American Identities

Catalog description

Examination of diverse American identities and the social and cultural histories that have shaped these identities. Exploration of the ways identities have been formed by race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, class and other factors of difference, as well as the ways individuals and groups challenge or transcend such differences. Students will examine their own and others’ identities, and the processes by which identities are made and re-made. Starting Spring 2018 Satisfies Pathways Flexible Core US Experience in Its Diversity requirement.