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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course is a study of the social and psychological effects of media, such as radio, television, newspapers, motion pictures, and advertisements, upon Black Americans in a predominantly white society. A survey of the portrayal of the Black American in the mass media is also considered. Prerequisite: BLS 1019, PSY 1001, or SOC 1005, or departmental permission.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course is designed to facilitate an understanding of the role the law has played in the development of civil rights for African Americans. It examines and analyzes such critical cases as Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, and Regents of California v. Bakke. In addition, significant legislative and executive changes affecting the civil rights of African Americans are discussed and analyzed. Prerequisite: BLS 1002, BLS 1019, HIS 2060, POL 1101, or POL 2313, or departmental permission.
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3 hours; 3 credits This course examines African American economic development in a historical context from the period of the Civil War to the present. It examines Black businesses and businesspersons to see what businesses have evolved and how they have evolved. Successful Black businesses and businesspersons are examined as case studies to assist students before business plans are developed to contribute to the revitalization of business life. Prerequisite: BLS 1019, ECO 1001, ECO 1002, or SOC 1005, or departmental permission.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course is an investigation of economic influences as they relate to business locations, housing, poverty, and welfare. The dynamics and growth of the metropolitan area will be given special attention, as will the experiences and community development efforts of Blacks and Hispanics in American cities. (This course is equivalent to HSP 3016. Students may receive credit for BLS 3016 or HSP 3016. These courses may not substitute for each other in the F grade replacement policy.) Prerequisites: ENG 2100 and one of the following: HSP 1004, BLS 1005, or BLS 1019; or departmental permission.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Survey of the major religions and philosophies of Africa, including the social impact, the theology, cosmology, and the morals embedded in the religions of the ancient Egyptians, indigenous African religions, Christianity, and Islam. It covers the major philosophical movements in Africa, including the works of Plotinus, Philo and Maimonides, Clement, Origin, Augustine, and Ibn Khaldun, as well as recent developments in philosophy in north Africa and in the religions of African Americans. Prerequisite: One course from any of these disciplines: BLS or HSP or ANT or PHI or REL; or departmental permission.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course is designed to broaden students' understanding of the systematic forces and catalysts of the independence movements in 20th-century Africa. It employs the case study approach to examine the reaction of the Europeans. Each student selects a country or region of major interest as a continuing vantage point of cultural perspective for a case analysis. Finally, this course examines the postcolonial- and post-independence-era relations of economic structures, political institutions, and class formation to neocolonialism. Prerequisite: BLS 1000, HIS 2090, or POL 1101, or departmental permission.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course will examine the status and role of women of color in the traditional societies of their origin and in preindustrial, industrial, and postindustrial United States. It will consider the way that gender has interacted with culture, race, and class to determine the experience of women of color in society. Prerequisite: One course in Caribbean, Latin American, African, or United States history; sociology; or anthropology.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course examines immigration and New York City, past, present, and future. Topics covered include the intersection of immigration with economics, including entrepreneurial enterprises, as well as religion, race, gender, and ethnicity. The course examines the social, economic, and political structures of immigrant communities, the impact of successive waves of newcomers on urban culture, and the continuing debates over immigrant incorporation and Americanization. (This course is cross-listed with ANT 3035, HSP 3035, and SOC 3035. Students may receive credit for BLS 3035, ANT 3035, HSP 3035, or SOC 3035. These courses may not substitute for each other in the F grade replacement policy.) Prerequisites: ENG 2150 and one of the following courses: BLS 1019, HSP 1000, HSP 1003, HIS 1001, HIS 1003, SOC 1005, or ANT 1001; or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course charts the development of Caribbean literature in English from the 19th century to the present and emphasizes its formal and thematic aspects. Special attention is given to the influence of Caribbean geography and Caribbean history on its literature. Themes include anti-imperialism and nationalism, globalization, migration and exile, the treatment of race, the treatment of women, and carnivalesque subversions. (This course is cross-listed with ENG 3038 and LTT 3038. Students may receive credit for BLS 3038, ENG 3038, or LTT 3038. These courses may not substitute for each other in the F grade replacement policy.) Prerequisite: ENG 2150 or ENG 2800/2850 or departmental permission.
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