Dougherty Valley High – Interdisciplinary Ethnic Studies

Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester

CSU/UC: Pending This course examines the complexities of power, privilege, and agency in history and modern-day sociopolitical systems, through the lenses of race, ethnicity, gender, class, ability, and religion. Students will use a variety of multimedia materials, primary sources, data and texts to think deeply about intersectional identities and bias. We will be challenged to use critical thinking and the art of storytelling to make connections between ourselves and others. There will be an emphasis on building media literacy skills and evaluating stereotypes and misinformation through a culturally-relevant pedagogical frame. We will seek counter narratives of missing perspectives, paying particularly close attention to marginalized groups in California, including those from Native American, African American, Asian American, Latinx, and $\\mathrm { L G B T Q ^ { + } }$ communities, as well as from Jewish, ArB, AND Muslim religions. We will learn about liberatory movements and culminate with a student designed action project that promotes civic engagement, self-efficacy and collective empowerment.