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3.00 Credits
Staff This course is an introduction to African studies including African history, political development, culture and literature, economics, gender issues, and Africa's role in world affairs. To give students a deepened understanding and appreciation of Africa, they attend the Model African Union in Washington, D.C., and travel to select African countries on extended study. This course serves as the introduction to African studies. This course is crosslisted as CORE 189.
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3.00 Credits
Staff This is an introductory course to the field of African American Studies. It is interdisciplinary and utilizes materials drawn from the fields of history, sociology, literature, social psychology, and political science. It is a course which seeks to acquaint students with the cutting-edge work that is going on in this area and give students a broad understanding of the place and contributions that African Americans have made to society in the United States.
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3.00 Credits
K. Page This is an interdisciplinary course that introduces students to the field of Caribbean Studies. It uses literature, film, and the music of the region to explore the historical, societal, cultural, political, and economic development of the Caribbean. It also explores gender issues in the region. It is one of the required courses for students who seek to participate in the West Indies Study Group. This course serves as the introduction to Caribbean studies. This course is crosslisted as CORE 163.
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3.00 Credits
This course is crosslisted as POSC 212. For course description, see "Political Science: Course Offerings."
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3.00 Credits
B. L. Moore This course focuses on the African presence in the Americas. It examines the responses of Africans and their descendants to the experiences of enslavement, racism, colonialism, and imperialism from the fifteenth century to the present; and analyzes the impact of the African presence on western "civilization." It also explores the evolution of an African identity, particularly, an identification with the destiny of the African continent among African descendants in the Diaspora. This course is crosslisted as CORE 161.
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3.00 Credits
This course is crosslisted as HIST 228. For course description, see "History: Course Offerings."
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3.00 Credits
L. Rojas This course is an introduction to the development of Latin America's diverse and distinctive cultural heritage and to its contemporary institutions and civilization. The study of pre-Columbian and New World cultures of Spanish and Portuguese America focuses on the interactions of Indian, European, and African cultures and the complexities of what is known as Latin American culture. The course, though not a historical survey, examines the historical origins of contemporary social, cultural, economic, and political issues in Latin America, and in those parts of the world that have been affected by significant numbers of Latin American immigrants. The approach is broadly multidisciplinary, reflecting various perspectives and materials. The course includes lectures, films, and discussions, as well as exhibits and performances when available.
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3.00 Credits
This course is crosslisted as HIST 281. For course description, see "History: Course Offerings."
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3.00 Credits
This course is crosslisted as HIST 282. For course description, see "History: Course Offerings."
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3.00 Credits
Independent Study
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