Civic eNGAGEMENT
Students interested in meaningful hands-on learning in a community setting may select from among a selection of Academic Civic Engagement courses that count for RACE and/or GSS credit, from the pre-approved courses. Please consult the annual list of offerings to check the availability of courses every term. Some examples of pre-approved courses are:
- Asian Studies 123: Asia in America
- Education 170: Urban Schools and Communities
- Education 246: English Language Learners
- Political Science 244: Immigration and Citizenship
- Political Science 350: Race and Politics
- Social Work 373: Just Practice
- SOAN 266: Crime and Inequality
- Spanish 273: Cultural Heritage of the Hispanic U.S.
- Spanish 311: Language in Society
Study Abroad/away
The Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies department encourages students to pursue study away opportunities through pre-approved offerings located abroad or “away” within the United States. In recent years, majors and concentrators have participated in:
- Chicago Semester: Student Teaching and Seminar
- Development in Southern Africa, Botswana
- Nation Building, Globalization, and Decolonizing the Mind (Windhoek, Namibia)
- New Norway: Globalization, National Identity, and the Politics of Belonging (Oslo, Norway)
- ARTH 261: O’Keeffe and Arts of New Mexico
- HIST274: Love & Sex in Modern Irish History
- PSYCH 232: Gender Equality in Norway
- Social Change in Central America, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
- Social Work in a Latin American Context
- Urban Schools and Communities
Our programs are part of an engaged department
70%
of REGSS majors participate in study abroad/away in the past 3 years
90%
of REGSS majors participate in a course with an ACE component in the past 3 years
Featured opportunities
Korean Arts and Critical Indigenous Studies
None Active
Alert to the legacies of Japanese colonization and Korean War paused by armistice, the Republic of Korea began in 1962 to identify treasures, monuments, and locations as “intangible cultural heritage” to revive and sustain Korea’s indigenous artistic practices. At the same time, the government pursued a program of rapid industrialization, urban development, and globalization. This course analyzes the production of this indigeneity in critical contexts to ponder its postcolonial, ethno-nationalist meanings. What narratives are created by a state-authored indigeneity? Which narratives are set aside? What tensions arise? Through immersive, multifaceted engagement with Korea including but not limited to the performing arts, conversations with guest artists and scholars, and visits to significant historical and cultural sites, students consider how national identities are constructed and represented and how creative traditions are deployed to reimagine and write Korean selves.
Race, Identity and Ethnicity through an Afro-Colombian Lens
Active This Academic Year
This program centers Afro-Colombian voices through its academics, instructors and experiential programming. The intentionality of its programming is evident throughout the programming, including instructors, academic partnerships, community relationships, excursions and critical reflection.
Migration, Borders, and Transnational Communities
Active This Academic Year
Study the current realities and human impacts of undocumented migration, border enforcement, and the related international political and social tensions. in the context of Mexico, Central America, and the United States.