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AMST 214 Fame, Media, and Indigeneity 6 credits
This course examines fame and media in contemporary culture through Indigenous frameworks. Foregrounding relational and place-based understandings of fame and status, the course invites participants to reconsider what it means to be seen, remembered, or known. Students will read foundational texts in fame and (new) media studies alongside critical Indigenous scholarship and stories from oral traditions. Drawing on these readings, students will analyze and challenge dominant American narratives of fame, status, and media culture and develop alternative frameworks for understanding visibility, gaze, attention, public memory, and (im)mortality, especially in the digital age.
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AMST 214.01 Fall 2026
- Faculty: Kaylen James 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THLeighton 202 10:10am-11:55am
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ARCN 112 Archaeology of Native North America 6 credits
When did humans first migrate to North America? How long have people lived in Minnesota? This course will examine the material culture of Indigenous peoples throughout the North American continent above Mexico, from c. 20,000 years ago to present. Cultural groups include the Inuit, Iroquois, ancient Puebloans, Cahokia, Great Plains villages, and Pacific Northwest (Kumash) peoples. We will study Indigenous oral histories, genetic data, linguistics, material remains, and ethnohistorical accounts to examine migration, trade, and contact, with an emphasis on decolonization and Indigenous archaeologies.
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ARCN 112.01 Fall 2026
- Faculty: Shelby Patrick 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:40am-10:40am
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ARCN 166 Archaeology in the Land of the Midnight Sun 6 credits
This course explores the archaeology of the Arctic with a primary focus on North America. Using archaeology, ethnohistory, and Indigenous knowledge, we examine settlement patterns, social organization, and ideologies of the Inuit and pre-Inuit peoples across the modern territories of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland. Who were the first inhabitants of this challenging region? How did they come there and why? How are they similar (or not) to other Arctic populations? We also highlight the importance of community-based archaeology, Inuit traditional knowledge, and the intertwined trajectories of archaeology and climate change, which define a new age of Arctic archaeology.
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ARCN 166.01 Winter 2027
- Faculty: Shelby Patrick 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WHasenstab 002 9:50am-11:00am
- FHasenstab 002 9:40am-10:40am
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ARTH 240 Art Since 1945 6 credits
Art from abstract expressionism to the present, with particular focus on issues such as the modernist artist-hero; the emergence of alternative or non-traditional media; the influence of the women’s movement and the gay/lesbian liberation movement on contemporary art; and postmodern theory and practice.
- Winter 2027
- IDS, Intercultural Domestic Studies LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis WR2, Writing Rich 2
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): One Art History (ARTH) course with a grade of C- better.
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ARTH 240.01 Winter 2027
- Faculty: Ross Elfline 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THBoliou 161 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ARTH 245 Modern Architecture 6 credits
This course will trace major trends in western architecture from the dawn of the Industrial Revolution to the dawn of the Cold War, concentrating especially on the decades from the 1870s through 1950s. We will discuss technological developments and stylistic issues in different cultural and political contexts, such as Chicago after the Great Fire and Berlin after the Great War. We will consider critiques of modern material culture, from the Arts & Crafts movement to Soviet Constructivism, analyze styles from Art Nouveau to Art Deco, and consider new building typologies such as train stations, department stores, and skyscraping office buildings.
- Fall 2026
- LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
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ARTH 245.01 Fall 2026
- Faculty: Baird Jarman 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WBoliou 161 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FBoliou 161 2:20pm-3:20pm
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ARTH 247 Architecture Since 1950 6 credits
This course begins by considering the international triumph of architecture’s Modern Movement as seen in key works by Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and their followers. Soon after modernism’s rise, however, architects began to question the movement’s tenets and the role that architecture as a discipline plays in the fashioning of society. This course will examine the central actors in this backlash from Britain, France, Italy, Japan, the United States and elsewhere before exploring the architectural debates surrounding definitions of postmodernism. The course will conclude by considering the impact of both modernism and postmodernism on contemporary architectural practice.
