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ETHN151-EthnicPoliticsinAmericaUCSDFall2016

Wednesdays,5:00-7:50pm|WLH2208Instructor:MarkRedondoVillegasEmail:m6villegas@ucsd.eduOffice:SSB243|OfficeHours:Wednesdays3:00-4:30pm;byappointmentCourseDescriptionThiscoursechallengesstudentstoconsideranexpansivedefinitionof“politics.”Byfocusingonthreedisparatethemes—foodjusticemovements,Afrofuturism,andzootsuitculture—studentswillexaminevariousformsofpoliticsthatpeopleofcolorintheUnitedStateshavebeenexercisingfordecadesandevencenturies.Studentsareinvitedtocontemplatethevariousstrategiesmarginalizedpeopleengageinordertosurvive,resist,andtoaffectsocialchange.Thisclassalsorequiresabitofimagination:studentswillbecomecreativepractitionersbydesigning,envisioning,andexplainingoriginalartifactsthatrelatetocoursethemes.LearningObjectives1.Formulateasophisticatedandexpansiveunderstandingof“politics.”2.Giveexamplesofinterracialandinterethniccollaboration.3.Applycreativeresearchtechniquesinordertoexploreclassthemes.4.Workwithpeerstolearntogetheranddevelopcollaborativeskills.RequiredTextsAllbooks(exceptWomack)areavailableattheUCSDLibrary• NatashaBowens,TheColorofFood:StoriesofRace,ResilienceandFarming(NewSocietyPublishers,2015)• YtashaL.Womack,Afrofuturism:TheWorldofBlackSci-FiandFantasyCulture(LawrenceHillBooks,2013)• AdrienneMareeBrownandWalidahImarisha(editors),Octavia’sBrood:ScienceFictionStoriesfromSocialJustice

Movements(AKPress,2015)• LuisAlvarez,ThePoweroftheZoot:YouthCultureandResistanceduringWorldWarII(UniversityofCaliforniaPress,

2008)GradingCriteria40pts.-OnlineResponses(4total,10pts.each)• Dueonthedateslistedonthesyllabus(approx.every2-3weeks),studentswillcraftindividualonlineresponsestoa

givenquestionfromtheinstructor.Someofthesequestionswillrequireyoutotakeastanceoragree/disagreewithastatementandthenjustifyyourresponseusingevidencefromcoursematerial.Citationsrequired.Ex:(Villegas2014,99).

8pts.-WeeklyJournalonGroupKnowledgeDevelopment(8total,1pt.each)• BeginningonTuesday,10/11(Week3),eachgroupmemberisrequiredtosubmitoneparagraphsummarizingthe

discussions,debates,negotiations,andknowledge-exchangethatoccurduringgroupmeetings.• Eachmemberwillalsodescribetheirowncontributionstothegroupprojectfortheweek.• Dueat5:00pmeveryTuesdayfromWeek3-10onTritonEd’s“GroupKnowledgeJournal”tab.• Thisexerciseisgradedbasedondemonstratedgroupactivity,collaboration,andmutualrespect.Feelfreetoattach

documentsandotherevidence.

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15pts.-FoodJusticeFictionalCollaboration(courseblog)• DueTuesday,10/18at5:00pmonourcourseblog,followedbygrouppresentationsinclass.• Studentswilldesignafrontpageofamajornewspaper,completewithafeaturedimage,periodicalname,date,article

titles/subheading,author,andportionsofthearticle.• Inyourdesign,youwilladdressthisprompt:Theyearis2020.Whatdoes“foodjustice”looklikeinthecontextof“ethnic

politics”intheU.S.(andmaybeeventheworld)?• Intheblog,providea500-800word“criticalexplanation”tothefrontpagebyincorporatingkeywordsorconcepts

fromtheclass.Citationsrequired.• ByThursday,10/20at5:00pm,eachgroupmembermustassignarepresentativetocommentoneachoftheother

projects.Eachmembermustcommentatleastonce.Inyourcomment,youcanraisequestions,statewhatyoulikedordidn’tlikeabouttheproject,and/orsuggestwaystoimprovetheproject.

20pts.-FinalProject-ComicBookCover+prequel/sequel(courseblog)• DueTuesday,11/29at5:00pmonourcourseblog,followedbygrouppresentationsinclass.• YourgroupwillchoosetwostoriesfromOctavia’sBroodanddesigncomicbookcoversforeachstory.• Intheblog,writea200-300wordprequelorsequeltoyourstories.• Then,aftereachprequel/sequel,providea500-800word“criticalexplanation”tojustifythedesignofeachcomicbook

coverandstorylinebyincorporatingkeywordsorconceptsfromtheclass.Citationsrequired.• ByThursday,12/1at5:00pm,eachgroupmustassignarepresentativetocommentoneachoftheotherprojects.Each

membermustcommentatleastonce.Attheendofyourcomment,placeyourgroupnameinparenthesis.Youcanraisequestions,statewhatyouliked/didn’tlikeabouttheproject,and/orsuggestwaystoimprovetheproject.

