Comparative Race and Ethnicity Studies with a Concentration in Anthropology

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Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________	Catalog: 2025-26 Catalog Program: Comparative Race and Ethnicity Studies with a Concentration in Anthropology
Comparative Race and Ethnicity Studies with a Concentration in Anthropology (Requirements for the CRES major with a concentration in anthropology are listed below. Follow this link for the CRES Minor requirements.) Students must complete all of the following requirements to graduate with a bachelor of arts in this program. Some courses may apply toward multiple requirements. College Requirements: Degree Requirements Students are required to complete all standard college requirements.
Major Requirements: This major requires a curriculum proposal with a course plan approved by the CRES committee and the advisor in the department of concentration. Total major units: 15-17, depending on language proficiency
Two Disciplinary Units from Distribution Group I:
One unit from the following CRES-foundational or CRES-designated courses (CRES-foundational courses cross-listed as “CRES”):
Dance
CRES 162 - Introduction to Contemporary Dance: Cross-Cultural Contexts
CRES 265 - Dances of Africa and the African Diaspora
CRES 365 - Dance and Identity on the Global Stage
DANC 211 - Afro-Contemporary Dance
DANC 362 - Dance & Ecology: Ethnographic Approaches
English
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
CRES 330 - Studies in Cultural Contacts: Modernity and Memory in the Indian Ocean Prerequisite(s): Two ENG, or LIT courses at the 200-level or higher
CRES 331 - Studies in American Literature: Literature of Reconstruction: “Postbellum - Pre-Harlem” Prerequisite(s): Two ENG courses at the 200 level or higher
CRES 333 - American Studies Seminar: Jews across the Americas Prerequisite(s): Two ENG courses at the 200 level or higher; or REL 151; or any course in Jewish literature or history.
ENG 201 - Introduction to Narrative -only when offered as “South Asian Women Writers” or “Border Writing: Displacement, Memory, & Narration”
ENG 213 - American Poetry -only when offered as “Ethnopoetics”
ENG 333 - Studies in Fiction -only when offered as “Postcolonial Hauntings” Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and two ENG courses at the 200 level or higher
ENG 355 - Twentieth-Century Jewish Literature Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
ENG 366 - Studies in Poetry -only when offered as “Remixing the Canon” Prerequisite(s): Sounds of Lyric: ENG 211, ENG 212, or ENG 213 All other topics: Two ENG courses at the 200 level or higher
ENG 370 - Studies in Cultural Contacts -only when offered as “The Palestinians” Prerequisite(s): Modernity and Memory in the Indian Ocean: Two ENG or LIT courses at the 200 level or higher The Palestinians: Two ENG courses at the 200 level or higher
Literature
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
CHIN 327 - Chinese Inhumanities: Construction of the Other in Chinese Literature Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. For Chinese credit, CHIN 212 or equivalent.
CRES 338 - Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Critical Theory
FREN 363 - Introduction to Francophone Literature Prerequisite(s): FREN 212 or equivalent
GER 355 - Twentieth-Century Jewish Literature Prerequisite(s): For German credit: GER 212. For English or Literature credit: sophomore standing.
LIT 300 - Israeli Cinema: Myth, Memory, and History
LIT 327 - Chinese Inhumanities: Construction of the Other in Chinese Literature Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
LIT 346 - Twentieth-Century Jewish Literature Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
LIT 360 - Soviet World Literature: International, Multinational, National
LIT 367 - Envisioning Modernity: Central Asia and the Caucasus through Literature, Film, and the Arts
LIT 383 - Arctic Awakenings
LIT 396 - Decolonial Theory and Practice in Latin America
RUSS 325 - Soviet World Literature: International, Multinational, National Prerequisite(s): For Russian credit: RUSS 212 or equivalent.
RUSS 367 - Envisioning Modernity: Central Asia and the Caucasus through Literature, Film, and the Arts Prerequisite(s): For Russian credit: RUSS 212 or equivalent.
RUSS 394 - Arctic Awakenings Prerequisite(s): For Russian credit: RUSS 212 or equivalent.
SPAN 386 - Decolonial Theory and Practice in Latin America Prerequisite(s): For Spanish credit: SPAN 321 or equivalent
Music
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
CRES 150 - The Cultural Study of Music
CRES 254 - Africa in the Black Musical Imagination
CRES 359 - Music and the Black Freedom Struggle, 1865-1965 Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
