Africana Studies 0.25 - Introduction to Contemporary African American Culture

Institution:

CUNY Brooklyn College

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Description:

3 hours; 3 credits Race and representation in contemporary culture. An interdisciplinary examination of African American culture from the "Black Arts Movement" to the present. Novels, poetry,films, and music as cultural texts; and political discourses as cultural texts. Topics may include: the Black Aesthetic Movement, Malcolm X, Afrocentricity, multiculturalism, body politics, and the intersection of race and gender. (Not open to students who have completed Africana Studies 23.2.)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brooklyn.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 951-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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