Course Description
Cultural, social, and historical movements among Americans of African descent.
Athena Title
Intro African Amer Studies Hon
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in AFAM 2000, HIST 2000
Prerequisite
Permission of Honors
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will understand the historically dialectical relationship between white and Black people in American society and to recognize the agency of Black people in forming their experiences within the United States.
- Students will recognize important cultural influences that both formed and informed Africans and Europeans prior to their interactions in the New World.
- Students will understand the interdisciplinary nature of the discipline of African American Studies.
- Students will demonstrate critical and analytical skills in engaging African American texts through writing.
Topical Outline
- Traditional West African Background of the African Diaspora
- The Slave Trade and the Triangle
- The Institution of Slavery and the Slave Community
- The Slave Narrative Tradition and the Articulation of Black Identity
- From Slavery to Freedom: The Civil War and Reconstruction
- Free African Americans in America
- Black Freedom Movements
- The Civil Rights Movement and Beyond
General Education Core
CORE V: Social Sciences
Institutional Competencies
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
Social Awareness & Responsibility
The capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.
