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American Studies and Ethnicity (AMST)

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D class assignments for undergraduates available in KAP-462; Phone: (213) 740-9135.
Please send your request for D-Clearance for undergraduate and graduate courses to aseinfo@usc.edu. Be sure to provide your student ID, section number(s), current major, and class year/standing. Please ensure that you register for a class for which you have D-clearance by the registration deadline, or your D-clearance will EXPIRE. American Studies and Ethnicity "R" courses change to "D" in the second week of classes, and require both instructor and departmental approval. YOU MUST ATTEND THE FIRST SESSION of each course or you may be replaced by a student on the waiting list, even if you are registered. Thank you for selecting a course within the American Studies and Ethnicity department. We look forward to seeing you in class.

AMST 101mgw: Race and Class in Los Angeles (4.0 units)

Analysis of race and the economic, political, gender, and social dimensions of contemporary Los Angeles including topics such as residential segregation, economic inequality, and city politics.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
10310D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	148 of 148	Juan De Lara	MHP101
10311R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	24 of 25	Arabella Delgado	GFS228
10312R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	25 of 25	Arabella Delgado	KAP166
10313R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	25 of 25	Kathy Pulupa	SGM226
10314R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	24 of 25	Kathy Pulupa	KAP163
10315R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	25 of 25	Christopher Chien	GFS107
10316R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 25	Christopher Chien	DMC205

AMST 135mgw: Peoples and Cultures of the Americas (4.0 units)

An introduction to cultures and people in the Americas; the social, historical, economic and cultural formations that together make up the Latino/a American imaginary.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Note: Register for lecute, one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
10320D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	139 of 140	Alicia Chavez	SGM101
10321R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	19 of 25	Nicole Richards	WPH203
10322R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	21 of 25	Nicole Richards	WPH205
10323R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Wednesday	25 of 25	Nicole Richards	SOSB47
10324R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Monday	25 of 25	Nicole Richards	GFS220
10325R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	24 of 25	Nicole Richards	GFS220
10327R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	25 of 26	Nicole Richards	KAP141

AMST 150gw: The American War in Viet Nam (4.0 units)

Examination of the ways that different nations and cultures have remembered the Vietnam War or the American War as it is called in Vietnam. (Duplicates credit in former AMST 377)

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
10338D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	143 of 150	Viet Nguyen	SAL101
10339R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Wednesday	24 of 24	Ann Tran	KAP167
10340R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	25 of 25	Dillon S.	GFS229
10341R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Wednesday	25 of 25	Ann Tran	GFS104
10342R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	24 of 25	Jason Vu	GFS108
10343R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	23 of 25	Dillon S.	GFS108
10344R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	22 of 25	Jason Vu	KAP159

AMST 200mg: Introduction to American Studies and Ethnicity (4.0 units)

Introduction to American studies and ethnic studies. Provides an overview of major theories, concepts, and issues.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
10347D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	48 of 49	Alicia Chavez	ZHS352
10348D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 26	Karlynne Aila Ejercito	DMC161
10349D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	23 of 25	Karlynne Aila Ejercito	DMC161

AMST 204g: Introduction to Native Studies (4.0 units)

Overview of Native American studies, including Indigenous intellectualism and resistance through language revitalization, film-making, and the recognition of one another.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10359R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	30 of 30	Chris Finley	SGM226

AMST 205g: Introduction to American Popular Culture (4.0 units)

Examines the relation between U.S. national culture, race, and popular culture.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
10360R	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	49 of 49	Joshua Mitchell	ZHS252
10364R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	25 of 25	Rocio Leon	GFS229
10365R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	24 of 25	Rocio Leon	GFS105

AMST 206mg: The Politics and Culture of the 1960s (4.0 units)

Examines political and cultural change in the United States during the decade of the 1960s.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
10361R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	23 of 100	Rick Berg	SGM101
10362R	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	4 of 22	Chrisshonna Nieva	WPH202
10363R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	6 of 25	Chrisshonna Nieva	GFS228
10369R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	9 of 22	Chrisshonna Nieva	WPH202
10370R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	4 of 25	Chrisshonna Nieva	GFS223

AMST 230g: Introduction to African American Studies (4.0 units)

Examines the socio-historical and political imperatives of multi-disciplinary scholarship foundational to the study of African Americans.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10371D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	28 of 29	Oneka LaBennett	GFS222

AMST 250mgw: The African Diaspora (4.0 units)

