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AFRCNA 0127: INTRODUCTION TO AFRICA (CORE COURSE)
This is a multi-disciplinary course intended to introduce the student
to the diversity of the African continent and its peoples. The richness
and dynamism of the African experience will be presented through discussions
of its culture, social structure, history, economy, politics and other
aspects of Africa’s development. A wide range of topics will be
covered such as:
• the geographical setting (impact of physical geography on history
and development
• the African past and present (early kingdoms, colonialism, historical
continuities between Africa and the Americas)
• the social setting (kinship and lineage, ethnicity, thought
and belief systems)
• politics and contemporary issues (political development, military
rule, apartheid, international relations)
• development issues (education and development, language policies,
women-in-development)
• traditional arts (music, dance)
• contemporary arts (literature and society)
The course will draw upon invited speakers from the University’s
experienced Africanist faculty.
AFRCNA 0212: WEST AFRICAN DANCE
This course is designed to pursue at an introductory level specific
ethnic dance forms of West Africa. These include the Yoruba of Nigeria,
the Akan of Ghana and the Mande people of the Senegal-Gambia area. The
dance cultures will be introduced from theoretical and aesthetic perspectives
based upon historical material, videotapes illustrating the various
ethnic dance forms and guest artists. The practicum will consist of
learning specific dances of West Africa, such as “Gota”
of Ghana, “Ajaja” of Nigeria and “Lenjen go”
of the Senegal-Gambia area
AFRCNA 0242: AFRICANA URBAN WOMAN
Writings by African and Afro-American women reveal similar problems
inherent in a woman’s moving from a rural to an urban setting.
The women are concerned about their families’ welfare; social,
economic, educational and cultural changes; loneliness; the quest for
greater self-fulfillment; and the acceptance that the move to an urban
setting was worth it. During this course we will look at how several
female writers in an American or African urban environment express their
feelings, view their situation, and have chosen “independence.”
AFRCNA 0318: HISTORY OF AFRICA BEFORE 1800
This course will survey the history of Africa from the evolution of
the human race to the eve of the European colonization of the continent.
Its basic aims are to promote: (1) an understanding of the historical
processes and developments that have shaped modern Africa, and (2) an
appreciation of Africa’s contributions to world civilization before
its subjugation by European powers. A fundamental approach will be to
look at Africa from the inside out, that is, to analyze African societies
from the perspective of their internal growth and development and their
reactions to external influences. Among the principal themes and trends
that the readings and discussion will focus on are: state formation,
the history of the ancient kingdoms, the impact of Islam, slavery and
the slave trade, and the European contact with Africa.
AFRCNA 0352: AFRICAN AMERICAN DANCE
African American Dance is designed to pursue at an introductory level
influences of the Black American Experience in a historical and creative
perspective. The course will cover the evolution of Black dance from
Africa throughout the Diaspora tracing traditional dances which evolved
conditionally during plantation life through the jook houses and the
concert stage. The practicum and creative component of the course will
consist of the Black dance styles and expressions which were done as
social dances, modern and jazz. This course fulfils the creative expression
selection elective
AFRCNA 0385: CARIBBEAN HISTORY
This course will examine the historical roots of contemporary Caribbean
society. Major historical developments from the period of the subjugation
of the indigenous populations through the era of slavery and the plantation
system to the rise of modern nationalism and the impact of the U.S.
intervention will be examined, as will be related socio-economic systems
and institutions. The pan-regional approach which recognizes shared
identity and experiences not only within the Caribbean but also with
Africa and the American south will be preferred, although illustrative
studies of some individual countries will be undertaken.
AFRCNA 0522: AFRICAN LITERATURE
This course will examine major works by contemporary African writers
in various genres, including fiction, poetry, and drama. There will
be some preliminary reading and discussions of the social context of
the works but the principal focus will be on recurring themes in African
literature. Eight works in English or in translation will be studied
and some supplementary critical reading will be required. Two essays
on selected themes (culture clash, racism and apartheid, neo-colonialism,
coups in Africa, male-female relations etc.) will be required: the topic
will be chosen in consultation with the instructor
AFRCNA 0523: SWAHILI 1
The Language Acquisition Institute makes it possible to study foreign
languages not available in other language departments in the University.
Up to four courses may be taken in the languages that are offered, for
a total of 14 credits over four semesters. LAI courses make use of the
most appropriate language-learning materials available from various
appropriate language-learning materials available from various sources.
