Courses
Courses primarily for undergraduates:
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
An interdisciplinary introduction to the study of African American culture. Includes history, the social sciences, literature, religion, and the arts, as well as conceptual frameworks for investigation and analysis of the African American experience. Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities Requirement. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
(Cross-listed with HIST 3140X/ USLS 3140X).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Sophomore classification or above
This course explores the history of racist tropes and caricatures in American popular media and analyzes how they taught Americans to understand race.
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Sophomore classification
Analysis of strategies of resistance and protest against inequality within African American communities; emphasis on the historical, socio-political and economic contexts in which resistance emerges; includes examination of contemporary forms of protests. Meets U.S. Cultures and Communities Requirement.
(Cross-listed with ANTHR 3550).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Sophomore classification
Survey of economic, social, political and historical processes that have shaped representations of Africa and Africans. Topics include colonialism, globalization, gender and LGTBQ rights, conflict and representations in Western media. Offered even-numbered years. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Sophomore classification
Intensive study of a selected topic in African-American Studies in one or more disciplines. Selected readings of various authors, movements, eras, or genres. Primary and secondary source materials.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable, maximum of 3 credits.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course