Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Multidisciplinary analysis of women in the diverse Asian American communities. Study of the historical, social, political and economic factors that have impacted the role and status of Asian Pacific American women in U.S. society. Regular writing assignments required. Available for Gender and Women’s Studies Minor, Ethnic Studies and Diversity. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Critical analysis of contemporary issues confronting Asian Americans in the U.S. Emphasis placed on social and economic issues such as immigration, education, employment, health and inter-ethnic and intra-Asian conflict. Regular writing assignments required. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisites: Completion of the lower division writing requirement and Junior or Senior standing. Examines Asian immigration to the U.S. from a world systems perspective. Examines immigration process and the implication of this process for contemporary interest in the Pacific Rim. Topics include origins of Asian Immigration, major U.S. immigration legislation, demographic structure of contemporary Asian immigration and cross-cultural comparisons of other world groups. Regular writing assignments required. Meets the Ethnic Studies Requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Recommended Preparatory: Another course in AAS (not writing or speech). This upper division course examines the experiences, realities and identities of an Asian ethnic American group or a subgroup of Asian American Pacific Islander Desi Americans (e.g., Filipino Vietnamese, Korean, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, South Asian, Pacific Islander) from the past to the present. This course comparatively examines the nexus between historical events and contemporary issues facing a selected Asian Pacific Islander Desi (APIDA) community and its experiences in various sectors of U.S. society: labor, family, politics, immigration, education, media, and the arts. This course will feature a specific Asian ethnic or Asian panethnic group to be chosen by the instructor. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. In-depth exploration of the social, political, cultural, and economic issues in the African-American community. Provides insight on the extent to which these issues affect the black individual and family in their interaction with the majority American society. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. A Black Psychology course focused on the holistic study of the Black Personality. The roots of the Black Personality in Africa and the detrimental effects white supremacy continues to have on Black people will be covered. African Centered disorders and diagnosis are also discussed including treatment options for optimal mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical health. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Provides an overview of the Black family’s structure, gender dynamics, and the nurturing of future generations examined from an African Centered perspective starting from its African roots to contemporary times. The impact of the MAAFA, racial terror, structural oppression, and the system of white supremacy will be discussed through the lens of Black empowerment and resilience. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines the social, political and psychological forces impacting the lives of black women and focuses on their expectations, opportunities, problems and goals in contemporary society. Also studies the black woman’s contribution to the family and the community. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines the social, political and psychological forces affecting the lives of black men and focuses on their expectations, opportunities, problems and goals in contemporary society. Studies contributions of the black male and his relationships to the family, community and American society. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Comprehensive overview of the motives of the European colonizers of Africa and the methods they used in their colonial pursuits. Consequences of the colonization of Africa and the slave trade. African liberation movements. Case studies of colonialism in specific regions and/or specific countries. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: AIS 101. Examines the impact of the multi-jurisdictional indigenous social control mechanisms on U.S. state and federal law and policies. Major focus is on the unique legal relationship that exists between Indian governments and state and federal governments. Issues, including criminal justice, child welfare, education, gaming, healthcare, art, land ownership and religious and treaty rights, are examined. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of American Indian literatures, which may include traditional oral forms, autobiographies, and contemporary poetry and prose. Students who have taken AIS 314 will not receive credit for AIS 318. Available for General Education, Area 3B Humanities or CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.) (Cross-listed with ENGL 318.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of American Indian philosophy from issues arising out of oral traditions to recent work on knowledge, value, and being. Topics may include concepts of personhood and consciousness; Indigenous impacts on American democracy and pragmatism; sovereignty; decoloniality; Indigenous ways of knowing; and Indigenous perspectives on the environment. Regular written assignments will be required. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.) (Cross-listed with PHIL 333.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Discussion of gender in Western and non-Western, modernizing, industrializing, and globalizing societies; gender and the impact of cultural change. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of basic linguistic concepts in cultural contexts; an examination of language diversity and sociocultural factors of language use. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Compares and contrasts the world’s diverse cultures and societies and examines their current and ever changing relationships in anthropological perspective. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisites: ANTH 150 or ANTH 152; Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examination of individual and group identity, including the interaction of diverse subcultures in the United States. