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Undergraduate African American Studies

2011 Fall Term

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INTRODUCTION TO BLACK CULTURE (DV)(GE)

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 (DV)(GE)

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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THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE (DV)(GE)

AFRIAMR 270

This course provides lower level undergraduate students with systematic sociological understanding of the historical and current experiences of African American people. (Cross-listed with Sociology)

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CURRENT ISSUES IN BLACK STUDIES: HUMANITIES (DV)(GE)

AFRIAMR 397

This seminar course addresses the appeal of Black power as a polemic, protest and propaganda in the context of the Black experience in the United States. The primary materials will be speeches, documentaries, comic routines, mime groups, theatre and cinema. The approach is rhetorical and focuses on the ways in which statements are made and the effect they may have on the immediate audience and beyond.

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INDEPENDENT STUDY

AFRIAMR 498

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