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4.00 Credits
4 hours Modern African writers are some of the most dynamic and innovative writers as they draw from and respond to different literary traditions, such as their own oral traditions and European models. This course serves as an introduction to the various themes and styles of written literature of 20th century Africa. The course will begin with a historical analysis of European colonialism in Africa, using a variety of primary and secondary sources. Representative authors include Tsitsi Dangarembga, J.M. Coetzee, Buchi Emecheta, Chinua Achebe, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Andre Brink, Tayib Salih, and Nawal El Saadawi. Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: PAID 111. (Same as ENG 147.) (HEPT, Hist, Intcl, E, W)
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4 hours Examination of the development of the black family from historical, sociological and literary perspectives. Includes assessment of the effects of urban poverty on family life. Varying patterns of family life in contemporary black America will be considered. (Same as WGST 155.) (HB, Hist, Intcl)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours Survey of African history from the earliest times to roughly about 1880. The course begins with the historical development of Africa's still-vital cultural, linguistic, social, and economic systems and moves on to examine the Islamic and Christian impact on these systems through the era of the Atlantic slave trade. The course concludes by discussing the ways in which early European colonialism affected the African past. (Same has HIST 171). (HB, Hist)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours This course surveys the history of sub-Saharan Africa from the 1880s to the present. The course examines African life under European colonial domination (from about 1880 to about 1960) and under independent states which succeeded colonial governments after 1960. A primary aim of this course is to explore the diversity of human experience in Africa during the colonial and post-colonial periods. The course makes use of several primary documents to portray ways in which men and women have dealt with the challenges of living in 20th and 21st century Africa. (Same as HIST 172.) (HB, Hist, Intcl)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A variety of seminars for first-year students offered each January term.
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4.00 Credits
4 hours Like other peoples of East Africa, the Maasai pastoralists of Tanzania and Kenya are experiencing rapid culture change in response to global, national, and local forces. In this course we will study "traditional" Maasai culture and examine the ways inwhich the Maasai of northern Tanzania are adapting to changing social, political, economic, and environmental conditions. Topics to be explored include the shift from herding to agropastoralism; the tension between traditional and formal modes of education; the declining use of Maa, the mother tongue, in favor of Swahili and English; the adoption of Christianity in place of or alongside traditional religion; changes in coming-of-age rituals; cultural dimensions of health, healing, and the spread of HIV/AIDS; challenges to traditional gender ideology; the Maasai relationship to their environment; and the impacts of ecotourism, cultural tourism, and wildlife conservation programs on the pastoral way of life. From bases near the city of Arusha and the small town of Monduli students will interact with Maasai people in urban and rural marketplaces; in schools, medical facilities, and places of worship; and at Maasai bomas (family compounds) in the bush. We will also visit the Ngorongoro Crater Conservation area in order to explore the tension between pastoralism, wildlife conservation programs, and tourism. (Same as ANTH 221.) (HBSSM, HB, Intcl)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours This course will examine King's life and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s through the 1970s. It will include an analysis of his organization, the SCLC, various other civil rights organizations, and the black church, the primary black institution during this period. (Same as HIST 235.) (HB, Hist)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A survey of African-American literature. Primary emphasis will be on literature written since 1920 when the Harlem Renaissance began. Includes authors such as Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Zora Neale Hurston, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Alice Walker, and Toni Morrison and gives attention to theories of race and culture formation. Prerequisite: PAID 111. (Same as ENG 251.) (HEPT, Intcl, E, W)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A study of one topic in the wide range of literature by Africans and African-Americans. Focuses will vary but will be centered around a particular theme, period, or group of writers. Representative topics include: Africana Women's Writing, Caribbean Literature, The Harlem Renaissance, South African Literature, The African-American Novel, and Contemporary Africana Fiction. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. (Same as ENG 240.) (HEPT, Intcl, E)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A survey of the history and development of jazz, from the 1890s to the present. Includes origins and early jazz through the modern jazz era. Listening activities focus on the major figures of each historical period. Offered alternate years. (Same as MUS 247.) (HEPT, Hist, Intcl)
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