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Selfa A. Chew-Melendez

Associate Professor of Instruction
History
African-American Studies
Women's and Gender Studies

Office Building: Liberal Arts Building
Office Room: 343
Phone: (915) 747-8751
Email: sachewsmithart@utep.edu

Expertise: See Research Profile in Expertise Connector

Bio

Dr. Selfa Chew holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Science from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. She received a MFA in Creative Writing, and her PhD in Borderlands History from The University of Texas at El Paso. She is currently completing her PhD in Sociocultural Foundations of Education at the same institution.

Awards and Honors

African American Studies Program Recognition - African American Studies Program (12/06/2017)
Southwest Book Award (History) - The Border Regional Library Association (02/25/2017)
International Latino Book Award. Second Place in History Book, September 2016. - Latino Literacy Now (08/18/2016)
UTEP Research and Sponsored Projects Award for Texas Humanities Grant supporting the series of lectures - UTEP Research and Sponsored Projects (07/01/2016-07/31/2016)

Education

Ph D in Teaching, Learning and Culture, University of Texas at El Paso (2023)
Ph D in Borderlands History, The University of Texas at El Paso (2010)
MA in History, The University of Texas at El Paso (2004)
MFA in Creative Writing, The University of Texas at El Paso (2003)
BA in Communication Science, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (1985)

Artistic and Creative Performances and Exhibits

Creative Activities Outside of Teaching - Teresa Urrea Mural (03/30/2019-03/30/2019). El Paso, TX.. Selfa Chew-Melendez. .
Poetry - Print Journal - “Day of the Dead” and “Yesterday,” (07/01/2020). Variant Literature Journal, Issue Summer, 2020. Mebane, NC. Selfa Chew-Melendez.
Creative Activities Outside of Teaching - “Three Poems" (11/01/2019). The Blue Tiger Review, Literary Journal of the UM-SJTU Joint Institute. Selfa Chew-Melendez.

Publications

Diamantina Molotov 36 (2022), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Haikus en El Lejano Oriente en la Poesía Mexicana Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa/Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León/ Universidad Autónoma de México/Vaso Roto Ediciones (2022), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Si mañana no regreso: Introduction to Guerreras (2022), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Auto etnografía desde la frontera: diásporas y movimiento l Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales/CLACSO ISBN 978-987-813-207-5 (2022), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
La estetica de la resistencia: Ingrid Leyva Cuadernos Fronterizos 52 18 (2021), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Si un niño te contara un cuento. De la tierra al país de las nubes (2021), Guadalupe Hernández Cruz, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Tátu ín suu luu na ndákani núu ni. Núu ñu'um tya ntyà ñuu vikóó. Si un niño te contara un cuento. De la tierra al país de las nubes. (2021), Guadalupe Hernández Cruz, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Éticas y Estéticas Literarias Anti-Coloniales del Desierto: Luzén, Mujer Dos Espíritus Memorias del IV Coloquio Internacional de las Culturas del Desierto Cuarta Parte (2020), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
The Anti-Racist Discussion Pedagogy Packback (2020), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez, Akil Houston, Alisa Cooper.
Ayotzinapa Manifesto: An Education for the Revolution Information Age Publishing (2019), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Cinco poemas Guaraguao 23 61 (2019) (2019), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Porous Borders: Multiracial Migrations and the Law in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands by Julian Lim Journal of Arizona History 60 1 (2019), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.

