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
Lower Division | |
CRES 101 Introduction to Race and Ethnic Studies | 3 credits |
One of the following two courses: | 3 credits |
CRES 201 Race and Pop Culture
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CRES 202 Racing Space and Place
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Upper Division | |
One of the following two courses: | 3 credits |
CRES 301 Intersectionality and Race
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CRES 302 Race, Resistance, and Resilience
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CRES elective (course of choice, any level) | 3 credits |
Electives (can come from CRES or be Accepted Electives* from other departments) | 6 credits |
CRES 499 Symposium | 3 credits |
* Courses fulfilling Accepted Elective requirements will be approved by the Department Chair.