Cross-Cultural Studies Concentration (CCST)
Director: Professor James Fisher
Associate Director: Professor Kathryn Sparling
Committee Members: Clifford Clark, Petra Crosby, Michael Hemesath, Roger Jackson, Beverly Nagel, Eva Posfay, Qiguang Zhao
Requirements for the Concentration:
Language is fundamental to understanding other societies and therefore to the concentration. Each concentrator will fulfill the Carleton language requirement in the language of the focus area, or will study in a language-intensive program in the focus area. Upper level language study is also encouraged.
Concentrators will select a nation or region of the world on which to focus their cultural and linguistic study. This area will then be examined from three out of the following four perspectives:
In binary comparison with another culture
In regional perspective (i.e., beyond national borders)
In relation to global issues
Relating to ethnic diversity and diaspora
Core courses:
CCST 100: Growing Up Cross-Culturally (recommended but not required)
CCST 175: I'm a Stranger Here Myself
CCST 200: Theory and Practice of Cross Cultural Study
HIST 395: Senior capstone seminar, for 2003-2004, Topics in East Asian History: Man and Water in East China Seas-A Cross-cultural Comparison
Electives:
Four courses from a least three of the four comparative categories listed above, to be selected from the list of pertinent courses available on the department web-site. Students who have participated in the first-year seminar, Growing Up Cross-Culturally, are required to take only three additional courses from any three categories.
American students will also participate in approved international program (one or more terms), in an area where a language related to their focus is spoken. International students are exempt from this requirement since Carleton is an off-campus experience for them, but they are also encouraged to go off campus.
Cross-Cultural Studies Courses
CCST 100. Growing Up Cross-Culturally First-year students interested in this program should enroll in this seminar. The course is recommended but not required for the concentration and it will count as one of the electives. From cradle to grave, cultural assumptions shape our own sense of who we are. This course is designed to enable American and international students to compare how their own and other societies view birth, infancy, adolescence, marriage, adulthood, and old age. Using children's books, child-rearing manuals, movies, and ethnographies, we will explore some of the assumptions in different parts of the globe about what it means to "grow up." 6 credits cr., S/CR/NC, RAD,ND, Fall—N. Bilik, S. Carpenter, J. Fisher
CCST 175. I Am A Stranger Here Myself Designed for students who are returning from off-campus studies or who have lived abroad, and for anyone who has had the experience of being an outsider, this course will explore theories and models of intercultural competence and intercultural transition. Using the actual experience of the students in class as its evidence, it will first develop theories about the nature of intercultural contact and then test their usefulness by applying them to the analysis of specific historical and literary evidence. 6 credits cr., RAD,ND, Winter—P. Crosby, É. Pósfay
CCST 200. Theory and Practice of Cross-Cultural Study Cross-listed with AFAM 200. This course introduces students to theoretical, epistemological, and methodological issues in cross-cultural study. Emphasis will be on cultural translation, cultural encounters between groups, and concomitant cultural appropriations, cross-fertilizations, and resistance. How do we define and understand "communities" and "cultures"? What are the dynamics of power involved in cultural encounters? What are the theoretical debates surrounding colonialism and post-colonialism, globalization, and transnationalism? How do we juxtapose regional cultural identities vis-à-vis globalization and transnationalism? The course will examine approaches drawn from the humanities and social sciences, and apply them to case studies from different parts of the world. 6 credits cr., RAD,ND, Spring—J. Fisher, K. Sparling
Pertinent courses are available in a wide range of disciplines, including: Art History, Economics, Hebrew, Latin American Studies, History, Music, Political Science, Religion, Sociology and Anthropology and Spanish. For questions about particular courses, please check the department web site or contact the director.
