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3.00 Credits
This course provides a critical understanding of the roots of contemporary Ghanaian culture and African traditions. It examines the move from traditional political and economic entities that were radically modified by the sixteenth-nineteenth century slave trading economy, followed by 100 years of colonialism, and the emergence of contemporary Ghana. The course examines history, ethnicity, community relationships, individualism, and the impact that the acquisition of a national identity has had on Ghanaian culture. The course considers the anthropological dimensions of the current social and political lives of ordinary people and allows students to examine how contemporary culture affects Ghanaian attitudes towards other aspects of life, including work and leisure, Christianity, technology, politics, and the Ghanaian state. Ahene
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3.00 Credits
This course combines the study of Africa with the study of the two diasporas. The Diaspora of Enslavement concerns slaves and descendants of slaves in both the Western and Eastern Diaspora. The Diaspora of Colonization concerns demographic dispersal as a result of colonialism. African Americans are in their majority part of the diaspora of enslavement. Recent African immigrants into France are part of the Diaspora of Colonization. Jamaicans and Trinidadians in Britain are a double diaspora-products of both enslavement and colonialism. The course examines black genesis from Africa, comparative slavery, emancipation and reconstruction, and comparative liberation from colonialism. Prerequisite: AFS 211 Staff
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3.00 Credits
A course on the major issues in personality development and socialization of African Americans. Students are guided through a selective review of current racial identity trends (including strengths and difficulties) in the African American community. Environmental and intrapsychic factors that contribute to these trends are identified, and strategies for effectively addressing these issues are discussed. Emphasis is given to the issues of racial and cultural identity development among African Americans. Students are exposed to strategies for developing a healthy racial identity. Preference given to seniors and juniors. Offered: Spring semester Richardson
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3.00 Credits
Provides opportunities for the practical application of theory and real-world problem-solving techniques. A limited number of students are placed in a community outreach center, business organization, or governmental agency to carry out an organized and supervised program of study and research under a designated internship sponsor. Interactive learning and research projects are selected to provide in-depth exposure to the creative analytical capacities, critical thinking, and problem-solving techniques necessary for finding solutions to actual concerns. Prerequisite: AFS 101, 211, or permission of instructor Staff
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3.00 Credits
Independent study projects for juniors and seniors. Staff
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3.00 Credits
Students carry out an in-depth reading and textual analysis of seminal works in essential areas of the black experience and its status in today's global culture. The goal is for students to understand the history and contributions of people of African descent, and the relationship of these to human development as a whole. The seminar also gives students opportunities to demonstrate mastery of the seminal works, acquire new knowledge, and place courses thay have taken toward the major in a broader perspective. Prerequisite: Open to seniors or by permission of instructor Ahene, McCartney
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3.00 Credits
An independent research project on a topic to be selected by the student and approved by the program coordinator. A student must undertake such a program for two semesters to graduate with honors. Staff
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3.00 Credits
This course is a broad introduction to American Studies as a method of academic inquiry. It examines American personal and national identity through an interdisciplinary examination of American culture, with particular emphasis on issues of race, class, gender, and ethnicity. Students consider the ways in which various cultural forms--including novels, film, music, painting, sociological studies, laws, journalism, governmental, the built environment and the physical landscape itself--shape and are shaped by the cultural contexts and historical monoments in which they appear. This course must be taken in the first or second year. Normally closed to Juniors and Seniors. Offered: Fall and Spring semesters Staff
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the study of the modernization process in America with emphasis on the Lehigh Valley-anthracite region, the seedbed of the American industrial revolution. Topics include the development of industrial capitalism and the factory system; changing modes of work; the rise of the labor movement; immigration and ethnicity; and literature in the industrial age. Staff
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3.00 Credits
These courses offer the study of various unique topics in American Studies. Topics are announced before each semester in which the courses are offered. Recent topics have included "The Story of World War II." Staff
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