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American Studies and Ethnicity (AMST)

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D class assignments for undergraduates available in KAP462; Phone: (213) 740-2426.

AMST 101gm: Race and Class in Los Angeles (4.0 units)

Analysis of race and the economic, political, gender, and social dimensions of contemporary Los Angeles including topics such as residential segregation, economic inequality, and city politics.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
10319R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 25	Celeste Menchaca	GFS221
10310R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	210 of 225	Sarah Gualtieri	THH201
10311R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Monday	25 of 25	Umayyah Cable	VKC151
10312D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	25 of 26	Sophia Azeb	SOSB48
10313R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	22 of 25	Crystal Baik	SOSB52
10314R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Thursday	24 of 24	Sophia Azeb	VKC207
10315R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	17 of 25	Joshua Mitchell	VKC258
10316R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Tuesday	23 of 25	Umayyah Cable	VKC207
10317R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Monday	24 of 25	Crystal Baik	VKC258
10318D	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 26	Joshua Mitchell	SOSB37

Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)

Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
64100D	001	Lecture	8:00-9:15am	Tue, Thu	16 of 17	Dasha Henderer	THH121
64105D	001	Lecture	8:00-9:15am	Tue, Thu	17 of 17	Ryan Shoemaker	WPH201
64600D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:45pm	Tue, Thu	16 of 17	Nicole Adlman	GFS222
64605D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:45pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 17	Michelle Brittan	GFS223
64610D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:45pm	Tue, Thu	16 of 17	Alison Pearl	GFS107
64695D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:45pm	Tue, Thu	16 of 17	Sandra Ross	KAP167
66997D	001	Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Tuesday	835 of 2000		BOV AUD

AMST 135gm: Peoples and Cultures of the Americas (4.0 units)

An introduction to cultures and people in the Americas; the social, historical, economic and cultural formations that together make up the Latino/a American imaginary.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
10320R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	149 of 152	Alicia Chavez	SGM101
10321R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	26 of 25	Luis Rodriguez	THH215
10322R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Wednesday	25 of 26	Luis Rodriguez	THHB10
10323R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	24 of 25	Luis Rodriguez	THHB9
10324R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Thursday	25 of 25	Luis Rodriguez	WPH106
10325R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Monday	24 of 25	Luis Rodriguez	THHB9
10326R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 25	Luis Rodriguez	THHB9

AMST 200m: Introduction to American Studies and Ethnicity (4.0 units)

Introduction to American studies and ethnic studies. Provides an overview of major theories, concepts, and issues.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10347R	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	16 of 30	MacArena Gomez Barris	THH118

AMST 252gm: Black Social Movements in the U.S. (4.0 units)

This course examines black social movements for freedom, justice, equality, and self determination. Beginning with Reconstruction, movements include labor, civil rights, radical feminism, socialism, reparations, Black Nationalism, prisoners' rights, and Hip Hop.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
10381R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	111 of 144	Francille Wilson	GFS106
10382R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	23 of 24	Maytha Alhassen	SOSB37
10383R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Tuesday	20 of 25	Jessica Young	VKC154
10384R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	22 of 24	Maytha Alhassen	SOSB37
10385R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	10 of 24	Stephanie Sparling	THHB10
10386R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	16 of 23	Jessica Young	THHB10
10387R	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Thursday	21 of 24	Stephanie Sparling	VKC210

Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
64285D	001	Lecture	9:00-9:50am	MWF	14 of 17	Lauraanne Carroll-Adler	VKC155
64290D	001	Lecture	9:00-9:50am	MWF	13 of 17	Cody Todd	GFS222
64425D	001	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	14 of 17	Lauraanne Carroll-Adler	GFS105
64430D	001	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	15 of 17	Cody Todd	GFS108
64435D	001	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	13 of 17	Vanessa Osborne	GFS109
64440D	001	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	12 of 17	Dagmar Van Engen	GFS213
66998D	001	Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	754 of 2000		BOV AUD

AMST 301g: America, the Frontier, and the New West (4.0 units)

Introduction to an interdisciplinary study of American political, cultural and social life with a particular emphasis on the Western United States as a region. Recommended preparation: HIST 200, ENGL 263

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
10408R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	164 of 200	John Rowe	THH201	Word (31771 KB)
10409R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	22 of 25	Rebekah Garrison	THH214
10410R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	20 of 25	Rebekah Garrison	THH214
10411R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	21 of 25	Ryan Fukumori	VKC154
10412R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	23 of 25	Emily Raymnudo	VKC154
10413R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	19 of 25	Deborah Al-Najjar	VKC154
10414R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	22 of 25	Ryan Fukumori	VKC154
10415R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 25	Emily Raymnudo	VKC154
10416R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	13 of 25	Deborah Al-Najjar	THH214

AMST 330m: Black Music and the Political Imagination (4.0 units)

Explores the changing political meanings of black music throughout the 20th century, from freedom to a threat to civil order, from racial integration to Black liberation.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10423R	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 28	Shana Redmond	VKC210

AMST 332m: Post-Civil Rights Black America (4.0 units)

Analysis of the political, economic, and cultural experiences of the post-1965 period through an interrogation of contemporary conditions, movements, and responses to power in Black America.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10421R	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	7 of 28	Shana Redmond	VKC210

AMST 340m: Latina/o LA (4.0 units)

Examination of spatial and social patterns of the Latino population in Los Angeles. Emphasis on economic, demographic and cultural processes. Duplicates credit in the former GEOG-340.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10422R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 25	Laura Pulido	GFS107

AMST 348m: Race and the Environment (4.0 units)

