"The interdisciplinary study of difference—chiefly race, ethnicity, and nation, but also sexuality, gender, and other such markings—and power."
Ethnic and Cultural Studies is an interdisciplinary field that explores the social, historical, and cultural aspects of different ethnic and cultural groups.
Race (ethnic and cultural studies): The social construct of racial identity.
Multiculturalism: The study of cultural and ethnic diversity.
Ethnicity: The cultural identity of a group of people.
Gender identity: The cultural and social roles and expectations associated with gender.
Cultural identity: The way a group of people relate to and describe their own culture.
Colonialism: The process of taking over another country or territory and exploiting it economically and socially.
Immigration: The act of moving permanently to another country.
Post-colonialism: The study of the effects of colonialism on the people and cultures that were colonized.
Globalization: The process of integrating international economics, communication, and culture.
Cultural Stereotyping: Oversimplifying or generalizing cultural groups and individuals.
Racism: Discrimination and prejudices based on perceived racial identity.
Cultural appropriation: Taking cultural elements from one culture and using them for another purpose without permission.
Intersectionality (ethnic and cultural studies): Recognizing the interconnectedness of social categories such as race, gender, class and sexual orientation.
Transnationalism: The study of the movement of people, ideas and goods across national borders.
Urbanization: The transformation of rural areas into urban areas and the cultural changes that occur in the process.
Environmental racism: The disproportionate impact of environmental problems on marginalized communities.
Intercultural communication: The ways in which people from different cultures communicate and interact with each other.
Prejudice (ethnic and cultural studies): A negative belief about a particular group of people or culture.
Nationalism: The belief that one's nation-state is superior to others.
Social justice: The ideas and practices that create a fair and equal society for all people.
African American Studies: The study of the history, culture, and experiences of people of African descent in the United States.
Asian American Studies: The study of the history, culture, and experiences of people of Asian descent in the United States.
Native American Studies: The study of the history, culture, and experiences of Indigenous peoples of North America.
Latinx Studies: The study of the history, culture, and experiences of people of Latin American descent in the United States.
Caribbean Studies: The study of the history, culture, and experiences of Caribbean peoples and their diaspora.
Religious Studies: The study of the role of religion in shaping individual and collective identity, social relations, and cultural systems.
Gender and Sexuality Studies: The study of the ways in which gender and sexuality intersect with race, ethnicity, nationality, class, and other categories of identity.
Ethnicity and Nationalism Studies: The study of the ways in which ethnic identity and nationalism shape political, social, and economic systems.
Transnational Studies: The study of the ways in which processes of globalization, migration, and diaspora are reshaping cultural identities, practices, and politics.
Critical Race Theory: The study of the ways in which race, racism, and power intersect to shape social hierarchies and systems of inequality.
Postcolonial Studies: The study of the cultural, political, and economic legacies of colonialism and imperialism.
Multiculturalism and Diversity Studies: The study of the ways in which diverse cultural practices, beliefs, and values shape contemporary societies and produce social and political conflicts.
Irish Studies: The study of the history, culture, and contributions of Ireland and Irish-Americans.
Jewish Studies: The study of Jewish history, religion, culture, and contributions to society.
Islamic Studies: The study of Islam and Muslim culture, history, and contributions to society.
Disability Studies: The study of how people with disabilities experience society and how their experiences shape culture and policies.
Comparative Ethnic Studies: The comparative study of experiences and contributions of various ethnic groups in the United States and other countries around the world.
"Race, ethnicity, and nation, but also sexuality, gender, and other such markings."
"The promotion of English-language texts and their authors as representative, considering a piece of cultural material as unhyphenated and archetypal only when authors meet certain demographic criteria."
"It focuses on the history of people of different minority ethnicity in the United States, aiming to re-frame the way that specific disciplines had told the stories, histories, struggles and triumphs of people of color on what was seen to be their own terms."
"It emerged partly in response to charges that traditional social science and humanities disciplines were conceived from an inherently Eurocentric perspective."
"Ethnic Studies became widely known as a secondary issue that arose after the civil rights era."
"Its origin comes before the civil rights era, as early as the 1900s."
"Educator and historian W. E. B. Du Bois expressed the need for teaching black history."
"Anthropology, history, literature, sociology, political science, cultural studies, and area studies."
"That they were conceived from an inherently Eurocentric perspective."
"While international studies focus on relations between the United States and Third World Countries, ethnic studies challenges the existing curriculum by focusing on the history of minority ethnicities within the United States."
"Representation, racialization, racial formation theory, and more determinedly interdisciplinary topics and approaches."
"To challenge the existing curriculum, question representations, and promote interdisciplinarity."
"As expressed by the state, by civil society, and by individuals."
"To understand the complexities and dynamics of race, ethnicity, and nation."
"Race, sexuality, gender, and other such markings."
"It promotes certain cultural material as archetypal only when authors meet certain demographic criteria, subordinating any deviation from those criteria to hyphenated status."
"It contends that cultural diversity should be acknowledged and represented rather than promoting a singular, unhyphenated view."
"It aims to tell the stories, histories, struggles, and triumphs of historically marginalized communities on their own terms."
"It has broadened its focus to include questions of representation, racialization, racial formation theory, and more determinedly interdisciplinary topics and approaches." Note: The selected quotes from the paragraph are adapted for clarity and coherence.