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American Studies and Ethnicity (AMST)
- http://dornsife.usc.edu/ase/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in KAP-462; Phone: (213) 740-9135.
- Please send your request for D-Clearance for undergraduate and graduate courses to aseinfo@usc.edu. Be sure to provide your student ID, section number(s), current major, and class year/standing. Please ensure that you register for a class for which you have D-clearance by the registration deadline, or your D-clearance will EXPIRE. American Studies and Ethnicity "R" courses change to "D" in the second week of classes, and require both instructor and departmental approval. YOU MUST ATTEND THE FIRST SESSION of each course or you may be replaced by a student on the waiting list, even if you are registered. Thank you for selecting a course within the American Studies and Ethnicity department. We look forward to seeing you in class.
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.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10310D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 148 of 148 | Juan De Lara | MHP101 | ||
10311R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 24 of 25 | Arabella Delgado | GFS228 | ||
10312R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 25 of 25 | Arabella Delgado | KAP166 | ||
10313R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | Kathy Pulupa | SGM226 | ||
10314R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 24 of 25 | Kathy Pulupa | KAP163 | ||
10315R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 25 of 25 | Christopher Chien | GFS107 | ||
10316R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Christopher Chien | DMC205 |
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 lecute, one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10320D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 139 of 140 | Alicia Chavez | SGM101 | ||
10321R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 19 of 25 | Nicole Richards | WPH203 | ||
10322R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 21 of 25 | Nicole Richards | WPH205 | ||
10323R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Nicole Richards | SOSB47 | ||
10324R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Monday | 25 of 25 | Nicole Richards | GFS220 | ||
10325R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 24 of 25 | Nicole Richards | GFS220 | ||
10327R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 25 of 26 | Nicole Richards | KAP141 |
Examination of the ways that different nations and cultures have remembered the Vietnam War or the American War as it is called in Vietnam. (Duplicates credit in former AMST 377)
- 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 | Info |
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10338D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 143 of 150 | Viet Nguyen | SAL101 | ||
10339R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 24 of 24 | Ann Tran | KAP167 | ||
10340R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 25 of 25 | Dillon S. | GFS229 | ||
10341R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Ann Tran | GFS104 | ||
10342R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 24 of 25 | Jason Vu | GFS108 | ||
10343R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 23 of 25 | Dillon S. | GFS108 | ||
10344R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 22 of 25 | Jason Vu | KAP159 |
Introduction to American studies and ethnic studies. Provides an overview of major theories, concepts, and issues.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10347D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 48 of 49 | Alicia Chavez | ZHS352 | ||
10348D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 25 of 26 | Karlynne Aila Ejercito | DMC161 | ||
10349D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 23 of 25 | Karlynne Aila Ejercito | DMC161 |
Overview of Native American studies, including Indigenous intellectualism and resistance through language revitalization, film-making, and the recognition of one another.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10359R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 30 of 30 | Chris Finley | SGM226 |
Examines the relation between U.S. national culture, race, and popular culture.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10360R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 49 of 49 | Joshua Mitchell | ZHS252 | ||
10364R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 25 of 25 | Rocio Leon | GFS229 | ||
10365R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 24 of 25 | Rocio Leon | GFS105 |
Examines political and cultural change in the United States during the decade of the 1960s.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10361R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 23 of 100 | Rick Berg | SGM101 | ||
10362R | 001 | Discussion | 3:00-3:50pm | Wednesday | 4 of 22 | Chrisshonna Nieva | WPH202 | ||
10363R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 6 of 25 | Chrisshonna Nieva | GFS228 | ||
10369R | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Wednesday | 9 of 22 | Chrisshonna Nieva | WPH202 | ||
10370R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 4 of 25 | Chrisshonna Nieva | GFS223 |
Examines the socio-historical and political imperatives of multi-disciplinary scholarship foundational to the study of African Americans.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10371D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 28 of 29 | Oneka LaBennett | GFS222 |
History, political-economy and aesthetics of the African Diaspora with emphasis on Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa.
