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3.00 Credits
This is a seminar course in the ethnohistory of Sub-Saharan East Africa, from the point of view of the African storytellers as well as that of the western historians. The main focus of the course will be in Upper Nile River in Sudan, and Lake Rudolf, the region known as "the cradle of humankind,'' in northern Kenya, the Omo river and its delta in southern Ethiopia, the Karamoja Plateau in northern Uganda. Credits: 3 hours
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This course will focus on the continuum to Black Pop Culture in the twentieth century, its developmental stages and its emergence as the nucleus of Pop Culture in "mainstream'' America. Students will survey Black theatre, art, music, and literature in twentieth-century America and study the institutions, persons, sites, and traditions that it inspired. Credits: 3 hours
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3.00 Credits
This course will consider the current comparative and transcontinental research on emerging issues in the field of Africana Studies. The course participants will have opportunities to consider debates in the literature from representative sites in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas. We will also look at the pioneer researchers in the field, and their innovative procedures/techniques. The students will become familiar with the research procedures needed to conduct literature reviews, interviews, direct observations, participate in community problem solving, and work with personal and official documents. The result should help the students prepare research papers and theses. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: AFS 2000 or permission of the instructor. Credits: 3 hours
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3.00 Credits
African filmmakers capture Africa's past and present experiences and imagine themselves in the future. The course examines African cultures and peoples through films, within the light of film theory and culture studies, and it addresses a wide variety of topics such as tradition and modernity, globalization, economic development, colonial and post-colonial identities, power and resistance, and gender issues. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ENGL 105 and one of the following: AFS 2000, COM 2410, ENGL 2100. Credits: 3 hours
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A survey of the significance of Blacks in the making of Michigan history. We will trace the movement of Blacks into Michigan, investigate patterns of settlement, reactions to the émigrés, and the development of the Black families and church as principal forces in the Black community. We will study the political, social, and economic implications of being Black in Michigan, both in urban and rural areas from 1790 to the present. The student will be introduced to the varieties of historical sources available for such study.Credits: 3 hours
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This course is a study of the dynamics of the Black male/Black female relationships in a variety of contemporary settings. Students are expected to assist in the conduct and documentation of the proceedings of the annual Black Male-Female Panel Discussion of social issues of special interest to the Black community, including family dynamics, male-female relationships and strategies for the improvement of those relationships. Credits: 3 hours
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4.00 Credits
This spring travel-course is designed to examine Black historical movements/moments related to the African diaspora (African American, African, and Caribbean). Students will have the opportunity to interface with historical locations, sites, and documents relevant to the era of study. Topics will vary each spring offered and may be repeated under different topics with the approval of advisor/professor from AFS. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: One of the following: AFS 2230, 3010, 3300; or ENGL 2230, 3080, 3210; or HIST 2110, 2120, 3140, 3280. Credits: 4 hours
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4.00 Credits
This seminar is designed both to examine critical issues central to the African diaspora and to produce quality research through investigating African, African American, and diaspora literature, history, philosophy, and culture from an African-centered or Afrocentric perspective. This course may be repeated once under different topics with approval of the advisor. This course is approved as a writing-intensive course which may fulfill the baccalaureate-level writing requirement of the student's curriculum. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Students should have completed one of the following: AFS 2230, 3100, 3300, ENGL 2230, 3080, or 3140. Credits: 4 hours
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3.00 Credits
Overview of major aspects of African history and civilization from earliest times to the present. Emphasis upon elements which contribute to the uniqueness of the African experience. The course is cross-listed with HIST 3880. Credits: 3 hours
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the creative dimension of the Black Experience as found in music, art, literature, religion, and dance. This course will also explore the influence of science and technology on the arts and identify the universal elements in these areas. Credits: 3 hours
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