Faculty

Lynn H. Fujiwara, assistant professor (women of color; labor, family, citizenship, and welfare; third-world feminist theory). See Women’s and Gender Studies.

Michael Hames-García, associate professor (prison studies; Chicano, Latino, and African American literatures; race and sexuality). B.A., 1993, Willamette; Ph.D., 1998, Cornell. (2005)

Gordon C. Nagayama Hall, professor (sociocultural context of psychopathology, sexual aggression). See Psychology.

Daniel HoSang, acting assistant professor (racial politics, post-1865 U.S. history; California and the West). See Political Science.

Adria Imada, assistant professor (U.S. empire; performance and popular culture; Hawaii, Pacific islands, and Asian America). B.A., 1993, Yale; Ph.D., 2003, New York University. (2003)

Brian Klopotek, assistant professor (federal recognition of Indian tribes, Native American education, environmentalism). B.A., 1994, Yale; Ph.D., 2004, Minnesota, Twin Cities. (2003)

Ernesto J. Martínez, assistant professor (comparative ethnic literature, U.S. Latino literature, literary theory). See Women’s and Gender Studies.

Peggy Pascoe, Carrie C. Beekman Professor of Northwest and Pacific History; associate professor (American West, women’s history). See History.

Philip W. Scher, associate professor (Caribbean, politics of culture, transnationalism). See Anthropology.

Jiannbin Lee Shiao, associate professor (race and ethnicity, research design, education). See Sociology.

Lynn Stephen, professor (ethnicity and political economies, gender, U.S. Latinos and Latin America). See Anthropology.

David J. Vázquez, assistant professor (Latino literature, 20th-century literature, ethnic studies). See English.

The date in parentheses at the end of each entry is the first year on the University of Oregon faculty.

Participating Faculty

Michael B. Aguilera, sociology

Carlos Aguirre, history

Steven W. Bender, law

Matthew Dennis, history

Laura Fair, history

Karen J. Ford, English

Dennis C. Galvan, international studies

Sangita Gopal, English

Shari M. Huhndorf, English

Lamia Karim, anthropology

David Leiwei Li, English

Enrique Lima, English

Joseph E. Lowndes, political science

Dayo Nicole Mitchell, honors college

Jeffrey Ostler, history

Priscilla P. Ovalle, English

Scott L. Pratt, philosophy

Judith Raiskin, women’s and gender studies

Gordon M. Sayre, English

Cynthia H. Tolentino, English

Tania Triana, Romance languages

Mia Tuan, sociology

Henry B. Wonham, English

Naomi Zack, philosophy

About the Program

The Ethnic Studies Program examines the construction and context of ethnicity in the United States with a primary focus on Americans of African, Asian, Latino, and Native American descent. As an element of American identity that cuts across disciplinary categories, ethnicity requires a mode of study that draws on the humanities and the social sciences as well as interdisciplinary sources such as cultural studies. Ethnicity also must be addressed historically and comparatively, paying attention to the five centuries of experience of underrepresented communities in North America and the perspectives of other societies-such as Mexico, Brazil, and Peru-where cognate experiences have had their own cultural and political expressions. In that spirit, the participating faculty of the program is an open roster of scholars committed to giving students a wide array of approaches to this challenging topic. Many courses, including the introductory sequence, are interdisciplinary. Above all, the program seeks to convey knowledge and understanding of ethnicity in the United States and to help students learn about the opportunities and responsibilities they have as citizens in an increasingly multicultural nation.

Ethnic studies courses that satisfy university general-education requirements are listed under Group Requirements and Multicultural Requirement in the Registration and Academic Policies section of this catalog.

Undergraduate Studies [back to top]

Students may earn a major or minor in ethnic studies. The program’s goal is to encourage student awareness of the ethnic and culture-based dimensions and applications of their particular major fields. Students of literature, social sciences, education, urban planning, art history, humanities, and Asian or other international studies-to name only a few-find that related ethnic studies courses can enrich their academic programs.

Courses applied to a major or minor in ethnic studies may not be used to satisfy major or minor requirements for other programs.

Upper-division courses with related subject matter offered in other departments may be included in an ethnic studies major or minor program by arrangement with a course’s instructor and the director of ethnic studies.

Specific details and course approvals must be obtained from the ethnic studies program.

Major Requirements

The Ethnic Studies Program offers an interdisciplinary undergraduate major in ethnic studies leading to a bachelor of arts or a bachelor of science degree. Majors must construct their programs in consultation with an ethnic studies adviser. The major requires a minimum of 56 credits distributed as follows:

Majors must complete required courses with letter grades of mid-C or better. At least 24 of the required upper-division credits must be taken in residence at the University of Oregon.

Minor Requirements

The interdisciplinary minor in ethnic studies requires a minimum of 28 credits distributed as follows:

Upper-division courses must be taken in residence at the University of Oregon. The minor program must be planned in consultation with an ethnic studies adviser at least two terms before graduation. Courses required for the minor must be completed with letter grades of mid-C or better.

