AFAM 4153 - African Youth Cultures

Institution:

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Subject:

AFAM-African & African Am St

Description:

Prerequisite: Junior standing and any 2000-level African and African-American Studies class. This course examines African youth cultures and sub cultures as they enter and transform political, social, cultural, and economic spaces. It also explores their relationship with adult, mainstream societies. We will investigate African youth's identity project-how and why they articulate and mobilize an individual and group identity. Some issues of exploration will be the following: What is youth culture and subculture How do western concepts of individualism apply to an African context (Irreg.)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ou.edu

Phone Number:

(405) 325-0311

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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