- 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
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10372D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 103 of 105 | Jackie Wang | THH202 | ||
10373R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 12 of 25 | Aurelien Davennes | DMC257 | ||
10375R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 22 of 25 | Aurelien Davennes | GFS213 | ||
10376R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 17 of 25 | Megan Awwad | KAP163 | ||
10377R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Monday | 18 of 25 | Jaden Morales | KAP165 | ||
10378R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 14 of 25 | Jaden Morales | GFS104 | ||
10380R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 20 of 25 | Megan Awwad | GFS105 |
Examination of the constructions of American ethnicity/race in film.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Note: Please note that this course does not fulfill Category C: Social Analysis.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10390D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 42 of 76 | Kara Keeling | SGM124 | ||
10392R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 13 of 25 | Sabina Hills-Villalobos | GFS220 | ||
10393R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 13 of 25 | Sabina Hills-Villalobos | GFS105 | ||
10395R | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 11 of 25 | Rojeen Harsini | THH110 | ||
10396R | 001 | Discussion | 3:00-3:50pm | Wednesday | 5 of 25 | Rojeen Harsini | VHE210 |
Examines history of popular cultural forms such as literature, music, dance, theater, and visual arts produced by and about African Americans.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10399D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 47 of 50 | Oneka LaBennett | GFS101 | ||
10402R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 24 of 25 | Neuds Saint-Cyr | WPHB30 | ||
10403R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 23 of 25 | Neuds Saint-Cyr | DMC261 |
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 | Info |
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10408D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 144 of 145 | Thomas Gustafson | THH202 | ||
10409R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Chrisshonna Nieva | GFS104 | ||
10410R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 21 of 25 | Chrisshonna Nieva | KAP167 | ||
10411R | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Monday | 25 of 25 | Chrisshonna Nieva | DMC109 | ||
10412R | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Chrisshonna Nieva | SGM226 | ||
10413R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 24 of 25 | Chrisshonna Nieva | GFS213 | ||
10415D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 24 of 25 | Chrisshonna Nieva | GFS105 |
Explores Latinx food in Los Angeles through an anthropological lens. Students experience, document and analyze local food knowledge and traditions through active field study.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the ANTH department but may qualify for major credit in AMST. To register, enroll in ANTH 312.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10831R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 12 of 19 | Xochitl Ruiz | DMC259 |
An examination of how Hollywood representations of the Middle East have changed over the last 100 years, focusing on how representations influence perceptions and policies.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10423D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 49 of 50 | Evelyn Alsultany | ZHS252 | ||
10425R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 24 of 25 | Zaina Ujayli | GFS229 | ||
10427R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 25 of 25 | Zaina Ujayli | GFS220 |
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 |
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10414D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 10 of 19 | Edwin Hill | DMC158 | PDF (839759 KB) |
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 |
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10424D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 7 of 30 | Shawn McDaniel | KAP145 | PDF (1749265 MB) |
Racial and cultural background of Mexico; immigration and conquest; the Mexican in California and the southwest; the rise of contemporary Mexican-American consciousness.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10428D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 7 of 30 | George Sanchez | WPHB30 |
Survey of current social and political issues facing Asian American communities with emphasis on Los Angeles region; design and implementation of community-based research projects.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the SOCI department but may qualify for major credit in AMST. To register, enroll in SOCI 376.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61499D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 16 of 16 | Thai Le | DMC203 |
Comparative examination of the social, economic, and political experiences of Asian immigrants and their descendants in the U.S., 1840s-present.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10430D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 7 of 19 | Nayan Shah | THH213 |
Focusing on California, interdisciplinary research teams will study why there are so many new US prisons. What is their relationship to shopping malls, gated communities, globalization?
- Prerequisite: AMST 200
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10434D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Mon, Wed | 12 of 15 | Nayan Shah | GFS109 |
Examination of processes of scholarly research; quantitative and qualitative research methods; faculty mentorship; experiential learning; research proposal writing; careers in research. Sophomore or junior standing in the major. Departmental approval.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10433D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tuesday | 9 of 10 | Alisa Sanchez | KAP150 |
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 |
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52080R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 22 of 22 | Morris Levy | DMC200 |
An examination of anthropological research on race and African American culture, from the 18th century to the present.
- 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 |
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10744D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 7 of 25 | Lanita Jacobs | GFS104 |
Survey of Asian American literature from the earliest time to the present; development of prose, poetry, and novel.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10438D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 23 of 29 | Adrian De Leon | SGM601 |
Examination of sexual discourses in the United States in the context of slavery, empire, sex work, labor markets, schools and prisons.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10439D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 30 of 30 | Chris Finley | GFS207 |
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 |
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10441D | 001 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 15 | John Rowe | OFFICE | ||
10442D | 001 | 1.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 12 | John Rowe | OFFICE |
Writing the honors thesis; for students in one of the four American Studies and Ethnicity majors and Honors Program.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10443D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 6 of 10 | Lanita Jacobs | KAP165 |
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 |
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10672R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 9 of 20 | Emily Zeamer | KAP166 |
Exploration of some of the leading scholarship from a variety of disciplines writing about Los Angeles and the southern California area. Particular emphasis is placed on the intersections of historical, contemporary and cultural issues that inform recent scholarship on Los Angeles.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10468D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-7:50pm | Thursday | 9 of 10 | Leland Saito | GFS107 |
Explores theoretical approaches to cultural studies as an interdisciplinary field and guides students through the design and completion of a journal-quality research paper. Recommended preparation: graduate reading course in cultural studies
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10489D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 11 of 13 | Adrian De Leon | THH109 |