ICS 9: Studying Race and Ethnicity (Theories and Methods)Class Meets: MW 9:30am-11:20am | ICS 9 S12 Syllabus The Course Reader will be available for purchase starting Tuesday, April 10 at Kwik Kopy Printing in Cupertino, near intersection of Bollinger Rd and De Anza Blvd (10675 S. De Anza Blvd, #1, Cupertino. Phone: 408-725-0243). The cost will be approx $21. The print shop is open M-F, 9 am - 5 pm. One copy of the Course Reader is available on reserve (for 2 hr check-out) in the De Anza library.
WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES * student info sheet
* Yang Ch 1 Chapter 1 by Philip Yang from Ethnic Studies, 2000: 3-14.
THURSDAY DE ANZA EVENT: REMEMBERING TRAYVON MARTIN
Faculty video of event with De Anza students: http://vimeo.com/40342272
WEEK 2: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS
Videos...view the following spoken word performances and take notes for our class discussion: * Yellow Rage performs "What Do You Know About Being Asian?" at Def Poetry Jam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y22ty-VPpbA
* Beau Sia performs "Give Me a Chance" at Def Poetry Jam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9EOf7mw3qs
Readings...see Course Reader for assigned readings.
Guide for Pre-Midterm Check-In
Instructions: You will have 25 minutes to answer 5 questions, which will include short answers, matching, and a short essay. The Pre-Midterm Check-In will be done independently but you will be allowed to bring in a "cheat sheet" that is no larger than 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (half-sheet of paper). You can write/print on both sides of the "cheat sheet."
Advice:
* Be familiar with all course readings and videos from April 9-23 by the author's or artist's names (ex: Sia, Johnston, Yellow Rage).
* Know the demographic breakdown of the overall U.S. population in terms of major racial and ethnic groups.
* Be able to explain the central idea of all course reading and videos.
* Be able to explain in your own words key concepts and terms introduced by course material.
* Be able to give a specific example of those key concepts and terms drawing from course material.
Content Themes:
* history and purpose and key terms of ethnic studies
* U.S. Census 2010 data
* personal reflections on racial and ethnic identity
* key sociological terms for understanding ethnic and racial ethnic relations in the U.S.
In-Class Writing Exercise
WEEK 3: DEMOGRAPHIC & SOCIOLOGICAL DATA
Readings:
* Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin for U.S. Census 2010... http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-02.pdf (This is the full report, 23 pages. The course reader includes only 1 page from this report.)
* A Post-Recession Update on U.S. Social and Economic Trends, 2011 ... http://www.prb.org/Publications/PopulationBulletins/2011/us-economicsocialtrends-update1.aspx
* Wealth Gap Among U.S. Racial and Ethnic Groups, 2010 ... http://www.prb.org/Articles/2010/usnetworth.aspx
*Census Population Data
Other resources:
*Healey + Census 2010 Overview
*Peer Feedback
*The Center of Responsible Lending report on Foreclosures by Race and Ethnicity: See our presentation (PowerPoint) and Read the full report
* Video on mortgage crisis from Bill Moyers & Company: http://cdn.billmoyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/AP070502073201_feature-192x108.jpg
WEEK 4
Special Extra Credit - Monday, April 30, 1:30-3p
*Attend
the full screening and discussion of film "Precious Knowledge" (about
Arizona ban on ethnic studies) in Conference Room A&B in De Anza's
Campus Center. Find me to make sure I record your attendance. You will
need to stay through the full program. (3 points)
* Website for video "Slavery: The Downward Spiral" ... http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/
* Class notes on Blum Ch 6
WEEK 5
Guide for Midterm:
Instructions:
You will have 60 minutes to complete short answers, short essays, and an analytical essay. The midterm will be done independently but you will be allowed to bring in a "cheat
sheet" that is no larger than 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (half-sheet of paper). You
can write/print on both sides of the "cheat sheet."
Advice:
*
Be familiar with all course readings and videos from Week 1-5 by the
author's last name or video title. (Exception: Midterm will not include La Voz or personal essays and videos: Gates, Castellano, Johnston, Sia, Yellow Rage.)
* Know the major demographic trends outlined in Census 2010.
* Know the major patterns and conclusions presented in the economic reports by the Population Reference Bureau.
