AMERICAN STUDIES
Fall 2023 COURSE OFFERINGS
This list is subject to change. Check ALBERT for updates.
IMPORTANT: SOME OF THESE COURSES DO NOT APPEAR IN ALBERT UNDER AMERICAN STUDIES. REGISTER FOR THESE UNDER SCA-UA. HOWEVER, NOT ALL SCA-UA COURSES COUNT, READ NOTES.
INTRODUCTORY 1 FOR MAJOR, ONLY INTRO FOR AMERICAN & SCA MINORS. MAJORS MUST TAKE BY JUNIOR YEAR. (intros can be taken in any order and do not need to be taken before electives.)
SCA-UA 101.001 Social & Cultural Analysis 101, Saldaña-Portillo; Tu-Th 3:30-4:45 Recitation required. (All 7 majors)
INTRODUCTORY 2 FOR MAJOR -- ONLY OFFERED IN THE FALL, MAJORS MUST TAKE BY FALL OF JUNIOR YEAR. AMERICAN & SCA MAJORS TAKE THE INTRO MOST CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THEIR FOCUS.
SCA-UA 401.001 Approaches to Gender & Sexuality Studies, Pellegrini; M-W 9:30-10:45 (CORE Social Science, One of two intros for Gender & Sexuality, American and SCA majors, ONLY intro for Gender & Sexuality MINOR.)
SCA-UA 601.001 Approaches to Metropolitan Studies, Johnson; Tu-Th 9:30-10:45 (CORE Social Science, One of two intros for Metropolitan, American and SCA majors, ONLY intro for Metropolitan MINOR.)
CORE-UA 529.001 Cultures & Contexts: Contemporary Latino Cultures, Beltran; Tu-Th 2:00-3:15 Recitation required (One of two intros for Latino, American, and SCA majors, ONLY intro for Latino MINOR.)
CORE-US 534.001 Cultures & Contexts: Black Atlantic, Morgan; M-W 4:55-6:10 Recitation required (One of two intros for Africana, American, and SCA majors, ONLY intro for Africana MINOR)
CORE-UA 539.001 Cultures & Contexts: Asian/Pacific/American Cultures, Parikh; M-W 12:30-1:45 Recitation required (One of two intros for Asian/Pacific/American, American, and SCA majors, ONLY intro for Asian/Pacific/American MINOR.)
For above 3 CORE’s majors/minors unable to register the 1st 5 days of registration email core.cas@nyu.edu the second week & request a space.
RESEARCH
SCA-UA 90.001 Advanced Research Seminar: Reparations, Transitional Justice, & the Archive, Taher; M 2-4:45 (All 7 majors, all spaces reserved for fall 23/spring 24 grads until the end of the semester. For access codes, email sca@nyu.edu AFTER departmental advising.)
SCA-UA 92.001 Seniors Honor Seminar, Zaloom; M 9:30-12:15 (All 7 majors, application required, contact sca@nyu.edu for more information.)
AMERICAN STUDIES ELECTIVES TAUGHT BY SCA FACULTY (All electives can be with SCA faculty but majors must take at least four of these, American Studies and SCA minors must take all four electives with SCA faculty.)
SCA-UA 18 Topics in Social & Cultural Analysis: SCA Theory & Practice in Organizations & Careers, Brito; Tu 4:55-7:40, 2 points Class meets FIRST 7 weeks only. (Counts as HALF an elective for all 7 SCA majors/minors)
SCA-UA 18.002 Topics in Social & Cultural Analysis: Public Knowledge and Participatory Politics Patros; W 4:55-6:10, 2 points. (Counts as HALF an SCA faculty elective for all 7 SCA majors/minors)
SCA-UA 153.001 Race, Football, and American Culture, Dent; M 6:20-9pm
SCA-UA 156.001 Black Feminism, Morgan; M 12:30-3:15
SCA-UA 180.002 Topics in Africana Studies: Critical Approaches to Borders and Crossings, Taher; M-W 11-12:15;
SCA-UA 232.001 Ethnicity & The Media, Davila; Tu-Th 3:30-4:45 SAME AS ANTH-UA 232
SCA-UA 280.001 Topics: Health, Beauty, and the Body, Tu; M-W 12:30-1:45
SCA-UA 280.002 Topics: Radioactive Landscapes, Cornum; M 6:20-9 (American, Asian/Pacific/American, SCA)
