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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10310R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 85 of 85 | Chrisshonna Nieva | MHP101 |   | |
| 10311R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 12 of 25 | DMC252 | | ||
| 10312R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 12 of 24 | DMC252 | | ||
| 10313R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Tuesday | 15 of 25 | VPD110 | | ||
| 10314R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 11 of 25 | KAP147 | | ||
| 10315R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 18 of 25 | DMC161 | | ||
| 10316R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 17 of 25 | VHE206 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10320R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 50 of 50 | Alicia Chavez | SGM101 | | |
| 10323R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 11 of 25 | KAP140 | | ||
| 10324R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Monday | 17 of 25 | GFS229 | | ||
| 10325R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 13 of 25 | GFS223 | | ||
| 10327R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 9 of 25 | DMC206 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10338R | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Mon, Wed | 85 of 85 | Viet Nguyen | THH301 | | |
| 10339R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 13 of 25 | DMC106 | | ||
| 10340R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 13 of 25 | VHE214 | | ||
| 10341R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 18 of 25 | GFS220 | | ||
| 10342R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 24 of 25 | GFS108 | | ||
| 10343R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 2 of 25 | GFS109 | | ||
| 10344R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 15 of 25 | SGM226 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10347R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 45 of 45 | Chrisshonna Nieva | KAP144 | | |
| 10348R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | SGM226 | | ||
| 10349R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 20 of 25 | KAP167 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10360R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 49 of 49 | Joshua Mitchell | ZHS252 | | |
| 10364R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 24 of 24 | VHE206 | | ||
| 10365R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 25 of 25 | GFS220 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10371R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 49 of 49 | Oneka LaBennett | VPD116 | | |
| 10303R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 24 of 25 | KAP140 | | ||
| 10304R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 25 of 25 | KAP148 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10372R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 50 of 50 | Joshua Mitchell | THH202 | | |
| 10373R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 10 of 25 | GFS222 | | ||
| 10375R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 5 of 25 | KAP167 | | ||
| 10376R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 22 of 25 | VHE206 | | ||
| 10380R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 13 of 25 | DMC161 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10390R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 49 of 49 | Joshua Mitchell | GFS101 | | |
| 10395R | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 24 of 25 | DMC260 | | ||
| 10396R | 001 | Discussion | 3:00-3:50pm | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | THH121 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10408R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 67 of 85 | Chrisshonna Nieva | THH301 | | |
| 10409R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 15 of 25 | GFS104 | | ||
| 10410R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Thursday | 3 of 25 | ZHS360 | | ||
| 10411R | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Monday | 21 of 25 | THH110 | | ||
| 10412R | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 9 of 25 | THH121 | | ||
| 10413R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Tuesday | 7 of 25 | ZHS360 | | ||
| 10415R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 12 of 25 | GFS108 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10831R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 20 of 20 | Xochitl Ruiz | KAP159 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10416R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 12 of 29 | Edwin Hill | ZHS163 | |
A survey of narratives accounting for the global dimensions of Black migratory experiences between Africa, Europe and the Americas, from early modern trajectories to contemporary times.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10418R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 29 of 29 | Lydie Moudileno | KAP147 | PDF (270877 KB) | |
Exploration of the rise of Islam in Black America, and the relationship of Blackamerican Muslims to more recent Muslim immigrants using historical and sociopolitical frameworks.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10417R | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-9:50am | Tue, Thu | 15 of 29 | Sherman Jackson | DMC154 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10317R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 9 of 30 | Juan De Lara | SOSB50 | |
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 | 12:30-1:50pm | Tuesday | 6 of 19 | David Roman | KAP166 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10428R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 12 of 29 | Alicia Chavez | SGM226 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10433D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tuesday | 0 of 10 | Alisa Sanchez | KAP150 | |
Analysis of the historic and contemporary roles of Latinos in the American political system; patterns of political participation and representation are examined.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the POSC department but may qualify for major credit in AMST. To register, enroll in POSC 428.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52084R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 19 of 19 | Estefania Castaneda Perez | VPD107 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32745R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 6 of 19 | Anthony Kemp | THH115 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10744D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 2 of 19 | Lanita Jacobs | KAP113 | PDF (502448 KB) |  |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10438R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 8 of 19 | Jane Hu | WPHB30 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10439R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 29 of 25 | Chris Finley | WPHB36 | |
Examines how race and ethnicity as social categories are shaped by communication media; focuses on how race and ethnicity sustain entertainment and media industries.
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the COMM department but may qualify for major credit in AMST. To register, enroll in COMM 458.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20673R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 10 of 19 | Taj Frazier | ANN210 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21380R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Wednesday | 11 of 18 | Laura Castaneda | ASC230 | |
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 | 0 of 15 | OFFICE | | ||
| 10442D | 001 | 1.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 12 | OFFICE | |
Writing the senior thesis for students in American Studies and Ethnicity, American Popular Culture or related fields.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10443D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 5 of 12 | George Sanchez | THH111 | |
Graduate seminar covering critical themes in the interdisciplinary field of Asian American Studies, including perspectives from anthropology, literature, sociology, history, political science, religious studies, cultural studies, women/gender studies, and psychology.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10455R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 12 of 12 | Wendy Cheng | KAP445 | |
Interdisciplinary investigation of concepts, theories, and debates in the study of race and its intersection with gay, lesbian, trans, heterosexual and other sexualities/genders.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10460R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 11 of 12 | Chris Finley | SOSB38 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10672R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 11 of 15 | Joanne Nucho | DMC158 | |
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 | 0 of 10 | OFFICE | |
Exploration of issues involved in conducting research in the interdisciplinary field of Chicano/Latino Studies and guides students through the design and completion of a journal-quality research paper.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10484R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 0 of 12 | Shawn McDaniel | KAP150 | |
Seminar in representative theoretical works in the fields of American Studies and Ethnic Studies published in the past fifteen years.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10492D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Wednesday | 0 of 12 | Dorinne Kondo | THH107 | |
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 5 | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10495D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE | |