Critical Race and Ethnic Studies

Chairperson: Bernadette Calafell
Professors: B. Calafell
Assistant Professors: E. Dame-Griff

The program offers one minor:

Minor in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies

The Critical Race and Ethnic Studies program (CRES) is an interdisciplinary academic home for the study of race and ethnicity. In this program students learn about the complex interplay of race and ethnicity vis-a-vis gender, class, sexuality, and other social dimensions that shape the diverse experiences of humans over time. Students achieve this understanding by studying (1) the development of unique cultures among marginalized racial and ethnic groups and (2) the power relations which produce marginalization and injustice on the basis of race and ethnicity, among other intersecting categories of difference. As a reflection of the fifty-year intellectual tradition of ethnic studies, Gonzaga's CRES program is both student-driven and student centered. Thus, it remains in dialogue with student movements for social and racial justice in the U.S. and transnationally. This reciprocal relationship provides students with the historical and academic grounding necessary to work toward justice, but also serves to re-invigorate the program with new knowledge that emerges from social justice movements.

The minor is open to all Gonzaga undergraduate students, and students considering a minor in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies are encouraged to enroll in the required introductory course, CRES 101. 

Courses fulfilling elective requirements will be approved by the Department Chair.

Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Minor: 21 credits

 * Courses fulfilling Accepted Elective requirements will be approved by the Department Chair.