MUS 355 - Black Women’s Music as Intellectual History
One additional unit in the same subject as above
Two Disciplinary Units from Distribution Group II:
One unit from the following CRES-foundational or CRES-designated courses (CRES-foundational courses cross-listed as “CRES”):
History
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
CRES 384 - Race and the Politics of Decolonization Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
CRES 385 - Defining and Defying Difference: Race, Ethnicity, and Empire Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and HUM 110
CRES 388 - Race and Ethnicity in the Andes Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
CRES 389 - Race and the Law in American History Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
HIST 205 - The Twentieth-Century Middle East through Music
HIST 207 - Gender in the Middle East
HIST 256 - Migration Histories in the British Imperial World
HIST 303 - The History of the Sahara Prerequisite(s): HUM 110
HIST 390 - Music and the Black Freedom Struggle, 1865-1965 Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
Sociology
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
CRES 342 - Social Technologies of Belonging Prerequisite(s): SOC 211
CRES 348 - Race, Economy, Public Policy Prerequisite(s): SOC 211
SOC 280 - Social Movements Prerequisite(s): SOC 211
SOC 326 - Science and Social Difference Prerequisite(s): SOC 211
SOC 362 - Culture and Inequality in Contemporary Communities Prerequisite(s): SOC 211
SOC 371 - Military and Society Prerequisite(s): SOC 211
One additional unit in the same subject as above
One additional CRES-foundational unit from:
Anthropology
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
CRES 391 - Race and Caste Prerequisite(s): Completion of or concurrent enrollment in one of CRES 100-469 (CRES Course List)
CRES 392 - African Pasts, African Futures Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
CRES 393 - Race and Transnational China Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
CRES 396 - #CentralAmericanTwitter: Continuity and Rupture in Central American Indigenous Histories Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
Dance
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
CRES 162 - Introduction to Contemporary Dance: Cross-Cultural Contexts
CRES 265 - Dances of Africa and the African Diaspora
CRES 365 - Dance and Identity on the Global Stage
English
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
CRES 330 - Studies in Cultural Contacts: Modernity and Memory in the Indian Ocean Prerequisite(s): Two ENG, or LIT courses at the 200-level or higher
CRES 331 - Studies in American Literature: Literature of Reconstruction: “Postbellum - Pre-Harlem” Prerequisite(s): Two ENG courses at the 200 level or higher
CRES 333 - American Studies Seminar: Jews across the Americas Prerequisite(s): Two ENG courses at the 200 level or higher; or REL 151; or any course in Jewish literature or history.
History
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
CRES 384 - Race and the Politics of Decolonization Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
CRES 385 - Defining and Defying Difference: Race, Ethnicity, and Empire Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and HUM 110
CRES 388 - Race and Ethnicity in the Andes Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
CRES 389 - Race and the Law in American History Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
Literature
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
CRES 338 - Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Critical Theory
Music
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
CRES 150 - The Cultural Study of Music
CRES 254 - Africa in the Black Musical Imagination
CRES 359 - Music and the Black Freedom Struggle, 1865-1965 Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
Religion
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
CRES 226 - Islam in America Prerequisite(s): HUM 110, sophomore standing
CRES 321 - Deuteronomy, Ethnicity, and Mestizaje Prerequisite(s): REL 152
CRES 324 - Bible, Race, and Empire Prerequisite(s): REL 141, REL 151, REL 152, or REL 215
CRES 327 - Erasure and Location of Muslims in Western Humanities Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 and sophomore standing
Sociology
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
CRES 342 - Social Technologies of Belonging Prerequisite(s): SOC 211
CRES 348 - Race, Economy, Public Policy Prerequisite(s): SOC 211
Seven Units of Anthropology, Including:
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
ANTH 211 - Introduction to Anthropology: History, Theory, Method
Six additional units
A minimum of one at the 400 level (excluding 470)
