This FIG explores anti-racist, feminist approaches to developing ethical ambition, achieving success, and pursuing happiness.
Students explore the intersection of topics by taking the following course package:
UGST 109 First-Year Experience Seminar - 1-credit
WGS 101 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies - CoreEd or major satisfying course, 4-credits
Placing women's experiences at the center of interpretation, Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS 101) introduces basic concepts and perspectives in Women's and Gender Studies. Focusing on contemporary issues (with some reference to historical trends), we will examine lived experience with a particular emphasis on how gender interacts with other social constructs such as race, class, sexuality, and ability.
ES 101 Introduction to Ethnic Studies - CoreEd or major satisfying course, 4-credits
Will present to students how race and racism shape the world, both in the past and in the present. Multidisciplinary study focusing on Americans of African, Asian, Latino, and Native American descent. Topics include group identity, language in society and culture, forms of resistance, migration, and social oppression. Will provide students with the ability to critically analyze today’s racial climate.
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