Ethnic Studies Courses (ES) [back to top]

101, 102 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (4,4) Multidisciplinary study focuses on Americans of African, Asian, Latino, and Native American descent. Topics include group identity, language in society and culture, forms of resistance, migration, and social oppression. Although ES 102 has no prerequisite, ES 101 is strongly recommended.

196 Field Studies: [Topic] (1–2R) Prereq: approval of program administrators.

198 Colloquium: [Topic] (1–2R)

199 Special Studies: [Topic] (1–5R)

250 Introduction to African American Studies (4) Focuses on historical, cultural, and social issues in African America and surveys scholarship in African American studies.

252 Introduction to Asian American Studies (4) Focuses on historical, cultural, and social issues in Asian America and surveys scholarship in Asian American studies.

254 Introduction to Chicano and Latino Studies (4) Focuses on historical, social, and cultural issues in Chicano and Latino communities and surveys scholarship in Chicano and Latino studies.

256 Introduction to Native American Studies (4) Focuses on historical, social, and cultural issues in Native America and surveys scholarship in Native American studies.

330 Women of Color: Issues and Concerns (4) Contemporary social issues and feminism among women of color in the United States. Prereq: ES 101 or 102 recommended.

340 Racial Formation and Performance (4) Explores how race has been constructed in the United States through performances and displays of the body, including world’s fairs, minstrelsy, film, and tourist performances. Prereq: ES 101 or 102 recommended. Imada. Offered alternate years.

399 Special Studies: [Topic] (1–5R) Prereq: ES 101 or 102 recommended.

401 Research: [Topic] (1–21R) Prereq: majors or minors only.

405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–21R) Prereq: majors or minors only.

407/507 Seminar: [Topic] (1–5R) Prereq: ES 101 or 102.

409 Practicum: [Topic] (1–21R) Prereq: majors or minors only.

410/510 Experimental Course: [Topic] (1–5R) Prereq: ES 101 or 102.

452/552 Race and Ethnicity and the Law: [Topic] (4R) Addresses issues of social justice and the participation of Asian Americans, African Americans, Chicanos and Latinos, and Native Americans in the legal system. Prereq: ES 101 or 102. R when topic changes.

456/556 History of Native American Education (4) Examines the historical conflict between traditional culture and knowledge transmission among Native Americans and the assimilationist educational system and practices of Euro-American culture. Prereq: ES 101 or 102. Klopotek. Offered alternate years.

498 Theories of Race and Ethnicity (4) Prepares majors for independent research in ethnic studies. Examines historical and contemporary theoretical works on race and ethnicity. Prereq: completion of required courses for ethnic studies major, except ES 499; approval of program administrators; majors or minors only.

499 Ethnic Studies Proseminar (4) Capstone seminar. Focuses on concluding work and experience in ethnic studies through independent research, preparation and presentation of research paper. Prereq: ES 498; approval of program administrators; majors only.

Approved Courses in Other Departments

Anthropology. Native North Americans (ANTH 320), The Americas: Indigenous Perspectives (ANTH 325), Immigration and Farmworkers Political Culture (ANTH 329), Scientific Racism: An Anthropological History (ANTH 368), Experimental Course: Hawaii as America (ANTH 410/510), Politics, Ethnicity, Nationalism (ANTH 411/511)

English. Ethnic American Literature: [Topic] (ENG 245), African American Writers (ENG 360), Native American Writers (ENG 361), Asian American Writers (ENG 362), Chicano and Latino Writers (ENG 363), Comparative Ethnic American Literatures (ENG 364), Ethnic Literature: [Topic] (ENG 468/568), Race and Representation in Film (ENG 488/588)

History. African American History (HIST 250, 251), Black Radicalism in the United States (HIST 356), Race and Ethnicity in the American West (HIST 449/549), American Indian History: [Topic] (HIST 469/569), Latin America’s Indian Peoples (HIST 482/582)

International Studies. Value Systems in Cross-Cultural Perspective (INTL 250), Cross-Cultural Communication (INTL 431/531), Indigenous Cultural Survival (INTL 432/532), Comparative Tribalisms (INTL 447/547)

Music. Music of the Americas (MUS 359)

Philosophy. Philosophy and Cultural Diversity (PHIL 216), Philosophy and Race (PHIL 452), Philosophy and Race: Contemporary Issues (PHIL 657)

Political Science. Racial Politics in the United States (PS 448/548, 449/549)

Psychology. Culture and Mental Health (PSY 366)

Sociology. Social Inequality (SOC 207), American Society (SOC 301), America’s Peoples (SOC 305), Race, Class, and Ethnic Groups (SOC 345), Experimental Course: Asian American Experience (SOC 410/510), Sociology of Race Relations (SOC 445/545)

Spanish. Hispanic Literature in the United States (SPAN 328)

Theater Arts. Multicultural Theater: [Topic] (TA 472/572)

Women’s and Gender Studies. Feminist Perspectives: Identity, Race, Culture (WGS 321), Women, Work, and Class (WGS 341)