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3.00 Credits
Staff. Department Permission - Permit Required. This course is cross-listed with HIST 204 (Major Seminar in History: America After 1800) when the subject matter is related to African, African American, or other African Diaspora issues. See the Africana Studies Program's website www.sas.upenn.edu/africana for a description of the current offerings.
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Babou. Department Permission - Permit Required. This course is cross-listed with HIST 206 (Major Seminar of the World after 1800) when the subject matter is related to African, African American, or other African Diaspora issues. A frequent topic is "African Intellectual History." See the Africana Studies Program's website at www.sas.upenn.edu/africana for a description of the current offerings.
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Staff. This selective survey will examine a variety of the circumstances of sub-Saharan African art, ranging from imperial to nomadic cultures and from ancient times to comtemporary participation in the international market. Iconography, themes and style will be concered, as will questions of modernity, religious impact, tradition and colonialism.
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Anderson. The goal of this course is to study the role the law has played, and continues to play, in addressing the problems of racial discrimination in the United States. Contemporary issues such as racial profiling, affrimative action, and diversity will all be covered in their social and legal context. The basis for discussion will be assigned texts, articles, editorials and cases. In addition, interactive videos will also be used to aid class discussion. Course requirements will include examinations and class discussions.
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Mbeje. Prerequisite(s): AFRC 126 or permission of the instructor. Offered through the Penn Language Center. The aim of the course is to provide an overall perspective on African languages and linguistics. No background in linguistics is necessary. Students will be introduced to theoretical linguistics-its concepts, theories, ways of argumentation, data collection, data analysis, and data interpretation. The focus will be on the languages and linguistics of Africa to provide you with the knowledge and skills required to handle the language and language-related issues typical of African conditions. We will cover topics related to formal linguistics (phonology/phonetics, morphology, syntax, and semantics), aspects of pragmatics as well as the general socio-linguistic character of African countries. We will also cover language in context, language and culture, borrowing, multilingualism, and cross-cultural communication in Africa.
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Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Charles, Zuberi. This course is cross-listed with SOCI 430 (Special Topics in Sociology) when the subject matter related to African, African American, or other African Diaspora issues. Topics vary. Recent courses offered include "African Urbanization," "Race Relations in American Cities," and "Sociology of the Black Community." See the African Studies Program's webiste at www.sas.upenn.edu/africana for a description of the current offerings.
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3.00 Credits
Moudileno. This course will introduce students to recent films by major directors from Francophone Africa. While attention will be given to aesthetic aspects and individual creativity, the viewing and discussions will be mostly organized around a variety of (overlapping) themes: History; Tradition/Modernity; Urban Life; Gender and Sexuality; Politics. Class conducted in French.
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3.00 Credits
Fetni. Beginning with discussion of various perspectives on social change and law, this course then examines in detail the interdependent relationship between changes in legal and societal institutions. Emphasis will be placed on (1) how and when law can be an instrument for social change, and (2) how and when social change can cause legal change. In the assessment of this relationship, the laws of the United States and other countries as well as international law, will be studied. Throughout the course, discussions will include real controversies relevant to social change such as civil liberties, gender and the law, and issues of nation-building. A comparative framework will be used in the analysis of this interdependent relationship between law and social change.
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Staff. Offered through the Penn Language Center. The Elementary Amharic I course can be taken to fulfill a language requirement, or for linguistic preparation to do research on Ethiopia/Africa-related topics. The course emphasizes communicative competence to enable the students to acquire linguistic and extra-linguistic skills in Amharic. The content of the course is selected from various everydaylife situations to enable the students to communicate in predictable commom daily settings. Culture, as it relates to language use, is also part of the course content.
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3.00 Credits
Staff. Offered through the Penn Language Center. This course continues to introduce basic grammar, vocabulary and the reading and writing of Amharic to new speakers.
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