Mar 28, 2024  
2022-23 Faculty Handbook 
    
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2.4 Asian American Studies, Africana Studies, and Chicano/Latina Studies


ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES: The Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies at The Claremont Colleges (IDAAS) offers a rigorous, multidisciplinary major that emphasizes social justice, critical thinking, and innovative analysis of the history, society, and cultural production of Asians in the United States, within both multiracial American and transnational contexts. The curriculum provides students with a comprehensive grounding in a range of thematic, theoretical, and methodological approaches within Asian American studies. The major integrates theory and practice through community work and sustained and focused inquiry in the senior thesis. In consultation with an IDAAS adviser, students take core interdisciplinary courses in Asian American studies and select appropriate courses in a range of disciplines throughout the five colleges. The program seeks to prepare students for various careers in the community, private or public, along with graduate work. Both a full major and a joint major are available, and interested students should consult with advisors on the most important course of study. Faculty teaching Asian American Studies courses are appointed individually at one or another of The Claremont Colleges.

AFRICANA STUDIES: The Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies offers a multidisciplinary curriculum that examines the experiences of African, African American and Caribbean people from the liberal arts perspective. The Africana Studies curriculum helps to unify an important area of intellectual investigation and enhances appreciation of particular disciplines in the humanities and the social sciences. Courses accommodate the needs of majors and non-majors providing significant preparation for careers in education, social work, public policy, law, medicine, business, international relations, and advanced research. Faculty teaching Africana Studies courses are appointed individually at one or another of The Claremont Colleges. Information about Black student services may be obtained from the Office of Black Students Affairs.

CHICANO/LATINA STUDIES: The Intercollegiate Department of Chicano Studies offers a curriculum with a multidisciplinary approach to the study, research, interpretation, and investigation of the Chicano/Latino experience. The courses are open to all students of The Claremont Colleges. In recognizing the vital presence of Chicanos and other Latinos in the entire nation, Chicano studies provides significant preparation for students pursuing careers in education, social work, public policy, law, medicine, business, and scholarly research. Faculty teaching Chicano/Latina Studies courses are appointed individually at one or another of The Claremont Colleges. Information about Chicano/Latina student services may be obtained from the Chicano/Latina Student Affairs Center.