printer friendly pageAFRICAAM 16N: African Americans and Social Movements (CSRE 16N, SOC 16N)
Theory and research on African Americans' roles in post-Civil Rights, US social movements. Topics include women¿s right, LGBT rights, environmental movement, and contemporary political conservativism.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Fields, C. (PI)
AFRICAAM 21: African American Vernacular English (LINGUIST 65, LINGUIST 265)
The English vernacular spoken by African Americans in big city settings, and its relation to Creole English dialects spoken on the S. Carolina Sea Islands (Gullah), in the Caribbean, and in W. Africa. The history of expressive uses of African American English (in soundin' and rappin'), and its educational implications. Service Learning Course (certified by Haas Center).
Terms: Win
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Units: 3-5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-ED
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
AFRICAAM 47: History of South Africa (HISTORY 47)
(Same as
HISTORY 147. History majors and others taking 5 units, register for 147.) Introduction, focusing particularly on the modern era. Topics include: precolonial African societies; European colonization; the impact of the mineral revolution; the evolution of African and Afrikaner nationalism; the rise and fall of the apartheid state; the politics of post-apartheid transformation; and the AIDS crisis.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Campbell, J. (PI)
Campbell, J. (PI)
AFRICAAM 50B: 19th Century America (HISTORY 50B)
(Same as
HISTORY 150B. History majors and others taking 5 units, register in 150B.) Territorial expansion, social change, and economic transformation. The causes and consequences of the Civil War. Topics include: urbanization and the market revolution; slavery and the Old South; sectional conflict; successes and failures of Reconstruction; and late 19th-century society and culture.
Terms: Win
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
White, R. (PI)
AFRICAAM 112: Urban Education (EDUC 112X, EDUC 212X, SOC 129X, SOC 229X)
(Graduate students register for
EDUC 212X or
SOC 229X). Combination of social science and historical perspectives trace the major developments, contexts, tensions, challenges, and policy issues of urban education.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 3-4
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-ED
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Ball, A. (PI)
AFRICAAM 147: History of South Africa (HISTORY 147)
(Same as
HISTORY 47. History majors and others taking 5 units, register for 147.) Introduction, focusing particularly on the modern era. Topics include: precolonial African societies; European colonization; the impact of the mineral revolution; the evolution of African and Afrikaner nationalism; the rise and fall of the apartheid state; the politics of post-apartheid transformation; and the AIDS crisis.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Campbell, J. (PI)
Campbell, J. (PI)
AFRICAAM 150B: 19th-Century America (AMSTUD 150B, HISTORY 150B)
(Same as
HISTORY 50B. History majors and others taking 5 units, register for 150B.) Territorial expansion, social change, and economic transformation. The causes and consequences of the Civil War. Topics include: urbanization and the market revolution; slavery and the Old South; sectional conflict; successes and failures of Reconstruction; and late 19th-century society and culture.
Terms: Win
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
White, R. (PI)
AMSTUD 1B: Media, Culture, and Society (COMM 1B)
The institutions and practices of mass media, including television, film, radio, and digital media, and their role in shaping culture and social life. The media's shifting relationships to politics, commerce, and identity.
Terms: Win
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-A-II, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Turner, F. (PI)
Turner, F. (PI)
AMSTUD 2: Introduction to American National Government and Politics (POLISCI 2)
The role and importance of the ideal of democracy in the evolution of the American political system. American political institutions (the Presidency, Congress, and the Court) and political processes (the formation of political attitudes and voting) are examined against the backdrop of American culture and political history. The major areas of public policy in the current practice of the ideal of democracy.
Terms: Win
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Fiorina, M. (PI)
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Frisby, T. (PI)
AMSTUD 25N: Understanding the Sixties (SOC 25N)
Preference to freshmen. The tendency of critics to view the 60s through ideological lenses as either the best or worst of times has made a balanced perspective difficult to achieve. Goal is to provide a sociological explanation for the political and cultural turbulence that marked the era. The confluence of demographic, political, economic, and cultural trends that date back to at least the 30s. The ambiguous legacy of the 60s. Using the 60s to shed light on the 80s and 90s. Enrollment limited to 16.
Terms: Win
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
McAdam, D. (PI)
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