Textbooks are available for individual purchase at the Book Center;
recorded material may often be duplicated through the language lab for
home study in conjunction with the Institute courses. The greatest part
of the first term will be devoted to the presentation and practice of
the basic sound patterns of the language, its fundamental sentence patterns,
and sufficient vocabulary to illustrate and practice them. An introduction
to the writing system will be offered together with the opportunity
to acquire elementary writing and reading skills.
AFRCNA 0524: SWAHILI 2
The Language Acquisition Institute makes it possible to study foreign
languages not available in other language departments in the University.
Up to four courses may be taken in the languages that are offered, for
a total of 14 credits over four semesters. LAI courses make use of the
most appropriate language-learning materials available from various
appropriate language-learning materials available from various sources.
Textbooks are available for individual purchase at the Book Center;
recorded material may often be duplicated through the language lab for
home study in conjunction with the Institute course. At the end of the
second term of the first year of study the student should be able to
produce the significant sound patterns of the language, to recognize
and use the major grammatical structures within a limited core vocabulary.
The student should be able A) to engage in simple conversations with
native speakers about a limited number of everyday situations and B)
to read and write simple material related to the situations presented.
AFRCNA 0586: AFRICAN CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE
This course is an introduction to the most basic elements of African
civilization and culture. It provides students with an interdisciplinary
understanding of African people, their civilizations, and diverse cultures.
The course focuses on African traditional life, African contributions
to world civilization, and the impact of other cultures on Africa. We
will discuss the structure of the family, the community, communal participation,
political institutions, and politics and society.
AFRCNA 0628: AFRO-LATIN AMERICA
AFRCNA 0629: AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY 1 (X/LISTED
HIST 0670)
This is a general survey course of the Black experience from Africa
to the Civil War. Topics include the following: West Africa culture
before the Atlantic Slave Trade; Afro-American culture in the New World;
the Black family under slavery; rural and urban slavery; free Blacks
in the North and South; the anti-slavery movement.
AFRCNA 0630: AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY 2 (X/LISTED
HIST 0671)
This course is designed as a general survey of the Black experience
in America from emancipation to the present. Approximately one month
will be spent on each of the following periods: Emancipation to World
War I, World War I to World War II, and World War II to the present.
Within each time period, particular attention will be paid to the efforts
by Black Americans to alter their status in society
AFRCNA 0787: BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS
This course is designed to ground the student in the study of Afrikan/Afrikan
American history and culture from and Afrikan-centeredness or Afrocentric
perspective, location, and methodology. The course introduces the student
to language of the discipline, Africalogy, i.e., Africana Studies. The
course further provides the student with the awareness of the elements
or categories that make up the Afrikan, European, and the Asian world
views. This information will provide the student with the following
learning outcomes or functions to perform in their everyday lives: the
student will have acquired (1) “logical explanations of Afrikan
peoples’ experiences from the origin of civilization to the present;”
(2) will have acquired a minimum approach of a way to “develop
a holistic approach to the role of Africa in world culture;” and
(3) be able to “explain the behavior of Afrikan people by interpretations
and analysis derived from an Afrocentric perspective” –
and not a narrow, racist or stereotypical point of view. The student
will develop a consciousness of humanity on a higher level
AFRCNA 1011: THE RISE OF MODERN PAN-AFRICANIST
MOVEMENT (X/LISTED HIST 1070)
This course will survey the current of pan-Africanist thought from the
partitioning of Africa to the independence movements. Its aim is to
provide students a basic understanding of three broad developments in
the Pan-African Movement. The first section pertains to the development
of Pan-African consciousness and the people who shaped the movement.
The second explores the different variants of Pan-Africanist thought
(Liberal integrationist, Black Nationalists, Socialism, and Marxism).
The third section involves the impact of the Cold War politics on the
Pan-African Movement Issues of class, and gender and the themes of racism
and colonialism will play a part in the analyses of these development.
