Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western Area Studies, Courses Summer 2000

Summer 2000 Course Descriptions
Key to Course Descriptions

Courses listed below are approved UA courses as of Summer 2000. Not all approved courses will be offered during this term. For course offerings/availability during a specific term, see the Schedule of Classes. Each course number below links to the Schedule of Classes.

General Education: Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western Area Studies General Ed Program

Courses are listed by home department.

Africana Studies (AFAS)

AFAS 222 African American Studies: A History of Ideas (3) II The theoretical and philosophical ideas expressed by thinkers of the African world. Issues in the areas of epistemological relativism, ethics, political philosophy and the history of ideas will be examined. P, two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104). (Identical with PHIL 222, ANTH 222). Approved as Tier Two - Humanities. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

AFAS 260 Ethnic Relations in the United States (3) I II P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). (Identical with SOC 260, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

AFAS 330 Minority Groups and American Politics (3) I II (Identical with POL 330, which is home). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

AFAS 468 Government and Politics of Africa (3) I II P, POL 204. (Identical with POL 468, which is home). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

AFAS 487A Race and Public Policy (3) I (Identical with POL 487A, which is home). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

American Indian Studies (AIS )

AIS 210 American Indian Languages (3) I II P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). (Identical with LING 210, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

AIS 334 Politics and American Indians (3) II (Identical with POL 334, which is home). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

AIS 478 American Indians and the Supreme Court (3) (Identical with POL 478, which is home). May be convened with AIS 578 Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement..

AIS 487A Race and Public Policy (3) I (Identical with POL 487A, which is home). May be convened with AIS 587A Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement..

Anthropology (ANTH)

ANTH 202 Applying Anthropology in a Global Context (3) II Course introduces students to the orders of meaning and power that influence human living and working conditions, as well as the capacity of human beings to alter those conditions. A combination of lectures, readings, films, class discussions and exercises will familiarize students with approaches to global problems in applied anthropology and the solutions that the discipline has proposed. P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

ANTH 203 Caribbean Transformations from "Cannibals" to Reggae (3) I The systematic study of processes of culture change. Course focuses on an ethnographic region - the Caribbean - which has been the site of intense culture contacts. P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

ANTH 222 African American Studies: A History of Ideas (3) II P, two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104). (Identical with AFAS 222, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Humanities. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

ANTH 316 Political Economy of Language (3) I Interethnic and interclass contests over language and meanings in relation to access to material resources and civil rights. Writing Emphasis Course. P, junior status, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

Classics (CLAS)

CLAS 362 Women and Gender in Antiquity (3) II Women in literature, archaeology and history from the Bronze Age to the Roman Empire. Writing Emphasis Course. P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). (Identical with HUMS 362, W S 362). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

East Asian Studies (EAS )

EAS 464 International Relations of East Asia (3) II P, POL 202. (Identical with POL 464, which is home). May be convened with EAS 564 Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement..

EAS 489 Women in East Asia (3) I (Identical with HIST 489, which is home). May be convened with EAS 589 Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement..

Geography and Regional Development (GEOG)

GEOG 210 The Political & Cultural Geography of Globalization (3) II This course examines how systems of difference provide revealing analytical categories for understanding the political and cultural geography of globalization and develops critical thinking skills that can be used effectively beyond this course. P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

GEOG 369 Geography of the Middle East (3) I Physical environments and cultural areas of Southwest Asia, with emphasis on people-environment interrelationships, settlement systems, and impact of Islam. Writing Emphasis Course. (Identical with NES 369). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

GEOG 413 Africa (3) II Physical and human bases of regional contrasts, with emphasis on tropical environmental systems and changing patterns of resource utilization and development. Writing Emphasis Course. May be convened with GEOG 513 Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement..

German Studies (GER )

GER 373 Women's Fictions in Twentieth-Century Germany (3) II Introduction to a variety of twentieth-century women writers and film makers in German-speaking countries. Texts will range from literary works to essays, films, and videos of theater performances. Readings and class discussions in English. P, two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104). (Identical with W S 373). Approved as Tier Two - Humanities. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

GER 376 German-Jewish Writers (3) I Focuses on the contributions of Jewish writers to German culture. P, completion of Tier One. (Identical with JUS 376). Approved as Tier Two - Humanities. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

History (HIST)

HIST 253 History of Women in the United States: Colonial America to 1890. (3) I Changing role of women in American society from colonial times to 1890. (Identical with W S 253). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

HIST 254 History of Women in the United States: 1890 to Present. (3) II Changing role of women in American society from 1890 to the present. (Identical with W S 254). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

HIST 489 Women in East Asia (3) I Women in traditional China and Japan; analysis of changes occurring in the modern period. (Identical with EAS 489, W S 489). May be convened with HIST 589 Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement..

