AFAM 200: Introduction to African American Studies

AFAM 200-001: Intro African/American Studies
(Fall 2016)

01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR

Planetary Hall 122

Section Information for Fall 2016

AFAM 200 - 001: Intro African/American Studies

Introduction:

This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to important historical, political, cultural, and artistic issues concerning people of African descent in the United States. Students will examine the historical and cultural experiences of African Americans from the beginning of the Transatlantic Slave Trade to the emerging Black Lives Matters Movement. Emphasis will be placed on developing an understanding of the role of protest and resistance in African American history. Through readings, documentaries, and discussion, the course will illustrate the multiple ways in which African Americans have protested and resisted oppression. The course promises to be challenging, stimulating, and transformational.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Interdisciplinary introduction to the field of African American studies. Includes comparative analysis of approaches, methodologies, and key concepts related to the study of people of African descent in the United States, continental Africa, and throughout the African diaspora. Lectures and discussion integrate attention to such issues as diversity and multiculturalism from national and global perspectives. Offered by African & Af-American Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Social/Behavioral Sciences
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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