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Class Detail:
WN 2013 Afroamerican & African Studies AAS 490 - Special Topics in Black World Studies Section 015 Race and the Rise of African American Music
Credits:	2
Other:	Minicourse, Theme
Waitlist Capacity:	99
Class Misc Info:	Minicourse meeting 03/11/13-04/23/13. Drop/Add Deadline = 03/25/13. Students can make changes on Wolverine Access themselves.
Advisory Prerequisites:	Upperclass standing or permission of instructor.
Repeatability:	May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit(s).
Primary Instructor:	Hughes,Sakina
	(real time availability for all sections)

The Harlem Renaissance was an unprecedented blossoming of African American music, artistic expression, race pride, and Pan-Africanism in the 1920s and 1930s. However, Black musicians and other performers built strong networks, toured internationally, and enjoyed successful careers as early as 1800. The nineteenth century reveals new ways to understand the diversity of the African American experience through the world of music and performance. Artists of this challenging yet hopeful period laid the cultural and social groundwork for later generations of Ragtime, Blues and Jazz artists. This course gives an overview of the beginnings of African American popular music and entertainment. Lectures and coursework will focus on popular genres of performance, African American women performers, economic and educational aims, and Black performers’ international identities. This course captures an exciting but overlooked period of Black history. Course Requirements: No data submitted Intended Audience: No data submitted Class Format: No data submitted

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