- Spring 2027
- LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
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ARTH 247.01 Spring 2027
- Faculty: Ross Elfline 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THBoliou 161 10:10am-11:55am
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ARTH 341 Art and Democracy 6 credits
What does it mean to say that a work of art is “democratic?” For whom is art made? And who can lay claim to the title “artist?” These questions animate contemporary art production as artists grapple with the problems of broadening access to their works and making them more socially relevant. In this course we will consider the challenges involved in making art for a sometimes ill-defined “public.” Topics to be discussed include: activist performance art, feminism, public sculpture, the Culture Wars, queer visual culture, and the recent rise of social practice art.
Extra Time Required: There are two evening film screenings for this course, as well as one field trip to the Twin Cities (the Walker Art Center and/or a local arts organization in the Twin Cities).
- Fall 2026
- IDS, Intercultural Domestic Studies LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Student has completed any two courses in ARTH with grades of C- or better.
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ARTH 341.01 Fall 2026
- Faculty: Ross Elfline 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THBoliou 161 10:10am-11:55am
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CAMS 225 Film Noir: The Dark Side of the American Dream 6 credits
During the 1940s, Hollywood took a nosedive into pessimism. The result? A collection of exceptional films populated with tough guys and cool dames lurking in the shadows of nasty urban landscapes. In this course, we focus on classic noir and contemporary neo-noir from a variety of perspectives, including narrative structure, visual and sound style, and postwar American culture and politics. Assignments aim to develop skills in film analysis, research and writing.
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CAMS 225.01 Winter 2027
- Faculty: Carol Donelan 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWeitz Center 132 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ECON 271 Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment 6 credits
How do we address increasingly urgent problems of environmental degradation and depletion of natural resources? This course develops the economic approach to addressing a wide variety of related issues, while also considering how issues of law and political economy affect resource allocations and the desirability and feasibility of various policies. Topics covered include climate change, energy production, air quality regulation policies, wildlife management, endangered species protection, water resource management, and valuation of the environment.
- Winter 2027
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or has received a grade of B or better in ECON AL (Cambridge A Level Economics) or has received a score of 5 on the AP Microeconomics test or has received a score of 6 or better on the IB Economics test or has received an ECON 111 requisite equivalency.
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ECON 271.01 Winter 2027
- Faculty: Mark Kanazawa 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWillis 211 10:10am-11:55am
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EDUC 338 Multicultural Education 6 credits
This course focuses on the respect for human diversity, especially as these relate to various racial, cultural and economic groups, and to women. It includes lectures and discussions intended to aid students in relating to a wide variety of persons, cultures, and life styles.
Extra Time Required: For field trips and campus events.
- Spring 2027
- IDS, Intercultural Domestic Studies SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): One 100 or 200 level Educational Studies (EDUC) course with grade of C- or better.
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EDUC 338.01 Spring 2027
- Faculty: Anita Chikkatur 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WWillis 114 9:50am-11:00am
- FWillis 114 9:40am-10:40am
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Extra Time Required: For field trips and campus events.
Prerequisites: Student has completed any of the following course(s): One 100 or 200 level Educational Studies (EDUC) course with grade of C- or better.
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ENGL 236 American Nature Writing 6 credits
A study of the environmental imagination in American literature. We will explore the relationship between literature and the natural sciences and examine questions of style, narrative, and representation in the light of larger social, ethical, and political concerns about the environment. Authors read will include Thoreau, Muir, Jeffers, Abbey, and Leopold. Students will write a creative Natural History essay as part of the course requirements.
- Spring 2027
- LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis WR2, Writing Rich 2
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ENGL 253 Food Writing: History, Culture, Practice 6 credits
We are living in perhaps the height of what might be called the “foodie era” in the U.S. The cooking and presentation of food dominates Instagram and is one of the key draws of YouTube and various television and streaming networks; shows about chefs and food culture are likewise very popular. Yet a now less glamorous form with a much longer history persists: food writing. In this course we will track some important genres of food writing over the last 100 years or so. We will examine how not just food but cultural discourses about food and the world it circulates in are consumed and produced. We will read recipes and reviews; blogs and extracts from cookbooks, memoirs and biographies; texts on food history and policy; academic and popular feature writing. Simultaneously we will also produce food writing of our own in a number of genres.
- Spring 2027
- ARP, Arts Practice WR2, Writing Rich 2
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ENGL 329 The City in American Literature 6 credits
How do American authors “write the city”? The city as both material reality and metaphor has fueled the imagination of diverse novelists, poets, and playwrights, through tales of fallen women and con men, immigrant dreams, and visions of apocalypse. After studying the realistic tradition of urban fiction at the turn of the twentieth century, we will turn to modern and contemporary re-imaginings of the city, with a focus on Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. Selected films, photographs, and historical sources will supplement our investigations of how writers face the challenge of representing urban worlds.
