Academic Catalog

History - Difference, Identity and Power Concentration

In addition to completing all requirements for the History major, the concentration in Difference, Identity, and Power consists of 15 hours of courses adhering to the following guidelines:

Concentration Requirements

Category 1: Historical ad Interdisciplinary Approaches to Gender and Sexuality6.0
Select up to two of the following
Topics in American History
U.S. Social Movements
American Masculinities
Women in Global Perspective
European Women, Gender, and Sexuality Since 1600
Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies
Select up to one of the following
Media, Race, & Gender
Exploring Diversity: Learners, Families, And Communities
Literatures of Identity
Women in Literature
Women Writers
Families in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Race, Ethnicity, and Power
Gender and Society
Category 2: History of Race and Ethnicity6.0
Select up to two of the following
Introduction to African-American Studies
AAS 300
Latin America
Indigenous History
U.S. Social Movements
African American History Since 1877
Topics in Modern Latin American History
Modern Mexico
The Holocaust
Select up to one of the following
Media, Race, & Gender
Exploring Diversity: Learners, Families, And Communities
Literatures of Identity
Introduction to African American Literature
African American Literature
Native American Literature
Social Inequality
Race, Ethnicity, and Power
Capstone Requirement 13.0
US History Research Seminar
European History Research Seminar
Area Studies Research Seminar
Individual Study in History (by instructor approval)
Directed Research in African-American Studies
Internship in Women's and Gender Studies
Directed Research in Women's and Gender Studies
Total Hours15
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This concentration requires students to complete a capstone seminar or learning experience on gender, sexuality, race, or ethnicity that applies the multidisciplinary integration of methods, approaches, and theories rooted in the discipline of  history and/or African American Studies, Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, and Women’s & Gender Studies.