Course Description
Independent, directed reading course for graduate students whose programs of study require courses not available in the regular AFST schedule. The course ensures access to the interdisciplinary study of African cultures and theories of African Studies by students who require grounding their inquiry in a broader context.
Athena Title
Direct Read African Studies
Non-Traditional Format
The course will require a 20-25 page paper of publishable quality. The reading list will be approximately four full-length books and 4-6 journal articles and chapters.
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Course will, among other things: 1. Enrich the study of African and African diaspora topics in the Institute with an interdisciplinary grounding in African Studies theory and thought 2. Prepare Africanist graduate students to work on submitting articles to journals and other publications 3. Encourage the creation and maintenance of an African Studies reading list
Topical Outline
In-depth interdisciplinary study with special focus on issues of: - Value and importance of oral tradition - Indigeneity - heart and soul - Ancient Africa (societies and cultures) - Colonialism - Modern Africa - Post-colonialism - Neo-colonialism - African socio-economic and political liberation