Comparative Ethnic and American Studies
Questions? Contact the Comparative Ethnic & American Studies Program Coordinator, Dr. Barry Shank, shank.46@osu.edu, or contact Dr. Marge Lynd at the Department of Comparative Studies, lynd.1@osu.edu.
About
The undergraduate concentration in Comparative Ethnic and American studies (CEAS) provides a course of study that engages interdisciplinary and comparative understanding of ethnicity and race in the Americas. Like other concentrations in Comparative Studies, CEAS places “comparison” at the heart of its mission: we analyze processes of racialization in relation to gender, sexuality, and class that have shaped ethnic American experiences, cultural production, and relations to citizenship.The program enables focused study of specific ethnic cultures, arts, and communities, but understands these within changing national, transnational, and global contexts. “American” is understood broadly, embracing hemispheric and transnational perspectives: we consider indigenous cultures, transnational migrations, and dislocations of peoples; we consider the historic position of the United States within the Americas and in the world at large. Interdisciplinary by definition, the program builds on work in cognate disciplines that illuminate questions of social difference, power, and knowledge. Students in Comparative Ethnic and American studies thus build critical knowledge vital for engaging contemporary society.
The Department also administers the American Studies minor.
