African Diaspora Studies (ADS)
ADS-225 African World LiteratureCredits: 3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): ADS, GU, RE
Major works from African, West Indian, and African-American traditions.
ADS-246 Introduction to African-American StudiesCredits: 3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): ADS, 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.
ADS-298 Special Topics in Africana StudiesCredits: 3
Term Offered: Spring Term
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. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.
ADS-302 African-American SeminarCredits: 3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): ADS, 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.
ADS-498 Special Topics in Africana StudiesCredits: 1-3
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. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.
ADS-499 Independent Study in African-American StudiesCredits: 3
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in Africana Studies to be announced prior to registration. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to take this course.