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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An advanced course which examines current debates about African societies and debates about the study of Africa from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. This course is sponsored by the cooperative Africa Consortium between Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, Haverford and the University of Pennsylvania and will include students from all four campuses.
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3.00 Credits
Moudileno. This class will explore the African city as a site of colonial and postcolonial exchanges by way of twentieth-century European and African representations. We will examine, on the one hand, the status of the urban located in Africa in European works from the colonial period (fiction and non-fiction including Gide, Leiris, Londres). On the other hand, we study Africans, focusing on the dreams and transformations involved in the passage from the village to the city to the metropole. Essays from history, sociology, urban studies and postcolonial theory will supplement the study of primary texts. All readings, class discussions and written assignments in French.
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3.00 Credits
Consult the Africana Studies Program for instructions. Suite 331A, 3401 Walnut. A study, under faculty supervision, of a problem, area or topic not included in the formal curriculum.
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3.00 Credits
Staff. Consult the Africana Studies Program for detailed descriptions. More than one seminar may be taken in a given semester. Also offered throught the College of General Studies. See CGS Couse Guide. Seminars offered in the past have included "Black/Jewish Relations," "The Black Experience in the American Political Economy," "Blacks in American Film and Television," "Black Intellectual Thought," The Black Family," and "W.E.B. DuBois: Theorizing Race."
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Lamas. Urban development has been influenced by religious conceptions of social justice. Progressive traditions within Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism have yielded: (1) powerful critiques of oppression and hierarchy as well as (2) alternative economic frameworks for ownership, governance, production, labor, and community. Historical and contemporary case studies from the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East will be considered, as we examine the ways in which religious responses to poverty, inequality, and ecological destruction have generated new forms of urban development.
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3.00 Credits
Charles, Zuberi. This course is cross-listed with SOCI 430 (Advanced Topics in Sociology) when the subject matter is related to African, African American, or other African Diaspora issues. Recent courses offered include "Race, Colonialism and Methods" and "Residential Segregation." See the Africana Studies Program's website at www.sas.upenn.edu/africana for a description of the current offerings.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Hershberg. A minority of African Americans is outside the nation's economic and cultural mainstream and is in real danger of being left behind by whites and the large majority of the black population. Debate persists over how this group can be measured and even if underclass is an appropriate descriptive term. The course will explore the historic origins of this group and determine the degree to which the underlying causes of its problems are rooted in structural or cultural explanations. These questions are critical for contemporary public policy -- both what needs to be done to produce meaningful changes and the length of time required to bring these about.
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3.00 Credits
Lamas. Who is going to own what we all have a part of creating The history of the Americas, and of all peoples everywhere, is an evolving answer to the question of ownership. Ownership is about: the ties that bind and those that separate; the creation of community and the imposition of hierachies; the dream of home ownership and ecological despoliation; dependency and the slave yearning to breathe free. Of all the issues relevant to democracy, oppression, and economic injustice, ownership is arguably the most important and least understood. Utilizing a variety of disciplinary perspectives, and by focusing on particular global sites, students will assess and refine their views regarding ownership in light of their own social, political, religious, and/or ethnical commitments.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. Topics vary. See the Africana Studies Program's website at www.sas.upenn.edu/africana for a description of the current offerings.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Cassanelli. This seminar will examine the experiences of recent emigrants and refugees from Africa, including many now living in the city of Philadelphia and the surrounding region. In addition to reading some of the historical and comparative literature on migration, ethnic diasporas, and transnationalism, students will have the opportunity to conduct research on specific African communities in Philadelphia or elsewhere in North America, Europe, or the Middle East. African emigres' relations with both their home and host societies will be explored and compared with the experience of other immigrant groups over the past century. Topics include reasons for leaving Africa, patterns of economic and educational adaptation abroad, changes in gender and generational roles, issues of cultural and political identity, and the impact of national immigration policies. (AFST170, AFST517) Elementary Yoruba I. (A) Staff. Offered through Penn Language Center. This is an introductory course in Yoruba whose goals are to introduce students to the history, geographical location of the people who speak Yoruba, their culture, customs, and traditions; and to enable students to develop communicative skills through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. (AFST171, AFST518) Elementary Yoruba II. (B) Staff. Prerequisite(s): AFAM 170 or permission of the instructor. Offered through the Penn Language Center. This course continues to introduce basic grammar, vocabulary, and the reading and writing of Yoruba to new speakers. (AFST180, AFST580) Elementary Swahili I. (A) Staff. Offered through the Penn Language Center. Beginning level of Swahili which provides training and practice in speaking, reading and writing with initial emphasis on speaking and listening. Basic grammar, vocabulary, and cultural skills learned gradually with priority on the spoken language. Especially during the second term folktales, other texts, and films will be used to help introduce important aspects of Swahili culture. (AFST181, AFST581) Elementary Swahili II. (B) Staff. Prerequisite(s): AFAM 180 or permission of the instructor. Offered through the Penn Language Center. This course continues to introduce basic grammar, vocabulary, and the reading and writing of Swahili to new speakers. During this term, folktales, other texts, and film selections are used to help introduce important aspects of Swahili culture and the use of the language in wide areas of Africa.
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