Humanities Program (HUMS)

HUMS 260 Intercultural Perspectives (3) Cultural, literary, and artistic expressions of Native, Hispanic, African and Asian Americans. Traces roots in the past with emphasis on modern works. Three of the four groups studied in one semester. P, ENGL 103H or ENGL 104H or 6 units of 1st-year composition. Two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

HUMS 362 Women and Gender in Antiquity (3) II Writing Emphasis Course. P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). (Identical with CLAS 362, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

HUMS 365 Journeys and the Culture of Travel (3) I II Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural study of human journeys and representations of travel in art, literature, and philosophy from ancient to modern times. Field Trips. P, 6 units of first-year composition, two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104). Approved as Tier Two - Humanities. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

HUMS 370 Nobel Laureates of Literature (3) II Survey of 20th century masterpieces of world literature by Nobel laureates with works by Tagore, Andric, Garcia-Marquez, Paz, Gordimer, and others. Approved as Tier Two - Arts. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

Italian (ITAL)

ITAL 330B Italian Americana in Fiction and Film: Crossing Oceans (3) I II Comprehensive study of a particular aspect of Italian culture: Italian Americana in Fiction and Film: Crossing Oceans. Counts toward the major or minor in Italian or Italian Studies. Taught in English. P, two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104). Approved as Tier Two - Humanities. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

ITAL 330D Women in Italian Society (3) II Comprehensive study of a particular aspect of Italian culture: Women in Italian Society. Counts toward the major or minor in Italian or Italian Studies. Taught in English. P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

Judaic Studies (JUS )

JUS 376 German-Jewish Writers (3) I P, completion of Tier One. (Identical with GER 376, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Humanities. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

Linguistics (LING)

LING 210 American Indian Languages (3) I II This course surveys American Indian languages and the communities that speak them, focusing on a representative sample for closer study. The role of language in maintaining cultural identity is examined, and prospects for the future of American Indian languages are assessed. P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). (Identical with AIS 210). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

Mexican American Studies (MAS )

MAS 265 Overview of Mexican-American Studies (3) II Introduction to Mexican American studies from multidisciplinary perspectives. P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

MAS 330 Minority Groups and American Politics (3) I II (Identical with POL 330, which is home). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

MAS 332 Politics of the Mexican-American Community (3) II (Identical with POL 332, which is home). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

MAS 365 Latinos and Latinas: Emerging Contemporary Issues (3) I Using a comparative and multi-disciplinary focus this course critically examines major issues in Latino/a scholarship. Major topics include: immigration, political economy, class, the politics of ethnic identity creation and maintenance, the construction of race, gender, sexuality, and policy issues. P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

Music (MUS )

MUS 109 Rock and American Popular Music (3) I This course surveys the history of rock music in a way that underscores the power of music as a means of communication. In addition to studying the various sound characteristics and styles associated with rock, we will look at the specific ways that the development of rock music illustrates basic operations of music in general: the role music plays in shaping social (including economic) interaction, and the relationship between musical production and worldview. Approved as Tier Two - Arts. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

MUS 334 Music in World Cultures (3) I CDT Overview of nonwestern musics in selected world cultures. Approved as Tier Two - Arts. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

MUS 344 Arab and Asian Music (3) II Exploration of the structure and utility of music in Indian, Arab, Chinese, Japanese, and Indonesian cultures. Approved as Tier Two - Arts. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

Near Eastern Studies (NES )

NES 369 Geography of the Middle East (3) I Writing Emphasis Course. (Identical with GEOG 369, which is home). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

NES 441 Arab-Israeli Conflict (3) P, POL 202 or POL 204. (Identical with POL 441, which is home). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

Philosophy (PHIL)

PHIL 222 African American Studies: A History of Ideas (3) II P, two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104). (Identical with AFAS 222, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Humanities. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

Political Science (POL )

POL 330 Minority Groups and American Politics (3) I II Political problems of the poor; analysis of systematic poverty in the U.S. and theories of causation; selected policy problems: education, housing, job training, enforcement of anti-discrimination statutes; future of "power" movements. (Identical with AFAS 330, MAS 330). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

POL 332 Politics of the Mexican-American Community (3) II Political structure and processes of the Mexican-American community, with emphasis on history, schooling, political behavior, and class; future trends; bibliography. (Identical with MAS 332). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

POL 334 Politics and American Indians (3) II Examination of public policy on American Indians and analysis of the political culture of American Indian communities. (Identical with AIS 334). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

POL 335 Gender and Politics (3) I II Examination of politics through the lens of gender hierarchy. Emphasis on how constrictions of masculinity and femininity shape and are shaped by interacting economic, political and ideological practices. (Identical with W S 335). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

POL 441 Arab-Israeli Conflict (3) Traces the birth and growth of the Arab-Israeli conflict since 1948 with particular attention to the internal impediments to conflict resolution on both the Arab and Israeli sides. Also surveys the role of the Great Powers in Middle East politics generally. P, POL 202 or POL 204. (Identical with NES 441). May be convened with POL 541 Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement..

