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Academic Catalog

Academic Catalog

Academic Catalog - Africana Studies

Professors Warren Copeland (Religion), Keith Doubt (Sociology);
Associate Professors Lori Askeland (English), Lillian C. Franklin (Spanish), Scott Rosenberg (History), Carmiele Wilkerson, Director (English)


Requirements for Minor
A minimum of 22 semester hours is required for the minor, 10 of which must be at the 200 or higher course level, with at least 4 semester hours in the social sciences, 4 semester hours in history, and 4 semester hours in literature. Courses should be chosen in consultation with the minor adviser and the Program Advisory Committee.

Course Listings

201C/H. Introduction to Africana Studies. 4 semester hours.

Introduction to the discipline of Africana Studies. Focus on the history (political, economic, psychological, artistic, and cultural) of people of African descent. Every year. No prerequisite.

270. Topics in Africana Studies 2-4 semester hours.

Topical approach to specific themes in African, African-American, and African Diasporic studies. Some sections may be writing intensive. May be repeated for credit.

492. Africana Studies Senior Project 2 semester hours.

An integrated learning opportunity geared toward assessing student understanding of theories, methods and concepts central to the discipline. Every year. Prerequisite: permission of program director

English

  • 180A. Slave Narrative. 4 semester hours.
  • 190A/C. Afro-Caribbean Studies. 4 semester hours.
  • 313. Harlem Renaissance. 4 semester hours.
  • 313. Studies in African American Literature (18th/19th century). 4 semester hours.
  • 313. African American Literature (20th century). 4 semester hours.
  • 315. Novels of the African Diaspora. 4 semester hours.
  • 330. Major Authors (when African-American)

Geography

  • 210C. Geography of Africa. 2 semester hours.

History

  • 170C. Topics in African History. 4 semester hours.
  • 171C/H. African Societies to 1500. 4 semester hours.
  • 172C. African Societies Since 1500. 4 semester hours.
  • 230H. African American History. 4 semester hours.
  • 270. Topics in African History. 4 semester hours.
  • 370. Topics in African History 4 semester hours.

Music

  • 113A. Jazz Styles. 4 semester hours.

Political Science

  • 234S. Black Politics. 4 semester hours.

Religion

  • 176H. Racism and Social Ethics. 4 semester hours.
  • 375R. Advanced Social Ethics: Racism. 4 semester hours.

Sociology

  • 277C/R. Islam and Islamic Societies. 4 semester hours.
  • 301S. African American Social Thought

Spanish

  • 130A. Caribbean Literature. 4 semester hours.

Theatre & Dance

  • 112A. Dance in Popular Culture. 4 semester hours.
  • 210C. Dance Ethnology. 4 semester hours.
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