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3.00 Credits
This seminar course introduces folklore as history in Africa and in the Middle East. Comparative approach to folklore is the subject of the course, as it relates to African and Middle Eastern legends, and traditional histories. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: English 1050 or AFS 2250, or consent of instructor. Credits: 3 hours
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3.00 Credits
The African presence in Asia, Europe, and the Americas is not a recent phenomenon. The dynamic, continuous, and complex phenomenon of the African Diaspora also reveals the voluntary and involuntary dispersion of Africans throughout history, the emergence of a cultural identity based on origin and social condition, and the physical or psychological return to the African homeland. Credits: 3 hours
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
Students will participate in an internship/practicum where their knowledge will be put directly into practice. They will be led through this experience with a seminar led by an approved faculty member from the AFS core faculty and, where appropriate, a person from the student's disciplinary major department. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Completion of a minimum of 15 credit hours in the AFS major. Call number obtained from AFS administrative assistant. Credits: 3 to 6 hours
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Course is cross-listed with HIST 4860. Credits: 3 hours
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
A program of independent study, directed by an approved AFS faculty member, that allows the student to pursue readings relating to the Black Experience not dealt with in other courses. The initiative for describing the project, planning the method(s) of investigation, determining the appropriate results, and securing the cooperation of a faculty member to advise the work must come from the student. Applications are available in the AFS office and must be approved by the director. Credits: 1 to 6 hours
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3.00 Credits
This topic to be announced in the Schedule of Course Offerings. The content of the course will vary from semester to semester. Students may repeat the course for credit as long as the subject matter is different. Credits: 3 hours
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary study of American culture and history, focusing on the theme of the place of the individual in the community. Students will gain an understanding of the social forces that have shaped men's and women's experiences in American culture such as region, gender, ethnicity, and race. The course explores American culture in such areas as religion, politics, sport, literature, labor, popular culture, and social reform. Credits: 3 hours
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3.00 Credits
This course looks closely at a region in America, considering ways scholars work across traditional disciplinary boundaries to construct a coherent understanding of what is meant by culture. The region studied will vary but students will take up similar questions about the history and culture, including native and immigrant populations, rural and urban spaces, diversity in its many forms, as well as regional uniformity and sense of identity in juxtaposition to notions of the nation as a whole. Credits: 3 hours
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
After completing at least 18 hours of course work in the AMS program, a student may choose to work outside the University on a regional or national project, such as an archaeological field school, or work as an intern for the Maritime Museum, a political party, or a social service agency. The program director will help to make arrangements and will evaluate the student's performance. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: 18 hours of AMS course work. Credits: 3 to 6 hours
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3.00 Credits
This final seminar for the American Studies major and minor is designed to broaden students' conception of American Studies by challenging them to place their knowledge of the culture of the United States within a global context. Students will be asked to compare some element from American culture to similar elements in other cultures from around the globe. In this way, students will come to better appreciate what is unique and what is universal in American culture. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: At least 20 hours of work in the American Studies major or minor, including AMS 2000 and AMS 3000. Credits: 3 hours
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