7pts.-GroupCommitment• AGroupCommitmentsurveywillbedistributedbetweenWeek9andWeek10.Thissurveyrequiresyoutogradethe

contributionsandeffortsofyourgroupmembersaswellasyourself.• Expectationsforthisgradeincludereciprocatedrespectamongmembers,creativeandintellectualcontributionstogroup

projects,criticaldialogueamongmembers,andwillingnesstolearnfromeachother.10pts.-ClassParticipation• Studentswillbegradedbasedontheirattendanceofclass.Themissingofmorethanthreemeetingsjustifiesthefailureof

theentirecourse.• Thereareatotaloftenmeetings.Latearrivalscountas½point.• YoumustpresentproperandlegitimatedocumentationduringWeek1ifyouplantomissanymeetings.• Studentsmustbringassignedhardcopybookstoallmeetings.• Gradingwillgreatlyconsideryouractiveparticipationincontributingtoclassdiscussions.Withthatsaid,perfect

attendancedoesnotguarantee10points.• Imayissueassignments,quizzes,andexercisesthataregradedtowardsclassparticipation/attendance.ElectronicDevicesPolicyUnlessotherwiseauthorized,studentsareprohibitedfromusinganyelectronicdevicesduringclass.Ifyouneedtouseadeviceinanemergency,kindlystepoutoftheclasstoaddressthis.EmailPolicyStudentsareexpectedtochecktheirUCSDemailaccountdaily.Theymustrespondtoinstructororteachingassistants’electronicrequestswithin48hours.AcademicDishonestyAllworkistobeproducedbythestudent.Anyassignment,paper,presentation,etc.thatisproducedbyanyoneelseotherthanthestudentbeinggradedwillresultinanautomaticFintheclassandimmediatedisciplinaryaction.Formoreonacademicdishonesty:https://students.ucsd.edu/academics/academic-integrity/index.htmlSpecialAccommodationsandNeedsStudentswhorequirespecialaccommodationsand/orneedsmustnotifymeinpersonorviaemailsothatIcanbestassistyou.ItisrecommendedyouregisterwithUCSD’sOfficeforStudentswithDisabilitiessothatyoucanreceivetheappropriateassistance:https://disabilities.ucsd.edu/students/registering.htmlMajoringorMinoringinEthnicStudiesManystudentstakeanEthnicStudiescoursebecausethetopicisofgreatinterestorbecauseofaneedtofulfillacollegegeneraleducationrequirement.OftenstudentshavetakenmanyETHNcoursesoutofinterest,yetdonotrealizehowclosetheyaretoamajor,aminor,orevenadoublemajor.AnEthnicStudiesmajorisexcellentpreparationforacareerinlaw,education,medicine,publichealth,socialwork,counseling,publicpolicy,andmanyothercareers.IfyouwouldlikeinformationabouttheEthnicStudiesmajororminor,pleasecontact:DaisyRodríguez,EthnicStudiesDepartmentUndergraduateAdvisor858-534-3277ord1rodriguez@ucsd.eduorvisitwww.ethnicstudies.ucsd.edu.

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TentativeScheduleWeek1:9/28-PoliticsandPower• In-classfilm,FoodChain$(coursereserves)• CreategroupsWeek2:10/5-FoodJusticeandSocialMovementHeroismReadingschedulepriortoWeek2:

• In-classfilm:MarissaAroy,DelanoManongs:TheForgottenHeroesoftheUnitedFarmWorkersMovement(2014,reserves)

Thur9/29:“ThePlotAgainstMexicanCorn,”(TritonEdweblink)Fri-Sun9/30-10/2:TheColorofFood:Prologue,BrownGirlFarming,RootedinRights,andLandisFreedomMon10/3:TheColorofFood:LifebloodoftheLand,Home,Land,BlackLandLossTue10/4:TheColorofFood:KitchenKwento(page193)Wed10/5:TheColorofFood:KatrinatoChickens(47),SurvivingasTransplants(65)

Week3:10/12-FoodJusticeandHealing

• In-classfilm:ByronHurt,SoulFoodJunkies(2012,UCSDKanopy)• KillerMikeclip,“TruthandEntertainment”

Thur:TheColorofFood:GullahSeedlings(103),AFarmofHerOwn(141)Fri-Sun:TheColorofFood:GenerationRising(155),BreakingDownBorders(171),FoodsAreOurTeachers(205)OnlineResponse1releasedonTritonEdMon:“FarmerJohnBoydJr.WantsAfrican-AmericansToReconnectWithFarming”(textandaudioweblink);“8SuccessfulandAspiringBlackCommunitiesDestroyedbyWhiteNeighbors”(weblink)Tue:KimberlyD.Nettles-Barcelón,GillianClark,CourtneyThorsson,JessicaKenyattaWalker,PsycheWilliams-Forson,“BlackWomen’sFoodWorkasCriticalSpace,”pages34-41only(TritonEdPDF)Due5:00pm:OnlineResponse1Wed:Reviewreadingsabove

Week4:10/19-Afrofuturism

• FoodJusticeFictionalCollaborationpresentation• Guest:AileenSuzara,educator,eco-activist,naturalchef,and“KitchenKwento”blogger.• In-classfilm:WanuriKahiu,Pumzi(2010,vimeo)

