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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2006. DAN MOOS. An introduction to the study of African Americans and the African diaspora. Provides an examination of classical literature of the field as well as its major theoretical trends.
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3.00 Credits
Race and American Political Development
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. MARK FOSTER. Examines the twin themes of love and sex as they relate to poems, stories, novels, and plays written by African-American women from the nineteenth century to the contemporary era. Explores such issues as Reconstruction, the Great Migration, motherhood, sexism, group loyalty, racial authenticity, intra- and interracial desire, homosexuality, and the intertextual unfolding of a literary tradition of black female writing, as well as how these writings relate to canonical African American male-authored texts and European American literary traditions. Students are expected to read texts closely, critically, as well as appreciatively. Authors may include Harriet Jacobs, Nella Larsen, Jessie Faucet, Ann Petry, Ntozake Shange, Suzan- Lori Parks, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Gayle Jones, Jamaica Kincaid, Terry McMillan, Sapphire. (Same as English 108 and Gender and Women's Studies 104.)
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2006. ROY PARTRIDGE. (Same as Sociology 10.)
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3.00 Credits
Every other year. Fall 2007. JAMES MCCALLA. A survey of jazz's development from its African American roots in the late nineteenth century through the Swing Era of the 1930s and 1940s, and following the great Swing artists- e.g., Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and Benny Goodman-through their later careers. Emphasis is on musical elements, but includes much attention to cultural and historical context through readings and videos. (Same as Music 121.)
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3.00 Credits
Every other year. Fall 2006. JAMES MCCALLA. A survey of jazz's development from the creation of bebop in the 1940s through the present day, e.g., from Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie through such artists as Joshua Redman, James Carter, and the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Emphasis is on musical elements, but includes much attention to cultural and historical context through readings and videos. (Same as Music 122.)
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. DANIEL SHARP. An introduction to the musics of Brazil that examines musical practice as a kind of cultural behavior. Students learn about the traditional roots of current modern popular styles and explore the role of music in a society divided along lines of class, race and gender. Special emphasis is given to Afro-Brazilian musical genres. (Same as Latin American Studies 137 and Music 137).
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2007. PATRICK RAEL. Examines the coming of the Civil War and the war itself in all its aspects. Considers the impact of changes in American society, the sectional crisis and breakdown of the party system, the practice of Civil War warfare, and social ramifications of the conflict. Includes readings of novels and viewing of films. Students are expected to enter with a basic knowledge of American history, and a commitment to participating in large class discussions. (Same as History 139.)
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2006. ELIZABETH MUTHER. (Same as English 15. )
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2006. SETH OVADIA. The social and cultural meaning of race and ethnicity, with emphasis on the politics of events and processes in contemporary America. Analysis of the causes and consequences of prejudice and discrimination. Examination of the relationships between race and class. Comparisons among racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. (Same as Sociology 208). Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or Anthropology 101, or permission of the instructor.
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