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ICS 11 Sankofa: The Roots of the African 4 Units American Experience
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An interdisciplinary course inspired by Haile Gerima's compelling motion picture, “Sankofa.” The word “sankofa” means “it is not taboo to go back and reclaim what what has been lost.” This course will build upon this concept of‚ returning to the source in order to understand the present state of the African Diaspora. Emphasis will be placed on the historical, and psychocultural understanding of people of African descent throughout the Diaspora.
ICS 12 An Introduction to African 4 Units American Literature
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Surveys African American literature in all genres from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. Emphasizes the cultural, historical and social contexts of African American oral and literary expression. Studies writers such as Phillis Wheatley, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Alice Walker and Toni Morrison.
ICS 16A History of Africa to 1800 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
(Also listed as HIST 16A. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
History of Africa from the Paleolithic period to 1800; an interdisciplinary survey of the emergence and development of African civilizations that focuses on geographical, environmental economic, social, cultural and political issues.
ICS 16B History of Africa from 1800 to the Present 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
(Also listed as HIST 16B. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
A study of African history in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries; an examination of the implications of European expansion into Africa; an analysis of the “Scramble for Africa”; the emergence of independent African nations and the growth of African nationalism.
An examination of the history of the Black/African American in the United States since the ending of the American Civil War. The major events, policies, themes, experiences, and Black/African American people that shaped the history of the United States will be analyzed. This course will help students understand the role of Black/African Americans in the political, social and economic life of the United States from Reconstruction to the Jim Crow era, to the modern Civil Rights Movement to the Black Power Movement to the Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality and the prison industrial complex impacting Black/African Americans today. How institutions, policies, social norms, and laws have historically, and currently oppressed/oppress Black/African Americans will also be examined.
ICS 19 Justice, Nature and the 4 Units (Formerly ICS 57.) Geographies of Identity
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An exploration of natural, cultural, social, and political transformations through the lens of social and environmental justice. Analyzes contemporary social issues through local examples. Engages students in community-focused problem solving and personal reflection.
ICS 20 Asian American Experiences Past 4 Units to Present
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to Asian American Studies and an exploration of Asian American experiences from the 19th century. Experiences of Chinese Americans, Vietnamese Americans, Filipino Americans, Indian Americans, Japanese Americans, Korean Americans, as well as other Asian American groups will be examined. Issues such as how Asian Americans respond to social inequity, the challenges of making a living, and the changing perspectives from immigrant to American-born generations will be highlighted.
ICS 21 Introduction to Pacific Islander 4 Units (Formerly ICS 90.) History and Culture
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An interdisciplinary introduction to and survey of the Pacific Islander/American in the United States. Emphasis will be placed on history and contemporary issues in Pacific Islander/American communities. An examination of intergroup (e.g. Native Hawaiian, Samoan American, Tongan, Filipina/o American, Native American, Chamorro, Fijian, Maori, Tahitian, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesian, etc.) and intra-group challenges within today’s ethnic communities.
ICS 22 Contemporary Asian 4 Units American Communities
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to Asian American Studies and exploration of the experiences of various Asian cultural groups in America. The commonalities and uniqueness of Chinese Americans, Vietnamese Americans, Filipino Americans, Indian Americans, Japanese Americans, Korean Americans, as well as other Asian American groups, will be examined. New perspectives on such issues as historical legacies, stereotypes and profiling, cultural identity, generational change, occupational challenges, community advocacy, and empowerment will be gained.
ICS 24 Asian Pacific American Literature 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
(Also listed as ELIT 24. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Introduction to Asian Pacific American literature. Through readings in twentieth and twenty-first century works, students will explore and analyze issues related to complexities of identity as it relates to class, gender, mixed heritages, and sexuality; politics and the history of Asian American activism and resistance to cultural marginalization; and diversity of cultures and experiences within the Asian Pacific American community.
ICS 25 Grassroots Democracy: Race, 4 Units Politics and the American Promise
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
(Also listed as POLI 15. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Applied and theoretical learning for students of social justice, this course will examine race, culture and contradictions in the ideal of the American Dream through a comparative analysis of American experiences of migration. Particular emphasis will be on the historical experiences of European immigrants, African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Asian Americans. The course will also discuss the contemporary social and cultural implications of the migration process. Using a multidisciplinary social science approach, attention will be given to issues of race,
All courses are for unit credit and apply to a De Anza associate degree unless otherwise noted.
ICS 17 Critical Consciousness and Social Change
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) (Not open to students with credit in ICS 17H.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
4 Units
An exploration of issues related to social change including the development of ways of thinking that promote social change. Students will read classical and contemporary authors on movements for social change, strategies for organizing, and the development of consciousness.
ICS 17H Critical Consciousness and Social Change - HONORS
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ICS 17 or PHIL 17 or PHIL 17H.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.) Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
(Also listed as PHIL 17H. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An exploration of issues related to social change including the development of ways of thinking that promote social change. Students will read classical and contemporary authors on movements for social change, strategies for organizing, and the development of consciousness. As an honors course the students will be expected to complete extra assignments to gain deeper insight into the subject matter.
ICS 18A African American History to 1865 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
(Also listed as HIST 18A. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An examination of the history of Black/African Americans from their kidnapping from Africa to their enslavement in the Americas until the end of the institution of slavery after the Civil War. The major events in the development of the United States by emphasizing the role of people of African descent in the political, social and economic life of the United States will be analyzed.
ICS 18B African American History Since 1865 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
(Also listed as HIST 18B. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
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