AFRS14
Disaster, Displacement, Diaspora
Africana
BC
Subject code
AFR
Course Number
S14
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
C. Shepard
Course Long Title
Disaster, Displacement, Diaspora
Description
This course examines how natural and social disasters cause dislocation and forced displacement in Black and indigenous communities. Students consider the natural and manmade calamities that cause movement and migration, and analyze how communities survive such shifts by refashioning old notions of home and by keeping community bonds strong while settling in new spaces.
Writing Credit
No writing credit
Departmental Course Attributes - Major/Minor Requirements
(Africana: Diaspora)
INDS Program Relationship
IDAF - AFR Program