Category: Ethnic Studies
Ethnic Studies
Overview You reached the end! As your professor, I have been personally invested
Overview You reached the end! As your professor, I have been personally invested in your academic success in this class. I want to know about your experience during our time together and what motivated you to cross the finish line. I am interested in learning about any feedback or positive experiences you had while in […]
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Paper can include copies of photos of the subject. You’ll be graded on your abi
Paper can include copies of photos of the subject. You’ll be graded on your ability to reflect on your foreign-born interview subject as part of the Oral History project. *No external sources. Base your response on the author’s conversation in the assigned book and, as an add-on, you can tie in lectures, multimedia, and your […]
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For this short essay assignment, you’ll be graded on your ability to demonstrate
For this short essay assignment, you’ll be graded on your ability to demonstrate comprehension and critically reflect on the film. Most students who do their work on time don’t need extra credit. Having said this, it’s a lot easier to get an “A” in this class when you do the extra credit. I’ve seen hundreds […]
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From A Different Shore Xenophobia is a form of prejudice or behavior against peo
From A Different Shore Xenophobia is a form of prejudice or behavior against people from other countries. Attitudes and behavior associated with xenophobia typically reject, exclude and often vilify persons, based on the perception that they are of a different racial group, ethnicity, religion, or culture. Xenophobia has little impact on society without social groups […]
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From A Different Shore Closing Lecture Remarks So far in this unit you have lear
From A Different Shore Closing Lecture Remarks So far in this unit you have learned about key concepts and theories on race and ethnic relations to historical events and current events that affect society through the lens of Asian Americans and their incorporation into American history. We looked at how the categories of race, ethnicity, […]
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Film: The Blind Side For the final project, you will analyze a feature film tha
Film: The Blind Side For the final project, you will analyze a feature film that has something to do with intercultural communication. As discussed in class, “culture” can be defined broadly and may include many types of things such as ethnicity, religion, race, family size, geographical location, generation, gender, and sexual orientation. In a 5-7 […]
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Oral History and Marginalized Communities In order to complete this unit and the
Oral History and Marginalized Communities In order to complete this unit and the Oral History Project, you will want to understand the following concepts in detail and comprehend their relevance to Ethnic Studies: Marginalized communities Material Culture Ethnocide Oral History Decipher their definition and understand the relationship they have to one another, as well as […]
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The Indigenization of America’s Master Narrative Closing Lecture Remarks Histori
The Indigenization of America’s Master Narrative Closing Lecture Remarks Historical evidence demands we take a close, critical look at the historical and cultural consequences produced by the domination of the Master Narrative. The historical case studies in this lecture are not in themselves an attack on the Master Narrative. Their existence, however, does highlight the […]
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The Indigenization of America’s Master Narrative The Master Narrative refers to
The Indigenization of America’s Master Narrative The Master Narrative refers to a Eurocentric view of “American History.” While the agents of this story are Europeans (and White Americans), the history, experiences, and contributions of non-whites are de-centered – and erased – from the story we tell about the development of North America. Whose story we […]
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Introduction to Ethnic Studies Social Construction are practices that reinforce
Introduction to Ethnic Studies Social Construction are practices that reinforce Introduction to Ethnic Studies Social Construction are practices that reinforce ideas that have been created and accepted by the dominant culture. One example of a social construct is “Race.” Race isn’t biological. It has not scientific basis. There is no race gene. Society made it […]
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