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LIT Core 3 cl hrs, 3 cr Emphasis on systematic and critical analysis of style and content. Focus on cultural, social and economic values as reflected by African writers. Prerequisite: ENG 1101/EG 101
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LIT Core 3 cl hrs, 3 cr A comparative study of the work of black writers in the Caribbean from 1920 to the present. Themes such as cultural and class confrontation, cultural assumptions and values, African/Caribbean aesthetic integrity and unity of purpose in a highly complex multi-cultural society are subjected to in-depth literary analysis and synthesis. Prerequisite: ENG 1101/EG 101
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LIT Core 3 cl hrs, 3 cr The various roles played by and attributed to the black woman in literature. Traditional as well as current efforts by black writers to hold up a mirror that reflects the true essence of the black woman. Students are encouraged to peer into that mirror and see how images of black women are reflected throughout the ages. The course encompasses writers from Africa, the Caribbean and North America. Prerequisite: ENG 1101/EG 101
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AES Core 3 cl hrs, 3 cr A study of the arts and architecture produced by the indigenous African societies of Ancient Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Nubia, Ethiopia and the countries of Central, Eastern and Southern Africa. The traditional aesthetics, qualities and characteristics of regional art forms are analyzed. Slide lectures/presentations, discussions and museum/gallery field trips are included. Prerequisite: ENG 1101/EG 101
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3 cl hrs, 3 cr An examination of the thought, structure, operation and results of imperialism in human history generally, and the 19th/20th centuries in particular. European/ American imperialism in the nonwhite areas of the world: the roles of the Industrial Revolution; the imposition of Western European institutions on indigenous peoples of Africa, Asia, North/South America; colonialism; attempts by these people to reestablish autonomous sociological and cultural systems. Prerequisite: ENG 1101/EG 101
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3 cl hrs, 3 cr This course examines the interplay of philosophy and religion in the Africana World, the intricacies and interdependence of social values (culture), economics, and politics as they impact the daily life and worldview of Africans. The course also discusses the cosmogenic, mythological, ontological as well as the epistemological aspects of Africana Philosophy. The course will attempt to answer the question, "What is African Philosophy?" To provide a context for comparative analysis there will be a brief survey of some of the major philosophical traditions. The main themes to be analyzed will include the concepts of time, mind, person, art and religion. In addition, the philosophical interpretations of modern African and African American thinkers will be discussed. Pre- or corequisites: ENG 1101/EG 101, background in Humanities and Social Science and department approval required
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3 cl hrs, 3 cr Physical and cultural components of humanity's evolution. Included are discussions of cultural universals such as marriage, religion, kinships, and economic and political systems. Ethnographic data from Africa, Meso-America, Australia and Asia are presented. Prerequisite: CUNY certification in reading and writing
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3 cl hrs, 3 cr Focuses on myth and ritual as component parts of religious systems. Also deals with religion and magic, healing and religious practitioners. Students must be prepared to look at both literate and pre-literate ritual systems. Non- Western systems are contrasted with religions of the Western world. Cross-cultural analysis of structures, forms and functions, and philosophies of religions in their cultural contexts. Prerequisite: CUNY certification in reading and writing
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3 cl hrs, 3 cr Female development from a historical, economic, sociological, psychological and anthropological perspective. Focus is on readings and research concerning women with an analytical emphasis on biological versus cultural orientations in the literature. Prerequisite: CUNY certification in reading and writing
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3.00 Credits
3 cl hrs, 3 cr Physical and cultural components of humanity's evolution. Included are discussions of cultural universals such as marriage, religion, kinships, and economic and political systems. Ethnographic data from Africa, Meso-America, Australia and Asia are presented. Prerequisite: CUNY certification in reading and writing
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