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Introductory Courses
100. Introduction to Afro-American Studies.
(4). (SS).
This course introduces and provides a general overview of the area of
Afroamerican Studies. It employs a multi-disciplinary perspective which
combines elements from conventional historical, political, sociocultural,
and behavioral orientations in the analysis of Afroamerican culture and
institutions. The course format is a lecture-discussion with three weekly
lectures. Students meet with GSIs once weekly to discuss course readings
and lectures. The course will be supplemented by guest lecturers, selected
CAAS colloquia, films, and special projects. Cost:2
WL:1
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Historical Perspectives
230/Hist. 274. Survey of Afro-American
History I. (3). (SS).
This lecture/discussion course surveys major themes, events, and personages
in the history of Africans and people of African descent in the Americas,
and in particular North America, though the end of the American Civil War.
The survey begins on the African continent, follows captive Africans across
the Atlantic, and then traces the contours of the struggle against slavery.
Themes to be covered include: slavery and slave resistance; African-American
culture; free Blacks, North and South; Black participation in the abolitionist
movement; and the role of African Americans in the Civil War. Students will
read a variety of texts, including examples of Black testimony as well as
the work of contemporary cultural and social historians. Assignments include
in-class examinations and a comprehensive final, short essays, and class
presentations. Cost:2 WL:1 (Scott)
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Literature and the Arts
108/Hist. of Art 108. Introduction to
African Art. (4). (HU).
See History of Art 108. (Quarcoopome)
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214/Hist. of Art 214. Introduction to
African-American Art. (3). (Excl).
See History of Art 214. (Patton)
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274/English 274. Introduction to Afro-American
Literature. (3). (HU).
See English 274. (Gunning)
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341/Theatre 222. Introduction to Black
Theatre. (3). (HU).
See Theatre 222. (OyamO)
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342/Theatre 233. Acting and the Black
Experience. Permission of instructor (brief interview). (3). (HU).
See Theatre and Drama 233. (Jones)
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Independent Study and Special Topics
103. First Year Social Science Seminar.
Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing,
may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of
instructor. (3). (SS).
Section 001 - Barrel of a Pen: African Politics in Literature. Africans
have lived in an intensely political era since the end of World War II.
They have struggled for independence, charted plans for decolonization,
promoted and suffered the rise of authoritarian regimes, and debated and
experimented with a wide variety of political frameworks for economic and
social development. This course looks at the central role played by African
writers in shaping the politics of this era. Readings will be selected from
the works of writers, men and women, from throughout the continent, including
Chinua Achebe, Ama Ata Aidoo, Ayi Kwei Armah, Mariama Ba, Camara Laye, Ngugi
wa Thiongo, and others. Cost:2 WL:1 (Twumasi)
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104. First Year Humanities Seminar.
Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing,
may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of
instructor. (3). (HU).
Section 001 - Coming of Age in 20th-Century Nigeria, Ghana, and Zimbabwe.
For Fall Term, 1998, this section is offered jointly with History
197.003. (Scarnecchia)
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