SCA-UA 313.001 History & Literature of the South Asian Diaspora, Sandhu; M-W 9:30-10:45 SAME AS ENGL-UA 721.001/HIST-UA 326.001 (American, Asian/Pacific/American, and SCA)
SCA-UA 366.001 Constitution and People of Color, Ouyang; Tu-Th 4:55-6:10 (Africana, American, Asian/Pacific/American, Latino, and SCA)
SCA-UA 421.001 Queer NYC, Gopinath & Hebert, T 11am-1:45pm
SCA-UA 481.001 Topics: Sex Work and the City in the Americas, Alvarez, T 9:30-12:30 SAMES AS LATC-UA 600.002
SCA-UA 493.001 Topics in Gender & Sexuality: Inventing Feminist Media, Leonard, F 9:30-12:15
SCA-UA 613.001 Community Empowerment, Brettschneider; Tu-Th 4:55-6:10 (American, Metropolitan, and SCA)
SCA-UA 632 Climate Change and Environmental Justice, Harris, Tu-Th 11-12:15
SCA-UA 680.001 Topics in Metropolitan Studies: Urban Poverty, Gonick, M-W 3:30-4:45 (Africana, American, Gender & Sexuality, Metropolitan, SCA)
SCA-UA 680.002 Topics in Metropolitan Studies: (Un)Burying the Past: Lost Geographies of LES, Johnson; W 12:30-3:15
SCA-UA 747.001 Introduction to Native American & Indigenous Studies: The Politics of Indigeneity, Cornum; M-W 2-3:15 SAME AS HIST-UA 747.001/ANTH-UA 747.001 (American, Asian/Pacific/American, and SCA)
SCA-UA 799.001. African American Vernacular English, Blake; W 2-4:45 SAME AS LING-UA 23.001 (Africana, American, SCA)
ELECTIVES CROSS-LISTED (Majors can take TWO cross-listed courses total. American Studies and SCA minors CANNOT take these cross-listed courses.)
SCA-UA 306.001 Asian American Literature, Sudhinaraset; M-W 12:30-1:45 (Asian/Pacific/American major/minor, and American and SCA majors NOT minors)
SCA-UA 721.001 Topics: Journalism as Literature: Storied New York, Mehta; W 9:55-12:25 SAME AS JOUR-UA 504.001 (Metropolitan major/minor, and American and SCA majors NOT minors)
SCA- UA 721.002 Topics: Latino History, Ibarguen; F 8-12:45 SAME AS HIST-UA 269.001 (American and SCA majors NOT minors)
SCA-UA-723.001 Gender in Law, Harrington; Tu-Th 3:30p-04:45 SAME AS POL-UA 335.001 (Gender & Sexuality major/minor and American and SCA majors NOT minors)
SCA-UA 744.001 Topics: TBD, Ibarguen; M 4:55-7:40 SAME AS HIST-UA 112.001 (American and SCA majors NOT minors)
SCA-UA 755.001 American Dilemma: Race, Inequality, Unfulfilled Promises of Public Education Recitation required, TBD; MW 9:30-10:45 SAME AS TCHL-UE 41.001 (Africana, Asian/Pacific/American, Latino, Metropolitan majors/minors, and American and SCA majors NOT minors.)
SCA-UA 757. 001 Writing New York, Waterman; MW 2:00-03:15 SAME AS ENGL-UA 180.001 & HIST-UA 180-001 (Metropolitan major/minor and American and SCA majors NOT MINORS)
SCA-UA 762.001 Shaping the Urban Environment, Broderick; Tu-Th 2:00-3:15 SAME AS ARTH-UA 661.001 (Metropolitan majors/minors, and American & SCA majors NOT minors.)
SCA-UA 782.001 The Social Challenges of Climate Change, Klinenberg, Eric; M-W 9:30-10:45 SAME AS SOC-UA 454 (Metropolitan major/minor, and American and SCA majors NOT minors)
SCA-UA 783.001 18th & 19th Cent. African American Lit. McHenry; Tu-Th 9:30-10:45 SAME AS ENGL-UA 250.001 (Africana majors/minors and American & SCA majors NOT minors)
SCA-UA 784.001 20th Century African-American Lit, Posmentier; Tu-Th 11-12:15 SAME AS ENGL-UA 251.001 (Africana major/minor, and American and SCA majors NOT minors)
SCA-UA 795.001 African American History to 1865, Mitchell; Tu-Th 11-12:15 SAME AS HIST-UA 647.001 (Africana major/minor, and American and SCA majors NOT minors)
SCA-UA 851.001 Criminology, Miner-Romanoff, Tu-Th 12:30pm-1:45 SAME AS SOC-UA 503 (American and SCA majors NOT minors)