AFRICAAM105

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Black Matters: Introduction to Black Studies

African and African-American Studies H&S - Humanities & Sciences

Course Description

This course situates the study of Black lives, known interchangeably as African American Studies, Black Studies, Africana Studies, or African Diaspora Studies, within the context of ongoing struggles against anti-Black racism. We will explore the founding principles and purposes of the field, the evolution of its imperatives, its key debates, and the lives and missions of its progenitors and practitioners. In doing so we will survey, broadly and deeply, the diverse historical, political, social, cultural, and economic experiences and expressions of the African Diaspora.

Grading Basis

RLT - Letter (ABCD/NP)

Min

5

Max

5

Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?

No

Course Component

Discussion

Enrollment Optional?

Yes

Course Component

Lecture

Enrollment Optional?

No

This course has been approved for the following WAYS

Exploring Difference and Power (EDP)

Does this course satisfy the University Language Requirement?

No

Programs

AFRICAAM105 is a completion requirement for: