Africana Studies (AA)

AA-225   African World LiteratureCredits: 3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): RE

Major works from African, West Indian, and African-American traditions.

AA-246   Introduction to African-American StudiesCredits: 3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): RE

Introduction to a broad range of themes in their historical context, from the African origin to the formation of African-American societies and cultures in the African Diaspora. Other themes include the rise and fall of slavocracy, the era of Civil Rights struggles, and the establishment of space for African-Americans to tell their stories as well as study their experiences and cultures.

AA-298   Special Topics in Africana StudiesCredits: 3   

Prerequisite: As announced in the course schedule.

Course Type(s): RE

An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in Africana Studies to be announced prior to registration. The course may be conducted on either a lecture-discussion or a seminar basis.

AA-302   African-American SeminarCredits: 3   

Prerequisite: Nine credits in African-American Studies elective courses.

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): RE

The culture, history, experiences, and artistic and literary expression of African-Americans illuminated by an examination of several academic disciplines that are reviewed for biases and new paradigms suggested.

AA-498   Special Topics in Africana StudiesCredits: 1-3   

Prerequisite: As announced in the course schedule.

Course Type(s): None

An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in Africana Studies to be announced prior to registration. The course may be conducted on either a lecture-discussion or a seminar basis.

AA-499   Independent Study in African-American StudiesCredits: 3   

Course Type(s): None

An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in Africana Studies to be announced prior to registration.