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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. WL:4
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Historical Perspectives
446/Hist. 446. Africa to 1850.
(3). (SS).
See History 446.
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Politics, Economics, and Development
203. Issues in Afro-American Development.
(3). (SS).
Affirmative Action. For Fall Term, 1998, this section is offered jointly
with Women's Studies 253.001. (Nesha
Haniff)
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408. African Economies: Social
and Political Settings. (4). (Excl).
A study of the factors which contribute to current economic conditions in
Africa: the problems and the potential for change; traditionalism and modernism
in African economics; colonial economics; and colonial economic policies.
Uses case studies of representative countries. Cost:2
WL:1
(Twumasi)
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449/Poli. Sci. 459. African Politics.
Prior or concurrent study of the Third World; Poli. Sci. 465
is recommended but not required. (3). (Excl).
See Political Science 459. (Widner)
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450. Law, Race, and the Historical
Process, I. (3). (Excl).
Law defines the status and prospects of Blacks, occupies a key role in Black
ideological debates and organizational activity, and reflects the dominant
crises in United States and world history. This course covers the period
from the initial interaction between Blacks and the processes of law in
colonial North America to the beginnings of the modern Civil Rights era.
It reviews the law of slavery and the slave trade, the Constitution and
the status of Blacks in the ante-bellum period, Constitutional
and legislative developments during Reconstruction, and the legal circumstance
of Blacks in the era of Jim Crow segregation. Cost:4
WL:1
(Woods)
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Literature and the Arts
360. Afro-American Art. (3).
(HU).
This course: (1) introduces students to West African cultures and their
relationships to Afro-American culture; (2) develops on a broad level an
Afrocentric aesthetic point of view; (3) encourages greater insight and
exploration into the arts of African and Afro-American people and the spirits
and realities that motivate the "arts," and (4) creates a living
vehicle for understanding and resolving problematic cultural patterns which
disturb, confuse, and cancerize our historic and contemporary lives. Cost:2
WL:1
(Lockard)
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Individual Behavior, Cultural Systems, and Social Organization
303/Soc. 303. Race and Ethnic Relations.
An introductory course in sociology or CAAS. (4). (SS). (R&E).
See Sociology 303. (Bonilla-Silva)
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403. Education and Development
in Africa. (3). (Excl).
This course is designed for: (1) those who plan a career in international
education as teachers or as other specialists; (2) practicing and prospective
teachers who desire to broaden their understanding of the process and dynamics
of educational development in other cultures, e.g., Africa; and
(3) nonspecialists who wish to understand the problems and ramifications
of educational development upon the development of national resources. For
convenience of treatment, the course will be organized under three broad
divisions of time, i.e., indigenous (traditional), colonial, and
national education. Cost:2
WL:1
(Wagaw)
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459/Anthro. 451. African-American
Religion. One introductory course in the social sciences. (3).
(Excl).
See Anthropology 451. (Williams)
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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
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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 003 - 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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358. Topics in Black World Studies.
(3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.
Section 001 - Race, Gender and Health: The Epidemic of HIV, AIDS in the
African American and Hispanic Communities. For Fall Term, 1998, this
section is offered jointly with Women's
Studies 342.002. (Nesha Haniff)
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458. Issues in Black World Studies.
(3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.
Section 001 - Feminist Methods in the Field. For Fall Term, 1998, this
section is offered jointly with Women's
Studies 440.001. (Nesha Haniff)
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