AMERICAN STUDIES              

FALL 2022 COURSE OFFERINGS  

This list is subject to change.  Check ALBERT for updates.  CAS max points allowed for non-CAS courses is 16. 

INTRO 1 FOR MAJOR, 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, Saldana; M-W 2:00-3:15 Recitation required.

INTRO 2 FOR AMERICAN MAJOR, ONLY INTRO FOR AMERICAN MINOR, FALL ONLY, MAJORS MUST TAKE BY JUNIOR YEAR.

SCA-UA 201.001 Approaches to American Studies, Gelman;  Tu-Th 4:55-6:10  

RESEARCH (Req'd for 7 SCA majors, contact dept. for access code, prerequisites)

SCA-UA 90.001 Advanced Research Seminar: Spaces and Subjectivities  Gelman; Tu 12:30-3:15 

SCA-UA 92.001 Seniors Honor Seminar  Saranillio; Th 2-4:45 (All majors, application required, contact sca@nyu.edu for more information.) 

AMERICAN ELECTIVES TAUGHT BY SCA FACULTY (Majors must take four of these, minors must take two. 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; M 4:55-7:35, (2 points) Class meets FIRST 7 weeks only. (Counts as HALF an elective for the 7 SCA majors/minors) 

SCA-UA 180.002  Topics in Africana Studies: Critical Approaches to Borders and Crossings, Taher; M-W  9:30-10:45

SCA-UA 180.004  Topics in Africana Studies: Writing Personal Essays & Pol Commentary on Race, Dent; M 6:00--09:00; SAME AS )JOUR-UA 503.004

SCA-UA 221.001  Work, Labor, and Power, Ross; Th 4:55-7:35  

SCA-UA 280.001  Topics: Childhood, Colonialism, and Nationbuilding, Rain; W 6:20-9:00

SCA-UA 306.001 Asian American Literature, Parikh; M-W 12:30-1:45; SAME AS ENGL-UA 716.001/COLIT-UA 301.001 

SCA-UA 313.001 History & Literature of the South Asian Diaspora Sandhu; MW 8-9:15 SAME AS ENGL-UA 721.001/HIST-UA 326.001

SCA-UA 366.001 Constitution and People of Color Ouyang; Tu-Th 4:55-6:10

SCA-UA 613.001 Community Empowerment Brettschneider; Tu-Th 4:45-6:10 

SCA-UA 614.001 Race and the Neoliberal Metropolis, Johnson; M 4:55-7:35,  SAME AS POL-UA 994.00

SCA-UA 680.001 Tpcs in Met Studies: Visual Arts & Environmental Activism Bentley; Tu-Th 11- 12:15 

SCA-UA 747.001 Introduction to Native American & Indigenous Studies: The Politics of Indigeneity Cornum; M-W 3:30-4:45  SAME AS HIST-UA 747.001/ANTH-UA 747.001 

AMERICAN ELECTIVES CROSS-LISTED (Majors can take TWO cross-listed courses total. American Studies minors CANNOT take these cross-listed courses.)

SCA-UA 721.001  Topics: When Black Gets Blacker: Harlem Noir Cooksey; Tu  4:55-7:40 SAME AS IDSEM-UG 2128-001  (American major NOT minor.)

SCA-UA 721.002  Topics: Slavery and Science  Crooksey; Th 3:30-6:10 SAME AS  IDSEM-UG 2164-001  (American major NOT minor.)

SCA-UA 721.003 Topics: Journalism as Literature: Storied New York Mehta; W 11-1:30 SAME AS JOUR-UA 504.001  (American major NOT minor.)

SCA-UA-722.001 Law and Society Recitation required, Harrington; Tu-Th 11-12:15 SAME AS POL-UA POL-UA 336.001  (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 (American and SCA majors NOT minors)

SCA-UA 744.001 Topics  Philosophical Approaches to Race and Racism Appiah; Tu-Th 11-12:15 SAME AS PHIL-UA 8.001, Recitation required  (American major NOT minor.)

SCA-UA 755.001 Topics American Dilemma: Race, Inequality, Unfulfilled Promises of Public Education Recitation required, Martinez; MW 9:30-10:45 SAME AS TCHL-UE 41.001 (American major NOT minor.)

SCA-UA 762.001 Topics: Shaping the Urban Environment Broderick; Tu-Th 2:00-3:15 SAME AS ARTH-UA 661.001 (American major NOT minor.)

SCA-UA 783.001  18th & 19th Cent. African American Lit. McHenry; Tu-Th 9:30-10:45 SAME AS ENGL-UA 250.001 ( (American major NOT minor.)

SCA-UA 794.001 African American History to 1865 Mitchell;   Tu-Th 11-12:15 SAME AS HIST-UA 647.001   (American major NOT minor.)

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