Africana Studies
TODD CLEVELAND, Assistant Professor (History)
JOHN HILDRETH, Professor (Music)
JOHN TAWIAH-BOATENG, Associate Professor (English), Director
CHRISTOPHER WHITT, Assistant Professor (Political Science)
MAJOR IN AFRICANA STUDIES. 27 credits, including 100 and 441-442. No more than 9 credits taken within the same departmental course code other than AFSP. Majors should take at least one 300-level course on the topic of both continental Africa and the Diaspora.
MINOR IN AFRICANA STUDIES. 18 credits, including 3 credits at the 200-level or higher. No more than 6 credits taken within the same departmental course code other than AFSP.
COURSES (AFSP)
101 (PP,G) Introduction to Africana Studies (3)
Examination of histories and experiences of African peoples and their descendants throughout the globe. Exploration of the commonality of experience across the African Diaspora, examining global slavery, emancipation and the different ways Africans and their descendants continue to creatively survive and thrive in, and shape their new environments.
441/442 Senior Inquiry(2/1)
Original research utilizing the methodologies appropriate to the department, area or concentration of the project. During the first term, students will examine relevant scholarship, reach critical conclusions and report these to the class. In the second term, students, in consultation with their faculty supervisor(s), will redact their findings into an acceptable format, defend their overall analysis and reflect upon the process and the conclusions reached. Prerequisites: senior standing and declared major in Africana studies.
Additional Courses
ANTH 100 (PS,G) Introduction to Anthropology
HIST 140 (PP,G) History of Africa to the Atlantic Slave Trade
HIST 141 (PP,G) The History of Africa from the Transatlantic Slave Trade to Modern Times
SPCM 210 (PS,D) Communication and Social Relationships
ENGL 237 (PH,D) Introduction to African-American Literature
HIST 273 (PP) African-American History
FREN 310 (PP) Immigration and Minority Communities in France since 1945
WLIT 310 (PL,G) Contemporary African Literature
RELG 313 (PS,D) Race, Ethnicity and Religion
MUSC 316 (PA,D) African-American Music
WGST 320 (PL,D) Life Writing
SOC 321 (D) American Ethnic Minorities
WLIT 326 (PL) Francophone Africa and the Caribbean
ENGL 333 (PL,G) Topics in Anglophone Literature
ART 342 (PA,G) Studio Art of Africa
MUSC 342 (PH,G) The Music and Culture of West Africa
ANTH 352 (PS,G) Peoples and Cultures of Africa
ENGL 361 (PH,D) Contemporary African-American Literature
POLS 362 (PP,D) Constitutional Law II: Issues of Equality
ARHI 374 (PP,G) African Art
ANTH 380 (G) Global Connections: Nations, Communities, Cultures
POLS 385 (PS,D) Race, Wealth and Inequality in American Politics
ECON 406 (PH,G) Economic Development
HIST 480 Blood Diamonds, Black Gold and Joe: The History of African Commodities