- Fall 2026
- LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis WR2, Writing Rich 2
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): One English Foundations including (100) course with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the English Literature and Composition AP exam or received a grade of 6 or better on the English Language A: Literature IB exam AND 6 credits from English courses (100-399) not including Independent Studies and Comps with a grade of C- or better.
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ENTS 210 Environmental Justice 6 credits
The environmental justice movement seeks greater participation by marginalized communities in environmental policy, and equity in the distribution of environmental harms and benefits. This course will examine the meaning of “environmental justice,” the history of the movement, the empirical foundation for the movement’s claims, and specific policy questions. Our focus is the United States, but students will have the opportunity to research environmental justice in other countries.
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ENTS 220 Sovereignty and Sustainability 6 credits
This course explores the legal, cultural, and environmental foundations of Tribal and Indigenous environmental stewardship and natural resource management. Students will examine the historical significance of treaties, Tribal sovereignty, and federal trust responsibility, as well as key laws that have shaped Tribal resource use. The evolution of Tribal co-management with federal and state agencies will be analyzed through case studies, highlighting challenges and successful partnerships. Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and Indigenous worldviews on land stewardship will complement critical discussions on climate change, environmental justice, and the ongoing balance between economic development and ecological sustainability in Tribal resource use.
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ENTS 220.01 Fall 2026
- Faculty: Roger Faust 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLeighton 304 9:50am-11:00am
- FLeighton 304 9:40am-10:40am
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ENTS 320 Seminar: Listening to the Land 6 credits
For many Indigenous peoples, land is a relative, a teacher, and a source of knowledge. This seminar examines Indigenous relationships with land through the writings of Native authors, scholars, and activists, exploring Traditional Ecological Knowledge, stewardship, and environmental challenges. We will consider how Indigenous knowledge informs responses to climate change, land use, biodiversity loss, and other environmental threats, while also recognizing land and non-human beings as active participants in cultural and ecological systems. Through a reading-group format, discussions will foster critical reflection and connections to broader environmental issues. Students will also conduct an independent research paper, applying course themes to a focused topic of inquiry.
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GWSS 397 Decolonial Feminisms 6 credits
This course familiarizes students with major issues and debates within the field of decolonial feminisms. We will start by considering some of the historical, geopolitical, and theoretical underpinnings from which decolonial feminisms emerged. We will then investigate core concepts and problems pertaining to decolonial feminisms as a critical methodology and as a practice to build solidarity between and across anti-racist, anti-colonial, anti-sexist, anti-capitalist schools of thought and/or political coalitions. We will pay particular attention to Latina feminist philosopher María Lugones and her development of the “colonial modern gender system” and her articulation of “decolonial feminism.”
Recommended Preparation: One prior course in Philosophy or a relevant area of studies.
PHIL 304 is cross listed with GWSS 397.
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GWSS 397.01 Winter 2027
- Faculty: Cynthia Marrero-Ramos 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THLibrary 305 1:15pm-3:00pm
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HIST 205 American Environmental History 6 credits
Environmental concerns, conflicts, and change mark the course of American history, from the distant colonial past to our own day. This course will consider the nature of these eco-cultural developments, focusing on the complicated ways that human thought and perception, culture and society, and natural processes and biota have all combined to forge Americans’ changing relationship with the natural world. Topics will include Native American subsistence strategies, Euroamerican settlement, industrialization, urbanization, consumption, and the environmental movement. As we explore these issues, one of our overarching goals will be to develop an historical context for thinking deeply about contemporary environmental dilemmas.
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HIST 205.01 Fall 2026
- Faculty: George Vrtis 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THLeighton 426 8:15am-10:00am
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HIST 229 Working with Gender in U.S. History 6 credits
Historically work has been a central location for the constitution of gender identities; at the same time, cultural notions of gender have shaped the labor market. We will investigate the roles of race, class, and ethnicity in shaping multiple sexual divisions of labor and the ways in which terms such as skill, bread-winning and work itself were gendered. Topics will include domestic labor, slavery, industrialization, labor market segmentation, protective legislation, and the labor movement.
