asia]
Government 90hh. International Migration and the Political Economy of Development
Government 90jp. The Struggle for Palestine/Israel
Government 1295. Comparative Politics in Latin America
Government 1760. International Relations of East Asia
[Government 2148. Civil Society, West and East]
[*Government 2900. U.S.–Latin American Relations]
Hebrew 150a. Introduction to Rabbinic Literature
[Hebrew 150b. Introduction to Rabbinic Literature]
Hebrew 174. Political Thought: Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages
[Hebrew 176. Aristotle’s Ethics in Medieval Jewish Thought]
History 1439. India and the British Empire in the 18th Century: Conference Course
History 1610. Confronting Objects/Interpreting Culture: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on North America: Conference Course
History 1741. Gender and History in Latin America
History 1759 (formerly History 1760b). The History of Latin America, 1914-2002
[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 1945 (formerly History 1745). Conquest in the Americas
History 1955. Comparative Labor History: Conference Course
*History 2781 (formerly *History 1781). Modern Mexican History: Seminar
[History of Art and Architecture 291. Visions and Virgins: Miraculous Images in Colonial Latin America]
[Indian Studies 111. Literary Cultures of India: An Introduction to the Study of South Asia]
[Indian Studies 112. Major Themes in Modern Indian History ]
Indian Studies 205a. South Asia as Understood Through Its Regions I: Seminar
Indian Studies 205b. South Asia as Understood Through Its Regions II: Seminar
[*Indian Studies 216 (formerly Indian Studies 102). Early History of South Asia]
[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
*Music 190rr. Proseminar: Topics in World Music
[Music 194r (formerly Music 190r). Special Topics: Proseminar]
Music 208r. Ethnomusicology: Seminar
[Music 270r. Special Topics]
*Philosophy 166z. Identity and Individuality: Race, Society, and State: Proseminar
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]
Psychology 1507. Cross-Cultural Psychology
[Religion 11. World Religions: Diversity and Dialogue]
[Religion 1001. Ethnographic Imaginations]
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 1650. Modern Hindu Movements: Seminar]
Religion 1700. Introduction to Buddhism
[Religion 2040. Religion and Human Rights]
[Religion 2042. Religion, Nationalism, and Peace]
Slavic 191. Gender and Nation After Yugoslavia
Slavic 192. Balkan Imagery in Film and Literature
Slavic 193. Constructing Slavic Identities: An Introduction to Slavic Civilization
*Sociology 149. Ethnicity: Comparative and Historical Perspectives: Conference Course
Spanish 35. Upper-Level Spanish I: Cuatro países latinoamericanos
Spanish 48. Perspectives on Mexico
Spanish 71a (formerly Spanish 101a). Spanish American Literature from the Colony to Independence
Spanish 71b. From Modernism On: Survey of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature.
[Spanish 90h. Indigenismos]
[Spanish 132. Andean Voices, European Writing]
Spanish 172. Barcelona, fin-de-siècle
[Spanish 186. Tobacco and Sugar]
[Spanish 201. The History of the Spanish Language]
Spanish 287r. Spanish Literature Seminar: Realism and Its Avatars
Spanish 295r. Graduate Seminar on Poetry and Nation in Spanish America
Women’s Studies 101r (formerly Women’s Studies 101). Money Changes Everything: Gender and Globalization
Women’s Studies 110a. Bodies and Boundaries: Conference Course
Women’s Studies 110b. Current Problems in Feminist Theory: Conference Course
Women’s Studies 110c. Borders and Betrayals: Engendering Cultural Identities
[Yiddish 102r. Modern Yiddish Literature I]
[Yiddish 103r. Modern Yiddish Literature II ]
Yiddish 105. Yiddish Language and Linguistic Theory
[Yiddish 108. American Jewish Literature]