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ETHN 252: Introduction to Arab American Studies
What are the major factors behind Arab immigration to the US? Is there a difference between anti-Arab racism and Islamophobia? Can the Arab American experience be separated from the Palestinian struggle? How did 9/11 impact Arab Americans? This course explores these and other issues to provide an overview of the Arab American experience since the early twentieth century: immigration and racism, gender and sexuality, religious affiliations, popular culture, and politics and political activism. This is an interactive course which will incorporate current events into class discussions as appropriate. Students will engage with interdisciplinary materials from social media and film to ethnography, history, sociology, and cultural and literary texts.
Offered in 3 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2025 to Spring 2027).
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Prerequisites
None that Banner enforces.
From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.
Required by (1)
What it leads to
Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.
- ETHN 318 Contemporary Arab American Studies
Syllabi and course websites
None listed yet.
Instructors
| Instructor | Sections | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Elia, Nada | 3 | Winter 2025 to Spring 2027 |
Every offering in the listed terms (3 sections)
| Term | Sec | CRN | Type | Meets | Instructor | Enrolled | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | 0 | 23357 | Lecture | MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · AW 406 | Elia, Nada | 0/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2026 | 0 | 12812 | Lecture | TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · MH 231 | Elia, Nada | 21/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2025 | 0 | 13624 | Lecture | TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · BH 104 | Elia, Nada | 22/25 | Face to Face Instruction |