Africana Studies 41 - The Black Urban Experience

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CUNY Brooklyn College

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Description:

3 hours; 3 credits An interdisciplinary study of African Americans and urban life. Drawing on the methodological approaches of history, literature, and folklore primarily, although not exclusively, this course will examine the African American experience in United States cities in the 19th and 20th centuries. Where appropriate, comparisons will be made with non-United States cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg, or London. Topics chosen from: urban slavery, free blacks in Northern cities, race riots, "great migration," Caribbean migration, urbaneconomics, urban politics, the urban novel, the black family in the city, the blues, contemporary urban folklore. Prerequisite: two of the following: Core Studies 3, 4, and 9, or their equivalents.

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3.00

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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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