AFST 30750 - Material Life of Africans in the Americas

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Africana Studies

Description:

This course will provide the student with a sampling of the diversity of experiences of people of African descent in the Americas as viewed from the archaeologist's and historical anthropologists' perspectives. Because the language of archaeology is material culture, we'll be exploring how people have used crafts, goods, and space to communicate and negotiate identities and relationships with one another in the contexts of colonization, the birth of new nations, industrialization, and modernization. The experiences of colonizers and colonized, enslaved people, and post-colonial immigrant peoples and their families will be discussed. Due to the breadth and diversity of the material to be covered, the course will have both a loosely chronological and topical structure, but will not adhere formally to either.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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