Honors U.S. Racial Liberation Movements (formerly Honors Contemporary Social Justice Movements)

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54 hours lecture per term. This Honors-enhanced course examines post-World War II racial liberation and self-determination movements among African American, Asian Pacific Islander American, Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x, and Native American communities in the United States. Grounded in Ethnic Studies frameworks—including racialization, settler colonialism, diaspora and transnationalism, intersectionality, women of color feminism, queer of color critique, and decolonial theory—students analyze how movements for racial, gender, economic, educational, and environmental justice have shaped U.S. society. The course compares strategies, philosophies, and outcomes across movements such as the African American Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, the Chicano and Puerto Rican movements, Asian American and Pacific Islander struggles for justice, and American Indian Red Power and sovereignty movements. Special emphasis is given to the roles of women, queer, and trans activists of color and the ongoing significance of these movements for contemporary struggles against racism, colonialism, classism, sexism, homophobia, and environmental injustice. (Degree Credit) (CSU) (UC) AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC, Cal-GETC