AFS 307 - Black Social and Political Thought

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Lafayette College

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Description:

This course examines the complexity of ideas of black leaders in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas, including Kwame Nkrumah, Julius Nyerere, Nelson Mandela, Marcus Garvey, George Padmore, W.E.B. DuBois, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Elijah Mohammed, and Jesse Jackson. Theories and thoughts presented both in scholarly formats and in nonformal fashion in everyday life are examined in a way that makes them not less powerful or rigorous but accessible. The course reflects diverse theoretical traditions such as Afrocentric philosophy, liberal and conservative thought, capitalist and Marxist social thought, sociology of knowledge, postmodernism, etc. Prerequisite: AFS 211 Staff

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lafayette.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 330-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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