Topics to vary from semester to semester and section to section.

This course will be a curriculum lab devoted to the new California high school graduation requirement in ethnic studies. We will reflect on some of the most pressing public debates surrounding the legislation through the prism of curriculum studies, including the positioning of Jewish and Arab Americans and Israel/Palestine, in addition to African, Asian, Latin, and Native Americans. Alongside a review and critique of relevant research literature, we will engage in a curriculum deliberation to consider possible purposes, contents, and pedagogies to meet the requirement. Students will be asked to write papers that address one or more of the issues being debated, review curriculum proposals currently available, or offer new design principles to meet the requirement. Interested parties from beyond the university may be invited to participate in the deliberation, either as participants or guest speakers. The course will culminate in a colloquium/consultation in which some of the debates, ideas, and proposals deliberated duringthe semester will be presented and discussed.

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