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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of the anatomy of contemporary racism in the U.S. Examination of the socioeconomic structure, especially in the urban setting, as the dynamic creating and recreating institutional racism. 3 credits
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Materialist analysis of problems associated with underdevelopment in Africa. Origin and evolution of the "anatomy" of underdevelopment through the conceptof "structured dependence." Investigation of trade,colonialization, foreign ownership of means of production and dependence on the world market. Examination of alternative development strategies, including socialist planning. 3 credits
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Methods of organizing Black communities to alter the responsiveness of institutions, assume control of them, or replace them. Heavy emphasis on the theories of power, politics and community control along with practical examples. 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the "cultural difference" in the processof aging and its influence on resultant behavior patterns. Emphasis on comparison of traditional theories of aging with new data produced from an analysis of the "ethnic" variable.Topics include historical perspectives, demography, research methodology, theoretical orientations, social intervention and socioeconomic living circumstances. 3 credits
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Study of mass media from a Black perspective. Covers a broad outline of the history of media and its developments, paralleling Black media and White media, and the impact each has had on the other and the institutions of our society. 3 credits
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Social and material cultures of Africa through time, emphasizing the unity and diversity of the continent and its people. 3 credits
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This course will examine the African Diasporas in the United States in the post World War II era. It will, however, briefly examine immigration from the Caribbean in the early 20th Century. It will examine the new wave of immigration of blacks to the U.S. from Africa, the Caribbean and the rest of the World after the passage of less strict immigration laws in the 1960s. How did this new immigration of blacks change relations between the overall black population and the rest of the country? What are relationships like between the various black ethnic groups? What are their religious, social and political conditions? What kinds of relationships have they maintain with their home countries? What roles are the new Black immigrant groups in the country playing in the relationships between African Americans and the people in their home countries? 3 credits
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This course will entail a critical assessment of the Africa's position internationally, and of the challenges, as well as the opportunities, to African countries from current global economic and political phenomena. The purpose of this course is to analyze the foreign policy relations of African States, in light of their position in the global division of labor and their political, economic and ideological attributes. 3 credits
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This is an introductory level survey course that explores the social, cultural, and political factors that shaped the Black literary experience in the Americas, Africa and the Caribbean. Examining the work (poetry, prose, plays, and short stories) of contemporary mainland and diasporic authors, this course will be studied by major themes, some of which include post/colonial struggles, neo-colonialism, African and New World religions, culture (clash), race and racism, gender, materialism and spirituality. 3 credits
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Survey of the major developments in Black literature since the 19th century. Literature in view of social, political and cultural movements of African-Americans. Comparisons with some works of Africans throughout the diaspora. 3 credits
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