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3.00 Credits
Examination of diverse films by African directors from former French and Belgian colonies. Interpreting their creations as both a visual text and a cultural document will help students explore a multiplicity of issues related to identity and its representation in cinema. Discussions will include a representation of gender, race, social, political, religious, and cultural questions. Viewing films from French-speaking Africa, in mostly African languages with English subtitles, students will begin to understand different cultures studied and their national identifiers. Prerequisite: FRN 305 or 306. Same as FRN 359/TDF 259. Diakité
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3.00 Credits
A broad idea of economic and social conditions in Africa and the factors that influence economic development in the region, power structures, and processes of change. Historical analysis of precolonial systems of production and exchange, and modifications introduced during the European colonial period. Examination of major current economic and political problems such as food production, external debt, and the role of the state. Reflection on the question of economic development. Prerequisites: ECO 100 and 103, or permission of instructor. Same as ECO 281. Zein-Elabdin
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1.00 Credits
Introduction to historical experiences of African Americans from the early 1500s until the American Civil War. Emphasis on the cultural and social worlds from which African Americans came in the 17th and 18th centuries and how they sought to recreate those worlds on the plantations and in the towns of the American South. Also examines the establishment of free institutions and the struggle for freedom. Same as HIS 331. Pearson
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2.00 Credits
Examines the wide range of African American political thought and social movements that have transformed contemporary American society. Focuses on the ideas and strategies embraced by African Americans as they sought equality and justice from Reconstruction to the present day. Same as HIS 332. Gosse
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3.00 Credits
With an emphasis on the 20th century, this course explores the emergence of South Africa's multi-racial society. Major themes include African state systems, European immigration and conquest, Africans' individual and collective responses to white domination, and changing gender roles. Students use historical documents, film, and fiction in addition to secondary readings. Discussion is an important component of course grade. Same as HIS 349. Anthony
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3.00 Credits
The seminar examines the responses of leading African thinkers to colonialism and its aftermath, with emphasis on North, West, and East Africa. Students read/view and discuss works by Fanon, Djebar, Nkrumah, Sembene, Ngugi, Appiah and other key thinkers, and complete an individual research project. Prerequisites: HIS 241 or 242 or permission of the instructor. Same as HIS 350. Anthony
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3.00 Credits
Study of intergroup relations, with an emphasis on processes of racial/ethnic stratification, assimilation, and cultural pluralism. Focus is on American society, past and present. Topics include the development and change of race/ethnic identities, intergroup attitudes, racial ideologies, immigration, education, and the intersection of race with social class and gender. Prerequisite: SOC 100. Same as SOC 360. McClelland
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the history and culture of at least two areas of Francophonie, such as Quebec, the Caribbean, the Maghreb, and West Africa. Exploration of the cultural, linguistic, and political interactions between France and other Francophone countries through literary works, films, and other materials. Same as FRN 364. Diakité
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3.00 Credits
Readings and research in selected topics of the political, social, and cultural history of Africa. See relevant departmental offerings for prerequisites. Recent topics include "Africans and Apartheid"and "Slavery in Africa. Same as HIS 430. Anthony
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3.00 Credits
Explores the construction and representation of African American identities in literature and music through call and response. The dialogic possibilities (between the oral and the literary, the performer and the audience, the individual and the community, etc) of call and response makes it the major medium African American writers employ to engage in the conversation on the discourses of black identities as (re)produced via various musical genres such as the Spirituals, Jazz, Blues, Rap, among others. Same as ENG 467. Permission required. Bernard
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