AFR100
Introduction to Africana
Africana
BC
Subject code
AFR
Course Number
100
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
Department/Program Faculty
Course Long Title
Introduction to Africana
Description
This interdisciplinary course introduces students to the discipline and examines the literature, history, arts, material culture, as well as sociological, political, economic, and philosophical perspectives of the experiences of people of African descent in the Americas. The course sheds light on the relationship between the past and the present in shaping Black world making, especially in the Americas. Four themes guide the direction of the course: fragmentation, exclusion, resistance, and community.
Modes of Inquiry
Analysis and Critique [AC], Historical and Social Inquiry [HS]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
INDS Program Relationship
IDAF - AFR Program
GEC This Course Belongs To
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Offering Frequency
Normally offered every year