* Be able to explain the central idea of all course reading and videos.
* Be able to explain in your own words key concepts and terms introduced by course material.
Content Themes:
* Yang's and Healey's key sociological terms (race, ethnicity, stratification, prejudice, etc.)
* key demographic patterns presented in the U.S. Census 2010 report
* key patterns of racial/ethnic stratification presented in the Population Reference Bureau reports
* key historical developments in relation to the system of slavery as presented in "The Downward Spiral"
* key arguments and their implications presented by Wright, Jr. and Blum
WEEK 6
These are 6 worksheets, each designed to help you think
about and carry out the different components of your research project,
and ultimately write the research paper. Complete each worksheet and submit on the specified due date.
WEEK 7: RESEARCHING WHITE RACIAL IDEOLOGY
Class Notes: Bonilla-Silva Ch 1 and Bonilla-Silva Ch 2 & 8
Additional Resource: Bonilla-Silva on the linguistic "style" of colorblind-racism... http://www.nd.edu/~rmcveigh/reap/Bonilla_linguistics.pdf
Anti-Racist Work Getting Media Attention:
* The Poverty Tour | Tavis Smiley | PBS
* Bill Moyers Journal . Patterson and Loury on Race in America | PBS
* Which Occupy Movements Are Doing Right by Race? [Reader ...
* Tim Wise ... self-described white, anti-racist activist
Research Paper ... Interviewing Tips
WEEK 10:
RESEARCH PAPER
PRIMARY VS. SECONDARY SOURCES
For your research paper, you will need to use both primary and secondary sources. What's the difference? Read this short description: Research Help - Primary vs. Secondary Sources
Your primary sources will include:
- reports on demographic data (from the U.S. Census or other data-compiling source)
- findings based on your interviews
- findings based on your ethnographic observations
- and maybe: newspaper articles, articles from popular (non-scholarly) publications
Your secondary sources will include:
- research articles by social scientists that describe their research studies
- books, documentary films, on-line articles of analysis or opinion
LOOKING FOR DATA TO INCLUDE IN YOUR "BACKGROUND INFORMATION" SECTION?
Try looking here: U.S. Census Bureau and Government Data, Reports and Data on Race and Ethnicity
RESEARCH PAPER - FORMATTING REFERENCES CITED
You are required to use APA (American Psychological Association) citation guidelines for your paper. Your paper must include the APA style for both in-text citations and a bibliography called "References Cited." See: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch09_o.html
APA style - a set of rules and
guidelines for citing social science information. The social sciences include
anthropology, sociology, political science, history, economics, jurisprudence
and philosophy.
For additional resources, see De Anza library's website: http://deanza.edu/library/citingsources.html
1. In-Text Citations:
Single
Author Named in Signal Phrase:
Social
historian Richard Sennett (1980) names the tendency to come to terms with
difficult experiences a "purification process" whereby
"threatening or painful dissonances are warded off to preserve intact a
clear and articulated image of oneself and one's place in the world" (p.
11).
Single
Author Named in Parentheses:
The
tendency to come to terms with difficult experiences is referred to as a
"purification process" whereby "threatening or painful
dissonances are warded off to preserve intact a clear and articulated image of
oneself and one's place in the world" (Sennett, 1980, p.11).
Two
Authors:
Goody and Watt (1963) have
gone so far as to declare that "the most significant elements of human
culture are undoubtedly channeled through words, and reside in the particular
range of meanings and attitudes which members of any society attach to the
verbal symbols" (p. 323).
Web
Page:
The cabin at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site is designed to be
"symbolic of the one in which Lincoln was born" (National Park Service, 2003, para.
1).
2. "References Cited" (which is your bibliography):
Examples of listed items on your "References Cited" page:
Format for
Article in Printed Journal:
Kralj, M. M.
(1994). Getting out of the box. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice
and Research, 46 (2), 27-28.
Format for
Full-Text Article from a Database:
Holton, W. (1994). The Ohio Indians and the coming of the American Revolution
in Virginia.The Journal of Southern History, 60,
453-478. Retrieved July 31, 2001, from JSTOR database.
Format for Online Resource:
Contributors' names (Last edited date). Title of resource. Retrieved from http://Web address for resource
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