Afro-American Studies C 130A - Black Diaspora:Ghana and African Americans-Connections and Crosscurrents

Institution:

University of California-Los Angeles

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Description:

Lecture, three hours; fieldwork, one hour. Exploration of historic and cultural relationship between African Americans and Ghana as part of larger discourse on contemporary black diaspora. Attention to past that linked African Americans to Ghana through Atlantic slave trade and impact on both Ghana and those Ghanians who became American slaves. Consideration of development of Ghana since trade ended, following its history as both colony of Britain and as independent state. Examination of cultural, intellectual, and political connections between African Americans and Ghana (and West Africa more broadly) over time. Concurrently scheduled with course C230A. P/NP or letter grading.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucla.edu/

Phone Number:

(310) 825-4321

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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