History, political-economy and aesthetics of the African Diaspora with emphasis on Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Note: Register for lecture, one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
10372D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	103 of 105	Jackie Wang	THH202
10373R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	12 of 25	Aurelien Davennes	DMC257
10375R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	22 of 25	Aurelien Davennes	GFS213
10376R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	17 of 25	Megan Awwad	KAP163
10377R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	18 of 25	Jaden Morales	KAP165
10378R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	14 of 25	Jaden Morales	GFS104
10380R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	20 of 25	Megan Awwad	GFS105

AMST 274mw: Exploring Ethnicity through Film (4.0 units)

Examination of the constructions of American ethnicity/race in film.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Note: Please note that this course does not fulfill Category C: Social Analysis.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
10390D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	42 of 76	Kara Keeling	SGM124
10392R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	13 of 25	Sabina Hills-Villalobos	GFS220
10393R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	13 of 25	Sabina Hills-Villalobos	GFS105
10395R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	11 of 25	Rojeen Harsini	THH110
10396R	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	5 of 25	Rojeen Harsini	VHE210

AMST 285mg: African American Popular Culture (4.0 units)

Examines history of popular cultural forms such as literature, music, dance, theater, and visual arts produced by and about African Americans.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
10399D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	47 of 50	Oneka LaBennett	GFS101
10402R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	24 of 25	Neuds Saint-Cyr	WPHB30
10403R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	23 of 25	Neuds Saint-Cyr	DMC261

AMST 301gp: America, the Frontier, and the New West (4.0 units)

Introduction to an interdisciplinary study of American political, cultural and social life with a particular emphasis on the Western United States as a region. Recommended preparation: HIST 200, ENGL 263

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
10408D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	144 of 145	Thomas Gustafson	THH202
10409R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 25	Chrisshonna Nieva	GFS104
10410R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	21 of 25	Chrisshonna Nieva	KAP167
10411R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	25 of 25	Chrisshonna Nieva	DMC109
10412R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 25	Chrisshonna Nieva	SGM226
10413R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	24 of 25	Chrisshonna Nieva	GFS213
10415D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	24 of 25	Chrisshonna Nieva	GFS105

AMST 305: Art and Performance in the Americas (4.0 units)

Critically examine the histories, formations, and possibilities of art andperformance from the 1970s forward.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10420D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 19	David Roman	THH108

Crosslist AMST 312: Documenting Latinx Los Angeles Food Cultures (4.0 units)

Explores Latinx food in Los Angeles through an anthropological lens. Students experience, document and analyze local food knowledge and traditions through active field study.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the ANTH department but may qualify for major credit in AMST. To register, enroll in ANTH 312.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10831R	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	12 of 19	Xochitl Ruiz	DMC259

AMST 325gw: The Middle East in Hollywood (4.0 units)

An examination of how Hollywood representations of the Middle East have changed over the last 100 years, focusing on how representations influence perceptions and policies.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
10423D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	49 of 50	Evelyn Alsultany	ZHS252
10425R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	24 of 25	Zaina Ujayli	GFS229
10427R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	25 of 25	Zaina Ujayli	GFS220

AMST 330m: Black Music and the Political Imagination (4.0 units)

Explores the changing political meanings of black music throughout the 20th century, from freedom to a threat to civil order, from racial integration to Black liberation.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10414D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	10 of 19	Edwin Hill	DMC158	PDF (839759 KB)

AMST 350: Junior Seminar in American Studies and Ethnicity: Theories and Methods (4.0 units)

Advanced study in interdisciplinary theories and methods for analyzing race and ethnicity in the United Stes, including a comparative study of topics such as inequality, gender, and class.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10424D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	7 of 30	Shawn McDaniel	KAP145	PDF (1749265 MB)

AMST 365: Leadership in the Community -- Internship (4.0 units)

8-10 hours per week in a community-based internship plus 2 hour class discussion. Theoretical and practical issues associated with community leadership.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10426D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Monday	8 of 8	Stanley Huey	THH211

AMST 373m: History of the Mexican American (4.0 units)

Racial and cultural background of Mexico; immigration and conquest; the Mexican in California and the southwest; the rise of contemporary Mexican-American consciousness.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10428D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	7 of 30	George Sanchez	WPHB30

Crosslist AMST 376m: Contemporary Issues in Asian American Communities (4.0 units)

Survey of current social and political issues facing Asian American communities with emphasis on Los Angeles region; design and implementation of community-based research projects.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Crosslist: This course is offered by the SOCI department but may qualify for major credit in AMST. To register, enroll in SOCI 376.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
61499D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	16 of 16	Thai Le	DMC203

AMST 378m: Introduction to Asian American History (4.0 units)

Comparative examination of the social, economic, and political experiences of Asian immigrants and their descendants in the U.S., 1840s-present.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10430D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	7 of 19	Nayan Shah	THH213

AMST 389m: Carceral Geographies (4.0 units)

Focusing on California, interdisciplinary research teams will study why there are so many new US prisons. What is their relationship to shopping malls, gated communities, globalization?