Presentations

Presencia china y japonesa en Latinoamérica: migraciones y proceso de integración, siglos XIX y XX (2023), Volume Ciudad de México, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Género y subempleo en los campos de la docencia e investigación en los Estados Unidos (2023), Volume Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Tampico. , Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Forming Global Citizens: Internationalizing Our Classrooms (2023), Volume El Paso, Texas, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Identity Formation in Afro-Mexican History (2023), Volume San Elizario, Texas, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Reconocimiento y conciencia: Manifestaciones del racismo anti-asiático en México (2023), Volume México, Selfa A. , Dahil Melgar Tisoc, Sumie García Hirata, Marco Antonio Pérez Jiménez.
The Tom Lea Fellowship and the Development of Cultural Capital in the HumanitiesHumanities Education and Research Association (2023), Volume University of Texas at El Paso, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
The Multicultural Impact of Aesop's Fables (Panel Discussion) (2023), Volume UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez, Lawrence M. Lesser, Maria C. Morales, Alireza Vaziri Rahimi.
La escritura de Selfa A. Chew (2023), Volume Monterrey, Nuevo León, México, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
The Tom Lea Fellowship and the Development of Cultural Capital in the Humanities (2023), Volume El Paso, TX, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Conversando con Selfa Chew (El Teatro fractal y sus posibilidades feministas) (2023), Volume Virtual, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Herlinda Chew: Prácticas feministas ante el movimiento anti-chino (2022), Volume Biblioteca Nacional, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Género y subempleo en los campos de la docencia e investigación en los Estados Unidos (2022), Volume Puebla de Zaragoza, México, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Presencia Indigena en Duranguito (2022), Volume Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Tom Lea Series.” Dreaming in Chinese, from Canton to El Paso (2022), Volume El Paso, Texas, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Legal Implications, and Consequences of the Japanese American Internment Camps of WWII (2022), Volume Federal Court, El Paso, Texas, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
An Irreparable Damage: WWII and the Transnational Japanese Internment Program (2022), Volume El Paso Texas, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Presentación del libro Filosofía de la LIberación y Giro Decolonial (2022), Volume Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Asian Diasporas in Latin American Cultures and Media (2022), Volume Virtual , Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
The Japanese American Internment Program: A Transnational Project (2021), Volume Branigan Cultural Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Alianzas radicales: Orígenes y alcances del Rainbow Coalition (2021), Volume Virtual, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Asian America: Dismantling racism (2021), Volume El Paso, Texas, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Dramaturgia feminista desde el Sur Texano (2021), Volume Cd. Juarez, Chih., Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Memory and Internment: Japanese Americans and War World II (2021), Volume Virtual, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
The Japanese Mexican Internment Program (2021), Volume Virtual, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Discussant/Moderator (2021), Volume Cambridge, UK, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Book Discussion of ‘They Called Us Enemy” (2021), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
A History of Anti-Asian Racism in the United States (2021), Volume Virtual, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
The Silent Minority No More: Current and Historical Anti-Asian Racism (2021), Volume Virtual, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Traducir a Adriana Candia: Posibilidades de Hegemonías Diferentes (2021), Volume Virtual, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez, Perla G. Martinez.
‘”Aborto Legal Ya!” de Eleonora Ghioldi: Presentación y debate.” (2020), Volume Virtual - Argentina, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Autoetnografía desde la diáspora (2020), Volume Virtual - Argentina, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Calaveras de Azúcar/Sugar Skulls (2020), Volume El Paso, TX (Virtual), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Éticas y Estéticas Literarias Anti-Coloniales del Desierto: Luzén, Mujer Dos Espíritus (2020), Volume Virtual/Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Yo soy ese sueño: El Norte, Cd. Juárez y El Paso. (2020), Volume Mexico City, Mexico, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Policing and Gentrification (2020), Volume El Paso, TX, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez, John D. Marquez, Lopez R. Antonio, Veronica Carbajal, Priscilla Judson-Wallace.
Understanding Cultural Diversity (2020), Volume Fort Bliss, Texas, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Black Student Union and Queer Student Alliance. Spoken Word: A Culture of Love for Freedom (2019), Volume Centennial Museum, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
International Film Festival (2019), Volume University of Texas at El Paso, Hector Enriquez, Maissa Khatib, Debora Zamorano, Gabriel Avila, Carla Contemory, Nelson Cardenas, Jane E. Evans, Natalia Savchenko, Selfa Chew.
"Culturas Originarias de Oaxaca: Defensa y Educación: Diputada Arcelia López Hernández y Mtra. Gisela Baloes Gutiérrez" (2019), Volume Centennial Museum, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Los rostros de la historia en los murales fronterizos: Dra. Brenda Ceniceros. (2019), Volume Centennial Museum, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Tres voces poéticas: Ysla Campbell, Elsa Elberg and Selfa Chew (2019), Volume Centennial Museum, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Imaginarios e Identidades. Decolonizar Fronteras (2019), Volume Centennial Museum, UTEP, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Indigenous Women in the Border (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Honoring Stonewall: Empowering the LGTBQ Community Past and Present (2019), Volume El Paso, TX - EPCC, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Appreciation v. Appropriation (2019), Volume Union State, University of Texas at El paso, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Activism and Scholarship in the Borderlands (2019), Volume Park University, El Paso, TX, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Development and Cultural Relevance of Corn in Indigenous America (2019), Volume Fort Bliss, Texas, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Really, Where Are You From? Understanding our Perceptions of Asian America (2019), Volume University of Texas at El Paso, Union Building, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Uprooting Community: Japanese Mexicans, World War II and the US-Mexico Borderlands (2019), Volume University of Texas at El Paso, Centennial Museum, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Reies López Tijerina: entre la migración, la ética y la estética (2019), Volume Universidad Autónoma de Cd. Juárez/University of Texas at El Paso, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Homenaje a Anne Pittman (2019), Volume UACJ, Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua., Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Spring 2025	HIST 6300 - Adv. Topics in Historiography	23019
Spring 2025	HIST 4390 - Directed Study	26569
Spring 2025	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	22328
Spring 2025	HIST 5345 - Independent Reading	20271
Spring 2025	AFST 3303 - Theories in African Amer. Stud	27715
Spring 2025	AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies	27716
Spring 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	24843
Fall 2024	HIST 6300 - Adv. Topics in Historiography	12392
Fall 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	12365

