coursesspring
ALANA
U.S. ETHNIC STUDIES PROGRAM
(African American/Latino/Asian
American/Native American)
http://www.uvm.edu/~alana/
Brian Gilley, Director of
ALANA U.S. Ethnic Studies
A502 Old Mill Annex, University
of
Vermont
These courses can be taken for credit
towards the ALANA U.S. Ethnic Studies minor. Every course here is
taught from a multicultural perspective and devotes at least two-thirds
of its content to the study of U.S. peoples of color.
SPRING
2010 COURSES
ALAN 051A D1: Intro to
ALANA US Ethnic Studies 13044
Moustapha Diouf
4:00 - 5:15 TR
Introduction to ALANA U.S. Ethnic Studies will critically examine
conventional wisdom about race, ethnicity, gender, nationalism, and
identity. The goal of the course is to engage the ways difference is
constructed in contemporary society and how differences produce social,
political and economic experiences for various groups of people.
ALAN 096 WW1: Chasing the Blues
13948
Mark Greenberg
Travel course
This travel course provides a unique opportunity to experience places
where significant events and people in both the blues and Civil Rights
Movement originated and to learn about these from an instructor who
participated in the latter and has known and worked with many blues
musicians, scholars, and documentarians. The bulk of this course
consists of an 8-day (plus 2 travel days) trip to Memphis and the
Mississippi Delta that will take place in January, 2010. This
will be preceded by a 3-hour classroom session during the Fall 2009
semester. The course will have a Blackboard site containing
information, links to e-reserve readings, exercises, and media
materials.
Cross listed with THE 196 and WGST 196.
ALAN 196A: Topics in
Contemporary LGBT/Queer Theatre 14005
Gregory Ramos
4:05-7:05 W
This course focuses on LGBT/Queer themes in contemporary U.S.-American
theatre. Topics include: Queer people of color, Political
Theatre, History of LGBT/Queer theatre.
Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing. THE 095: Diversity in
Contemporary U.S. American Theatre or by permission Gregory
Ramos@uvm.edu or 656-4351
ALAN 196 WQ1: American Indians and
Race 13877
Brian Gilley
This is an online course.
Examines the social impact of the race concept on US American Indians
throughout the history of their interactions with Euro-Americans.
The course provides historical and contemporary case studies and well
as contemporary theoretical perspectives.
ALAN 296 OL1: Race and Nation
13882
Brian Gilley
This is an online course
A cross-cultural
examination of state sponsored race making and racism. Will focus
on understanding the ways in which racial categories have been made by
states and are embedded in social policies and practices.
Examines race relations in the United States and uses other countries
as comparative examples.
Cross listed with ANTH 296Z
ALAN 297 A D1: Independent Study
Brian Gilley
Instructor permission.
ANTH 064 Z1 D1:Native Americans
of Vermont 13921
Andrew Beaupre
05:30 06:45 TR
Vermont's native peoples from their earliest appearance in the region
until today. Archaeological and ethnographic data reviewed in the
broader perspective of aboriginal Northeastern cultural history.
ANTH
296 OL1: Race and Nation 114316
Brian Gilley
This is an online course
Cross listed with ALAN 296 OL1
See ALAN 296 OL1 for description
CMSI
095A Language and
Ethnicity 13879
Maeve Eberhardt
3:00 3:50 MWF
This course will explore the language patterns of four American ethnic
minority groups (African Americans, Hispanic Americans/Latino/as,
Native Americans and Asian Americans). We will focus on the role
of language in the construction of identity, cultural forms of
expression (e.g., traditions of joking, culturally-specific speech
events), inter-ethnic communication, bilingualism, non-verbal
communication and language use in the classroom. We will
additionally consider white ethnic groups, with a specific focus on
white privilege and its relation to standard language ideology.
DNCE 150
A D1:Jazz in American
Dance 14032
Paul Besaw
11:45 12:35 M W
F An in-depth study of the legacy and influence of African and
African-derived dance forms on American social/vernacular dance
(including hip hop), as well as American Theatre Jazz, Modern Dance,
and Ballet.
Pre/co-requisites, DNCE 50 or permission.