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HIST 229.01 Fall 2026
- Faculty: Annette Igra 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THLeighton 202 1:15pm-3:00pm
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HIST 301 Indigenous Histories at Carleton 6 credits
Carleton’s new campus land acknowledgement affirms that this is Dakota land, but how did Carleton come to be here? What are the histories of Indigenous faculty, students, and staff at Carleton? In this course, students will investigate Indigenous histories on our campus by conducting original research about how Carleton acquired its landbase, its historic relationships to Dakota and Anishinaabeg people, histories of on-campus activism, the shifting demographics of Native students on campus, and the histories of Indigenous faculty and staff, among others. Students will situate these histories within the broader context of federal Indian policies and Indigenous resistance.
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HIST 301.01 Fall 2026
- Faculty: Meredith McCoy 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THLeighton 330 3:10pm-4:55pm
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HIST 308 American Cities and Nature 6 credits
Since the nation's founding, the percentage of Americans living in cities has risen nearly sixteenfold, from about five percent to the current eighty-one percent. This massive change has spawned legions of others, and all of them have bearing on the complex ways that American cities and city-dwellers have shaped and reshaped the natural world. This course will consider the nature of cities in American history, giving particular attention to the dynamic linkages binding these cultural epicenters to ecological communities, environmental forces and resource flows, to eco-politics and social values, and to those seemingly far-away places we call farms and wilderness. HIST 205 is recommended but not required.
HIST 205 is recommended but not required.
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HIST 308.01 Winter 2027
- Faculty: George Vrtis 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THLibrary 344 10:10am-11:55am
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MUSC 115 Listening to the Movies 6 credits
We all watch movies, whether it’s in a theater, on television, a computer, or a smartphone. But we rarely listen to movies. This class is an introduction to film music and sound. The course begins with a module on how film music generally works within a narrative. With this foundation, the course then concentrates on the role film music and sound play in shaping our understanding of the film’ stories. Over the course of the term, students will study a variety of films and learn about theories of film music and sound. Class assignments include a terminology quiz, cue chart, and a short comparative essay. The course will culminate in a final project that may take the form of a term paper or creative project.
Extra Time Required
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MUSC 115.01 Fall 2026
- Faculty: Brooke Okazaki 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 230 9:50am-11:00am
- FWeitz Center 230 9:40am-10:40am
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PHIL 304 Decolonial Feminisms 6 credits
This course familiarizes students with major issues and debates within the field of decolonial feminisms. We will start by considering some of the historical, geopolitical, and theoretical underpinnings from which decolonial feminisms emerged. We will then investigate core concepts and problems pertaining to decolonial feminisms as a critical methodology and as a practice to build solidarity between and across anti-racist, anti-colonial, anti-sexist, anti-capitalist schools of thought and/or political coalitions. We will pay particular attention to Latina feminist philosopher María Lugones and her development of the “colonial modern gender system” and her articulation of “decolonial feminism.”
Recommended Preparation: One prior course in Philosophy or a relevant area of studies.
PHIL 304 is cross listed with GWSS 397.
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PHIL 304.01 Winter 2027
- Faculty: Cynthia Marrero-Ramos 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THLibrary 305 1:15pm-3:00pm
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POSC 273 Race and Politics in the U.S. 6 credits
This course addresses race and ethnicity in U.S. politics. Following an introduction to historical, sociological, and psychological approaches to the study of race and ethnicity, we apply these approaches to understanding the ways in which racial attitudes have been structured along a number of political and policy dimensions, e.g., welfare, education, criminal justice. Students will gain an increased understanding of the multiple contexts that shape contemporary racial and ethnic politics and policies in the U.S., and will consider the role of institutional design, policy development, representation, and racial attitudes among the general U.S. public and political environment.
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POSC 273.01 Fall 2026
- Faculty: Christina Farhart 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THHasenstab 002 10:10am-11:55am
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POSC 302 Subordinated Politics and Intergroup Relations 6 credits
How do social and political groups interact? How do we understand these interactions in relation to power? This course will introduce the basic approaches and debates in the study of prejudice, racial attitudes, and intergroup relations. We will focus on three main questions. First, how do we understand and study prejudice and racism as they relate to U.S. politics? Second, how do group identities, stereotyping, and other factors help us understand the legitimation of discrimination, group hierarchy, and social domination? Third, what are the political and social challenges associated with reducing prejudice?
