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5.00 Credits
Second-semester Swahili language course emphasizing conversational competence and knowledge of Swahili-speaking cultures of East Africa. In addition to learning grammar and vocabulary sufficient to allow a student to perform basic survival tasks (asking for directions, buying a ticket for travel, checking into a hostel, ordering food) in Swahili, students also are introduced to authentic Swahili texts including plays, short stories, and newspapers. Students have an opportunity to practice their acquired language skills by interacting with Swahili-speakers in the St. Louis region. Prerequisite: AFAS 103D. CBTL course.
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2.00 Credits
Same as Music 109
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3.00 Credits
Same as Film 110
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1.00 Credits
Same as GeSt 116
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3.00 Credits
Same as Music 1022
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3.00 Credits
Same as Music 1021
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3.00 Credits
Africa is typically presented in the United States and international media as a continent in constant turmoil. This freshman seminar challenges this simplistic and common myth by exploring the historical and global roots of key issues facing contemporary Africa. Case studies include the 1994 genocide in Rwanda; post-Apartheid violence in South Africa; HIV/AIDS in Africa; oil and corruption in Nigeria; the legacy of colonialism; the quest for modernity; refugees and forced migration; and commercial sex work. In each of these cases students explore how the issue emerged within a specific historical, social, and global context. We investigate the implications of various forms of inequalities (e.g., between the global north and global south, within Africa, and among generations and genders) in shaping each topic and how differently situated people within Africa understand, respond to, and cope with everyday realities. Readings include anthropological and historical analysis, African literature, journalist's accounts, and popular articles. By the end of the course, students should be able to critically assess the value of using a contextual analysis in understanding problems in contemporary Africa. This class is a discussion-based seminar and students are expected to actively participate. Students are graded on a series of analytical essays, a final project, and in-class participation.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an introductory examination of classic African-American literary texts that deal with identity and the quest for self. Among authors we may read: Gwendolyn Brooks, Richard Wright, Nella Larsen, and W.E.B. DuBois. Freshmen only.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines representations of Africa, African peoples, and African cultures from the early 19th-century to the present day. Drawing on a wide variety of African and colonial source materials-including novels, photographs, art, advertising, and movies-we critically explore the ways in which historical developments and cultural products helped to shape conceptions of African identities and ethnicities. Among other issues, we address the legacy of the slave trade; gender and the construction of cultural "traditions"; colonial society, nationalist resistance, and the rise of pan-Africanism; and South African Apartheid. Emphasis is placed on critical engagement with the source materials through written assignments and participation in class discussion. Freshmen only.
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3.00 Credits
Enhanced acquisition of language fundamentals acquired in first year Swahili through performance, reading, and writing. Students gain skills performing role-plays such as asking for directions, booking a bus ticket, ordering food in a restaurant, etc. Students read more authentic Swahili texts including plays, short stories, newspapers, and poems. Prerequisite: AFAS 103DQ-104DQ or the equivalent. CBTL course.
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