AES 232. The American Jewish Experience. (3 h)

An interdisciplinary course exploring Jewish immigration to America with a primary focus on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

AES 234. Ethnicity and Immigration. (3 h)

An exploration of the socio-historical dynamics of the peopling of America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. (CD)

AES 300. American Ethnic Literature and Film. (3 h)

Through a discussion of cinematic and literary works from the Caribbean, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa, this couse explores how artists have created a space in which to find their voice and cultural identity within both a global and personal history.

AES 358. The Italian Experience in America. (3 h)

Explores issues of ethnicity and identity in the Italian-American experience. A central goal of this course is to understand the inter-relationship of social, economic and political factors that impinge on this large European ethnic group.

AES 370. Immigration Practices in the U.S. and the European Union. (3 h)

Explores the history and theory of immigration practices in the U.S. (after 1800) and the European Union (after its establishment in 1957) and compares the discourses and public policies in the two regions.

AES 390. Special Topics. (1.5-3 h)

American ethnic studies topics of special interest. May be repeated for credit if topic varies. Only offered for 1.5 or 3 hours.

AES 396. Independent Study. (1-3 h)

Independent projects in American Ethnic Studies which either continue study begun in regular courses or develop new areas of interest. A maximum of 3 hours may apply to the minor. By prearrangement. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credits.