Prerequisite: AMST 200
Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10434D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	12 of 15	Nayan Shah	GFS109

AMST 392: Undergraduate Research Methods (2.0 units)

Examination of processes of scholarly research; quantitative and qualitative research methods; faculty mentorship; experiential learning; research proposal writing; careers in research. Sophomore or junior standing in the major. Departmental approval.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10433D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tuesday	9 of 10	Alisa Sanchez	KAP150

Crosslist AMST 424m: Political Participation and American Diversity (4.0 units)

Examines how diverse groups in the U.S. interact with the American political system.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Crosslist: This course is offered by the POSC department but may qualify for major credit in AMST. To register, enroll in POSC 424.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52080R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	22 of 22	Morris Levy	DMC200

Crosslist AMST 445: African American Anthropology (4.0 units)

An examination of anthropological research on race and African American culture, from the 18th century to the present.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the ANTH department but may qualify for major credit in AMST. To register, enroll in ANTH 445.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10744D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Monday	7 of 25	Lanita Jacobs	GFS104

AMST 446: Cultural Circuits in the Americas (4.0 units)

How does culture move within and across the Americas? What are the relationships between new global media conglomerates, "national cultural industries", and local cultural practices?

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10436D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	14 of 29	Shawn McDaniel	ZHS360	PDF (1743588 MB)

AMST 449m: Asian American Literature (4.0 units)

Survey of Asian American literature from the earliest time to the present; development of prose, poetry, and novel.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10438D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	23 of 29	Adrian De Leon	SGM601

AMST 452m: Race, Gender and Sexuality (4.0 units)

Examination of sexual discourses in the United States in the context of slavery, empire, sex work, labor markets, schools and prisons.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10439D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Monday	30 of 30	Chris Finley	GFS207

AMST 490x: Directed Research (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10441D	001	2.0-8.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	2 of 15	John Rowe	OFFICE
10442D	001	1.0-8.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 12	John Rowe	OFFICE

AMST 493: Senior Honors Thesis in American Studies and Ethnicity (4.0 units)

Writing the honors thesis; for students in one of the four American Studies and Ethnicity majors and Honors Program.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10443D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	6 of 10	Lanita Jacobs	KAP165

Crosslist AMST 562: The Practice of Ethnography (4.0 units)

Major approaches to ethnographic fieldwork are explored in classic cases.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the ANTH department but may qualify for major credit in AMST. To register, enroll in ANTH 562.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10672R	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Thursday	9 of 20	Emily Zeamer	KAP166

AMST 567: Body, Power and Politics (4.0 units)

Surveys interdisciplinary research and theory on the human body, state power, scientific knowledge, professions and representation.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10466D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	13 of 15	Jackie Wang	GFS107

AMST 570: Readings on Los Angeles and Urban Culture (4.0 units)

Exploration of some of the leading scholarship from a variety of disciplines writing about Los Angeles and the southern California area. Particular emphasis is placed on the intersections of historical, contemporary and cultural issues that inform recent scholarship on Los Angeles.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10468D	001	Lecture	5:00-7:50pm	Thursday	9 of 10	Leland Saito	GFS107

AMST 590: Directed Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the program. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10478D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	8 of 10	John Rowe	OFFICE

AMST 645: The Middle East in American Studies (4.0 units)

Traces the development of scholarship about Arab, Southwest Asian/North African (SWANA), and Muslim racialization in the context of American Studies and Ethnic Studies.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10476D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	5 of 12	Evelyn Alsultany	KAP150

AMST 680: Interdisciplinary Research Seminar in Cultural Studies (4.0 units)

Explores theoretical approaches to cultural studies as an interdisciplinary field and guides students through the design and completion of a journal-quality research paper. Recommended preparation: graduate reading course in cultural studies

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10489D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	11 of 13	Adrian De Leon	THH109

AMST 701: Contemporary Theories of American Studies and Ethnicity (4.0 units, max 8)

Seminar in representative theoretical works in the fields of American Studies and Ethnic Studies published in the past fifteen years.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10492D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	8 of 12	Sarah M.A. Gualtieri	DMC103

AMST 790: Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10493D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 5	John Rowe	OFFICE