Ethnic Studies Department Courses
ES 101 Introduction TO Ethnic Studies (3)
This interdisciplinary course focuses on the ethnic group experience in the United States with emphasis on African Americans, Native Americans, Chicanos/as-Latinos/as, and Asian Americans. Bacc Core/Cultural Diversity
ES 199 Special Topics (1-16)
ES 201 Inventing Ethnic America (3)
Examination of contemporary America, focusing on the way elements of diverse ethnic societies -- family, leisure, education, and employment,--intersect, determine identity, and shape lifestyles.
ES 212 Survey of Chicano/a-Latino/a Studies II (3)
An interdisciplinary survey of the Chicano/a experience, 1940-1980. Topics include urban culture; grassroots movements, middle-class reform; class, gender and labor issues; education; and cultural production as resistance. Bacc Core/DPD
ES 213 Contemporary Latino/a Culture and Issues (3)
A comparative interdisciplinary treatment of contemporary Latino/a cultures and current issues affecting their status in the United States. Bacc Core/DPD
ES 216 La Presencia Mexicana EN Los Estados Unidos (3)
Examination of the Mexican Presence in the United States from 1848 to the present. Will explore issues of colonization, immigration, discrimination, representation and cultural production. (Course will be taught in Spanish). Bacc Core/DPD
ES 221 Survey of African American Studies 1 (3)
An interdisciplinary survey of the African American experience beginning with pre-colonial Africa and ending with the overthrow of the Reconstruction in 1877. Bacc Core/DPD
ES 223 Survey of African American Studies 3 (3)
Interdisciplinary survey of the African American experience beginning with economic collapse of 1929, the New Deal, and ending in 1990s with the Conservative efforts to end Civil Rights Laws of the 1960s. Bacc Core/DPD
ES 231 Asian American Studies I: First and Second Generations (3)
Examination of the experiences of first-and second-generation Asian Americans through personal narratives, historical texts, videos, and creative writings. Material will cover a wide historical period, from the mid-1800s to present. Bacc Core/Cultural Diversity
ES 233 Contemporary Issues and Cultures in Asian America (3)
Examination of current situations and issues faced by Asian Pacific Americans and their creative work and cultures. Bacc Core/Cultural Diversity
ES 242 Federal-Indian Relations in 19TH Century United States and Canada (3)
Comprehensive ethnohistorical course analyzing native experience with the developing United States and Canadian federal government policies to 1900. Bacc Core/Cultural Diversity
ES 243 Native American Experience in The 20TH Century United States (3)
Comprehensive course dealing with Native American, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian experience under the 20th Century United States government. (Bacc Core Course) Bacc Core/Cultural Diversity & DPD
ES 299 Special Topics (1-16)
ES 311 Narratives of Latino Migrations (3)
A study of the scholarship and creative literature dealing with migrations from Mexico and other Latin American countries to the United States.
ES 314 Chicano/a Literature (3)
A survey of select works in various genres. Attention to questions of cultural production, reception, critical approaches and how factors such as race, gender and class impact Chicano/a discursive practices. CROSSLIST: ENG 314.
ES 321 African American Political and Social Thought in the 20TH Century (3)
This interdisciplinary course examines the dialogues, conflicts and self-representations produced by African Americans beginning with the closing years of the 19th Century (1895) and ending with the opening days of World War II.
ES 323 Contemporary African American Social Discourse (3)
Interdisciplinary course examines key African American political discourse(s) that emerged in response to major social and cultural transformations occurring in the United States after World War II to the present.
ES 332 Asian Pacific Americans and the Media (3)
A broad study of representatives of Asian/Pacific Islanders and Asian Pacific Americans in various US media and their effects.
ES 334 Asian American Literature (3)
An examination of various works by Asian Americans with particular attention to critical frameworks and issues of identity and representation. (Bacc Core Course) Bacc Core/Literature & the Arts
ES 345 Native Americans in Oregon (3)
Analysis and understanding of the complex experiences of Native Americans in the present State of Oregon, from early contact with those of other ethnicities to contemporary demographic contexts.
ES 351 Ethnic Minorities in Oregon (3)
Exploration of the cultures and contributions of major ethnic groups in the state of Oregon. With timelines, oral histories, and audiovisual aids, the course will allow students to learn the ethnic and regional diversity in Oregon history. Bacc Core/DPD
ES 354 Literature of Ethnic Minorities in the United States (3)
A WIC course studying literary works by ethnic minorities addressing issues of race and ethnicity in US culture and society. WIC
ES 399 Special Topics (1-16)
ES 401 Research (1-16)
ES 402 Independent Study (1-16)
ES 405 Reading and Conference (1-16)
ES 406 Projects (1-16)
ES 407 Seminar (1-16)
ES 408 Workshop (1-16)
ES 409 Practicum (1-16)
ES 410 Internship (1-16)
ES 411 Chicano/AS in/on Film (3)
Exploration of how Mexicans and Mexican Americans have been portrayed in Hollywood film and how contemporary filmmakers from this group are challenging traditional representations.
ES 437/537 Gender Issues in Asian American Studies (3)
An examination of various ways gender issues have affected Asian American Studies and the ways race and gender are conceptualized as categories of oppression within the field.
ES 444/544 Native American Law: Tribes, Treaties, and the United States (3)
Examination of the parameters of Native treaty relationships with the federal and state governments, and considers the future of these agreements.
ES 445 Native American Science and Technology (3)
Examination of scientific and technological discovery, continuity, and change among indigenous peoples, with particular emphasis on selected communities of pre- and post-European contact North America. Science, Tech & Society
ES 448/548 Native American Philosophies (3)
Native American perspectives on ways of knowing, sources of meaning and ethics, the nature of reality, self, community, and cosmos. Includes lectures, scholarship, story-telling, poetry, theater, and music as forums for this expoloration. Introduces ideas of leading Native American thinkers about the human relation to the natural world, sources of strength and wisdom, the nature of time and place and spirit, right ways of acting in communities, both civic and biotic, and the place of beauty in a well-lived life. CROSSLISTED as PHL 448/PHL 548
ES 451/551 Theories of Race and Ethnicity (3)
A seminar examining various theories of race and ethnicity, their historical contexts, and applications.
ES 452/552 Ethnicity in Film (3)
Using ethnicity and gender as primary frames of reference, this upper-division/graduate level seminar seeks to introduce students to critical film theory and examine ethnicity and gender as a force both in front of and behind the camera. DPD
ES 453/553 Ethnohistory Methodology (3)
A seminar developing techniques for collecting, analyzing and incorporating ethnic community histories in research papers and theses. Prereq: Instructor approval required.
ES 457/557 Literature BY Women of Color in the United States (3)
A comparative examination of works by various women writers of color and their treatment of such issues as race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and gender.
ES 458/558 Racial Patterns of Urbanization
This interdisciplinary course will examine the linkages between race and patterns of urbanization. It will examine how ideologies about race and gender have set the themes for debate and discussion about urbanization in both theoretical and popular discourses.
ES 499 Special Topics (1-16)
ES 501 Research (1-16)
ES 502 Independent Study (1-16)
ES 503 Thesis (1-16)
ES 505 Reading and Conference (1-16)
ES 506 Special Projects (1-16)
ES 507 Seminar (1-16)
ES 508 Workshop (1-16)
ES 509 Practicum (1-16)
ES 510 Internship (1-16)
ES 599 Special Topics (1-16)
Note: * Fill ES Bacc Core Requirements