10 courses with the subject ETHN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ETHN 168Introduction to Ethnic Studies3
Meets GOAL 7 and GOAL 9. This course introduces students to the field of Ethnic Studies. The goal of the course is to introduce students to the content of Ethnic Studies and to assist students in developing critical skills as thinkers, readers and writers within the field of Ethnic Studies. Grade or P/NC. Offered each semester. Course Registration
This course is an introduction to recent experiences, political, social and cultural formations of Asian Americans. The course explores the emergence and significance of “Asian American” as an identity formation, a racialized category, and a diverse set of ethnic experiences. The courses will use academic and journalistic writing and films about Asian American cultural, social and political experiences. Students will also focus on contemporary beliefs about racial, cultural (based more broadly on race, gender, sexuality, region, class) and national identity for Asian Americans. Grade or P/NC. Offered alternate semesters. Course Registration
Meets GOAL 6 (Humanities) and GOAL 7. This course is an introductory exploration of the forces that have shaped the Latinx experience in the United States today. The primary focus of this course will be on the inherent racial/ethnic diversity of Latinx communities in the United States today and reasons for migration and immigration that have resulted in the geographic dispersion of these communities throughout the nation. The class will also introduce students to how colonization and systemic forms of racism have marginalized Latinx communities and how those same communities have used social, political, and cultural movements to reaffirm their social, political, and cultural integrity. Grade only. Offered alternate years (usually fall semester). Course Registration
Study of a selected topic in Ethnic Studies. Variable content: semester schedules announce each section’s subject and credit. Grade only. Offered at department discretion. Repeatable as topics change. Course Registration
Meets GOAL 7. This course examines the history, culture, transnational migration, and contemporary life experiences of the Hmong people, one of the largest Asian American groups in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and the latecomer in the American racial and ethnic fabric, through a multidisciplinary approach. Students will actively engage the Hmong communities in the area, including Winona, La Crosse, and the Cities. This course will be taught through a series of lectures and classroom discussions, as well as guest speakers, and community service activities, and be taught from an anti-racism perspective, including examining theory, structure, and the practice of colonialism, racism, and power relations embedded in different “versions” history of the Hmong people by “outsiders”, empowering students by validating and acknowledging their everyday experiences and voices, as well as fostering critical thinking and equipping students with anti-racist language and discussion skills. No prerequisite. Grade only. Offered alternate years (usually May term). Course Registration
ETHN 268Race, Ethnicity, and Representation in the United States3
Meets GOAL 5 and GOAL 9. This course will focus on the historical and contemporary popular culture representations of race in the United States. In particular, we will examine stereotypes, archetypes, and caricatures of People of Color in the U.S., in order to better understand the historical roots of these images as well as their pervasiveness in contemporary representation. We will also examine the impact of these representations, discussing how stereotypes and archetypes both shape and reflect structural inequalities such as those found in public policy, housing, education, and other institutions. This course begins by examining the various definitions of “popular,” “culture,” and “popular culture” and moves through racialized representations from the 19th century to the present. Grade or P/NC. Offered annually. Course Registration
ENG 111 - College Reading and Writing or ETHN 230 - Introduction to Latinx Studies or instructor permission. Grade only. Offered alternate semesters. Course Registration
ETHN 168 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies or instructor permission. Grade only. Offered occasionally.
ETHN 368Ethnic Studies Seminar 1: History, Theory, and Methods3
This course is an introduction to the history, theory, and methods used to conduct research in the interdisciplinary field of Ethnic Studies, and serves as the first half of the research capstone required for completion of the Ethnic Studies minor. Students will learn the ideological underpinnings of the field, and the research methods commonly used in Ethnic Studies. Students will complete this course by drafting a formal research project proposal to be undertaken in △ ETHN 468 - Ethnic Studies Seminar 2: Social Justice Research
