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3.00 Credits
The course focuses on slavery in a comparative perspective with a particular emphasis on Africa and the Americas, so students understand the differences while assessing the similarities. Topics discussed include the economics of slavery, the religious, ideological and political justifications, the ethical and legal considerations, women's status and role, and changes in the systems from within and from without.
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Texts from Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba are studied with special attention to the relationship of the works to their social and political context, and to the region's history of slavery, colonization and decolonization. This course also includes literary works from some regions of Venezuela, Columbia and Panama, which share some aspects of Caribbean culture and history.
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3.00 Credits
The course discusses the social, economic, cultural and literary significance of the New Negro Movement of the Harlem Renaissance from 1919 to 1929 and the impact it had on the self-defining of black people and the establishment of twentieth century Pan-Africanism. ( Fall)
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3.00 Credits
In this course focused on Latin America, students explore what is a poem and what are the appropriate ways of reading Latin American poets. Classes begin with a review of the technical devices of poetry - rhythm and metrics, imagery and language - and move on to explore a poem as the rhythmic revelation of intuitive truth. Major works written by such poets as Gabriela Mistral, Octavio Paz, Claribel Alegria, Luis Pales Matos, Gioconda Belli, Cesar Vallejo, etc. will be read.
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3.00 Credits
The course explores the centrality of Islam in African history, from the pre-colonial era to present times. Political events provide the framework while social change epitomizes the impact. Major themes include the diffusion of Islam, the role of slavery and conquest, women's status and role, the economic frame of Islamization, and the currents political and social challenges. ( Spring)
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This course examines the history of modern Nigeria from 1800 to the present. The subjects will include the 19th- century political and religious revolutions, the rise of commodity commerce, Christian missionary activity, British imperialism and Nigerian resistance, colonial rule and its political, economic, and cultural aspects, Nigerian freedom struggles, the attainment of independence, political, economic and social developments since independence. ( Fall)
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the role of women of African descent in various efforts to eradicate discrimination based on race in the western hemisphere. In particular the course will focus on the socio-cultural effects of religion, slavery and discriminatory laws and customs, and the impact they have upon the role of women of African descent in the western hemisphere. ( Fall)
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses contemporary politics in continental Africa including: theoretical debates on methodology and contending definitions. It includes case studies of selected African countries with a focus on intricate webs of social relations, political struggles and change, political economy, international relations, colonialism and neo-colonialism. ( Spring)
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the foreign policies of major African states: their relationships with industrialized countries in Western Europe and North America; their relationships with other developing countries in the Third World; their intraregional conflicts; and their participation in global affairs through the United Nations and its specialized agencies for the promotion of human rights, economic and social development of the third World nations. ( Spring)
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3.00 Credits
Despite being the cradle from which all current human societies probably emerged, Africa is still the continent associated with "discovery". This may reflect the prejudices or fantasies of outsiders, but more likely the perception of Africa as the "other," especially in the West. This course covers the major historical periods from early humanity to the present. The main objective is to acquaint students with the process through which the dominant West elaborates and popularizes its vision of Africa and Africans. ( Spring)
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