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	HIST 4390 - Directed Study	26569
Spring 2025	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	22328
Spring 2025	AFST 3303 - Theories in African Amer. Stud	27715
Summer 2024	HIST 3329 - African American History	33900	Syllabus
Summer 2024	HIST 4390 - Directed Study	34018
Summer 2024	HIST 4390 - Directed Study	34228
Summer 2024	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	34005	Syllabus
Summer 2024	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	34105	Syllabus
Summer 2024	NAIS 4350 - NAIS Special Topics	33217	Syllabus
Summer 2024	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	32155	Syllabus
Summer 2024	ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology	31930	Syllabus
Summer 2024	CHIC 4350 - Topics in Chicano Studies	30267	Syllabus
Spring 2024	ASIA 2300 - Asian American Studies	28251	Syllabus
Spring 2024	HIST 4390 - Directed Study	28316
Spring 2024	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	25837	Syllabus
Fall 2023	HIST 3329 - African American History	16565	Syllabus
Fall 2023	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	17110	Syllabus
Summer 2023	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	34744	Syllabus
Summer 2023	TRAN 4383 - Literary Translation	35344	Syllabus
Summer 2023	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	36154	Syllabus
Summer 2023	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	33004	Syllabus
Spring 2023	HIST 3329 - African American History	23941	Syllabus
Spring 2023	HIST 3329 - African American History	26214	Syllabus
Spring 2023	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	27346	Syllabus
Spring 2023	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	24921	Syllabus
Spring 2023	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	27555	Syllabus
Spring 2023	AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies	27725	Syllabus
Fall 2022	HIST 6300 - Adv. Topics in Historiography	15433
Fall 2022	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	11004	Syllabus
Fall 2022	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	11005	Syllabus
Fall 2022	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	15376
Summer 2022	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	34141	Syllabus
Summer 2022	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	35093	Syllabus
Summer 2022	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	33267	Syllabus
Summer 2022	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	36449	Syllabus
Spring 2022	HIST 6300 - Adv. Topics in Historiography	25399
Spring 2022	HIST 3329 - African American History	25600	Syllabus
Spring 2022	HIST 3329 - African American History	29413	Syllabus
Spring 2022	HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865	20840	Syllabus
Spring 2022	HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865	21332	Syllabus
Spring 2022	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	29514	Syllabus
Spring 2022	HIST 5345 - Independent Reading	20508
Spring 2022	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	27192	Syllabus
Spring 2022	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	29411	Syllabus
Spring 2022	AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies	29415	Syllabus
Fall 2021	HIST 3329 - African American History	14591	Syllabus
Fall 2021	HIST 4390 - Directed Study	19694
Fall 2021	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	11002	Syllabus
Fall 2021	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	11003	Syllabus
Fall 2021	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	14575	Syllabus
Fall 2021	POLS 4319 - Special Topics in Am. Politics	18952	Syllabus
Fall 2021	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	17072	Syllabus
Summer 2021	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	33849	Syllabus
Summer 2021	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	35827	Syllabus
Summer 2021	TRAN 4383 - Literary Translation	36074	Syllabus
Summer 2021	POLS 4319 - Special Topics in Am. Politics	36042	Syllabus
Summer 2021	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	34244	Syllabus
Summer 2021	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	34957	Syllabus
Spring 2021	HIST 3329 - African American History	26229	Syllabus
Spring 2021	POLS 3314 - Ethnicity & Race In Amer Pol	28059	Syllabus
Spring 2021	HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865	25770	Syllabus
Spring 2021	HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865	25771	Syllabus
Spring 2021	HIST 3391 - History of Women	23026	Syllabus
Spring 2021	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	28441	Syllabus
Spring 2021	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	25814	Syllabus
Spring 2021	AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies	29244	Syllabus
Fall 2020	HIST 3329 - African American History	14811	Syllabus
Fall 2020	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	16766	Syllabus
Fall 2020	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	16767	Syllabus
Fall 2020	WS 3391 - History of Women	18862	Syllabus
Fall 2020	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	14795	Syllabus
Fall 2020	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	15604
Summer 2020	WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities	35405	Syllabus
Summer 2020	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	33780
Summer 2020	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	36028	Syllabus
Summer 2020	TRAN 4383 - Literary Translation	36156	Syllabus
Summer 2020	ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology	36116	Syllabus
Summer 2020	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	36119	Syllabus
Spring 2020	HIST 3329 - African American History	27146	Syllabus
Spring 2020	HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865	21638	Syllabus
Spring 2020	HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865	21639	Syllabus
Spring 2020	WS 3391 - History of Women	28264	Syllabus
Spring 2020	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	24116	Syllabus
Fall 2019	HIST 3329 - African American History	15142	Syllabus
Fall 2019	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	15748	Syllabus
Fall 2019	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	15749	Syllabus
Fall 2019	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	15125	Syllabus
Summer 2019	WS 3391 - History of Women	34283
Summer 2019	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	34949	Syllabus