Binary:
AFAM 381: Hist,Memory & Black Atlantic
AMST 346: Atlantic Revltn, France&Amer
ARTS 275: Physical & Cultural Environmnt
ASLN 231: Indian&Japanese Wmn Wrtng Abrd
ASST 386: Comparing Mexico and China
CCST 100: Growing Up Cross-Culturally
FREN 238: Perspctv Fren & Germ Cinema
FRST 220: Perspctv Fren & Germ Cinema
FRST 246: Women in Age of Sensibility
FRST 345: Atlantic Revltn, France&Amer
GERM 220: Perspctv Fren & Germ Cinema
HIST 246: Women in Age of Sensibility
HIST 263: Inventing the Nation
HIST 345: Atlantic Revltn, France&Amer
HIST 381: Hist,Memory & Black Atlantic
LTAM 386: Comparing Mexico and China
MEDA 238: Perspctv Fren & Germ Cinema
POSC 234: The Arab-Israeli Conflict
POSC 269: US & UK Philanthropy
POSC 326: America's China Policy
POSC 386: Comparing Mexico and China
SOAN 281: Race &Ethnicity in US & China
Ethnic:
AFAM 135: Intro-African American Relgs
AFAM 230: African American Autobiography
AFAM 302: Anthro & Indigenous Rights
AFAM 306: Urban Racial&Ethnic Politics
AFAM 322: Civil Rights Movemnt,1942-1965
AFAM 337: Afam Novelists in Context
AFAM 384: Psychology of Prejudice
AMST 115: Introduction to Amer Studies
AMST 127: Introduction to Latina/o Stds
AMST 235: Asian American Literature
AMST 239: Intro to Asian American Stds
AMST 253: Intro Latino Lits in US
AMST 259: Compartv Issues/Native N Amer
AMST 264: Native American Music
AMST 306: Urban Racial&Ethnic Politics
AMST 333: Afam Novelists in Context
AMST 340: Cntmp Amer Playwrghts of Color
ASLN 231: Indian&Japanese Wmn Wrtng Abrd
EDUC 353: Schooling and Opportunity
ENGL 119: Intro to Chicana/o Literature
ENGL 230: African American Autobiography
ENGL 235: Asian American Literature
ENGL 337: Afam Novelists in Context
ENGL 339: Cntmp Amer Playwrghts of Color
FREN 243: Topics in French Studies
FRST 243: Topics in French Studies
GERM 241: Minority Voices
HIST 210: Trad Society: State Formation
HIST 276: African Slavery in Latin Amer
HIST 322: Civil Rights Movemnt,1942-1965
HIST 360: Muslims and Modernity
LTAM 245: Intro Latino Lits in US
LTAM 259: Compartv Issues/Native N Amer
LTAM 276: African Slavery in Latin Amer
LTAM 302: Anthro & Indigenous Rights
LTAM 326: Writers in Exile
LTAM 338: Latin American Poetry
LTAM 340: Ltam Prose: Revolutn &Dictator
LTAM 344: Women Writers in LatAm: Challen
LTAM 348: Latn American Poetry,1950-2000
LTAM 350: Recent Trends: Pop Culture&Test
LTAM 360: Topics: Sex With God
MUSC 244: Native American Music
POSC 306: Urban Racial&Ethnic Politics
POSC 355: Contemporary Feminist Thought
PSYC 384: Psychology of Prejudice
RELG 130: Native American Religions
RELG 135: Intro to African Amer Relg
RELG 243: Native Amer Relg Freedom
RELG 248: Religions in the Borderlands
RELG 264: Muslims on the Margins
RELG 271: Contemp Rel Thought: Holocaust
RELG 360: Muslims and Modernity
SOAN 259: Compartv Issues/Native N Amer
SOAN 302: Anthro & Indigenous Rights
SOAN 320: Schooling and Opportunity
SPAN 245: Intro Latino Lits in US
SPAN 326: Writers in Exile
SPAN 338: Latin American Poetry
SPAN 340: Ltam Prose: Revolutn &Dictator
SPAN 344: Women Writers in LatAm: Challen
SPAN 348: Latn American Poetry,1950-2000
SPAN 350: Recent Trends: Pop Culture&Test
SPAN 360: Topics in Hispanic Literature
THEA 339: Cntmp Amer Playwrghts of Color
WGST 344: Women Writers in LatAm: Challe
WGST 355: Contemporary Feminist Thought
Global:
AFAM 244: Music of Africa
AFAM 302: Anthro & Indigenous Rights
AFAM 384: Psychology of Prejudice
