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Undergraduate African American Studies

2006 Spring Term

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INTRODUCTION TO BLACK CULTURE

AFRIAMR 100

This course is an introduction to the experiences, literature, art and music of Black people. Emphasis will be placed on major Black contributions to American culture. Special attention will be paid to Black studies as a discipline.

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MODERN BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY

AFRIAMR 141

A critical examination and analysis of the status and role of Black Americans in the United States since 1865.

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1800 TO THE PRESENT

AFRIAMR 345

A survey of essays, prose, fiction, drama, and poetry written by African-Americans from the Colonial period to the present.

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AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES

AFRIAMR 392

This course will survey the historical development of the African-American Family from Africa to modern times. Significant events (e.g., the slave trade, slavery, and migration) will be scrutinized in order to ascertain their role in shaping the contemporary Black Family life. Other important social and economic forces will be illuminated to assess their impact. The latest body of literature, models, paradigms, hypotheses, and statistical findings will be critically examined to enhance understanding of modern day Black Family premarital and marital relations, adaptive patterns, and dislocations. (Offered jointly with Sociology.)

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CURRENT ISSUES IN BLACK STUDIES: SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE

AFRIAMR 396

This course deals with the key issues that fall under the investigatory domain of the social and behavioral sciences. These issues are investigated in light of the traditional eurocentric approaches of the social and behavioral sciences, as well as the approaches of a Black social and behavioral scientist. In addition, the long and short term effects of the several approaches and suggested solutions to these issues are examined critically in the context of their effect or impact on Blacks and whites.

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GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF AFRICA

AFRIAMR 461

The course will critically analyze the political events, major problems, processes and trends in Sub-Saharan African politics and society. It will also attempt to examine the prospects for economic development and democracy in contemporary Africa. Some African countries will be selected for special attention.

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INDEPENDENT STUDY

AFRIAMR 498

Study of a selected topic or topics under the direction of a faculty member.