HUM 106 Ethnic Thought and Culture (5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities; General Transfer Elective
Formerly HUMAN 106
Course Description
Provides a multicultural studies approach to the diversity, complexity and contradictions of the American ethnic experience as expressed in the arts and humanities.
Course Content
A. Cultural and artistic expressions of various ethnic groups
B. Historical, social, and economic factors surrounding ethnic cultural production and inclusion
C. Representation of ethnic groups, including multiracial and diverse populations, in American culture
D. Ideologies related to race, ethnicity, equity, and inclusion
E. Concepts and language used to represent various ethnic groups and critical race theory, such as intersectionality, privilege, appropriation, acculturation, assimilation, colonization
Student Outcomes
1. Analyze and discuss works of art or cultural expression as products of a particular culture or ethnic group.
2. Appraise aesthetic elements of works of art, such as performing arts, language, visual imagery, literature.
3. Discuss particular works of art in relation to historical, social, and economic factors surrounding their production.
4. Analyze images, themes, and ideas found in various works in the arts.
5. Examine stereotypes and their impact on identity and ethnic/racial representations.
6. Discuss ethnic cultural expression as a tool for political and social justice movements.
7. Identify the importance of language used to represent various ethnic groups.
8. Examine central concepts in relation to aesthetic representation, such as objectivity, subjectivity, community, and cultural and multiracial identity.
Degree Outcomes
Multiculturalism: Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of diverse ideas, cultures, and experiences, and develop the ability to examine their own attitudes and assumptions in order to understand and work with others who differ from themselves.
Humanities: Graduates acquire critical skills to interpret, analyze, and evaluate forms of human expression, which can include creation and performance as an expression of human experience.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
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