ENGS 057
A D1:Race and
Ethnicity in Literary Studies: 10783
Isabella Jeso
11:45 12:35 MWF
This course is a study of
U.S. minority voices in
literature.
It introduces students to the ways in which various American ethnic
groups have
employed story-telling, dramatic representation, poetry and the essay
form to
explore issues relating to their place as minorities in the national
social
fabric. We will examine how authors exploit literary conventions in
each genre
studied. At the same time, we will consider how these writers explode
and / or
go beyond those expectations, creating unconventional stylistic devices
for
literary self-representation; as these new methods of speaking emerge
from
their individual and collective minority experiences. We will thus have
two
primary foci. One will be to examine technical devices employed by each
author
as an individual and also as a voice of the particular minority group
under
which society categorizes him or her. The second will be to study
thematic
schemes prevalent in each of these works. The course is divided into
four
units, with each unit consisting of works by selected authors
“representative”
of one American ethnic group. I list them here in alphabetical order:
African-American; Asian-American; Latino/na-American and
Native-American.
Selected material for each unit includes one or more of the following
literary
genres: novels, short fiction, plays, poetry and essays. There will be
an exam
at the conclusion of each course unit. Additionally, students will be
required
to write an eight-page essay theorizing their own perception (based on
a close
reading of two authors from two ethnic groups) of being categorized as
a
minority in American society.
ENGS 057 B D1:Race
and Ethnicity in Literary Studies: Intro 10784
Isabella Jeso
12:50 1:40 M W F
See
ENGS
057A for description.
ENGS 057
C D1:Race
and Ethnicity in Literary Studies: Intro 10785
Deborah Noel
08:30 09:20 M W F
In this class, we’ll read fiction, poetry and essays that
address American national identity and multiculturalism, whiteness and
the
relationship between social/personal politics and literary art.
Featured
writers include: W.E.B. Du Bois, Toni Morrison, Judith Cofer, Art
Spiegelman,
and Sherman Alexie, among others. We will supplement the reading with
some
films and audio recordings (music and poetry readings) for a wider
cultural and
historical context. Students will be expected to read, attend and
participate
in class, write short essays, give one short presentation and complete
a final
research project.
ENGS 057 D
D1:Race
and Ethnicity in Literary Studies: Intro
10787
Deborah Noel
9:35 10:25 M W F
See
ENGS
057C for description.
ENGS 057E
D1:Race
and Ethnicity in Literary Studies: Intro 11207
Deborah Noel
11:45 12:35 M W F
See
ENGS
057C for description
ENGS 057 F D1:Race
and Ethnicity in Literary Studies: Intro 11859
Sarah Turner
10:00 11:15 T R
Through a diverse range of novels, short stories, movies and
critical pieces, this course examines contemporary issues such as
illegal
immigration, inter-racial adoption, hate groups, and internalized
racism in a
discussion-based class. Students are expected to participate, and to
agree to
disagree in a polite manner. Requirements include weekly
readings,
Blackboard postings, short papers, group presentations and class
discussions.
ENGS 057 G D1:Race
and Ethnicity in Literary Studies: Intro 11860
Sarah Turner
11:30 12:45
See ENGS 057F for description
ENGS 057 H D1:Race
and Ethnicity in Literary Studies: Intro 11861
Sarah Turner
02:30 03:45
See ENGS 057F for description
ENGS 057 OL1
D1:Race and Ethnicity in
Literary Studies: Intro 14328
Sarah Turner
This is an On-Line course
See ENGS
057F for description
ENGS 112 A Black
Identities 13681
Loka Losambe
11:30 12:45 TR
This section of the course examines the intersection of race, class,
gender, and sexuality, as well as the ways these concepts subvert and (
re)shape identities in African American , Caribbean and African
literatures. Authors include Olaudah Equiano, Toni Morrison, Amiri
Baraka, Isidore Okpewho, Derek Walcott, Claude Mckay, Alice Walker, and
Mariama Ba. Films such as Ethnic notions, Sankofa, Neria, and Flame
will also be discussed in the course.
Pre/co-requisites: 3 hours in English courses numbered 5-96 and
sophomore standing.
