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3.00 Credits
A study of the circum- Caribbean, not as an expansion of European culture but as a meeting point for four cultures: Amerindian, African, Asian, and European. Special attention will be given to the following: economic, political, and cultural development; the development of multiracial societies. Disciplinary, multicultural, and comparative approach. Prerequisite: HIS 100 or permission of department chair.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of contemporary Caribbean politics. Focus on problems of decolonization, race, and class against the historical backdrop of colonialism and slavery.
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary examination of the colonial origins, Cold War/post-Cold War context for emergence as independent states, and contemporary political issues in the two-thirds of the world we call the Third World. Emphasis on the meaning of development and obstacles to attaining it. Consideration also of internal colonialism, or "the Third World in our backyard,"such as Native Americans, ex-slaves, and immigrants from the Third World living in developed countries. Prerequisite: Any 100-level POL course or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the diversity of the Caribbean American culture, the impact of colonization and slavery on the family structure, the pattern of migration, culture shock, and other adjustment issues for families; and the implications of these factors for education, politics, and social relations within the Caribbean American communities and their interaction with the host society. Prerequisite: SOC 110 or AFS 110 or 111.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on the history of modern Africa since 1850. It will explore the interaction between Africa and the West in the 19th and 20th centuries, the establishment of colonial rule and the mode of administration in the colonies, the African response to European imperialism, social and economic change under colonialism, the development of nationalism and the struggle for independence, and Africa's emergence on the international scene and its experiences since independence. Prerequisite: HIS 100 or HIS 101, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course has as its premise that the work of contemporary African American women writers such as Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Gloria Naylor, Paule Marshall, and Sherley Anne Williams can be interpreted in the context of an identifiable literary tradition with sources in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The course looks at the construction of this tradition in terms of specific literary themes and techniques, from "signifying"to communities of women that have been theorized by feminist and African American scholars. Prerequisites: GS 100; and either one 200-level literature course, or AFS 110 or AFS 111; or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines African American autobiographies from the early narratives of Douglass, Jacobs, and Washington to the self-conscious, lyrical texts of the 1960s and 1970s. The course also introduces students to theories of autobiography and the written self. Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature class or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of contemporary Caribbean politics. Focus on problems of decolonization, race, and class against the historical backdrop of colonialism and slavery. Prerequisite: POL 105 or permission of instructor. POL 220 or POL 222 recommended.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the distinct and continuous tradition of African American culture that has existed historically and continues to do so as a separate entity within the larger cultural framework of American society. Emphasis on the metamorphosis of aspects of continental African culture into African American culture. Perspectives on black music, art, language, religion, and social mores.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the cultural evolution of the Caribbean: one of the world's most multiracial societies. This course will assess the human results of centuries of intermingling by Indian, European, African, Asian, and Middle Eastern peoples.
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