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ETHS 200 Theories of Race, Ethnicity and Culture

This course examines the conceptual development of race, ethnicity and culture from a variety of perspectives, including the development of ideas about race, the relationship between race and ethnicity, notions of culture and cultural authenticity, racism, white supremacy and inequality, and critical approaches to these concepts. Significant focus is given to issues of race and racism.
4 Undergraduate credits

Effective August 24, 2002 to present

Meets graduation requirements for

Learning outcomes

General

  • Interrogate, dissect, and problematize conceptual terms like race, culture, and ethnicity.
  • Anticipate and express how the intersection of race with gender, class, and sexuality affects racial-ethnic identity formation.
  • Describe the social, cultural, and historical dimensions of race in the United States.
  • Explain the dimensions and complexities of culture across its various definitions and the relationship of culture to racialized ethnicities.
  • Recognize and describe varied analytic approaches to the study of race, ethnicity, and culture.
  • Recognize and describe the effects of racism and white supremacy on racial identity formations in the United States.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum

Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts

  • Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
  • Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within a historical and social context.
  • Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
  • Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance.
  • Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.

Spring 2025

Section Title Instructor books eservices
50 Theories of Race, Ethnicity and Culture DeSoto, Aureliano M Books for ETHS-200-50 Spring 2025 Course details for ETHS-200-50 Spring 2025

Summer 2025

Section Title Instructor books eservices
50 Theories of Race, Ethnicity and Culture DeSoto, Aureliano M Books for ETHS-200-50 Summer 2025 Course details for ETHS-200-50 Summer 2025

Fall 2025

Section Title Instructor books eservices
50 Theories of Race, Ethnicity and Culture DeSoto, Aureliano M Books for ETHS-200-50 Fall 2025 Course details for ETHS-200-50 Fall 2025