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This cluster has definitely expanded my horizons on the topic of Race and Indigenous studies, and it has filled in a lot of my cultural "blindspots," if you will. This is a very history and sociology-oriented cluster, as the topics are focused on different races and their historical backgrounds. There are multiple professors who lecture about their respective cultural identities (i.e. African-American, Japanese-American, Indigenous California Indian, etc.) which allows for very interesting firsthand experiences being told. Thus, the class material is very interesting and engaging, but as for the workload, it is a lot of work. There are a LOT of weekly readings assigned about different topics on race/indigenous studies, and you must leave a comment on each reading digitally for credit. Lecture attendance is also pretty much mandatory as well (but you can watch them on Zoom), because you fill in a lecture survey at the end of each one describing what your main takeaway was. Furthermore, the quarterly essays assigned (one a Literary analysis, the other an Oral History Paper) require a lot of work and background research (but this cluster does count for the Writing 2 requirement, which is very nice). However, your TAs will be very helpful.
This cluster has definitely expanded my horizons on the topic of Race and Indigenous studies, and it has filled in a lot of my cultural "blindspots," if you will. This is a very history and sociology-oriented cluster, as the topics are focused on different races and their historical backgrounds. There are multiple professors who lecture about their respective cultural identities (i.e. African-American, Japanese-American, Indigenous California Indian, etc.) which allows for very interesting firsthand experiences being told. Thus, the class material is very interesting and engaging, but as for the workload, it is a lot of work. There are a LOT of weekly readings assigned about different topics on race/indigenous studies, and you must leave a comment on each reading digitally for credit. Lecture attendance is also pretty much mandatory as well (but you can watch them on Zoom), because you fill in a lecture survey at the end of each one describing what your main takeaway was. Furthermore, the quarterly essays assigned (one a Literary analysis, the other an Oral History Paper) require a lot of work and background research (but this cluster does count for the Writing 2 requirement, which is very nice). However, your TAs will be very helpful.
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