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Oct 31, 2025
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AFS 500 - Foundations in Africana Studies, I
Core course required of all students pursuing a master’s degree in Africana Studies. The two-semester foundations sequence will introduce students to the theoretical issues and historiography of the Africana Diaspora. The parameters of African Diaspora studies and will cover the historical, literary, socio-political, cultural, and economic themes of the black experience. The course will provide critical examination of the global experience and promote an understanding of the Black Diaspora. Students will read the works of scholars who shaped the broad intellectual world. The required readings will emphasize the canons of Diaspora literature, including works by and about W.E.B. Du Bois, George Padmore, C.L.R. James, Marcus Garvey, and others.
3 credits
Grading Letter graded (A, A-, B+, etc.)
Offered Fall
Required Permission of advisor required.
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