A/P/A Sports

Asians and Pacific Islanders are increasingly visible in the realms of American and global
competitive sports. These athletes, however, represent only the current state of the sports world
and its transnational nature. In this course, we will consider the longer histories from which these
athletes emerge: modern sports’ diffusion across and around the Pacific. A robust transnational
flow of athletes dates to the late nineteenth century and includes Hawaiian surfers and
swimmers, Chinese Ivy-League soccer stars, and barnstorming Asian baseball teams, as well as

The Embodied Self

(Offered as AMST 115 and SOCI 215) The course is an interdisciplinary, historically organized study of American perceptions of and attitudes towards the human body in a variety of media, ranging from medical and legal documents to poetry and novels, the visual arts, film, and dance.

Senior Honors

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Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: independent research, critical analysis, and extended writing.

United Farm Workers

(Offered as LLAS 307, AAPI 307, ENGL 472 and RELI 332) On September 16, 1965 the largely Mexican membership of the United Farm Workers (UFW) met with the mostly Filipino American membership of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Delano, California. The result of this meeting would be a multiracial labor alliance despite differences in culture and languages. This Asian and Mexican American organizing was a formative part of US Civil Rights history.

AsianAms MediaPopCulture

(Offered as AAPI 269). This course will analyze the history, content, and implications of how Asian Americans have been portrayed and represented in mainstream U.S. media and popular culture. Using readings, class discussions, films & videos, and student-designed projects, this course gives students the opportunity to explore the visual dimensions and political, economic, and cultural dynamics of specific examples such as racial discrimination, anti-immigrant nativism, gender representations, whitewashing and erasure, and global influences like anime and K-Pop, etc.

Pheobe Baade

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Administrative Assistant to the Provost
Institution:  
Amherst College
Department:  
Provost and Dean of the Faculty
Email Address:  
pbaade@amherst.edu
Telephone:  
+1 (413) 542-2334
Office Building:  
Converse Hall
Office Room Number:  
Room 103

Kristen M Kolb

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Clerk
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UMASS Amherst
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Center for Early Educ and Care
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kkolb@umass.edu

Toxic Fashion

What are the hidden health risks of fashion? This class will explore the toxic aspects of clothing manufacturing, dying, fabrics, accessories, cosmetics and more, focusing on toxic chemicals, microplastics, and other hidden costs. Through readings, videos, and classroom dialogs, we will consider modern practices and chemical usage within the fashion industry, historical case studies, as well as local and global examples. We will examine integrated impacts of the fashion industry on the environment, wildlife, and human health through a one-health framework.

Public Health Communications

The public health community - individuals and organizations - have an important role to play in shaping how populations receive and gain access to accurate health information. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention defines health communication as "the and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual and community decisions that enhance health." This class will provide an introduction to the issues and methods associated with effective communication of health related information. Fulfills Junior Year Writing requirement.
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