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Courses listed with an asterisk (*) will require a Course Substitution form

ETHS-200-F1: Introduction to Ethnic Studies

T/TH 9:40 – 11:10
M. Rabasa

Introduction to the academic field of ethnic studies. Students will grapple with classic and
contemporary literature in the field to develop the tools for approaching race and ethnicity as categories of analysis. Exploration of the social production of conceptions of racial and ethnic difference rather than discussion of specific ethnic and racial groups. Examination of the origins, uses, and mutations of ideologies of race and ethnicity; analysis of how these ideologies intersect with empire and nationalism, sexuality and gender, capitalism and labor relations, and scientific knowledge. How methods from different disciplines contribute to an understanding of ethnic studies.

HIST-134-01: Early North America

M/W/F 11:30 – 12:30
N. Gallman

Early North American history, from the pre-contact period to the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction era. Dynamic social, economic, political, and cultural changes that define the shared histories of Indigenous, African, and European peoples in North America. Comparative study of the sequence of events that partly transformed Indigenous America into the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Roles and experiences of multiple peoples–Indigenous, African, and European–who shaped those events and remade the continent into a world of complex cultural exchanges, interdependent sovereigns, new republics, and plural American identities.

HIST-209-F1: Japan at War

M/W/F 10:20 – 11:20
A. Bernstein

In-depth study of the causes, dynamics, and outcomes of the wars fought by Japan in Asia and the Pacific from the late 19th century through World War II. The trajectories of Japanese imperialism, sequence of events leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor, social impact of total war. Japan’s wartime culture as seen through diaries, newspaper articles, propaganda films, short stories, government documents. Short- and long-term effects of the atomic bomb and the American occupation of Japan.

HIST 226-F1: 20th Century Germany

T/TH 9:40 – 11:10
M. Healy

Origins and consequences of World War I; attempts to develop a republican government; Nazism; evolution of the two Germanies after 1945 and their reunification. Readings on relationship between individual and state, pressures for conformity, possibility of dissent.

HIST 231A-F1: U.S. Women’s History, 1600 to 1980

T/TH 1:50 – 3:20
R. Hillyer

The history of women and gender in the United States from the colonial period to the present, with a focus on the 19th and 20th centuries as influenced by class, race, and region. Topics include the transformation of a household economy to an industrial economy; the influence of slavery and emancipation on the experience of women, bound and free; women’s movement into low-paid “women’s work” and their designation as the primary consumers in a consumer society; women’s involvement in social reform; changing notions of women’s (and men’s) sexuality; the conflicted history of women’s suffrage; the relationship between ideologies of gender and imperialism; suburbanization and the “feminine mystique”; and the rights revolutions of the 20th century.

HIST-264-F1: The History of Portland

F 1:00 – 4:00
R. Hillyer

An introduction to research in historical methods by examining the history of Portland: How did the city go from rough-and-tumble center of the timber industry to hipster mecca? Examination of Portland’s origins as a port city to the gentrification of more recent times, including exploration of various types of historical sources, from fire-insurance maps to police surveillance photographs. Two major research projects are included: 1) construct the “biography” of a city block, and 2) in small groups, write and deliver walking tours of various Portland neighborhoods.

*MUS-106-01,02: Workshops in World Music

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K. Mason

Examines folk, popular, and art musical traditions from around the world with a special focus on the Andes, Ireland, Indonesia, Ghana, and India. Drawing on historical and visual sources, recordings, and contemporary ethnography, the course develops interpretive skill sets for analyzing the sound structures, performance contexts, and cultural significance of music in rituals, festivals, politics, schools, recording studios, cinema, the internet, and global stages. In addition to learning about key topics in the field of ethnomusicology, we engage with traditions firsthand through an ethnographic assignment in Portland and a weekly workshop with performance faculty on campus. Organized into three small-group sessions, the workshops introduce music and dance from Indonesia, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Spain, Latin America, and/or North India. Specific content may change from year to year.

RHMS-204-F1: Black/Africana Rhetoric and Media Theories

M/W/F 10:20 – 11:20
K. Chirindo

Introduction to some Black/Africana rhetorical and media theories. Recognizing that all media and rhetoric are cultural, exploration of how culture, history, and politics intersect with Black/Africana theorizing in rhetorical and media studies.

RHMS-406-01: Race, Rhetoric, and Resistance

M/W/F 3:00 – 4:30
K. Chirindo

Role of rhetoric in social conflicts regarding issues of race. Theories and strategies of resistance and the implications for political action. Examination of major race and resistance texts.

*RUSS-290-F1: Environmental Themes in Soviet Cultures

M/W/F 12:40 – 1:40
M. Hristova

Major aspects or periods of Russian and Soviet literatures and cultures with a focus on
environmental themes. Topics may vary from year to year. Taught in English; no background in Russian language or literature required.

*SOAN-267-F1: Culture in Motion

T/TH 9:40 – 11:10
K. Heimsath

Use of philosophy, geography, history, anthropology, and sociology to explore the various ways in which humans move through the day, through the world, and through time. Microdynamics of individual bodies (walking, dancing), a macro level of social phenomena (pilgrimage or tourism), and the conceptualization of global trajectories (forced migration, digital communication). A multidisciplinary approach in questioning tacit assumptions about fixity, rootedness, and belonging to help us appreciate the multiple possibilities of movement.

*SOAN-359-01: Topics in Medical Anthropology

T/TH 11:30 – 1:00
S. Bajracharya

Focused examination of contemporary and seminal theoretical and ethnographic topics in the subfield of medical anthropology. Each semester will explore a given topic (e.g., structural violence, intersectionality, kinship and care, death and dying, body and pain, addiction, pharmaceuticalization, medical techniques and technologies, illness narratives). Particular emphasis on how subjective and phenomenological experiences of illness shape and are shaped by structural (sociocultural, political, historical, physical, material) contingencies. Students will engage in a semester-long ethnographic project. Topics will always be health studies related.

*SOAN-390-01: Cyborg Anthropology

T/TH 1:50 – 3:20
K. Heimsath

Cultural practices surrounding the production and consumption of technoscientific and biomedical knowledge. Articulation between different constituencies, both inside and outside the scientific community, and the asymmetries that shape their relations. Heterogeneity of science, including contrasts between disciplinary subcultures and different national traditions of inquiry. Political economy of science, including the allocation of material and symbolic resources. Networks of associations that link human and nonhuman allies, such as medical prosthesis, robotics, information. Representation of science and technology in popular culture.

SPAN-238-01: Writing Justice in the Americas (Inside-Out)

F 12:45 – 3:45
M. Rabasa

Various forms individuals and groups have used to write about and for justice in the Americas from the 1960s to the present, using the Latin American literary genre of testimonio as a starting point. Classic examples of testimonies and other media (visual art, film, music, digital culture) that have been activated as tools to convey personal and collective narratives. This is an Inside-Out course that will take place in a nearby correctional facility. Course will be conducted in Spanish. Advanced level reading, writing, and speaking in Spanish is required.

SPAN-375: Topics: Latin American Culture

T/TH 1:50 – 3:20
F. Vilches

Study of a genre, literary movement, or topic in Latin American and/or Latino culture. Selected works from Latin America and/or the U.S. read in the context of cultural and historical events. May be taken twice for credit with a change of topic.