Race and Resistance Studies

College of Ethnic Studies
Dean: Kenneth Monteiro

EP 111C
415-405-0774
Director: Amy Sueyoshi

Faculty
Professor—Diaz
Associate Professors—Abdulhadi, Esquibel, Sueyoshi
Assistant Professors—Bakrania, Ferreira

Programs

Minor in Race and Resistance Studies

Program Scope

The Race and Resistance Studies minor is a interdisciplinary program that provides undergraduate students with an approach to social justice to study race as a politically produced and contested process that begins with institutions, movements, and social problems, to examine racialized communities. The curriculum examines how race, gender, class and are co-constitutive factors of identity; how different groups are racialized in relation to one another; how social justice movements cohere and fall apart; and how groups have formed their own identities. The Race and Resistance Studies minor provides students with non-traditional, multi-ethnic, and comparative perspectives on national and transnational experiences of people of color within the U.S.

MINOR IN RACE AND RESISTANCE STUDIES

The minor consists of 19 to 21 credits of undergraduate study. Only one third of the credits or no more than approximately two courses can be taken credit/no credit for the minor. Students must have maintained at least a 2.0 grade point average in minor courses. Consistent with current University policy, courses for meeting the requirements of this minor may, as appropriate, be used simultaneously for meeting general education or credential requirements. Written declaration of the pursuit of the minor is not necessary prior to enrollment in any of its required or elective courses. Students should try to complete ETHS 100 or ETHS 110 before taking any further courses in the minor. These courses, however, may be taken concurrently. At least half of all courses towards the minor degree must be upper division at the 300 level or above. Mandatory courses are one introductory course, either ETHS 100 or ETHS 110; one course each in three of the core areas –History and Politics of Racialized People; Race and Popular Culture, Literature and the Arts; Race, Gender and Sexuality; Diasporas and Transnationalism; or from any core area added in the future. In addition, two courses are to be selected from the Ethnic Specific and Community Service Learning section, from two different departments or programs: One chosen from any ethnic-specific department or program in the College; the other from any of the CSL courses offered in the College or as 1 to 2 CSL units paired with any course taken concurrently towards the Race and Resistance Studies minor, upon advisement of the instructor. The remaining three credits needed for the minor can be fulfilled through the elective courses. Students can choose their elective courses from 1) any introductory course not already counting towards the minor degree, 2) any core courses not already counting towards the minor degree, 3) an additional course from one of the ethnic-specific departments or programs in the College, or 4) any course from the list of recommended elective courses. Additional courses may count towards the minor upon consultation with the Race and Resistance Studies undergraduate minor adviser. The curriculum is outlined below.

Courses are 3 units unless otherwise indicated. Course descriptions can be found in the back of this Bulletin (consult index for page reference.)