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3.00 Credits
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).
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3.00 Credits
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).
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3.00 Credits
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).
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3.00 Credits
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).
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3.00 Credits
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).
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3.00 Credits
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).
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3.00 Credits
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).
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3.00 Credits
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.
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3.00 Credits
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).
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3.00 Credits
An intensive study of major 20th-century African-American writers. Fiction, poetry, autobiography, and drama will be examined but one genre will be stressed in any given term, e.g., the novel. Lectures will provide historical and biographical context for analysis and discussion of the works. Students cannot receive credit for both AAAS 469 and AAAS 569. (YR).
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