POL 464 International Relations of East Asia (3) II National interests, issues and conflicts, relations, and influence of domestic politics in interstate relations in East Asia. P, POL 202. (Identical with EAS 464). May be convened with POL 564 Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement..

POL 468 Government and Politics of Africa (3) I II Government and politics of African nations south of the Sahara; emphasis on processes of political and economic development. P, POL 204. (Identical with AFAS 468). May be convened with POL 568 Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement..

POL 476 Women and the Law (3) I Legal status of women in America, including constitutional protections, marriage and family relationships, educational and vocational opportunities, political rights, criminal law. P, POL 201. (Identical with W S 476). May be convened with POL 576 Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement..

POL 478 American Indians and the Supreme Court (3) Examination of the U.S. Supreme Court as a policy-making institution; with analysis of major court opinions affecting tribal sovereignty and individual Indian rights in such areas as tribal status and federal relations, treaty law, Indian land title, jurisdiction. (Identical with AIS 478). May be convened with POL 578 Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement..

POL 487A Race and Public Policy (3) I Examination of the race issue in the context of American politics. POL 487A focuses primarily on the African experience in America from 1619, when the first slaves were led onto the beach at Jamestown, to approximately 1910 when segregation had replaced slavery. (Identical with AIS 487A, AFAS 487A). May be convened with POL 587A Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement..

Russian and Slavic Languages (RUSS)

RUSS 328 Women in Russian Literature and Culture (3) I Images of Russian women as reflected in literary, historical, and religious texts. Cultural attitudes revealed help to understand the status and role of women in today's Russia. P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). (Identical with W S 328). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

Sociology (SOC )

SOC 260 Ethnic Relations in the United States (3) I II Analysis of minority relations and mass movements in urban society; trends in the modern world, with special reference to present-day race problems and social conflict. P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). (Identical with AFAS 260). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

Traditions and Cultures (TRAD)

Note: All subtitles of TRAD 101 fulfill the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity or Non-Western Area Studies Requirement.

TRAD 101 Non-Western Cultures and Civilizations: The Africana Experience (3) I II Historical development and fundamental concepts of a nonwestern culture. Examines how members of a particular culture are shaped by a distinct heritage of ideas, values, and artistic expressions that may be in sharp contrast to traditional western ideas and values. Approved as Tier One - Traditions and Cultures. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

Women's Studies (W S )

W S 200 Women and Western Culture (3) I II Examines the various ways in which women have been depicted in western philosophy, literature, and the arts from the classical Greek period to the present. Explores women's cultural expressions and representations of themselves. P, two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104). Approved as Tier Two - Humanities. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

W S 210 Cultures of Biology, Medicine, Gender and Race (3) I II This Tier Two course looks at how meanings of gender and race are influenced by popular conceptions of biology and medicine. It explores such controversial topics as gender difference in brain anatomy, genetic models of gayness and intelligence, reproductive technology, hormones, syphilis, and AIDS. P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

W S 240 Suffragists, Sisters, & Riot Grrls: Intro to Women's Studies (3) Introductory course to women's studies featuring selected works of twentieth century feminist thought. Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

W S 253 History of Women in the United States: Colonial America to 1890. (3) I (Identical with HIST 253, which is home). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

W S 254 History of Women in the United States: 1890 to Present. (3) II (Identical with HIST 254, which is home). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

W S 328 Women in Russian Literature and Culture (3) I P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). (Identical with RUSS 328, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

W S 335 Gender and Politics (3) I II (Identical with POL 335, which is home). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

W S 362 Women and Gender in Antiquity (3) II Writing Emphasis Course. P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). (Identical with CLAS 362, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

W S 373 Women's Fictions in Twentieth-Century Germany (3) II P, two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104). (Identical with GER 373, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Humanities. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

W S 476 Women and the Law (3) I P, POL 201. (Identical with POL 476, which is home). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

W S 489 Women in East Asia (3) I (Identical with HIST 489, which is home). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

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