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Covers all aspects of the Armenian culture from ancient civilization to modern day life both in Armenia and in the diaspora. Introduces the Armenian culture, including language, literature, history (including waves of immigration to the U.S. and the genocide of 1915), religion, political parties, music, visual and performing arts, architecture, tapestry, customs, holidays and ethnic food. Daily class participation and regular written assignments are required. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisites: Upper division standing; Completion of the lower division writing requirement. The course explores changing roles of Armenian women with particular emphasis on new definitions and options in the family, community and society. The course perspective is international and comparative, with significant focus on Armenia and the diaspora. Also, the course concentrates on the educational, economic and political changes that support the upward movement of women in the U.S. Students will explore available resources and organizations within Armenian communities and gain appreciation of the roles of women as agents of change. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. An introduction to the analysis of art in the context of world cultures. Illustrated lectures explore the artistic responses to universal human needs and experiences: food and shelter, identity, community and death. Art majors may not count this course in the major. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Recommended Corequisite or Preparatory for Business majors: BUS 312. Study of several areas of law affecting the past and current legal status of women. Includes constitutional law, employment law and health law. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This course examines how perspectives on racism and other types of oppression influence children’s development with a particular emphasis on the role of parents and caregivers. Topics include privilege, facilitating positive social identity development, navigating discrimination, oppression, classism, and the impact of anti-oppressive parenting on multiple levels. Intersectionality of race and other social identities will also be addressed. Available for General Education, Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences or CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Comparative survey of the socioeconomic conditions and cultural life of Central American peoples in the U.S. today, particularly in California. Issues of immigration, employment, income, education, gender, family, language, national identity, acculturation and political participation will be examined. Discussion of Central American diaspora communities in other parts of the world also may be included. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: Either CAS 100 or CAS 102. Comparative examination of the shifting cultural, political, economic and sex/gender roles that have shaped the lives of Central American women, including women’s roles prior to and after the revolutionary movements. Also includes discussions of women activists and women’s movements in various Central American communities both in the U.S. and in Central America; the search of Central American women for identity in the U.S.; and women’s contributions to art, music, poetry, literature, politics and culture. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Overview of social, educational and linguistic factors that influence language development among Chicanas/os and other language minority children. Introduces students to theories and processes of first and second language acquisition and relates these to the language development and educational needs of Chicana/Latino and other immigrant children. The course emphasizes a broad understanding of first and second language acquisition processes, an applied linguistics orientation and an overview of individual and social aspects of bilingualism and the schooling experiences of Latinos and other immigrant children. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Explores the historical and material causes of world migration from underdeveloped countries. Compares Mexican immigration to the U.S. with those of other underdeveloped and developing nations. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Comparison of Chicana and Third World women in the U.S. and the world community. Effects of colonialism, changes in the mode of production and liberation movements are studied within the U.S. and the Third World communities. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (E.S.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Cultural factors in interpersonal communication, such as perception, roles, language codes and nonverbal communication. Students will apply and evaluate theories of intercultural communication. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Explores various approaches to the relationship between gender and communication. Emphasis is given to the critical analysis of how communication practices construct and enact gender. Strategies for fostering communication competence with regards to gender will be discussed. Meets the Lifelong Learning requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This course explores historical, cultural, and stylistic aspects of dance and movement arts. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.) (Cross-listed with KIN 384.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of representative works of African American literature with attention to major genres and historical periods from early African American literature to the contemporary era including, but not limited to, slave narratives, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Arts Movement, and more recent literature. Critical writing required. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of American Indian literature, which may include traditional oral forms, autobiographies, and contemporary poetry and prose. Students who have taken ENGL 314 will not receive credit for ENGL 318. Available for General Education, Area 3B Humanities or CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.) (Cross-listed with AIS 318.