Relationships between environmentalism, environmental problems and racial-ethnic minorities. Rise of environmental justice movement. Assessment of social science methods used to investigate these relationships. Duplicates credit in the former GEOG-350.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10405R	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	9 of 12	Juan De Lara	KAP150

AMST 350: Junior Seminar in American Studies and Ethnicity: Theories and Methods (4.0 units)

Advanced study in interdisciplinary theories and methods for analyzing race and ethnicity in the United Stes, including a comparative study of topics such as inequality, gender, and class.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10424R	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	13 of 20	Stanley Huey Jr	VKC158

AMST 357m: Latino Social Movements (4.0 units)

Focuses on the political experience of Latinos in the U.S. Comparative analysis of their political experiences and perspectives, their histories of identity formation, and their political organizations.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10427R	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	16 of 17	Juan De Lara	VKC205

AMST 365: Leadership in the Community -- Internship (4.0 units)

8-10 hours per week in a community-based internship plus 2 hour class discussion. Theoretical and practical issues associated with community leadership.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10426R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	7 of 20	Maria Avila	VKC158	Word (16696 KB)

Crosslist AMST 380: American Popular Culture (4.0 units)

Rise of popular culture (sports, amusment parks, movies, and televsion) and its significance in American society from mid 19th century to the present.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the HIST department but may qualify for major credit in AMST. To register, enroll in HIST 380.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37100D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	22 of 25	Glenda Goodman	VKC203	PDF (162862 KB)

Crosslist AMST 424m: Political Participation and American Diversity (4.0 units)

Examines how diverse groups in the U.S. interact with the American political system.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Crosslist: This course is offered by the POSC department but may qualify for major credit in AMST. To register, enroll in POSC 424.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52120R	001	Lecture	7:00-9:50pm	Tuesday	21 of 35	Kenneth Graham	VKC261

Crosslist AMST 442: American Literature, 1920 to the Present (4.0 units)

American poetry, fiction, and drama since World War I with special attention to Eliot, Frost, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, O'Neill, Stevens, Faulkner, and Nabokov.

Corequisite: ENGL 263
Crosslist: This course is offered by the ENGL department but may qualify for major credit in AMST. To register, enroll in ENGL 442.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32720D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:45pm	Mon, Wed	18 of 19	Richard Berg	THH203

Crosslist AMST 445: African American Anthropology (4.0 units)

An examination of anthropological research on race and African American culture, from the 18th century to the present. Recommended preparation: AMST-385, ANTH-263

Crosslist: This course is offered by the ANTH department but may qualify for major credit in AMST. To register, enroll in ANTH 445.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10784D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Monday	Canceled	Lanita Jacobs

Crosslist AMST 464m: Latino News Media in the United States (4.0 units)

History and growing importance of Latino print and broadcast news media in covering immigration, discrimination, culture, social differences and other aspects of U.S. Latino life.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Crosslist: This course is offered by the JOUR department but may qualify for major credit in AMST. To register, enroll in JOUR 465.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
21335R	001	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Tuesday	Canceled

AMST 490x: Directed Research (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10441D	001	2.0-8.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 10	Nayan Shah	OFFICE

AMST 492: Research Methods in American Studies and Ethnicity (4.0 units)

Develop the research proposal and methods for completing a senior honors thesis; for students in one of the four PASE honors programs.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10442D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	6 of 12	MacArena Gomez Barris	SOSB43

AMST 500: Introduction to American Studies and Ethnicity (4.0 units)

An exploration of themes, theoretical influences, and methodological approaches current in American studies and ethnic studies. Open to first-year graduate students in American Studies and Ethnicity only.

Restriction: Registration closed to the following major(s): American Studies
Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10450D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Monday	5 of 12	Judith Halberstam	KAP150	Word (138210 KB)

AMST 510: Readings in Chicano/Latino Studies (4.0 units)

Perspectives from the major debates that have driven the development of the field of Chicano/Latino/a Studies across the disciplines.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10452D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Friday	12 of 15	George Sanchez	KAP150

AMST 552: Archives and Subcultures (4.0 units)

Introduction to the practice of archival research with an emphasis on the literary and historical methods of documenting subcultural groups, particularly racial and sexual minorities.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10462D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	10 of 13	Nayan Shah	HED103

Crosslist AMST 562: The Practice of Ethnography (4.0 units)

Major approaches to ethnographic fieldwork are explored in classic cases.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the ANTH department but may qualify for major credit in AMST. To register, enroll in ANTH 562.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10693D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Thursday	14 of 15	Nancy Lutkehaus	GFS210

AMST 590: Directed Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the program. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10478D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	4 of 12	Nayan Shah	OFFICE

Crosslist AMST 593: Practicum in Teaching the Liberal Arts (2.0 units)

Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching within college disciplines. Intended for teaching assistants in Dornsife College.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the MDA department but may qualify for major credit in AMST. To register, enroll in MDA 593.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
42297R	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	83 of 275	Jane Cody	OFFICE

AMST 660: Interdisciplinary Research Seminar in Race and Ethnicity (4.0 units)

Explores issues of conducting interdisciplinary research in race and ethnicity and guides students through the design and completion of a journal-quality research paper. Recommended preparation: graduate reading course in race and ethnicity

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10488D	001	Lecture	10:00-12:50pm	Monday	6 of 13	Sarah Gualtieri	KAP445

AMST 700: Theories and Practices of Professional Development (4.0 units)

Offers students a structured environment in which to write their dissertation proposals and focuses on professional development. Completion of qualifying exam. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10491D	001	Lecture	12:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	8 of 12	Laura Pulido	KAP445

AMST 790: Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10493D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 10		OFFICE