AFST 150W - Freshman Seminar

Institution:

William and Mary

Subject:

Africana Studies

Description:

This course will examine the interplay of race and music in American popular culture over a period of some 200 years. Primary topics will include desire and the racial imagination, the relationships between social power and musical forms, and the expression of resistance to such power through music and popular culture. This course will be reading and writing intensive, and will focus on classroom discussion of written, visual, and audio materials. This course satisfies the Freshman Writing Requirement. Restricted to Freshmen.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Seminar

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.wm.edu

Phone Number:

(757) 221-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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