BIOL 112: Conservation Biology
BIOL 190: Global Change Biology
BIOL 212: Biology Field Studies&Research
BIOL 221: Ecosystems Ecology
BIOL 258: Ecosystem Management
BIOL 352: Population Ecology
BIOL 361: Tropical Rainforest Ecology
CHEM 328: Environmental Analysis
ECON 224: British Environmental Policy
ECON 242: Econ-Agriculture & Food Policy
ECON 245: Economics of Inequality
ECON 281: International Finance
ENGL 348: Women, Men and War
ENTS 112: Conservation Biology
ENTS 130: Population&Food in Global Syst
ENTS 189: Global Change Biology
ENTS 221: Ecosystems Ecology
ENTS 229: Science, Authority & Conscienc
ENTS 234: Economy, Ecology, Culture
ENTS 242: Environmental Ethics
ENTS 244: Biodivers,Consvtn,Cultr & Dev
ENTS 245: Compar Environ Pol & Policy
ENTS 257: Ecosystem Management
ENTS 265: Environmental Justice
ENTS 289: Global Climate Change
ENTS 312: Third World "Development"
ENTS 328: Environmental Analysis
ENTS 358: Comparative Social Movements
FRST 255: Post-Modern Political Thought
GERM 229: Science, Authority & Conscienc
HIST 346: Imperialism
HIST 360: Muslims and Modernity
LCST 250: Culture & Gender Postmod World
LCST 270: Degeneration Fin de Siecle
LING 210: Language Universals
LTAM 130: Population&Food in Global Syst
LTAM 227: Liberation Theologies
LTAM 233: Global Resurgence of Democracy
LTAM 234: Economy, Ecology, Culture
LTAM 302: Anthro & Indigenous Rights
LTAM 312: Third World "Development"
MUSC 111: Western Art Music & Civilization
MUSC 210: Medieval and Renaissance Music
MUSC 245: Music of Africa
PHIL 111: Intro Western Philosophy I
PHIL 112: Intro to Western Philosophy II
PHIL 242: Environmental Ethics
POSC 120: Comparative Political Regimes
POSC 233: Global Resurgence of Democracy
POSC 245: Compar Environ Pol & Policy
POSC 253: Communist Political Thought
POSC 255: Post-Modern Political Thought
POSC 259: Justice Among Nations
POSC 265: Pol-Global Economic Relations
POSC 268: Int'l Environ Law & Politics
POSC 342: Seminar in Int'l Relations
POSC 343: Turbulence in World Politics
POSC 349: Race Theory: Contemp Approach
POSC 355: Contemporary Feminist Thought
POSC 358: Comparative Social Movements
POSC 359: Soc Capital: Critical Perspctv
POSC 360: Seminar in Political Econ
PSYC 384: Psychology of Prejudice
RELG 121: Introduction to Christianity
RELG 227: Liberation Theologies
RELG 258: Women in Buddhist Tradition
RELG 262: Millennialism Cross-Cult Persp
RELG 263: Sufism
RELG 264: Muslims on the Margins
RELG 276: Religious Autobiography
RELG 355: Buddhism in Sri Lanka
RELG 360: Muslims and Modernity
RELG 372: Medicine, Healing & Spiritlty
SOAN 130: Population&Food in Global Syst
SOAN 226: Anthropology of Gender
SOAN 234: Economy, Ecology, Culture
SOAN 244: Biodivers,Consvtn,Cultr & Dev
SOAN 262: Anthro of Health and Illness
SOAN 302: Anthro & Indigenous Rights
SOAN 312: Third World "Development"
SOAN 395: Senior Seminar
WGST 226: Anthropology of Gender
WGST 258: Women in Buddhist Tradition
WGST 348: Women, Men and War
WGST 355: Contemporary Feminist Thought
Regional:
AFAM 180: Hist Survey-E Africa&the Horn
AFAM 181: W Afrcn Society-Hist Perspectv
AFAM 182: Survey-South African Hist
AFAM 183: Farm & Forest in African Hist
AFAM 238: African Literature in English
AFAM 247: African Cinema
AFAM 256: Ethnography of Africa
AFAM 283: Africa Before the Europeans
AMST 259: Compartv Issues/Native N Amer
ARTH 164: Buddhist Art
ARTH 182: History of South Asian Art
ECON 283: Contemporary Econ of East Asia
