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ANTHROPOLOGY 16N. Ethnographies of North America: An Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology
(Freshman Seminar) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. Ethnographic look at human behavior, including cultural transmission, social organization, sex and gender, culture change, and related topics in North American films. GER:DB-SocSci
3-4 units, Winter (Wilcox, M)

CHICANO STUDIES 121R. Redefining the Nation: Chicana/o Literature and Art From the 1960s to the Present
(Same as CSRE 121R.) Topics include categories of national identity construction and identity performance such as the body, family, and community. Borderlands as a transnational concept emphasizing links between the U.S. and other regions of the continent.
5 units, Winter (Staff)

CHICANO STUDIES 189W. Language and Minority Rights
(Same as CSRE 189W.) Language as it is implicated in migration and globalization. The effects of globalization processes on languages, the complexity of language use in migrant and indigenous minority contexts, the connectedness of today's societies brought about by the development of communication technologies. Individual and societal multilingualism; preservation and revival of endangered languages.
3 units, Winter (Staff)

CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 175A/275A. Law and Science of California Coastal Policy
See EARTH SYSTEMS 175/275.

COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN RACE AND ETHNICITY 117S. History of California Indians
See NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES 117S.

COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN RACE AND ETHNICITY 121R. Redefining the Nation: Chicana/o Literature and Art From the 1960s to the Present
See CHICANO STUDIES 121R.

COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN RACE AND ETHNICITY 189W. Language and Minority Rights
See CHICANO STUDIES 189W.

EARTH SYSTEMS 112. Environmental Economics and Policy
(Same as ECON 155.) Economic sources of environmental problems and alternative policies for dealing with them (technology standards, emissions taxes, and marketable pollution permits). Evaluation of policies addressing regional air pollution, global climate change, water allocation in the western U.S., and the use of renewable resources. Connections between population growth, economic output, environmental quality, and human welfare. Prerequisite: ECON 50. GER: DB-NatSci
5 units, Winter (Staff)

EARTH SYSTEMS 175/275. Law and Science of California Coastal Policy
(Same as CEE 175A, CEE 275A, LAW 514.) Interdisciplinary. The legal, science, and policy dimensions of managing California's coastal resources. Coastal land use and marine resource decision making. The physics, chemistry, and biology of the coastal zone, tools for exploring data from the coastal ocean, and the institutional framework that shapes public and private decision making. Field work: how experts from different disciplines work to resolve coastal policy questions.
3-4 units, Winter (Boehm, A; Sivas, D; Caldwell, M)

EARTH SYSTEMS 205. Political Economy of Energy Policy
Theoretical frameworks used by political scientists, sociologists, economists, and other intellectuals to understand how societies make and implement public policies related to energy and how the energy industry responds. Topics include theories of the state, monopoly and regulation, public choice, organizational behavior, international agreements, and innovation. Applications of those theories to energy policy issues, such as ethanol, climate change, energy security, the role of national oil companies in the world oil market, the functioning of OPEC, and the California electricity crisis. Prerequisite: application.
4 units, Winter (Victor, D)

ECONOMICS 155. Environmental Economics and Policy
See EARTH SYSTEMS 112.

EDUCATION 177/277. Education of Immigrant Students: Psychological Perspectives
Historical and contemporary approaches to educating immigrant students. Case study approach focuses on urban centers to demonstrate how stressed urban educational agencies serve immigrants and native-born U.S. students when confronted with overcrowded classrooms, controversy over curriculum, current school reform movements, and government policies regarding equal educational opportunity. (SSPEP)
4 units, Winter (Padilla, A)

ENGLISH 43A/143A. American Indian Mythology, Legend, and Lore
Readings from American Indian literatures, old and new. Stories, songs, and rituals from the 19th century, including the Navajo Night Chant. Tricksters and trickster stories; war, healing, and hunting songs; Aztec songs from the 16th century. Readings from modern poets and novelists including N. Scott Momaday, Louise Erdrich, and Leslie Marmon Silko, and the classic autobiography, Black Elk Speaks. GER:DB-Hum
3-5 units, Winter (Fields, K)

GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 7B. An Introduction to Wilderness Skills
Living, traveling, and working in the wilderness for those planning fieldwork in the backcountry. Local geology, environmental ethics, trip planning, first aid, and leadership techniques. Four mandatory weekend outings focus on backcountry travel, minimum impact camping, equipment use and maintenance, rock climbing, and navigation. 7A emphasizes wilderness travel and climbing. 7B emphasizes winter camping skills and backcountry skiing. Food, group, and major personal gear provided. Guest speakers. Fee. See http://www.stanford.edu/class/ges7, or email oep-teachers@lists.stanford.edu.
1 unit, Winter (Bird, D)

GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCIES 55Q. The California Gold Rush: Geologic Background and Environmental Impact
(Sophomore Seminar) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to sophomores. Topics include: geologic processes that led to the concentration of gold in the river gravels and rocks of the Mother Lode region of California; and environmental impact of the Gold Rush due to population increase, mining operations, and high concentrations of arsenic and mercury in sediments from hard rock mining and milling operations. Recommended: introductory geology. GER: DB-NatSci
3 units, Winter (Bird, D)

HISTORY 243K. Endangered Species
During the past four centuries, more than 700 species of plants and animals have gone extinct throughout the world. The political, scientific, legal, and environmental histories of endangered and extinct species. Focus is on examples from fish and wildlife in the American West, including the grizzly bear, California condor, Pacific salmon, and desert tortoise.
5 units, Winter (Alagona, P)

HISTORY 260. California's Minority-Majority Cities
Historical development and the social, cultural, and political issues that characterize large cities and suburbs where communities of color make up majority populations. Case studies include cities in Los Angeles, Santa Clara, and Monterey counties. Comparisons to minority-majority cities elsewhere in the U.S.
GER: DB-SocSci, EC-AmerCul
5 units, Spring (McKibben, C)

LAW 514. The California Coast: Science, Policy, and Law
See EARTH SYSTEMS 175/275.
3.4 semester units (5.1 quarter units)

NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES 117S. History of California Indians
(Same as CSRE 117S.) Demographic, political, and economic history of California Indians, 1700s-1950s. Processes and events leading to the destruction of California tribes, and their effects on the groups who survived. Geographic and cultural diversity. Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo-American periods. The mission system. GER:EC-AmerCul
5 units, Winter (Shively, J)

PUBLIC POLICY 154. Politics and Policy in California
State politics and policy making, including the role of the legislature, legislative leadership, the governor, special interests, campaign finance, the public, ballot initiatives, the state constitution, the media, and the role of research organizations. Case studies may include pension reform, health care, term limits and other political reform measures, open primaries, infrastructure improvements, and the budget. Changes in constitutional and in state statutes that can improve policy making in California.
5 units, Win (Nation, J)

SOCIOLOGY 138/238. American Indians in Comparative Historical Perspective
Demographic, political, and economic processes and events that shaped relations between Euro-Americans and American Indians, 1600-1890. How the intersection of these processes affected the outcome of conflicts between these two groups, and how this conflict was decisive in determining the social position of American Indians in the late 19th century and the evolution of the doctrine of tribal sovereignty. GER:DB-SocSci, EC-AmerCul
5 units, Winter (Snipp, C)

SOCIOLOGY 166/206. Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Chicanos in American Society
Contemporary sociological issues affecting Mexican-origin people in the U.S. Topics include: the immigrant experience, immigration policy, identity, socioeconomic integration, internal diversity, and theories of incorporation. GER:DB-SocSci
5 units, Winter (Jimenez, T)

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