Ethnic Studies
a vibrant community of scholars committed to the interdisciplinary study of race, ethnicity, indigeneity, gender, sexuality, class, and dis/ability
About Ethnic Studies
Our Vision
Situated in a region where the US-Mexico border zone, indigenous national and tribal governments, and the Asia-Pacific interact to produce a dynamic geopolitical location, UCSD’s Ethnic Studies Department is a vibrant community of scholars committed to the interdisciplinary study of race, ethnicity, indigeneity, gender, sexuality, class, and dis/ability.
The department’s innovative approach represents a commitment to transnational, relational, and intersectional methods for producing critical knowledge about power and inequality, including systems of knowledge that have emerged from racialized and indigenous communities in global contexts.
Ethnic Studies is devoted to creative, conceptual, and empirical research; critical pedagogy; collaborations with a broad group of affiliated faculty; and social justice projects developed with and for the university, our home communities, and the broader public.
News & Events
Welcome to New Faculty: Elisha Chi
Assistant Professor Elisha Chi joins the Ethnic Studies Department
Professor Curtis Marez Featured on UC San Diego Today
Check out this lead story on UC San Diego Today.
Newsletter
Check out the Ethnic Studies Newsletter for upcoming opportunities and events.
Community Resources
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Learn about ways you can support the Department of Ethnic Studies at UC San Diego.
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To provide general support for Ethnic Studies and its community and professional initiatives, we invite you to give to the Department of Ethnic Studies fund.