ENGL 238: African Literature in English
ENGL 342: Contemporary Latino/a Poetry
ENTS 183: Farm & Forest in Africa
ENTS 238: Environ-New Zealand&Australia
FREN 241: French & Francophone Lit
FREN 248: African Cinema
FRST 137: Before Eur: Early Medvl World
FRST 140: Modern Europe
FRST 141: Europe in the 20th Century
FRST 232: Women's Lives Pre-Modern Eur
FRST 241: French & Francophone Lit
FRST 248: African Cinema
FRST 256: Ethnography of Africa
GERM 239: Memoirs of the 20th Century
HEBR 221: Israeli Lit in Middle East
HIST 137: Before Eur: Early Medvl World
HIST 138: Making of Europe,1050-1500
HIST 139: Foundations of Modern Europe
HIST 140: Modern Europe
HIST 141: Europe in the 20th Century
HIST 169: Colonial Latin Amer 1492-1810
HIST 170: Modern Latin America
HIST 180: Hist Survey-E Africa&the Horn
HIST 181: W Afrcn Society-Hist Perspectv
HIST 182: Survey-South African Hist
HIST 183: Farm & Forest in Africa
HIST 204: Crusade, Contact in Medvl Med
HIST 230: Early Medieval World
HIST 231: Europe Later Middle Ages
HIST 232: The Renaissance
HIST 233: Byzantium: 850-1453
HIST 236: Women's Lives Pre-Modern Eur
HIST 238: Topics in Medieval France
HIST 242: Hist/Working Class Modn Europe
HIST 253: Bureau, Law & Relg in E Asia
HIST 258: East Asia Foreign Relations
HIST 259: Women in South Asia
HIST 260: Making of Modern Middle East
HIST 261: Modern Middle East
HIST 265: Empires of the Steppe
HIST 282: Women in African History
HIST 283: Africa Before the Europeans
HIST 331: Controversial Histories
HIST 395: Senior Seminar
LING 170: Language in Africa
LTAM 169: Colonial Latin Amer 1492-1810
LTAM 200: Issues-Latin American Studies
LTAM 207: Exploring Hispanic Culture
LTAM 242: Survey of Latin American Lit
LTAM 244: Music of the Caribbean
LTAM 248: Drama & Performance in LatAm
LTAM 250: Ethnography of Latin America
LTAM 252: Short Story in Latin America
LTAM 255: Wmn Dramatists: Staging Cnflict
LTAM 259: Compartv Issues/Native N Amer
LTAM 260: Topics in Hispanic Literature
LTAM 331: Urban Politics & Ltn America
LTAM 334: Texts & Nations: 19th C Ltam
LTAM 336: Genealogies of the Modern
LTAM 338: Latin American Poetry
MEDA 247: African Cinema
MUSC 243: Music of the Caribbean
POSC 221: Latin American Politics
POSC 234: The Arab-Israeli Conflict
POSC 238: West European Politics
POSC 241: Ethnic Conflict
POSC 244: Post Comm State-East Centr Eur
POSC 263: European Political Economy
POSC 320: Government&Politics of Africa
POSC 322: Pol Econ of Latin America
POSC 331: Urban Politics in Ltn America
POSC 383: European Community
POSC 387: The Europe of Nations
RELG 150: Religions of South Asia
RELG 235: Wmn &Islam Constructn Gender
RELG 238: Papacy, Church and Empire
RELG 251: Theravada Buddhism
RELG 253: Himalayan Buddhism
RELG 255: East Asian Buddhist Thgt&Prac
SOAN 250: Ethnography of Latin America
SOAN 252: Islam and the Middle East
SOAN 253: The European Union
SOAN 256: Ethnography of Africa
SOAN 259: Compartv Issues/Native N Amer
SPAN 207: Exploring Hispanic Culture
SPAN 242: Intro to Latin American Lit
SPAN 248: Drama & Performance in LatAm
SPAN 252: Short Story in Latin America
SPAN 255: Wmn Dramatists: Staging Cnflict
SPAN 260: Topics in Hispanic Literature
SPAN 334: Texts & Nations: 19th C Ltam
SPAN 336: Genealogies of the Modern
SPAN 338: Latin American Poetry
WGST 232: Wmn &Islam Constructn Gender
WGST 236: Women's Lives Pre-Modern Eur
WGST 259: Women in South Asia
WGST 282: Women in African History