Toni-Mokjaetji Humber, Ph.D. Course Syllabus Course Description Course Philosophy Expected Outcomes Required Texts Evaluation Outcomes Policies and Expectations Grading Assignments and Presentations A Closer Look at Culture The Notion of Other Quotations and Terms Information about Gender, Ethnicity, and Multicultural Studies (GEMS) Major & Minor Home Page	EWS 140 (01), Winter 2008 Introduction to Ethnic Studies
	Syllabus Instructor: Toni-Mokjaetji Humber, Ph.D. Professor Office: Bldg. 94, Room 328 Office Hours: T 3-5 pm, W 1:30-3 pm; Th 3-4:30 pm and by appointment. e-mail: tchumber@csupomona.edu Phones: (909) 869-2323 Class Number: 70033 Class Location and Meeting Time: Bldg. 66-247;  TTh, 1:00–2:50 p.m. To download Course Syllabus as DOC File
	Course Description This course is designed to introduce you to the broad field of Ethnic Studies.  We will explore the historical, ideological and social processes through which humankind (re)produces stratified social groupings based on concepts such as ethnicity, gender, race, class, religion, and culture.  The meaning and basic premises of concepts such as race, ethnicity, minority groups, ethnocentrism, racism, sexism, and ageism also will be critically examined. The history and contemporary status of ethnic groups in the U. S. will be a special focus of the course.  We will consider how the present U.S. ethnoscape grew out of the specifics of both 1) the Anglo-European thrust into North America marked by a complex of slavery, colonization, patriarchy, capitalism, an ideology based on progress and racial/cultural hierarchies, and 2) the resistance, civil rights, and self-affirming movements of the subordinated and disenfranchised groups.  The course includes a comparative survey of selected “American” groups with ancestral roots in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.  We will examine issues related to ethnic relations and diversity in the U.S. today and explore strategies--personal and social--for creating a more just, humane, and equitable society.  4 hours. <-- RETURN TO TOP Course Philosophy Introduction to Ethnic Studies acknowledges that the shaping of worldviews and attitudes about ethnicity, gender, race, class, religion, and culture is determined by the constraints of one’s cultural orientation and societal ideologies.  By increasing the awareness of and sensitivity to these concepts, this course intends to expand students’ informational base, uncover truths, dispel misconceptions, and elevate the understanding about critical issues relevant to diverse peoples.  <-- RETURN TO TOP
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