A minimum of three CRES-foundational or CRES-designated Anthropology units:
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
ANTH 306 - #CentralAmericanTwitter: Continuity and Rupture in Central American Indigenous Histories Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 333 - Local and Global Indigenous Archaeologies Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 334 - Queer Politics and Pleasures Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 337 - Black Ecologies in the Americas Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 343 - African Pasts, African Futures Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 347 - Outbreak, Emergency, Pandemic: Anthropology of Health Systems Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 363 - Race and Transnational China Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 364 - Global Tibet through Film Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 371 - Race and Caste Prerequisite(s): ANTH 211
ANTH 411 - The Politics of World Making: Semiotics, Pragmatics, Performance Prerequisite(s): ANTH 211
A minimum of two units of geographic area courses:
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
ANTH 306 - #CentralAmericanTwitter: Continuity and Rupture in Central American Indigenous Histories Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 320 - Social Movements, Protests, and Historical Change in South Asia Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 336 - Anthropology through Morocco Prerequisite(s): ANTH 211
ANTH 337 - Black Ecologies in the Americas Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 338 - Archaeology of the Andes Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 343 - African Pasts, African Futures Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 361 - The Middle East: Culture and Politics Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 363 - Race and Transnational China Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 364 - Global Tibet through Film Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 365 - The Anthropology of Development in Post-Mao China Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
ANTH 371 - Race and Caste Prerequisite(s): ANTH 211
ANTH 379 - Power, Resources, Extractivism Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 211
Proficiency in a non-English language, demonstrated by one of the following: Successful completion of Reed language courses: ⇒ Two units at a second-year level, OR ⇒ One unit at a higher level; Committee approval of language courses taken elsewhere, which may include: ⇒ Successful completion of language courses taken in secondary (high) school or at another college/university, AND/OR ⇒ Successful completion of a language placement examination at Reed; Committee approval following an assessment of language proficiency in a non-english language, including heritage languages, commensurate with at least two years of college-level coursework.
One Unit of Junior Year Requirements:
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
CRES 300 - Junior Seminar Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, and completion of or concurrent enrollment in one of CRES 100-469 (CRES Course List)
Junior qualifying examination in anthropology
Two units of Thesis:
Course Name		Term	Completed?	Group Req.
CRES 470 - Thesis
Recommended but Not Required: CRES explicitly focuses on the comparative study of race and ethnicity across borders and boundaries. Consequently, the committee strongly recommends as many of the following as possible: One or more units of CRES courses with an explicit comparative/transnational element. Study abroad.
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College Requirements:

Major Requirements:

Two Disciplinary Units from Distribution Group I:

One unit from the following CRES-foundational or CRES-designated courses (CRES-foundational courses cross-listed as “CRES”):

Dance

English

Literature

Music

One additional unit in the same subject as above

Two Disciplinary Units from Distribution Group II:

One unit from the following CRES-foundational or CRES-designated courses (CRES-foundational courses cross-listed as “CRES”):

History

Sociology

One additional unit in the same subject as above

One additional CRES-foundational unit from:

Anthropology

Dance

English

History

Literature

Music

Religion

Sociology

Seven Units of Anthropology, Including:

A minimum of one at the 400 level (excluding 470)

A minimum of three CRES-foundational or CRES-designated Anthropology units:

A minimum of two units of geographic area courses:

Proficiency in a non-English language, demonstrated by one of the following:

One Unit of Junior Year Requirements:

Two units of Thesis:

Recommended but Not Required: