Donald Hones and Alfred Kisubi, UW-Oshkosh
Terri Karis, UW-Stout
Sandy Magaña, UW-Madison
Pilar Melero, UW-Whitewater
Larry Ringgenberg, Barbara Stewart and Al Thompson, UW-La Crosse
Miriam Schacht, UW-Oshkosh
Gerhard Schutte, UW-Parkside
Amy Shuffelton, UW-Whitewater
Kathleen Thomas and Kathy Callahan, UW-Stout
Donald Hones, Department of Curriculum and Instruction/Educational Foundations, and Alfred Kisubi, Department of Human Services and Educational Leadership, UW-Oshkosh - "Education on the Immigrant Trail"
This course will consider a variety of perspectives about immigration, including its causes and its impact on children, families, schools, communities, economies, and the environment on both sides of the Mexican/U.S. border. The course will feature 18 days of field study and research in southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
Terri Karis, Department of Psychology, UW-Stout - "Race Matters: Interdisciplinary Investigations"
Students will investigate the complex subject of race from multiple perspectives: psychology, biology, history, sociology, anthropology, and rhetoric. Course goals include helping students learn the cognitive and emotional skills that will allow them to translate their race-related learning into effective action in the world - to develop engaged citizens who can critically think about racial matters, connect across racial differences, and take appropriate action to address racial disparities.
Sandy Magaña, School of Social Work, UW-Madison - "Research Methods in Communities of Color"
This interdisciplinary course content will include explorations of assumptions society and researchers make about race and ethnicity; reasons for studying race and including communities of color in research; what the meaning of racial categories are in research; history of research in communities of color; issues of racism and colonization; past approaches to cross-cultural research such as deficit models; and many other critical topics. It will also include specific stages of research methods and how they may vary in different U.S. racial and ethnic communities. These stages will be examined as they relate to qualitative and quantitative methods.
Pilar Melero, Department of Languages and Literatures, UW-Whitewater - "Introduction to U.S. Latino Literature: Proposal for Curriculum Development"
This course will cover contemporary texts in U.S. Latino literature in its historical context. After a brief overview of the history of the U.S. Latino literary presence in the United States, the course will focus on texts written by U.S. Latinos that deal with the experience of Hispanics living in this country. It will explore issues including, but not limited to, immigration, exile, identity, language, gender, politics, culture, and education.
Larry Ringgenberg and Barbara Stewart, Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education, and Al Thompson, Office of Affirmative Action and Diversity, UW-La Crosse - "The Impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities on U.S. Higher Education"
Scholarly practice within the Student Affairs in Higher Education graduate program will be provided in this course. It will reflect the importance of race, history, culture, traditions, and the presence of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in society. The second-year graduate students will explore the role of HBCU in higher education, discuss services to African-American students, and explore African-American culture and experiences and how they differ from students served by Wisconsin universities. The class will culminate with a five-day trip to a HBCU where students will stay in a residence hall and participate in campus and classroom activities.
Miriam Schacht, Department of English, UW-Oshkosh - "Images of Indians in Children's Literature"
A vast number of children's books and films deal with American Indian themes, and many perpetuate stereotypical views of native peoples. Students in this course will examine representations of American Indians in literature for children and young adults, including those texts that have shaped their own worldviews. The goal is to have students develop critical awareness of stereotypes about race and culture in children's books and films. Students will also consider how to maintain this critical viewpoint in the future, addressing the real-world ramifications of these ideas for all adults, and especially for future educators.
Gerhard Schutte, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, UW-Parkside - "Critical Racial and Ethnic Studies Course"
This upper-level course will critically examine racial and ethnic groups as social formations in order to instill in students an awareness of their relativity and historical specificity. It will analyze the interplay between insider and outsider perspectives within the context of economic and power inequality and the institutionalization of racial thinking. Although its primary focus is on groups within the United States, heavy emphasis will be placed on comparisons with other societies.
Amy Shuffelton, Department of Educational Foundations, UW-Whitewater - "Urban Education: Issues and Policies"
Students in this course will be provided with an in-depth look at some of the particular problems and strengths facing schools in America's largely African-American and Latino urban areas. It will consider cultural, political, and economic issues facing teachers, students, and parents in America's urban schools. Issues may include: de facto segregation in American urban areas; post-Brown v. Board of Education civil rights cases; the effects of concentrated poverty in post-industrial urban areas; Title I funding and Head Start; immigration and Latino students; ethnic politics in school systems; school funding; magnet, voucher, and choice schools; and the responses to violence of urban youth.
Kathleen Thomas and Kathy Callahan, Social Science Department, UW-Stout - "World War II: An Ethnic and Global History"
This global World War II course will eschew the traditional military approach for one that focuses on social and cultural history from different points of view. With diversity at its center, the course will analyze the Asian American, American Indian, African-American, and Hispanic war experience both at home and in the field.