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POSC 302.01 Spring 2027
- Faculty: Christina Farhart 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THHasenstab 109 1:15pm-3:00pm
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RELG 130 Native American Religions 6 credits
This course explores the history and contemporary practice of Native American religious traditions, especially as they have developed amid colonization and resistance. While surveying a broad variety of ways that Native American traditions imagine land, community, and the sacred, the course focuses on the local traditions of the Ojibwe and Dakota communities. Materials include traditional beliefs and practices, the history of colonization, intertribal new religious movements, and contemporary issues of treaty rights, sacred place protections, and language revitalization.
Sophomore Priority
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RELG 130.01 Fall 2026
- Faculty: Michael McNally 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THLeighton 402 1:15pm-3:00pm
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SOAN 114 Modern Families: An Introduction to the Sociology of the Family 6 credits
What makes a family? How has the conception of kinship and the ‘normal’ family changed over the generations? In this introductory class, we examine these questions, drawing on a variety of course materials ranging from classic works in sociology to contemporary blogs on family life. The class focuses on diversity in family life, paying particular attention to the intersection between the family, race and ethnicity, and social class. We’ll examine these issues at the micro and macro level, incorporating texts that focus on individuals’ stories as well as demographics of the family.
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SOAN 114.01 Winter 2027
- Faculty: Liz Raleigh 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLeighton 236 8:30am-9:40am
- FLeighton 236 8:30am-9:30am
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SOAN 214 Neighborhoods and Cities: Inequalities and Identities 6 credits
Inequalities and identities are well understood yet too often disconnected from the context of space and place. In this class, we discuss the ways that neighborhoods and cities are sites of inequality as well as identity. Neighborhoods are linked to the amount of wealth we hold; the schools we attend; the goods, services, and resources we have access to; and who our neighbors are. Neighborhoods are also spaces where identities and community are created, claimed, and contested. They can also be sites of conflict as they change through gentrification or other processes that often reflect inequalities of power, resources, and status. In this course, special attention will be paid to how race, gender and sexuality, and immigration shape inequalities and identity in neighborhoods and cities. This course will also include an academic civic engagement component, collaborating with local communities in Minnesota.
Recommended Preparation: The department strongly recommends that Sociology/Anthropology 110 or 111 be taken prior to enrolling in courses numbered 200 or above.
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SOAN 214.01 Spring 2027
- Faculty: Daniel Williams 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THLeighton 402 1:15pm-3:00pm
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SOAN 252 Growing Up in an Aging Society 6 credits
Both the U.S. and global populations are trending toward a world with far fewer young people than ever before. So, what does it mean to grow up in a rapidly aging society? This course explores age, aging, and its various intersections with demographic characteristics including gender, sexuality, race, and social class. We situate age and aging within the context of macro-structural, institutional, and micro-everyday realms. Some topics we will examine include: media depictions and stereotypes; interpersonal relationships and caregiving; the workplace and retirement; and both the perceptions and inevitable realities of an aging population.
The department strongly recommends that Sociology/Anthropology 110 or 111 be taken prior to enrolling in courses numbered 200 or above
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SOAN 252.01 Winter 2027
- Faculty: Annette Nierobisz 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWeitz Center 136 1:15pm-3:00pm
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SOAN 272 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 6 credits
This course examines race and ethnicity with an emphasis on U.S. society. The course is organized around four themes: 1) the racial order and racial hierarchy; 2) racialized social institutions (education, workplace, families, media); 3) racial and ethnic identities and identification; and 4) theories of racism and race relations. Across these areas of inquiry, we compare past and present-day patterns. We also consider how other social categories such as gender, class, and religion intersect with and co-construct race. Additional emphasis will be placed on the meaning of the increase in both immigration and multiracial identification in the U.S.
Recommended Preparation: The department strongly recommends that Sociology/Anthropology 110 or 111 be taken prior to enrolling in courses numbered 200 or above.
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SOAN 272.01 Fall 2026
- Faculty: Daniel Williams 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLeighton 402 9:50am-11:00am
- FLeighton 402 9:40am-10:40am
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