2007-08 - Pitzer College

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3. Political studies, economics, and environmental studies (appropriate courses would
include those which examine the dynamics of international relations and
transnational politics, the structures and processes of the global economy, and the
consequences of global political and economic forces on the environment)
4. Anthropology, sociology, and psychology (appropriate courses would address the
processes of forming, sustaining, and transforming groups and cultures in the
contemporary world and how those processes shape and reshape conceptions of
individual and collective identity).
Regional Studies: Students may choose Asian studies, European studies, Latin American
and Caribbean studies, Middle Eastern studies, or Third World studies. They may choose
appropriate courses from any of the following groups of courses but must include at least
one from three of the following groupings. In consultation with a faculty adviser,
students may also design an alternative regional track such as African studies if sufficient
appropriate courses can be identified at The Claremont Colleges.
1. History, political thought and cultural studies (appropriate courses would include
histories of the countries or cultures within the chosen region)
2. Art, music, literature, philosophy, and religious studies (appropriate courses would
include those which focus on the arts, philosophies, or religions of the chosen
region, or country or culture within that region
3. Political studies, economics, and environmental studies (appropriate courses would
include those addressing national or regional political issues and institutional
responses; economic issues such as national development strategies, regional
integration and their impact on human welfare; and particular environmental
challenges facing individual countries and cultures or the region as a whole)
4. Anthropology, sociology, and psychology (appropriate courses would address the
formation and transformation of groups and cultures specific to the region and
explore issues of race, class, and gender as central to individual and collective
identities of the region).
Combined Major Requirements: Students wishing to complete a combined major in IIS
and another major will need to complete all requirements for the regular major, except
that the minimum number of advanced courses is reduced to three instead of six courses.
These three advanced courses must still be distributed across three of the four course
groupings listed under the Global Studies and Regional Studies tracks.
Honors: Students with a cumulative and major GPA of 3.5 or higher may be considered
for honors in International and Intercultural Studies. Honors candidates must write and
successfully defend a senior thesis, generally while enrolled in IIS 199, Senior Thesis. The
determination of honors is based on excellence in course work in the major and the
quality of the senior thesis.
A. Core Courses:
Anth 2. Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology. (See Anthropology 2.) Fall,
L. Martins; Spring, E. Chao.
10. Introduction to International and Intercultural Studies. This course will introduce
students to the field of international and intercultural studies. The course objective is to
acquaint students with key concepts and practices defining human societies and their
relations, such as colonialism, development, revolution, national and transnational,
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globalization, ideology, identity, culture, and knowledge. The course also exposes
students to disciplinary, area studies, and newly emerging conceptualizations of the field.
Fall, L. Tongun.
Hist 21/Anth 21. The World Since 1492. [see History 21/Anthropology 21]. Spring,
C. Johnson/D. Segal.
Post 30. Comparative Politics. (See Political Studies 30) Spring, L. Tongun.
Post 40. Global Politics. (See Political Studies 40.) Spring, T. Ilgen.
80. Introduction to Critical Theory. A survey of social and cultural critiques at an
introductory level, this course will prepare students for advanced level critical thinking,
interdisciplinary solution building, and social change work. We will begin with
theoretical frameworks in established fields of social critique, such as feminism,
anticolonialism, cultural studies, critical race theory, critical legal/justice studies, and
women of color theory. The course also introduces postmodern theories in postcolonial
studies, poststructuralist feminism, post-Marxism, border studies, and queer theory.
Suitable for first- and second-year students, as well as upper level students who feel they
have not yet been sufficiently exposed in their education to critical and/or theoretical thinking.
Spring, J. Parker.
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190. Senior Seminar: Nation, Culture and the Disciplines. The course will introduce
students to critical thinking about some central aspects of the modern world, including
nation, culture, and power, and to some emerging methods for understanding the world
in a way that is less bound by the 20th century Euro-American academy and its relation
to colonialism. The primary objective of this course is to develop skills at recognizing the
socio-political and cultural effects produced by certain key categories and terms, such as
nation, race, gender, culture, or by approaching the world through a particular discipline
or emphasizing a particular geographic area. The course will also examine alternative
categories and terms that are being developed in emerging fields of study, such as
postcolonial studies, discourse studies, and border studies. By taking this course the student
will gain a thorough awareness of the strengths of interdisciplinary and intercultural
approaches to global and local political and cultural relations, and will sharpen their critical
thinking skills while also developing an approach suited to their own academic and social interests.
Fall, J. Parker.
199. Senior Thesis. Fall/Spring,, L. Tongun/J. Parker.
B. Language: Please see listings of appropriate languages.
C. Study Abroad
For courses to prepare for study abroad in a geographic region or particular Pitzer Study
Abroad program see Advanced Courses listings, where the Pitzer program is indicated
parenthetically at the end of the course description. Other courses in Area Studies
programs, such as Asian Studies or Latin American Studies, may also be acceptable for
preparation for study abroad.