50:014:130Introduction to African-American Studies (D) (3) A broad study of the African-American, which surveys the key issues affecting that group`s status in the United States. The interdisciplinary dynamics of history, sociology, anthropology, psychology, politics, economics, urban studies, literature, general aesthetics, religion, philosophy, and media theories. Course defines and traces development of projected images to analyze and eliminate the myths. |
50:014:300. The Slave Narratives (D) (3) An intensive study of African-American and other English- language slave narratives, including Olaudah Equiano, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, and Josiah Henson. |
50:014:301. Era of the Harlem Renaissance (D) (3) Emphasis on the historical impact of W.E.B. Du Bois, the First Great Migration, World War I, and Marcus Garvey on the African- American cultural renaissance of the 1920s. |
50:014:364. The African-American Political Tradition (D) (3) A survey of the diversity within the African-American political tradition, including assimilation, cultural pluralism, nationalism, and separatism. Examination of writings of Delany, Crummell, Turner, Garvey, Du Bois, and Malcolm X, among others. |
50:014:381. Special Topics in African-American Studies (D) (3) Exploration of a theme in African-American studies. More than one may be taken. |
50:014:401. Special Topics: Service Learning (BA) Internship experience in community service. |