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of Jewish writing in America as it affects the relationship between Jewish issues and themes and American culture, based on the works of such authors as I. B. Singer, Roth, Bellow, Malamud, Cahan, Paley, Olsen, Shapiro, Ozick and Potok. Critical writing required. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: No background knowledge of Japan or the language is required. Explores the country that quickly modernized and Westernized to become an economic and industrial force in the world and yet remains distinctly Asian. Examines the Japanese people and culture, their recent changes and the current critical issues in Japan, such as changes in the basic values, philosophy and behavior that the recent political, economic and social situations have wrought. Compares the interpretations and presentations of Japanese culture made by the Japanese and the non-Japanese, and by scholars and popular writers, to learn to critically look at issues from various perspectives. Conducted in English. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of contemporary Italy. Captures the major literary and cultural aspects and examines the social relations, customs, traditions and productive forces that have contributed to the emergence of Italy as a leading industrial European country. Conducted in English. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines the cultural history and current developments of the Slavic people in the Russian States and Eastern Europe, and traces the role of these people in American culture and society. Conducted in English. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examination of the physical, historical, cultural, economic and political factors that have shaped the contemporary European landscapes. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Spatial and ecological survey of the environment, cultures, economies and societies of the Latin American nations. Emphasizes the changing settlement geography and pays special attention to Brazil and the Andean countries. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Geographical analysis of the peoples and culture of China, emphasizing features important to an understanding of China’s cultural and regional diversity and contemporary problems. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Geographical analysis of the peoples and cultures of Africa, emphasizing features important to an understanding of Africa’s cultural and regional diversity and contemporary problems. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Cultural and regional geography of Oceania, including Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific nations, territories and protectorates. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: GWS 100 or GWS 110, or consent of instructor. New definitions and options for women within the family, community and society. Students study and report on women’s resources and organizations for change within the local community, as well as on the national and international scene. Available for General Education, Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences or CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines historical and contemporary issues surrounding the diversity of women living in the U.S. and other cultures. Gender, race, socioeconomic class and sexuality are presented as central theoretical concepts and as conditions of experience that affect all women and men, as well as being primary categories of social relations for us all cross-culturally. Available for General Education, Area 3B Humanities or Area 4 Social Sciences or CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Explore the history of American women from indigenous societies to the first women’s movement. Examine the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. See how women navigated a biased legal system. Understand the limits of citizenship in early America. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of women’s roles and status since 1848. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Challenge common American stereotypes of native peoples propagated in films and other media. Gain an understanding of the diverse cultures and experiences of native communities within the present-day borders of the United States. Explore themes of indigenous identity, historical trauma, and resilience. Examine how American Indians survived, resisted, and adapted to colonial and national forces. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines media representation of gender and sexual identity and ways in which the media culture shapes gender roles, expectations, and stereotypes. Particular emphasis on applying critical thinking, research and writing skills to analyze gendered portrayals, policies and practices in television, film, magazines, music, video games, news, advertising, and social media, and to develop strategies that empower gender equality in society. Special attention to historical and contemporary contributions and responsibilities of women media professionals. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Analysis of media portrayals and audience perceptions of racial, ethnic and sociopolitical groups, and the roles and responsibilities of mainstream and specialty media in a democratic society. Particular emphasis on applying critical thinking, research and writing skills to analyze media policies and practices and on developing strategies for multiculturalism. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: SOC 150. This course uses the perspectives and tools of sociology to explore how different cultural and social structures affect Jewish families and communities throughout the Jewish diaspora. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.) (Cross-listed with SOC 306.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines a minority culture–women in Jewish communities from antiquity to the present. Course perspective is international, with significant focus on Mediterranean, West Asian and African Jewish societies. Contemporary topics such as sexuality, creative ritual, Israeli/Palestinian politics, and body image also are discussed. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.) (Cross-listed with GWS 330.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: SOC 150. This course is a social-scientific study of American Jewish religious and ethnic identity. It focuses on the social institutions and processes involved in Jewish identity, and compares the experience of Jews with other religious, ethnic, and cultural groups in the U.S. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.) (Cross-listed with SOC 335.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Seeks to describe the experience of the Jewish religion-ethnic community in America with reference to its own historic background and development and the relationship of the community to the general American culture and to other particular subcultures or ethnic groups. Emphasizes distinctive Jewish values and customs and evaluates their contribution to American culture. Studies contrasts between religious and secular understandings of Jewishness, between different strands of Jewish immigration and between Jewish experience in different regions of the U.S. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.) (Cross-listed with RS 378.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This course explores historical, cultural, and stylistic aspects of dance and movement arts. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.) (Cross-listed with DANC 384.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of women’s past and present involvement with sport. Examines the social, cultural and developmental implications of sport participation. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This course studies language as a major factor in our formation of our self-identity and our conceptualization of ourselves and others as male or female. It provides a comprehensive introduction from a linguistic perspective to issues of language, gender, identity and power. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Exploration of the activities, contributions, and struggles of women in mathematics, science, engineering and related areas and professions, such as computer science. Research on individual women engaged in these fields. Investigation of different international, ethnic and culture-based practices and perspectives. Consideration of policy-related issues and intervention strategies addressing the participation and achievement of women in pertinent areas of study. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. In-depth study of musical traditions identified with representative ethnic groups in the U.S. Course examines musical structure and performance practices, as well as functions and implications of the music within the cultures involved. Regular written assignments required. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. In-depth study of several representative non-Western music cultures. Course examines musical structure and performance practices, as well as functions and implications of the music within the cultures involved. Regular written assignments required. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of Japanese philosophy, including Shinto, Japanese Confucianism, and Japanese Buddhism, with attention to relationships among Japan’s philosophies, history, and culture. Topics may include Japanese Bushido, Japanese aesthetics, or the presence of the philosophies of Japan in contemporary cultural forms. Available for General Education, Area 3B Humanities or CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of American Indian philosophy from issues arising out of oral traditions to recent work on knowledge, value, and being. Topics may include concepts of personhood and consciousness; Indigenous impacts on American democracy and pragmatism; sovereignty; decoloniality; Indigenous ways of knowing; and Indigenous perspectives on the environment. Regular written assignments will be required. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.) (Cross-listed with AIS 333.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of key movements in Indian philosophy from the Vedic period to the modern era, with attention to relationships among India’s philosophies, history, and culture. Topics may include Hindu, Tantric, Vedic, or Brahminical philosophy, Jainism and Buddhism, or the social and political movements of Gandhi. Regular written assignments will be required. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of Chinese philosophy from Confucius to the People’s Republic, with attention to relationships between China’s philosophies, history and culture. Regular written assignments required. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Critical study of issues and central concepts in feminist philosophy, such as the nature of oppression, intersectionality, equality and justice, liberation, resistance, and the relationships among sex, gender, and sexuality. Questions may include: How do cultural norms and values affect our understandings of sex and gender? How have histories of racism and colonialism shaped sexist oppression? What unique concepts and methods can feminist philosophies offer to combat sexism in all its forms? What is the significance of Black, trans, Latinx, and decolonial feminist philosophies? Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines, compares and contrasts a range of political ideologies and their interpretation and application in contemporary societies. Attention is paid to defining the role and function of ideologies in specific contemporary states. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Introductory study of the politics of Latin America. Topics treated include dependency theory, revolution, the national security state, women in politics, theologies of liberation and redemocratization. Selected nations are used as case studies. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This course introduces students to the current theories and histories in queer studies, including such closely related fields as transgender studies. The course also introduces students to the scope of queer studies, to scholarly, community-based and activist resources, and to the varied interdisciplinary, methodological and theoretical paradigms in the field. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines the interdisciplinary field of trans studies, tracing ongoing contestation over transgender identities in historical, medical, political, legal, social and cultural contexts. Available for General Education, Area 3B Humanities or CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This course analyzes queer film and media since the 1970s, focusing primarily on explicit representations of LGBTQ characters and communities in cinema, television, and cyberculture. Themes include positive images, AIDS, coming out, celebrity, and the gay market. Through close readings of queer theory and criticism, we will analyze the contested relationships between spectator and text, identity and commodity, realism and fantasy, activism and entertainment, desire and politics. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of religious diversity in the contemporary United States with attention to groups who have been marginalized in dominant religious narratives. Students learn how focusing on minoritized religious groups can expand our understanding of what it means to be religious. Topics studied may include Native American, Latinx, African, and Asian diasporic traditions. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of the varieties of Islamic civilization in their social contexts. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Seeks to describe the experience of the Jewish religion-ethnic community in America with reference to its own historic background and development and the relationship of the community to the general American culture and to other particular subcultures or ethnic groups. Emphasizes distinctive Jewish values and customs and evaluates their contribution to American culture. Studies contrasts between religious and secular understandings of Jewishness, between different strands of Jewish immigration and between Jewish experience in different regions of the U.S. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.) (Cross-listed with JS 378.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Explores Asian religions by comparing human and divine religious figures cross-culturally. Comparison of the figures from the various cultures provides a method to understand the nature of humanity and divinity in Asia. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This course engages Hindu traditions through an analysis of doctrines, mythological narratives, iconographic representations, sectarian movements, and religious practices associated with the gods and goddesses of India. Students will trace religious lives in India from the Indus Valley civilizations to the modern period, focusing on pivotal historical developments such as Hinduism’s engagement with Jainism and Buddhism and the Mughal and colonial eras. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of the fundamental concepts of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism (e.g., nirvana, enlightenment, karma, dharma). Examines the historic development of these concepts in their various Asian cultural and geographic settings, including China, India, Japan, and Tibet, and its interaction with non-Buddhist traditions such as Daoism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Shintoism. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Corequisite: RTM 310L. Explore issues of cultural identity, racial and ethnic diversity, gender, ableism, and self-esteem through readings, written assignments, and recitation. Diversity issues introduced through personal growth and adventure experiences. Regular written assignments required. Lab: Diversity issues introduced through experiential learning in group initiatives, challenge course or wilderness activities, and group dialogue. Meets the Lifelong Learning requirement. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Lower division writing requirement. Examines the relationship among women, ethnicity and leisure. Provides opportunities to investigate a variety of factors affecting women in the U.S. Regular written assignments required. Some sections of this course may offer a community service opportunity with activities relating to concepts and theories presented. Check the Schedule of Classes for the CS Designation. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: SOC 150. This course uses the perspectives and tools of sociology to explore how different cultural and social structures affect Jewish families and communities throughout the Jewish diaspora. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.) (Cross-listed with JS 306.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: SOC 150. Description and analysis of contemporary, changing ethnic cultures and lifestyles in American society. Focused analysis of ethnic cultures/lifestyles by social class, family form, sex role and orientation, age-grouping and influences of social movements and popular culture. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: SOC 150. This course is a social-scientific study of American Jewish religious and ethnic identity. It focuses on the social institutions and processes involved in Jewish identity, and compares the experience of Jews with other religious, ethnic, and cultural groups in the U.S. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.) (Cross-listed with JS 335.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement and upper division standing. Not open to Theatre majors. Survey of world dramatic literature and performance styles from the Ancient world to the present, with particular focus on the cultural, political, social and aesthetic factors that shaped these works. We will examine masterpieces from Western and non-Western theatre traditions to understand how these plays negotiate between performers and audiences, individual and national identities and across cultures. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement and upper division standing. Cultural theatre movements in the 20th century United States created important spaces for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities to create theatre that reflects their history, political activism, ethnic and cultural identity, stories of diaspora, and sense of community. In this course students will learn about and read plays from the major cultural theatre movements in the United States to better understand the diverse nature of American theatre as a site of social change. Available for General Education, Area 3A Arts or CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Urbanization process of cities with an emphasis on the historical background and the social, economic, cultural and political factors responsible for shaping cities in the developing world. Spatial dimensions of the urbanization process and common urban problems are explored using case studies of cities in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia. Available for General Education, CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.)