Senior Seminar in Ethnic Studies

This course is designed to serve as the “capstone” for the Ethnic Studies concentration at Brown. We will engage with the intellectual, methodological, and epistemological issues related to research in this field. Seniors will develop and share their own research projects (whether as a capstone essay or honors thesis); reflect on the importance of Ethnic Studies; and deploy these intellectual tools to engage with the world. Critical analysis of systems of power and social movements are foundational objectives of Ethnic Studies, and students will pursue topics that align with these goals in a way that synthesizes their intellectual journey in the concentration. Thesis and capstone writers will publicly present their work to the department and invited guests at the end of the semester.