Summer 2019	ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology	35243	Syllabus
Summer 2019	AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies	34672
Summer 2019	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	33721
Summer 2019	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	36324	Syllabus
Summer 2019	LABS 4301 - Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud	36166
Summer 2019	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	34217
Summer 2019	WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics	35477	Syllabus
Spring 2019	HIST 6300 - Adv. Topics in Historiography	27632
Spring 2019	HIST 3329 - African American History	28261	Syllabus
Spring 2019	HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865	21096	Syllabus
Spring 2019	HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865	21731	Syllabus
Spring 2019	HIST 3391 - History of Women	28322	Syllabus
Spring 2019	WS 3391 - History of Women	27596	Syllabus
Spring 2019	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	22749	Syllabus
Spring 2019	ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology	27382	Syllabus
Spring 2019	AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies	27249	Syllabus
Spring 2019	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	27378	Syllabus
Fall 2018	HIST 3329 - African American History	15527	Syllabus
Fall 2018	MAIS 5393 - Final Project	11676
Fall 2018	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	11411	Syllabus
Fall 2018	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	12612	Syllabus
Fall 2018	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	15509	Syllabus
Fall 2018	ASIA 3350 - Special Topics-Asian Studies	18518	Syllabus
Fall 2018	ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology	18497	Syllabus
Fall 2018	LABS 4301 - Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud	18477	Syllabus
Fall 2018	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	16586
Summer 2018	HIST 3391 - History of Women	34182	Syllabus
Summer 2018	WS 3391 - History of Women	34857	Syllabus
Summer 2018	AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies	35719	Syllabus
Summer 2018	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	34044	Syllabus
Summer 2018	LABS 4301 - Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud	34842	Syllabus
Spring 2018	HIST 6300 - Adv. Topics in Historiography	29113
Spring 2018	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	23031	Syllabus
Spring 2018	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	26412	Syllabus
Spring 2018	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	27395	Syllabus
Spring 2018	AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies	28587	Syllabus
Spring 2018	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	23651	Syllabus
Spring 2018	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	28365	Syllabus
Spring 2018	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	28902	Syllabus
Spring 2018	WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics	27477	Syllabus
Spring 2018	WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics	28618	Syllabus
Fall 2017	HIST 6300 - Adv. Topics in Historiography	17677
Fall 2017	HIST 3329 - African American History	16026	Syllabus
Fall 2017	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865 (C)	11256	Syllabus
Fall 2017	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865 (C)	11258	Syllabus
Fall 2017	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	18856	Syllabus
Fall 2017	HIST 5345 - Independent Reading	17671
Fall 2017	HIST 5393 - Independent Research	17673
Fall 2017	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	16008	Syllabus
Fall 2017	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	18671	Syllabus
Fall 2017	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	16726	Syllabus
Fall 2017	LABS 4301 - Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud	18658	Syllabus
Fall 2017	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	17565
Fall 2017	WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics	17177	Syllabus
Fall 2017	WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics	17178	Syllabus
Summer 2017	HIST 3391 - History of Women	35838	Syllabus
Summer 2017	WS 3391 - History of Women	35843	Syllabus
Summer 2017	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	34506	Syllabus
Summer 2017	COMM 4350 - Selected Topics	35310	Syllabus
Summer 2017	SPAN 3390 - Special Topics in Spanish	35290	Syllabus
Summer 2017	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	35845	Syllabus
Summer 2017	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	35858	Syllabus
Summer 2017	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	35901	Syllabus
Summer 2017	LABS 4301 - Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud	35229	Syllabus
Summer 2017	LABS 4301 - Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud	35839	Syllabus
Spring 2017	HIST 3329 - African American History	29026	Syllabus
Spring 2017	HIST 4390 - Directed Study	20030
Spring 2017	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	27011	Syllabus
Spring 2017	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	27178	Syllabus
Spring 2017	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	23097	Syllabus
Spring 2017	ASIA 3350 - Special Topics-Asian Studies	27689	Syllabus
Spring 2017	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	27283
Spring 2017	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	28359	Syllabus
Spring 2017	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	28685	Syllabus
Spring 2017	AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies	28507	Syllabus
Spring 2017	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	23852	Syllabus
Spring 2017	LABS 4301 - Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud	27155	Syllabus
Spring 2017	LABS 4301 - Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud	28094	Syllabus
Spring 2017	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	25710
Spring 2017	WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics	28688	Syllabus
Spring 2017	WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics	28699	Syllabus
Spring 2017	WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics	28783	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Summer 2024	HIST 3329 - African American History	33900	Evaluation
Summer 2024	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	34105	Evaluation
Summer 2024	NAIS 4350 - NAIS Special Topics	33217	Evaluation
Summer 2024	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	32155	Evaluation
