AFR119
Cultural Politics
Africana
BC
Subject code
AFR
Course Number
119
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
M. Beasley
Course Long Title
Cultural Politics
Cross Listed Courses
Description
This course examines the relationship of culture to politics. It introduces the study of struggles to acquire, maintain, or resist power and gives particular attention to the role culture plays in reproducing and contesting social divisions of class, race, gender, and sexuality. Lectures and discussion incorporate film, music, and fiction in order to evaluate the connection between cultural practices and politics.
Modes of Inquiry
Analysis and Critique [AC], Historical and Social Inquiry [HS]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
Departmental Course Attributes - Major/Minor Requirements
(Africana: Diaspora), Africana: Historical Persp.
INDS Program Relationship
IDAM - AMST Program, IDAF - AFR Program
GEC This Course Belongs To
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Offering Frequency
Normally offered every year