Thur:AlondraNelson,“Introduction:FutureTexts”(PDF)Fri-Sun:YtashaWomack,Afrofuturism:TheWorldofBlackSci-FiandFantasyCulture:Introduction,EvolutionofaSpaceCadet,AHumanFairyTaleNamedBlackMon:PriscillaFrank,“NigerianArtistImaginesHowShantytownsWouldLookInASci-FiFuture”(weblink);LeeSkallerupBessette,“The1998DystopianNovelThatEerilyForesaw2013Detroit”(weblink)Tue:CyriaqueLamar,“ThedehydrateddystopiaofPumziisabsolutelygorgeous”(weblink)Due5:00pm:FoodJusticeFictionalCollaborationWed:Afrofuturism:ProjectImagination,MothershipintheKeyofMars

Week5:10/26-Afrofuturism,“Asia”,andhiphop

• In-classfilm:NelsonGeorge,FindingtheFunk(excerpt,VH1)• In-classfilm:TheGetDown,Episode1(excerpt,Netflix)

Thur:NathanielDeutsch,“’TheAsiaticBlackMan’:AnAfricanAmericanOrientalism?”(PDF)Due:5:00pm:PeercommentsonFoodJusticeFictionalCollaborationarticlesFri-Sun:Octavia’sBroodForewordandIntroduction;BrowseOctavia’sBroodforyourgroup’stwostoriesOnlineResponse2releasedonTritonEdMon:Afrofuturism:TheAfricanCosmosforModernMermaids(Mermen),TheDivineFeminineinSpace;ReginaN.Bradley,“ATLiensTurns20:OutKast’sPast-FutureVisionsOfTheHipHopSouth”(weblink)Tue:Due5:00pm:OnlineResponse2Wed:Decideyourgroup’stwoOctavia’sBroodstories;re-readthesestories

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Week6:11/2-Afro-FilipinoFuturism

• In-classfilm:SydGaron,EricHenry,WaveTwisters(2001)

Thur:Afrofuturism:PenMyFuture,MoonwalkersinPaintandPixels,aClockforTimeTravelers;YourOctavia’sBroodstoriesFri-Sun:Afrofuturism:TheSurrealLife,AgentChange,FutureWorldMon:DaveTompkins,“ScienceFriction”(PDF)Tue:CharlesTan,“Award-winningwritersexploreFilipinorepresentationinfantasyandsciencefiction”(weblink)Wed:Reviewtheabovereadings

Week7:11/9-ZootSuit,MassCulture,andEmbodyingProtest

• In-classlistening:NPRInvisibilia,“TheSecretEmotionalLifeofClothes”• In-classfilm:LuisValdez,ZootSuit(1981)

Thur:TheodorW.Adorno,“CultureIndustryReconsidered,”(PDF)Fri-Sun:LuisAlvarez,“Introduction,”ThePoweroftheZootMon:LindaEspaña-Maram,“’WhiteTrash’and‘BrownHordes,’”(105-121)CreatingMasculinityinLosAngeles’sLittleManila,(reserves)Tue:Maram,“’WhiteTrash’and‘BrownHordes’”(121-133)Due5:00pm:OnlineResponse3Wed:

Week8:11/16-ZootSuitandSexuality

• In-classfilm:AllisonAnders,MiVidaLoca(1994)

Thur:Alvarez,“Chapter2:ClassPoliticsandJuvenileDelinquency,”ThePoweroftheZootFri-Sun:CatherineS.Ramírez,“Chapter2:BlackSkirts,DarkSlacks,andBrownKnees,”TheWomanintheZootSuit:Gender,Nationalism,andtheCulturalPoliticsofMemory(PDF)Mon:Alvarez,“ZootStyleandBodyPolitics,”ThePoweroftheZoot(77-94)Tue:Alvarez,“ZootStyleandBodyPolitics,”ThePoweroftheZoot(94-112)Wed:BarbaraCalderón-Douglass,“TheFolkFeministStruggleBehindtheCholaFashionTrend”(weblink)

Week9:11/23-ZootSuitandViolence

• Groupmeetings

Thur:Alvarez,“Zoots,Jazz,andPublicSpace,”ThePoweroftheZoot(113-126)Fri-Sun:Alvarez,“Zoots,Jazz,andPublicSpace,”ThePoweroftheZoot(126-138)Mon:Alvarez,“Zoots,Jazz,andPublicSpace,”ThePoweroftheZoot(138-152);Alvarez,“ZootViolenceinLosAngeles,”ThePoweroftheZoot(155-168)Tue:Alvarez,“ZootViolenceinLosAngeles,”ThePoweroftheZoot(168-182)Wed:Alvarez,“ZootViolenceinLosAngeles”(182-199);Alvarez,“Epilogue:FromZootSuitstoHip-Hop”

Week10:11/30-LookingtotheFuture-PresentationDay

• ComicBookPresentations• Due:Thursday,12/1by5:00pm:PeerComments

Thur:TBAFri-Sun:TBAMon:TBATue:Due5:00pm:FinalProject-ComicBookCover

FINALS:Thursday,12/8Due:OnlineResponse4by5:00pm