ARMS (Race and Ethnic Studies)
Courses and Program for 2013-2014
Fall (Sem I) 2013 ARMS (Race and Ethnic Studies) Courses:
ARMS 121: Introduction to ARMS (TuTh, Joan Hepburn)
Education 246: English Language Learners (TuTh, Jean Aguilar-Valdez)
Education 260: Foundations in U.S. Education (MWF, Eric McDonald)
English 203: Asian American Literature (MWF, Jennifer Kwan Dobbs)
English 205: American Racial and Multicultural Literature (TuTh, Joan Hepburn)
English 251: Major Chicano/a Authors (MWF, Carlos Gallego)
History 165: Slavery in the Americas (MWF, Mike Fitzgerald) (first-years only)
Music 237: World Music (MWF, David Hagedorn)
Social Work 373: Culturally Competent Practice (Susan Smalling) (SW majors only) Soc/Anth 234: Native North American Culture and Religion (MWF, Carolyn Anderson)
Soc/Anth 264: Race and Class in American Culture (TuTh, Ted Thornhill)
Spanish 273: Cultural Heritage of Hispanic U.S. (TuTh, Kristina Medina-Vilarino) (taught in Spanish)
The following may count for ARMS by arrangement with the instructor; students would write their papers or related assignments on issues of race and ethnicity in the U.S.:
History 370: American Society and Civil War (TuTh, Mike Fitzgerald)
Poli Sci 350: Immigration and Citizenship (TuTh, Kathy Tegtmeyer-Pak)
Soc/Anth 128: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (Susi Keefe, Carolyn Anderson)
Soc/Anth 261: Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (MWF, Bruce Nordstrom-Loeb)
Interim (January) 2014 Race and Ethnic Studies (ARMS) Courses:
Education 378: Multicultural Education in Hawaii (off-campus, Elizabeth Leer)
Education 379: Urban Education Seminar and Practicum (off-campus, Rosemary Pfarr-Baker)
Political Science 299: Race and Politics (Joshua Anderson)
Spring (Sem II) 2014 Race and Ethnic Studies (ARMS) Courses:
Africa and the Americas 231: Africa and the Americas (TuTh, Abdulai Iddrisu)
ARMS 251: Multiculturalism and Public Education (MWF, Maria Kelly)
Dance 246: Dance in the United States (MWF, Heather Klopchin)
English 200: Racial Identity & Subjectivity in American Literature (MWF, Carlos Gallego)
History 181: The Civil Rights Revolution (MWF, Mike Fitzgerald) (first-years only)
History 282: Topics in Native American History: The West before Lewis and Clark (MWF, Steve Hahn)
Soc/Anth 264: Race and Class in American Culture (MWF, Bruce Nordstrom-Loeb)
Soc/Anth 266: Crime and Inequality (TuTh, Ted Thornhill)
The following may count for ARMS by arrangement with the instructor:
Soc/Anth 128: Cultural Anthropology (Susi Keefe, Carolyn Anderson)
Soc/Anth 246: GLBT Lives (MWF, Bruce Nordstrom-Loeb)
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Previous Courses that Count
Semester I: Fall 2012
ARMS 121: Introduction to American Racial and Multicultural Studies (ALS-L, MCD)
Professor Joan Hepburn
T 1:20-2:45, Th 2:15-3:35
An interdisciplinary survey of the histories, cultures, and literature of Native, African, Latino, Asian, and Jewish American groups. The course is designed to increase awareness of diversity in the United States especially with changing demographics. In addition to literature and history, students examine films. This course is required for the ARMS major and concentration.
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Semester II: Spring 2013
ARMS 251: Multiculturalism and Public Education (MCD)
Professor Maria Kelly
MWF 10:45-11:40
This course examines the historical and cultural context of public education in the United States and the role that race, class, and gender have played in framing the experience we call “public education.” Students will explore the multicultural imperative that emerged from the school reform movements of the 1980’s and 1990’s. The initial work of James A. Banks and his five dimensions of multicultural education (content integration, the knowledge construction process, prejudice reduction, an equity pedagogy, and an empowering school culture and social structure) will serve as the conceptual model for the course. Essential questions for the course include: To what extent has this movement transformed public school curricula and pedagogical practices? In what ways have multicultural education and critical pedagogy successfully addressed issues of inequity in public education? In society?
What might a new model for the 21st century look like?