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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary survey of writings, film, and music on and by black Americans from the 17th-20th century. Examines theories of race and gender constructions, performance, and power, as well as systems of image construction in popular culture. Also explores the dynamic nature of notions of authenticity and authority. Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points
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Explores, through fiction, poetry, essays, and film, the historical context and cultural content of the African American migration from the rural south to the urban cities of the north, with particular emphasis on New York, Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia. 3 points
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Interdisciplinary and thematic approach to the study of Africa, moving from pre-colonial through colonial and post-colonial periods to contemporary Africa. Focus will be on its history, societal relations, politics and the arts. The objective is to provide a critical survey of the history as well as the continuing debates in Africana studies. - A. George General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS). 3 points
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3.00 Credits
A multidisciplinary exploration of the Anglophone, Hispanic and Francophone Caribbean. Discusses theories about the development and character of Caribbean societies; profiles representative islands; and explores enduring and contemporary issues in Caribbean studies (race, color and class; politics and governance; political economy, the struggles for liberation; cultural and identity and migration.) - M. Horn 3 points
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3.00 Credits
Interdisciplinary and thematic approach to the African diaspora in the Americas: its motivations, dimensions, consequences, and the importance and stakes of its study. Beginning with the contacts between Africans and the Portuguese in the 15th century, this class will open up diverse paths of inquiry as students attempt to answer questions, clear up misconceptions, and challenge assumptions about the presence of Africans in the "New World." - TBA General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS). 3 points
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4.00 Credits
Examines medical discourse and practice in Africa, emphasizing relationships between power and medical knowledge. Topics include:medicine and empire, tropical medicine, colonial public health and social control, labor, reproductive health, and HIV/AIDS. - C. Cynn General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Engages social constructions of race and racial identity through literary representations. Our conversations will draw upon a number of articulations of race theory,including specific post-1980s Critical Race Theory. In negotiating the persistent links between concepts of race and racialized discursive practice, we will also draw into our discussions anthropological and linguistic theories about race. - Y. Christianse General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT). 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Introduces students to the origins and development of postcolonial theory, to the historical and political contexts in which postcolonial theory emerged, and to some of the central historical texts and debates in postcolonial studies. Among other topics, we will examine the Marxist analysis of imperialism; race and/in the negritude and the indigène movements; decolonization, nationalism, and gender; the critique of Orientalism; and feminism, the postcolonial state, and globalization. - B. Abu-Manneh 4 points
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3.00 Credits
A broad survey of the development of African-American musical modes of expression. Utilizes both historical and ethnomusicological methodologies to examine sacred and secular musics of slave communities and "free," inside and outside mainstream American culture. Includes studies of blues,gospel, jazz, rhythm & blues, soul, funk, and hip-hop. Analyzes social,cultural, and political issues and movements, and their impact on the development of various musical elements. - W. Lowe General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). 3 points
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4.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary survey of writings, film and music on and by black Americans from the 17th-20th century. Examines theories of race and gender constructions, performance and power, as well as systems of image construction in popular culture. Also explores the dynamic nature of notions of authenticity and authority. 4 points
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