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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The intricacy and diversity of contemporary African women's writings. Focusis on fiction from various regions of Africa. Authors include Dangarembga, Ba, Okunit, Vera, Head, Aidoo, and El Saadawi. Theoretical readings locate the writings within historical, philosophical, and aesthetic traditions. 5 units, Spr (Powell, P), given once only
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3.00 Credits
How spirituality functions thematically and aesthetically in black literature; how different spiritual practices are articulated in black diasporic communities. Theoretical readings locate the writings within the historical, philosophical and aesthetic traditions of the literature. Authors include DuBois, Marshall, Walker, Phillips, Brodber, and Johnson. 5 units, Win (Staff), given once only
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5.00 Credits
(Same as ENGLISH 152D, PHIL 194L.) Capstone seminar for Philosophy and Literature programs. Preference to majors in English, Philosophy, African and African American Studies, or the Philosophy and Literature programs. Life, career, thought, and writings of DuBois. Focus on the first half of his career, interactions among his early philosophical perfectionism, his work in social theory/social science, and his literary ambitions as an essayist and novelist. Sources include Souls of Black Folk, as well as his books on history and sociology, scholarly essays, and novels. GER:DBHum 5 units, Spr (Elam, M; Anderson, L)
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3.00 Credits
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. 1-5 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff)
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3.00 Credits
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. 1-5 units, Win (Staff), Spr (Staff) For course descriptions and additional offerings, see the respective "Overseas Studies" courses section of this bulletin orhttp://bosp.stanford.edu. Students should consult their program's student services office for applicability of Overseas Studies courses to a major or minor program.rses to a major or minor program.
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3.00 - 5.00 Credits
Internal and external sources of inspiration and the practice of applying them through creative expression. Creativity as an act of manifestation in daily life. Writing exercises, improvisation games. Students perform their poetry, music, and visual art. Final class project. 3-5 units, Aut (Staff), given once only
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2.00 Credits
How filmmakers represent historical and cultural issues in Black cinema. 2 units, Spr (Barker-Alexander, J)
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3.00 Credits
(Same as AFRICAST 207.) Seminar. The theory and practice of community reconstruction and development. Focus is on the Western Cape region. How S. African communities seek to redress economic injustice and stagnation in partnership with nongovernmental organizations, metropolitan government agencies, and higher education institutions. Innovative processes of community development and problem solving across sectors of the economy, neighborhoods, and demographic groups. National, regional and local policies, and community contexts which support or inhibit such processes. 5 units, Aut (Stanton, T)
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5.00 Credits
(Same as AFRICAST 211.) Policy making in Africa and the intersection of policy processes and their political and economic dimensions. The failure to implement agreements by international institutions, national governments, and nongovernmental organizations to promote education. Case studies of crowded and poorly equipped schools, overburdened and underprepared teachers, and underfunded education systems. GER:EC-GlobalCom 5 units, Spr (Samoff, J)
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3.00 Credits
(Same as AFRICAST 212.) Public policy issues, their roots, and the conflicts they engender. The policy making process: who participates, how, why, and with what results Innovative approaches to contested policy issues. Foreign roles and their consequences. Case studies such as: a clinic in Uganda that addresses AIDS as a family and community problem; and strategies in Tanzania to increase girls' schooling. 5 units, Win (Samoff, J)
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