Summer 2024	ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology	31930	Evaluation
Summer 2024	CHIC 4350 - Topics in Chicano Studies	30267	Evaluation
Spring 2024	ASIA 2300 - Asian American Studies	28251	Evaluation
Spring 2024	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	25837	Evaluation
Fall 2023	HIST 3329 - African American History	16565	Evaluation
Fall 2023	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	17110	Evaluation
Summer 2023	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	34744	Evaluation
Summer 2023	TRAN 4383 - Literary Translation	35344	Evaluation
Summer 2023	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	36154	Evaluation
Summer 2023	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	33004	Evaluation
Spring 2023	HIST 3329 - African American History	23941	Evaluation
Spring 2023	HIST 3329 - African American History	26214	Evaluation
Spring 2023	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	27346	Evaluation
Spring 2023	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	24921	Evaluation
Spring 2023	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	27555	Evaluation
Spring 2023	AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies	27725	Evaluation
Fall 2022	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	11004	Evaluation
Fall 2022	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	11005	Evaluation
Summer 2022	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	34141	Evaluation
Summer 2022	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	35093	Evaluation
Summer 2022	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	33267	Evaluation
Summer 2022	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	36449	Evaluation
Spring 2022	HIST 3329 - African American History	25600	Evaluation
Spring 2022	HIST 3329 - African American History	29413	Evaluation
Spring 2022	HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865	20840	Evaluation
Spring 2022	HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865	21332	Evaluation
Spring 2022	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	29514	Evaluation
Spring 2022	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	27192	Evaluation
Spring 2022	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	29411	Evaluation
Fall 2021	HIST 3329 - African American History	14591	Evaluation
Fall 2021	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	11002	Evaluation
Fall 2021	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	11003	Evaluation
Fall 2021	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	14575	Evaluation
Fall 2021	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	17072	Evaluation
Summer 2021	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	33849	Evaluation
Summer 2021	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	35827	Evaluation
Summer 2021	TRAN 4383 - Literary Translation	36074	Evaluation
Summer 2021	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	34244	Evaluation
Summer 2021	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	34957	Evaluation
Spring 2021	HIST 3329 - African American History	26229	Evaluation
Spring 2021	POLS 3314 - Ethnicity & Race In Amer Pol	28059	Evaluation
Spring 2021	HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865	25770	Evaluation
Spring 2021	HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865	25771	Evaluation
Spring 2021	HIST 3391 - History of Women	23026	Evaluation
Spring 2021	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	28441	Evaluation
Spring 2021	AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies	29244	Evaluation
Fall 2020	HIST 3329 - African American History	14811	Evaluation
Fall 2020	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	16766	Evaluation
Fall 2020	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	16767	Evaluation
Fall 2020	WS 3391 - History of Women	18862	Evaluation
Fall 2020	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	14795	Evaluation
Summer 2020	WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities	35405	Evaluation
Summer 2020	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	33780	Evaluation
Summer 2020	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	36028	Evaluation
Summer 2020	TRAN 4383 - Literary Translation	36156	Evaluation
Summer 2020	ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology	36116	Evaluation
Summer 2020	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	36119	Evaluation
Spring 2020	HIST 3329 - African American History	27146	Evaluation
Spring 2020	HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865	21638	Evaluation
Spring 2020	HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865	21639	Evaluation
Spring 2020	WS 3391 - History of Women	28264	Evaluation
Spring 2020	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	24116	Evaluation
Fall 2019	HIST 3329 - African American History	15142	Evaluation
Fall 2019	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	15748	Evaluation
Fall 2019	HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865	15749	Evaluation
Fall 2019	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	15125	Evaluation
Summer 2019	WS 3391 - History of Women	34283	Evaluation
Summer 2019	HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics	34949	Evaluation
Summer 2019	ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology	35243	Evaluation
Summer 2019	AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies	34672	Evaluation
Summer 2019	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	33721	Evaluation
Summer 2019	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	36324	Evaluation
Summer 2019	LABS 4301 - Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud	36166	Evaluation
Summer 2019	WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics	35477	Evaluation
Spring 2019	HIST 3329 - African American History	28261	Evaluation
Spring 2019	HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865	21096	Evaluation
Spring 2019	HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865	21731	Evaluation
Spring 2019	HIST 3391 - History of Women	28322	Evaluation
Spring 2019	WS 3391 - History of Women	27596	Evaluation
Spring 2019	AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies	22749	Evaluation
Spring 2019	ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology	27382	Evaluation
Spring 2019	AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies	27249	Evaluation
Spring 2019	AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies	27378	Evaluation