ENGS 112 B Black
Identities 13683
Loka Losambe
01:00 2:15 TR
See ENGS 112 A for description.
ENGS 163 A Black Popular
Culture 13700
John Gennari
01:00 02:15 T R
This course traces the history and development of African
American popular culture forms and styles; examines the experience of
African
Americans in
U.S.
mainstream entertainment industries; and studies debates about the role
of
popular culture in shaping American racial ideologies and interracial
relations. We'll unearth the roots of black expressive styles in
slavery and
Jim Crow segregation and study how they've been absorbed into American
culture.
We'll examine music (jazz, blues, r&b, soul, funk, hip-hop), comedy
(minstrelsy, vaudeville, comic sketching, stand-up), and other realms
of
performance (sports, radio and television, cinema, etc.). We'll ask:
Why have
black song, dance, laughter, talk, and style been so infectious? What
kinds of
black images have been spawned by popular culture, and how have
consumers of
those images responded to them? Given that black language, black
bodies, and
the black voice have been so crucial to the American national
imagination, why
have African Americans been forced to struggle for power and full
participation
in the national culture industries? What does black popular culture
tell us
about the ways black people live and think? What does it conceal,
obscure, and
distort? How does black popular culture shape and inform national
politics,
education, and civic discourse? Why are non-blacks who talk, sing, and
dance in
black-inflected styles very often more popular and successful than
black performers
themselves? Does black achievement in popular entertainment (and the
massive
consumption of black culture by non-blacks) help or hurt in the battle
against
racism?
Prerequisites: 3 hrs ENGS 5-96; soph stding
ENGS majors/minors
ENGS 177 A Harlem
Renaissance 13731
Emily Bernard
01:00 02:15 T R
The Harlem Renaissance was the first
cohesive African-American cultural movement. During this era,
African-Americans took on the contradictions inherent in black national
identity with a ferocious intensity, and they expressed their
discontent with, as well as their aspirations for, the evolving nation
through the arts. In this course, we will investigate the
construction
and enduring significance of this movement, and uncover how
intellectual battles fought then still affect African-American cultural
development today. Discussions will incorporate historical and
biographical information as well as close readings of a variety of
texts. The majority of our course material will be comprised of
literature, but we will also employ various music and film to fortify
our comprehension of this unique and important episode in American
cultural history.
GEOG 060 A
D1:Geography of
Race and Ethnicity in the US
10186
Rashad Shabazz
02:30 03:45 T R
Survey of the ways in which spatial processes and patterns reflect and
shape racialized and ethnic identities in the U.S. Special attention
will be paid to schemes of spatial restriction and to the roles of both
mobility and place in racial and ethnic minorities' struggles for the
power to define geographies of everyday life. Text, readings, films.
GEOG 060 Z D1:Geography of Race
and Ethnicity in the US 13585
Rashad Shabazz
02:30 03:45 T R
See GEOG 060 A for description
HST 096 WQ2 Chasing
the Blues 13874
Mark Greenberg
Travel component to this course
Cross listed with ALAN 196 and MU 196
See ALAN 196 for description
MU 005 A D1:
Introduction to Jazz History 12479
Ray Vega
11:30 12:45 TR
Survey of Jazz from its roots in ragtime and blues of the late
nineteenth century to contemporary styles.
Prerequisites: Ability to read music, or permission of
instructor. Not open to music majors for credit.
MU 005 OL1 D1:
Introduction to Jazz History 14329
Clyde Stats
See MU 005A for description.
MU 010 A Blues
and Related Traditions 13887
Clyde Stats
6:15-9:15 M
This course traces the history and development of blues from African
origins through rural blues of Mississippi, the East Coast, and Texas,
to electric blues of Chicago, the blues revival of the 1960's, and
modern blues today. We will look closely at the music itself and the
people who make it, as well as the rural and urban social contexts
which have supported it. The continuing influence and interconnection
of blues and rock-and-roll will also be examined, as well as its
relation to African-American history and culture.
