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  • AAAS 368: Black Exp in U.S.-1865-Present

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    The history of Blacks in America is traced from the Reconstruction era and the rise of Jim Crow segregation to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960's and the current period. Special attention is paid to the migration of blacks to the north and the social-economic situation which they encountered there. Specific topics to be addressed include formation of the NAACP. (AY). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • AAAS 369: Civil Rights Movement in Amer

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    A survey of race relations and civil rights activities from late 19th century to the present. The principal focus, however, is on the period since World War II, especially on the mass-based civil rights movement (1955-1965) and the various policy debates and initiatives of the past thirty years, most notably affirmative action and busing. We also examine critiques of non-violence and integrationism. (AY). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • AAAS 371: African Exper in the Americas

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    The course is a survey of African populations and cultures from 1500 to the present throughout the Americas. The focus of the course is on the Caribbean and Latin American contexts of these populations, but comparisons to North America will be made. Topics include the slavery, the relationship between Africans and indigenous populations, religions, politics, music, and questions of race and ethnicity. Readings will include ethnographic description, history, biography and fiction. (YR). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • AAAS 385: Black Cinema

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    The course will examine selected films from African American and African film traditions in order to analyze how their cultural production is responsive to the conditions of social oppression, economic under-development, and neo-colonialism. How film traditions define "Black aesthetics" will also be discussed. (AY). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • AAAS 387: Southern Africa

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    The focus of this course is on the politics of Southern Africa, especially of South Africa but including Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, and others. The international dimensions of regional politics are also covered. (AY). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • AAAS 389: Odyssey of Black Men in Amer

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    This course will examine the struggle of African American men for personal, political, and creative expression. This course incorporates several literary genres (narrative, fiction, essay, drama, and poetry) and the literary voices of black men who range from professional writers to politicians, from athletes to actors. Students will be required to critically read, discuss, analyze, and write their own responses to the literature found in the texts. (YR). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • AAAS 390: Topics in Af & Af Am Studies

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    This course examines problems and issues in selected areas of African and African American Studies. The specific title of the course will change in the Schedule of Classes according to content. Course may be repeated for credit when specific topic differs. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • AAAS 403: Minority Groups

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    The status of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States with particular reference to the social dynamics involved with regard to majority-minority relations. Topics of study include inequality, segregation, pluralism, the nature and causes of prejudice and discrimination and the impact that such patterns have upon American life. Students cannot receive credit for both AAAS 403 and AAAS 503. (YR). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • AAAS 404: Dissed:Differ,Power,Discrim

    2.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    Have you ever been dissed? Why are some people targets of disrespect? This class examines the unequal distribution of power - social, economic, and political - in the United States and other countries that results in favor for privileged groups. We will examine a variety of institutional practices and individual beliefs that contribute to disrespect. We'll look at ways that beliefs and practices, like viewing inequality as consequence of a 'natural order', obscure the processes that create and sustain social discrimination. We will engage in the intellectual examination of systems, behaviors, and ideologies that maintain discrimination and the unequal distribution of power and resources. Students will not receive credit for both AAAS 404 and AAAS 504. 3.000 Credit hours 2.000 Lecture hours 1.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Discussion, Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • AAAS 449: Black Family in Contemp Amer

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    The African-American family is examined in relationship to the historical and contemporary forces that have shaped its characteristic patterns of family life. These forces include the influence of slavery, urbanization, racial discrimination and urban poverty. The patterns of family life include parental roles, family structure, kinship relations, and gender roles. (YR). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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