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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically This course examines archaeological and historical studies of people of African descent in the Americas, beginning with the transatlantic slave trade to the early twentieth century. The major objective of this course is to understand the diverse material worlds of African Diasporic communities within the greater historiographies of the Atlantic world. The course reviews archaeological methods, material patterns of African and African-American cultural practices, and the public meanings of minority archaeologies. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Same as ANTH 142.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 An exploration of the literature of the English-speaking Caribbean (Antigua, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, and Trinidad). Emphasis is placed on the ways in which this literature deals with the experience of slavery, colonization, and independence and the ways in which it treats such issues and themes as regional identity, color, race, class, gender, and family relations. Attention is also given to the ways in which the literature and culture of the Caribbean makes use of such cultural elements as Carnival and vernacular Africanized English known as patois and creole. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Same as ENGL 168.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically These courses deal with innovative or advanced topics and may include field projects. Students prepare individual projects on a research theme. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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This course focuses on the shared experiences of the student studying abroad and the anthropologist conducting fieldwork. Both attempt to discover and understand other cultures, and face the intellectual challenge of overcoming ethnocentricity. The course will examine the complex interaction of the nation-state and indigenous peoples in the practices of conservation and the use of communal resources.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically This course explores works by 'writers of color' and investigates the notion of assigning racial, ethnic, and cultural identity labels to works of literature. Does literature have a color Can it How is this relevant to literary study In a cross-cultural context, we will examine how works of literature reflect the history and discussion of race, ethnicity, and culture in a given society. These works also participate in and give form to issues and debates that extend beyond the work back into society at large.Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Same as CLL 193.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Examination of the historical transformation of the roles of Asian and African women in relation to the different modes of socioeconomic organization of their respective societies. Critical assessment of the impact of social, religious, economic and political systems in defining the status of women in these societies. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Same as ANTH 32, SOC 32.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Examination of literary voices from Francophone countries including Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia. Topics include decolonization and the African identity, the search for self, the contradictions of life in the colonies and racism. Readings include works by Memmi, Ben Jelloun, Snow-Fall, Senghor. All works are read and discussed in English. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Same as FRLT 43.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Fall Architecture, sculpture and painting of Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire with emphasis on the contributions of the earlier cultures of Egypt, the Near East and Ancient Celtic Europe.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Spring Architecture, sculpture and painting of Europe from c. 300 a.d. to 1400 a.d., with emphasis on the contributions of earlier European and non-European cultures. Style periods such as late Antique, Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic are covered.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Analysis of the intercultural relationships between Europe and Asia as exemplified in the visual arts from Alexander the Great through the 20th century.
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