MU 010 Z1
Blues and Related Traditions 13944
Clyde Stats
6:15-9:15 M
See MU 010A for description
MU 096 WW1 Chasing the Blues
14279
Mark Greenberg
Travel component to this course
Cross listed with ALAN 196 and HST 196
See ALAN 196 for description
POLS 129 A D1: Constitutional Law:
Civil Rights in America 13454
Alec Ewald
02:30 03:45 T R
This class examines civil rights law in the United States - arguments
and legal claims based on the idea of equality. We study disputes which
reached the highest levels of the U.S. court system, and which involve
policies or practices treating one person differently from another,
particularly along racial lines. The course also spends some time on
context: the social and political environments in which those policies
and disputes existed, and in which the courts hear and weigh those
arguments. The course focuses on the United States Supreme Court, and
particularly on cases before that court forcing application and
interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Prerequisite: POLS 21 and Sophomore standing.
Until Nov 20, crse open only to POLS majors and minors
PSYC 269 A
D1:Cross-Cultural Psychology: A Clinical Perspective 13850
Sondra Solomon
10:40 11:30 M W F
Introduction to issues posed for psychologists in their work with ALANA
(African, Latino/a, Native and Asian American) and international
populations. Critical appraisal of readings, research and case studies.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1, 109.
SOC 019 A D1: Race
Relations in the US
10743
Katrinell Davis
11:30 12:45 T R
The course analyzes racial prejudice, discrimination and other dominant
group practices directed toward Native-, Asian-, and
African-Americans. It also explores the social movements of these
groups for integration, accommodation, and separatism.
Discussion Groups TBA
SOC 019 Z1 D1: Race
Relations in the US 14246
Katrinell Davis
11:30 12:45 T R
See Soc 019 A for description
Cross listed with Soc 019 A
Non degree students only
SOC 219 A D1: Race
Relations
13832
Nikki Khanna
09:35 10:25 M W F
Examination of American racial subordination in social and historical
perspective. Analysis of interracial contacts, racial subcultures and
social structures, and responses to racial prejudice and
discrimination. Jr Stdg, Soc 1 & 100 or 1 & 101; or instruct
perm
Soc majors/minors; ELK6, FCSE, PE, ECP, ECSP majors
SPCH 096 B
African-American Rhetoric 13333
Alfred Snider
04:05 07:05 W
This course will utilize the practical tools of rhetorical criticism to
examine, attempt to understand and analyze the advocacy and discourse
of African Americans throughout USA history. The method utilized will
be a “great speakers” approach where outstanding speakers from various
periods will be analyzed. As well, attention will be given to the
legacy of slavery, the reconstruction and Jim Crow eras, the civil
rights movement and finally contemporary speakers. From Venture Smith
in the 18th century to Barack Obama in the 21st century, students will
be exposed to black voices from all periods of American history.
SWSS 060 A D1:Racism and
Contemporary Issues 13010
Wanda Heading-Grant
10:00 11:15 T R
This course examines the perception, conceptualization, and
comprehension of racism. Strategies, techniques, and procedures
to
identify and decrease many facets of racism.
SWSS 140 A D1: Social work
in Indigenous Communities: VT Abenaki 14038
Gary Widrick
04:05 07:05 W
An introduction to social work practice and cultural competency with
theAbenaki tribe in Northwestern Vermont. An understanding of tribal
history and traditions prepares students to work effectively and
respectfully from a cross-cultural perspective.
Course open to NON-Majors - Permission for CE students only
THE 196 A Topics in
Contemporary LGBT/Queer Theatre 13408
Gregory Ramos
04:05 07:05 W
Crosslisted: w/ WGST 196, ALAN 196
See ALAN 196 A for description
WLIT 116 A D1:Latino
Writers US:Cont Pers 13964
Yolanda Flores
12:50 01:40 M W F
The course will examine the historical and artistic formation of a
specific U.S. Latino literary production and examine its place in the
American canon and its relationship with other American ethnic cultural
productions. We will examine the way U.S. Latino writers
construct
their identities as U.S. Latinos by establishing alliances along
racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual lines. The politics of
language,
the re-elaboration of their "home" countries' histories, their
re-inscription into a new American narrative, and the construction of
alternative spaces as ways of cultural and political resistance are
essential for understanding U.S. Latino cultural production.
Sophomore standing or instructor permission.
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