LOCAL CULTURE AND IDENTITY IN THE UPPER MIDWEST

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain/illustrate major concepts important to the study of folklore and region. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Distinguish among different definitions and theories of race and ethnicity. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Name and explain forces that influence the formation of regional ethnic, occupational, recreational, religious and other cultures. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Provide an overview of populations living in the Upper Midwestern United States. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe different forms of cultural expression distinctive to the Upper Midwest. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain/illustrate major concepts important to the study of folklore and region. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Distinguish among different definitions and theories of race and ethnicity. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Name and explain forces that influence the formation of regional ethnic, occupational, recreational, religious and other cultures. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Provide an overview of populations living in the Upper Midwestern United States. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe different forms of cultural expression distinctive to the Upper Midwest. Audience: Undergraduate