AAS 358 - Topics in Black World Studies
Fall 2023, Section 013 - From the Underground to Motown
Instruction Mode: Section 013 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: Afroamerican & African Studies (AAS)
Department: LSA Afroamerican and African Studies
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Details

Credits:
3
Requirements & Distribution:
SS
Repeatability:
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit(s).
Primary Instructor:
Start/End Date:
Full Term 8/28/23 - 12/6/23 (see other Sections below)
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Description

This course will explore the history of Detroit, focusing on its transformation during the twentieth century and continued evolution as a majority-black city. The course is intended to clarify how the city’s past has created the conditions and circumstances of the present. Potential topics and themes to be examined in the course include (but certainly are not limited to): the histories of indigenous peoples in the region before the founding of Detroit; practices of slavery and abolition; the persistence and impact of racial and ethnic conflicts across time periods; the ways in which class conflicts have shaped the urban landscape and the workplace; the Great Migration and the social and political development of Black communities; the impact of immigration on Detroit’s social and political development; profiles of specific neighborhoods; musical traditions such as Blues, Jazz, Motown, Techno, and Hip Hop; the interplay between the auto industry and the urban environment; the on-going struggles over political power and for control of the city; and the changing ways the city is represented, both among its citizens and in the broader American consciousness.

While open to any U-M undergraduate student, this course is part of the full curriculum for students accepted into the Semester in Detroit Program. Students interested in this class might want to consider applying to spend the entire fall 2023 semester off-campus in Detroit. More information at www.semesterindetroit.com.

Schedule

AAS 358 - Topics in Black World Studies
Schedule Listing
007 (SEM)
 In Person
30874
Open
1
 
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MW 2:30PM - 4:00PM
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
013 (SEM)
 In Person
35182
Open
7
 
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W 10:00AM - 1:00PM
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
014 (SEM)
 In Person
35183
Open
11
 
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W 2:00PM - 5:00PM
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
015 (SEM)
 In Person
35670
Open
19
 
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TuTh 2:30PM - 4:00PM
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
016 (SEM)
 In Person
35866
Open
28
 
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TuTh 1:00PM - 2:30PM
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
018 (SEM)
 In Person
38479
Open
2
 
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MW 4:00PM - 5:30PM
8/28/23 - 12/6/23

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