African American and African Studies 101f - Introduction to African American and African Studies:Identity,Community,and Progress

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Mount Holyoke College

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Description:

This course will introduce students to topics and methodologies within the vast field of African studies. This course will attempt to disrupt the history-based, U.S.-centric model by presenting alternate texts and approaches to the study of the global black experience. We must necessarily begin by questioning the idea, definition, and practice of blackness: what is it How/did a unified black identity emerge from disparate people, practices, and experiences A?er investigating the formation of the African diaspora, we will consider texts from the Americas, Europe, and the continent, assessing each for its historical, aesthetic, political, and cultural value. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Social Sciences III-A requirement Z. Elliott 4 credits

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mtholyoke.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 538-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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