Afro American Studies Courses [005-159]

[005-159] [163-795]

AFRO 005. Introduction to Afro American Studies I. 3 crs. This course is a survey of selected major factors which helped create the Afro-American experience: the cultures of pre-colonial Africa, the slave experience in the Americas, life in post-rural and urban North America, etc. (This course satisfies the university-wide African-American Cluster requirement and Divisional Studies A requirement for non-majors and minors.)

AFRO 006. Introduction to Afro-American Studies II. 3 crs. This course is a critical consideration of the institutions and forces shaping black culture. Sociological, economic, and political factors are examined, including the roles of family, church, education and political involvement. (This course satisfies the university-wide African-American Cluster requirement and Divisional Studies A requirement for non-majors and minors.)

AFRO 101. Exploitation of the Third World. 3 crs. Critical attention is given to the economies of colonialism, neo-colonialism, imperialism, socialism, and Third World nationalism as they have influenced the AFRO American experience. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.

AFRO 103. Programs for Black Economic Development. 3 crs. This course is a historical analysis of the economic strategies and philosophies of Afro-American individuals and organizations from the early 19th century to the present. Attention is focused on the relationship between changes in the economic and occupational status of blacks and black political movements. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.

AFRO 115. Seminar on Teaching Black Studies. 3 crs. This is a course designed to answer such questions as: What is black studies? Why black studies? What shall we teach? Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.

AFRO 121. Special Topics in Black Studies. 3 crs. This course is an in-depth study of selected issues in the African and African American experience. Emphasis is placed on the dominant and contemporary political, economic and socio-cultural dimensions of this experience. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.

AFRO 122. Education in Black America. 3 crs. This course is a critical review and analysis of the historical and contemporary educational philosophies expressed by educators who are directly or indirectly involved in the processes of Afro-American education.

AFRO 131. Black Philosophy, Religion and Ritual. 3 crs. This course examines the ways blacks in Africa and the Americas conceptualize and explain their world through philosophy and religion. Various cultural and religious belief systems are examined, including traditional African religion and U.S. urban religions, voodoo, etc. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. (This course satisfies the Divisional Studies C requirement.)

AFRO 132. Politics of Black Autobiography. 3 crs. This course is an examination of black autobiography from William Wells Brown to Colin Powell with emphasis on the ideological purposes served by this literature. Attention is given to the political influence of each writer in developing black philosophical frameworks in specific historical eras. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

AFRO 133. Nineteenth Century Black Social and Political Thought. 3 crs. This course examines the relationship between social and political thought, black institutions and ideologies within the context of the struggle against slavery, segregation, racial discrimination, and economic control between l787 and l895. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. (This course satisfies the Divisional Studies C requirement.)

AFRO 134. Twentieth Century Black Social and Political Thought. 3 crs. This course is an analysis of the social and political thought of black intellectual spokespersons as manifested in the critical stages of black reactions to problems of social justice from l895 to the present. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.

AFRO 159. Senior Seminar. 3 crs. This course is for majors in Afro American Studies only. Key theories, approaches, and empirical studies in the Afro-American Studies discipline are reviewed in preparation for the departmental comprehensive examination. A research paper is required of all students. All departmental faculty participate in the course.