| AFS (MUS) 230 | Introduction to African-American Music | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Comprehensive survey of African-American music in the United States from Colonial times to the, with emphasis on its unique features and contributions to American culture. |
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| AFS 240 | African Civilization | UNITS: 3 |
| An interdisciplinary study of centers of African civilization from antiquity to the 1960s. Such centers include ancient Egypt, Nubia, Axum, Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Kilwa, Malinda, Sofola, Zinzibar and Monomotapa. |
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| AFS 241 | Introduction to African-American Studies II | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Second in a two semesters sequence in the interdisciplinary study of sub-Saharan Africa, its arts, culture, and people, and the African-American experience. |
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| AFS (ENG) 248 | Survey of African-American Literature | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| African-American writing and its relationships to American culture and history. Covers such writers as Wheatley, Douglass, Chesnutt, Dunbar, DuBois, Hughes, Hurston, Wright, and Morrison. |
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| AFS (MUS) 260 | History of Jazz | UNITS: 3 - Offered Alternate Years |
| History of jazz and the contributions of major artists. Emphasis of the various styles that have contributed to this American art form. Investigation of structural forms in the jazz idiom. |
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| AFS (HI) 275 | Introduction to History of South and East Africa | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| The African kingdoms (Lunda, Buganda, and Zulu); the European encroachment; the origins of colonialism and the character of colonial societies and economies, South African apartheid; African protest, nationalism and independence. |
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| AFS (HI) 276 | Introduction to History of West Africa | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| The history of Western Africa. Forest civilizations and the slave trade, trade and the expansion of Islam, colonialism in West Africa; African nationalism and the achievement of independence; and postcolonial West Africa. |
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| AFS (SOC) 305 | Racial and Ethnic Relations | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Prerequisite: 3 cr. in SOC, 200 level |
| Study of the nature of the relationships among racial and ethnic groups in societies around the world but with emphasis on the United States. Explores topics such as inequalities of wealth, power, and status, racism, conflict, and social boundaries among groups. Current trends in intergroup relations are discussed. |
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| AFS (COM) 340 | African American Theatre | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| This course examines African American dramaturgy and its impact on American theatre. We will study plays from the early period, 1847-1938, and from the recent period, 1935-present. This course will investigate the thematic structure of each section of plays including family life, social protest, and religion. The course will also help students to better understand the social milieu that shaped the content of each play. |
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| AFS 342 | Introduction to the African Diaspora | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Exploration of the global experiences of people of African descent. Geographical areas include the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. Exploration of the web of interrelated histories, social dynamics, and politico-economic processes affecting and reflecting world cultures and histories. Foundational course for the exploration of methodological issues and theoretical concerns in the field of African Diaspora Studies. |
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| AFS 343 | African Religions | UNITS: 3 - Offered Alternate Odd Years, Offered in Spring Only |
| Examination of African Religions on the African continent and throughout the African Diaspora. Focus on traditional religious practices, African reformulation of Islam and Christianity, New Orleans and Haitian vodun, Cuban Santeria, and Brazilian Candomble. Designed to de-mystify African religion without divesting it of its cultural uniqueness and richness. |
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| AFS 344 | Leadership in African American Communities | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Historical, cultural and political examination of the dynamics of leadership in African American communities. Focus on structure of Leadership in the context of gender, ideology, and style. Interdisciplinary examination of impact of leaders on broader American society. |
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| AFS (PSY) 345 | Psychology and the African American Experience | UNITS: 3 - Offered Alternate Odd Years, Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: PSY 200 or PSY 201 |
| Historical and cultural examination of the psychological experiences of African American experience from pre-American times to the present. Focus on mental health, personality, identity development, racism, oppression, psychological empowerment andan African-centered world view. Discussion of contemporary issues within the African American community. |
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| AFS (ARS) 346 | Black Popular Culture | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| A multidisciplinary examination of contemporary black cultural expression in film, music, art, and the media. Emphasis on race, class, gender, and political discourse. |
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| AFS (ENG) 349 | African Literature in English | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: Sophomore standing |
| Anglophone literature in Africa. Emphasis on the relationship between the African world-view and literary production and the persistent trend by African writers to connect literature with politics. Writers such as Achebe, Ngugi, Soyinka, and Serote. |
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| AFS (HI) 372 | African-American History Through the Civil War, 1619-1865 | UNITS: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 3 hours of history or Sophomore standing |
| African background and continuity of the particular role, experience and influence of African Americans in the United States through the Civil War. |
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| AFS (HI) 373 | African-American History Since 1865 | UNITS: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 3 hours of history or Sophomore standing |
| The history of African-Americans from the Reconstruction era through the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s to the present. |
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| AFS (ENG) 375 | African American Cinema | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: ENG 101 |
| Survey and analysis of African American film culture from 1900-present. Examination of pre-Hollywood, classical Hollywood, and Independent filmmaking. Particular focus on independent filmmakers' response to dominant industry representations and the work of filmmakers who seek to create a specifically African American cinematic style. |
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| AFS (PS) 409 | Black Political Participation in America | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| African American political participation in the United States; political culture, socialization, and mobilization, with a focus on the interaction between African Americans and actors, institutions, processes, and policies of the American political system. |
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| AFS 440 | Senior Seminar in Africana Studies | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: AFS 342; Africana Studies Majors or Africana Studies Minors |
| In-depth examination of Africana Studies issues. Interdisciplinary exploration of key problems and proposed solutions for African communities on the African continent and throughout the world. Requires written research project using interdisciplinary approaches and critical analyses. |
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| AFS 442 | Issues in the African Diaspora | UNITS: 3 - Offered Alternate Odd Years, Offered in Fall Only |
| Multidisciplinary exploration of the interrelated histories, social dynamics, and politico-economic processes of the experiences of people of African descent throughout the world. Particular focus on the experiences of slavery, artistic expression,gender practices, and the impact of the nation state. |
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| AFS (ENG) 448 | African-American Literature | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: Junior standing |
| Survey of African-American literature and its relationships to American culture, with an emphasis on fiction and poetry since 1945. Writers such as Bontemps, Morrison, Huston, Baldwin, Hayden, Brooks, Naylor, Harper, and Dove. |
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| AFS (HI) 455 | History of the Civil Rights Movement | UNITS: 3 - Offered Alternate Years |
| Prerequisite: Junior standing |
| The black revolution; stages and leaders of the movement; successes and failures in the fight for desegregation, the vote, and economic opportunity; impact of Civil Rights movement on the United States. Credit will not be given both for HI 455 and HI 555 |
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| AFS (HI) 475 | History of the Republic of South Africa | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: 3 hours of history |
| Evolution of the Republic of South Africa's society, with emphasis on the interaction of diverse peoples and cultures. Particular attention is given to the period since 1870. Credit will not be given for both HI 475 and HI 575. |
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| AFS (HI) 476 | Leadership in Modern Africa | UNITS: 3 - Offered Alternate Years |
| Prerequisite: 3 hours of history |
| Recent sub-Saharan African political history (excluding South Africa). Overview of concepts, vocabulary, historical trends. Detailed examination of specific African countries as case studies, such as Ghana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Tanzania. |
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| AFS (HI) 479 | Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century | UNITS: 3 - Offered Alternate Even Years, Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: 3 hrs. of history |
| Developments in sub-Saharan Africa during the colonial period, from the end of the nineteenth century to the advent of decolonization in the early 1960s. Interplay of political, social, economic and cultural factors in the experiences of African peoples during this period. Credit will not be given for both HI 479 and 579 |
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| AFS 490 | Africana Studies and Community Involvement | UNITS: 3 - No Course Evaluation, Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: Africana Studies Majors or Africana Studies Minors |
| First part of a two semester service-learning experience. Provides interdisciplinary and experientially based opportunity for students to engage in community and classroom-based experiences that examine issues of relevance to African American people(or communities in the African Diaspora). Students apply and examine concepts addressed in class to their own practical experience in service to others. Development of interpersonal and professional skills. Focus on the values, beliefs, attitudes, and ideas that are central to definitions of democracy, social justice, civic resiliency, self-help, and public life. |
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| AFS 491 | Study Abroad in Africana Studies | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Summer |
| Specific category of revolving set of field/seminar courses involving multidisciplinary focal areas taught in foreign countries through Africana Studies. Course includes pre-trip orientation and readings and onsite field experiences and lectures. Additional program fees, travel costs and appropriate immunizations are required beyond registration fees. |
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| AFS 497 | Topics in African-American Studies | UNITS: 3 - No Course Evaluation, Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: AFS 240 |
| Multidisciplinary examination of selected topics in African-American studies. |
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