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Fetni. After introducing students to the major theoretical concepts concerning law and society, significant controversial societal issues that deal with law and the legal systems both domestically and internationally will be examined. Class discussions will focus on issues involving civil liberties, the organization of courts, legislatures, the legal profession and administrative agencies. Although the focus will be on law in the United States, law and society in other countries of Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America will be covered in a comparative context. Readings include research, reports, statutes and cases.
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Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Sanday. Diversity is a fact of life, characteristic not only of the US national culture, but of the global culture as well. This course introduces anthropological theories of culture and multiculturalism and the method of ethnography. Students will read and report on selected classic readings. After learning the basic concepts, students will be introduced to the method of ethnography. The core of the course will revolve around "doing ethnography" by writing ethnographic field notes on participant-observation of multiculturalism. Students can use their life experience, home communities, or Penn as their field of observation. The goal of the course is to introduce beginning students to public interest anthropology. No background in anthropology is required.
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3.00 Credits
Ramsey. Formerly Music 106. This course explores aspects of the origins, style development, aesthetic philosophies, historiography, and contemporary conventions of African-American musical tradition. Topics covered include: the music of West and Centeral Africa, the music of colonial America, 19th century church and dance music, minstrelsy, music of the Harlem Renaissance, jazz, blues, gospel, hip-hop, and film music. Specific attention is given to the ways in which black music generates "meaning" and to how the social energy circulating within black music articulates myriad issues about American identity at specific historical moments.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Labov. An introduction to the use and structure of dialects of English used by the African American and Latino communities in the United States. It is an academically based service learning course. The field work component involves the study of the language and culture of everyday life and the application of this knowledge to programs for raising the reading levels of elementary school children.
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Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Labov. Prerequisite(s): AFRC/LING 160 or permission of instructor. This course will be concerned with the application of current knowledge of dialect differences to reduce the minority differential in reading achievement. Members will conduct projects and design computer programs to reduce cultural distance between teachers and students in local schools and to develop knowledge of word and sound structure.
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Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Berry. This course surveys the development of law in the U.S. to 1877, including such subjects as: the evolution of the legal profession, the transformation of English law during the American Revolution, the making and implementation of the Constitution, and issues concerning business and economic development, the law of slavery, the status of women, and civil rights.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Berry. This course covers the development of legal rules and principles concerning individual and group conduct in the United States since 1877. Such subjects as regulation and deregulation, legal education and the legal profession, and the legal status of women and minorities will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
History & Tradition Sector. All classes. McCurry. Southern culture and history from 1607-1860, from Jamestown to seccession. Traces the rise of slavery and planation society, the growth of Southern sectionalism and its explosion into Civil War. Midterm, short paper (5-7 pages) and final.
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3.00 Credits
Staff. Offered through the Penn Language Center. An intensive beginning level course covering materials in AFRC 180 & 181 emphasizing spoken language and conversational skills. It provides training and practice in speaking, reading, and writing with initial emphasis on speaking and listening. Basic grammar, vocabulary, and cultural skills are learned gradually through practice in speaking, listening, reading, and writing, with priority on the spoken language. Folktales, other texts, and film selections will be used to help introduce important aspects of Swahili culture and the use of the language in wide areas of Africa.
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3.00 Credits
Society Sector. All classes. Barnes.During the semester we will focus on the people and communities of sub-Saharan Africa and on the ways people represent, reflect on, and react to various aspects and issues in their lives and the institutions which dominate their communities. We will focus particularly on the history, contemporary expression, and inter-relationships among politics, religion and aesthetic practice. Members of Penn's African Studies community will share their expertise with the class and introduce the University's Africa resources. Texts consist of weekly readings, films, and recordings; and class members will be expected to attend several lectures outside of class.
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