History of and current discourse on African American Studies as
a discipline encompassing the study of the African diaspora in
the Americas, while examining fundamental concepts, research
methodologies, and tools of analysis that inform the field.
Course is required for the certificate in African American
Studies.
Athena Title
Grad Intro African American St
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to approach African American Studies as a discipline from a critical and analytical perspective.
By the end of this course, students will be able to demonstrate a general knowledge of key moments in the development of African American Studies.
By the end of this course, students will be able to identify the complex socio-historical, political, and cultural factors that influence the critical, literary, and cultural production in African American and Black Studies.
By the end of this course, students will be familiar with important critical voices, scholarship, and research methodologies across multiple disciplines--including, for example, History, Religion, Sociology, Education, Journalism, and Health Sciences, along with select critical voices in Diaspora Studies.
By the end of this course, students will be familiar with general arguments and to be able to apply research methodologies and pedagogical approaches to current debates in African American Studies in multiple disciplines.
Topical Outline
Developing a Discipline: The Development of Black Studies
Slavery and the Slave Trade: The Making of the Atlantic World
From Africa and Pre-Slavery Civilizations to Slavery, Commodification, Resistance, and the Trans-Atlantic Experience
Slavery, Gender, and Resistance in African American Studies
The Managing of Freedom (1): Politics, Work, and Education
The Managing of Freedom (2): W. E. B. Du Bois
Studies in the Great Migration
Perspectives on the Great Migration (2 parts)
The New Negro Movement and the Harlem Renaissance
Twentieth Century Cultural Work and Activism
Interdisciplinary Dialogues in African American Studies
Debates and New Developments
Health Sciences, Public Health, Psychology, and the African American Experience
21st-Century African American Perspectives and African Diaspora Experience