Bio

Awards and Honors

African American Studies Program Recognition - African American Studies Program (12/06/2017)
Southwest Book Award (History) - The Border Regional Library Association (02/25/2017)
International Latino Book Award. Second Place in History Book, September 2016. - Latino Literacy Now (08/18/2016)
UTEP Research and Sponsored Projects Award for Texas Humanities Grant supporting the series of lectures - UTEP Research and Sponsored Projects (07/01/2016-07/31/2016)

Ph D in Teaching, Learning and Culture, University of Texas at El Paso (2023)
Ph D in Borderlands History, The University of Texas at El Paso (2010)
MA in History, The University of Texas at El Paso (2004)
MFA in Creative Writing, The University of Texas at El Paso (2003)
BA in Communication Science, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (1985)

Artistic and Creative Performances and Exhibits

Start Date

2019-03-30

End Date

2019-03-30

Type

Creative Activities Outside of Teaching

Title

Teresa Urrea Mural

Start Date

End Date

2020-07-01

Type

Poetry - Print Journal

Title

“Day of the Dead” and “Yesterday,”

Start Date

End Date

2019-11-01

Type

Creative Activities Outside of Teaching

Title

“Three Poems"

Publications

Diamantina Molotov 36 (2022), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Haikus en El Lejano Oriente en la Poesía Mexicana Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa/Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León/ Universidad Autónoma de México/Vaso Roto Ediciones (2022), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Si mañana no regreso: Introduction to Guerreras (2022), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Auto etnografía desde la frontera: diásporas y movimiento l Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales/CLACSO ISBN 978-987-813-207-5 (2022), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
La estetica de la resistencia: Ingrid Leyva Cuadernos Fronterizos 52 18 (2021), Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.

