Ethnic Studies

The 2020 Election Big Ideas Course

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The Fall 2020 semester presented a quadrennial opportunity to study American politics during a presidential campaign. “The 2020 Election” combined real-time analysis of the election, a lively roster of guest speakers from across the Berkeley campus and community, and an in-depth study of relevant historical and sociological trends that have shaped the contemporary moment. This class, hosted by Professor Michael Cohen (Department of African American Studies) and...

Prison Big Ideas Course

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The Prison or Prison Abolition Big Ideas Course (African American Studies 181AC / Ethnic Studies 181AC / Legal Studies 185AC / Social Welfare 185AC) introduces students to the long history of the prison in the American experience, and does so by engaging ideas, movements, and practices to craft worlds of care and mutuality beyond the harms that the prison produces and legitimates. Students engage a range of literatures through which to reorganize the logics of an institution commonly...

Bringing Critical Filipinx Studies into the High School Ethnic Studies Classroom

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On October 3, 2024, the High School Ethnic Studies Initiative hosted the event “Bringing Critical Filipinx* Studies into the High School Ethnic Studies Classroom.” In this discussion, Filipinx scholars discussed how educators can incorporate Filipinx and Filipinx-American studies into the Ethnic Studies classroom. They offered reflections on the Filipinx-American diaspora’s history of forced migration, organizing against labor exploitation, and resisting co-optation. The event...

How can districts and schools successfully implement Ethnic Studies courses?

Resource Page Summary

On April 2nd, 2024, the High School Ethnic Studies Initiative held an online discussion for Ethnic Studies educators on successfully implementing Ethnic Studies courses at the high school and district level. This event featured a discussion between Ethnic Studies educator Artnelson Concordia and UC Berkeley Academic Coordinator Ricky Aguirre, and a Q&A segment for high school Ethnic Studies instructors.

Artnelson is a veteran teacher who helped develop the San Francisco Unified School District’s Ethnic...

Victory is in the Struggle: The Scholar-Activism of Carlos Muñoz Jr.

Exhibit Opening Reception and Educational Resource Page

Welcome to the dedicated resource page for the opening reception of "Victory is in the Struggle," dedicated to Professor Carlos Muñoz, Jr., affectionately known as 'Profe'. Held on September 24, 2024, this event celebrated the scholar-activism of Muñoz with poetry and reflections from former students, colleagues, and comrades. This page serves as a memorial to the exhibit's inauguration and an educational tool for instructors and students interested in exploring relevant Chicanx/Latinx Studies and Ethnic Studies...

Beyond Both Sides: Advancing Spaces for Exploration and Not False Binaries

Event Speakers Moderator: David Wilson, Dean and Professor, Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy Panelist: Keith P. Feldman, Chair and Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies Panelist...

HSESI Scholar Series: How Do We teach Pacific Island Matters in High School Ethnic Studies Curricula?

Event Description

On March 18th, the UC Berkeley High School Ethnic Studies Initiative held the scholar series panel discussion, “How do we teach Pacific Island matters in High School Ethnic Studies Curricula?” Moderated by undergraduate students Fine Ashley Tuitupou & Kahel Joem Zedekiah and featuring guest speakers Estella Owoimaha-Church, ...

Ethnic Studies 176, 'Against the Grain: Ethnic American Art and Artists'

Ethnic Studies 176 approaches coursework from various critical/theoretical perspectives, often constructing them as we analyze, and through the lens of Ethnic Studies. It assumes that few, if any of you, are entering the course with an extensive background in the art and cultural production or the attendant scholarly criticism of American ethnic art. It does, however, assume the ability and willingness to read and analyze works closely. Over the course of the semester, the course has various Ethnic American artists from the Bay Area who will share and discuss...

HSESI Scholar Series: Teaching Histories of Anti-Imperialist Solidarity

Event Description

On February 28th, the UC Berkeley High School Ethnic Studies Initiative held “Teaching Histories of Anti-Imperialist Solidarity”, moderated by UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies Department Chair Keith Feldman and featured Ethnic Studies scholars Dr. Jason Ferreira and ...

Background

California's High School Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum In 2014, California's El Rancho Unified School District (ERUSD), which serves the area of Pico Rivera, became the first school district in California to require an ethnic studies class as a graduation requirement. That year, the Ethnic Studies Now Coalition (ESNC)...