Presentations

Presencia china y japonesa en Latinoamérica: migraciones y proceso de integración, siglos XIX y XX (2023), Volume Ciudad de México, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Género y subempleo en los campos de la docencia e investigación en los Estados Unidos (2023), Volume Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Tampico. , Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Forming Global Citizens: Internationalizing Our Classrooms (2023), Volume El Paso, Texas, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Identity Formation in Afro-Mexican History (2023), Volume San Elizario, Texas, Selfa A. Chew-Melendez.
Reconocimiento y conciencia: Manifestaciones del racismo anti-asiático en México (2023), Volume México, Selfa A. , Dahil Melgar Tisoc, Sumie García Hirata, Marco Antonio Pérez Jiménez.

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28059

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25770

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25771

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33780

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36324

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36166

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27632

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27249

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27378

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15527

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11411

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23031

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26412

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27395

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28587

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23651

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AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies

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28365

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28902

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27477

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28618

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17677

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18856

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17671

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17673

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16008

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18671

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16726

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18658

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RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

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17565

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17177

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17178

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35845

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35858

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AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies

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35901

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LABS 4301 - Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud

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35229

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LABS 4301 - Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud

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35839

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HIST 3329 - African American History

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29026

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HIST 4390 - Directed Study

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HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

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27011

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HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

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27178

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23097

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27689

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27283

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SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics

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28359

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SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics

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28685

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AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies

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28507

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AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies

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23852

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LABS 4301 - Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud

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27155

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Spring 2017

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LABS 4301 - Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud

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28094

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Spring 2017

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RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

25710

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics

Section

28688

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics

Section

28699

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics

Section

28783

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

33900

Evaluation

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Summer 2024

Course

AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies

Section

34105

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2024

Course

NAIS 4350 - NAIS Special Topics

Section

33217

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2024

Course

SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics

Section

32155

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2024

Course

ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology

Section

31930

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2024

Course

CHIC 4350 - Topics in Chicano Studies

Section

30267

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ASIA 2300 - Asian American Studies

Section

28251

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

25837

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

16565

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies

Section

17110

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2023

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

34744

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2023

Course

TRAN 4383 - Literary Translation

Section

35344

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2023

Course

SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics

Section

36154

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2023

Course

AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies

Section

33004

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

23941

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

26214

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

27346

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies

Section

24921

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies

Section

27555

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies

Section

27725

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865

Section

11004

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865

Section

11005

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

34141

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

35093

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies

Section

33267

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies

Section

36449

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

25600

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

29413

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865

Section

20840

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865

Section

21332

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

29514

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies

Section

27192

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics

Section

29411

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

14591

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865

Section

11002

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865

Section

11003

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies

Section

14575

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics

Section

17072

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2021

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

33849

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2021

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

35827

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2021

Course

TRAN 4383 - Literary Translation

Section

36074

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2021

Course

SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics

Section

34244

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2021

Course

AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies

Section

34957

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

26229

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

POLS 3314 - Ethnicity & Race In Amer Pol

Section

28059

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865

Section

25770

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865

Section

25771

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

HIST 3391 - History of Women

Section

23026

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies

Section

28441

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies

Section

29244

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

14811

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865

Section

16766

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865

Section

16767

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

WS 3391 - History of Women

Section

18862

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies

Section

14795

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2020

Course

WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities

Section

35405

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2020

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

33780

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2020

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

36028

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2020

Course

TRAN 4383 - Literary Translation

Section

36156

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2020

Course

ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology

Section

36116

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2020

Course

AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies

Section

36119

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

27146

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865

Section

21638

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865

Section

21639

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

WS 3391 - History of Women

Section

28264

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies

Section

24116

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

15142

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865

Section

15748

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

HIST 1301 - History of U.S. to 1865

Section

15749

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies

Section

15125

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

WS 3391 - History of Women

Section

34283

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

HIST 3390 - History, Special Topics

Section

34949

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology

Section

35243

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies

Section

34672

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies

Section

33721

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies

Section

36324

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

LABS 4301 - Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud

Section

36166

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

WS 3390 - Women's Studies:Special Topics

Section

35477

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

HIST 3329 - African American History

Section

28261

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865

Section

21096

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

HIST 1302 - History of U.S. Since 1865

Section

21731

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

HIST 3391 - History of Women

Section

28322

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

WS 3391 - History of Women

Section

27596

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

AFST 2300 - Intro-African Amer Studies

Section

22749

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology

Section

27382

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

AFST 2301 - Theories-African Amer Studies

Section

27249

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

AFST 3390 - Topics in African/Amer Studies

Section

27378

Evaluation

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