AFRCNA 1012: EARLY 20TH CENTURY BLACK SOCIAL
MOVEMENTS
This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth knowledge
of the evolution and struggle of the resistant, social movements against
Jim Crow laws and lynching at the turn of the 20th century to the civil
rights, Black power and nationalist movements in the sixties. The purpose
is to examine and analyze the political and nationalist organizations
that advanced the cultural, social and economic equality of the African
America. This includes the Niagara Movement, NAACP, UNIA, Pan-African
Congress, the shift from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party,
the migration pattern during and after the depression, the Phillip Randolph’s
labor movement, the National Council of Negro Women, African American
relationship with the Communist Party, the civil rights and Black Power
movements and the Nation of Islam. We will also examine the racial conflict
between white and Black labor movements and attempts at unity. Through
the use of historical texts of a topical nature, biographies, autobiographies
and films, students analyze the historical context in which the African
American combated lynching, Jim Crow laws, racial, cultural and economic
oppression in the 20th century toward the recovery of black dignity
and race pride.
AFRCNA 1021: HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
This course will focus on the global ramifications and impact of the
African Diaspora. It will examine the historical roots of the African
Diaspora and the triangular relationship between the African homeland
and its European and American Diasporas. The central thrust of our study
will incorporate the political, economic, cultural and intellectual
frameworks for conceptualizing the American Diaspora. Of particular
importance will be an examination of the role of the trans-Atlantic
slave trade played in the creation of a new global economic order and
its impact on the Diaspora identities. In this respect, the dialectical
relationship between Africa and its Diaspora will be examined, using
movements such as Pan-Africanism and cultural productions such as music
and fabrics as case studies. The teaching method will combine lectures
with a colloquial format.
AFRCNA 1026: AFRICAN PRESENCE IN LATIN AMERICAN
LIT (X/LISTED SPAN 1707)
The primary objective of this course is to provide students with a concrete
frame of reference for the African presence in Latin America. It aims
also to foster an appreciation for the meaning, significance, and widespread
influence of the African Diaspora, by way of a general introduction
to the human and cultural elements of African origin in the Spanish-,
Portuguese-, and French-speaking countries in the region. Where necessary
and/or appropriate, the course will compare and contrast the social
and racial dynamic of the United States with these other countries in
the hemisphere to foster an appreciation for the specificity and universality
of the experience of Latin Americas of African descent.
AFRCNA 1030: AFRICAN POLITICS
This course is designed as a basic introduction to the study of African
politics. An examination will be made of the major theories and issues
in African politics. The course focuses on the historical evolution
of the African political systems, and the comparative analysis of selected
features of African political systems. We will emphasize authoritarianism
in African systems (traditional, colonial rule, one-party dictatorships
and military regimes), and the crisis of political legitimacy. This
course will also emphasize the African search for democracy, and the
challenges of democracy in Africa through various military transition
programs to civilian rule.
AFRCNA 1039: HISTORY OF CARIBBEAN SLAVERY
The purpose of this course is to help students understand and appreciate
the historical experience and implication of Caribbean slavery. The
origins, nature and ramifications of the institution of slavery in the
Caribbean will be examined against a comparative background of slavery
in classical, African and American societies. Special issues to be discussed
will include the economics and demography of slavery, the plantation
system, resistance and the disintegration of slave systems, resistance
and the disintegration of slave systems, development of Creole societies,
and the role of slave women. Attention will also be given to constructions
of slave identity and an examination of race relations and the legacy
of slavery. Case studies of selected slave communities will be undertaken
to illustrate and highlight principal themes and ideas.
AFRCNA 1046: AFRICAN POETRY
This course will examine several principal streams of African poetry,
and will focus on certain specific aspects – the oral tradition,
griots, Negritude, European influences, and themes in contemporary African
poetry. The course also examines a variety of poetic forms, both in
the African and Western poetic traditions. Students will be encouraged
to focus on specific poets or countries or forms for their essays. Several
anthologies and critical studies will be used and there will be supplementary
material in the form of handouts.
AFRCNA 1047: FRANCOPHONE AFRICANA LITERATURE
Unknown to many in the United States, several of the presidents of African
countries are writers of fiction and poetry. One of these writers is
Leopold Sedar Senghor, the former president of Senegal, West Africa,
member of the French Academy and author of several collections of poetry.
Reading poetry, folklore, and novels produced by African writers from
French-speaking countries sheds light on the issues confronting people
living in developing nations such as polygyny, rapid urbanization, assimilation,
post-independence, the marginal man or woman, myths and rituals, and
the concept of negritude. The course will be taught in English with
readings in English translations.
AFRCNA 1053: COMPARATIVE DANCE EXPRESSION
This course will focus on Black Dance in America and its origin from
a comparative and historical perspective. These perspectives will be
introduced through a critical analysis of the aesthetics, social and
political aspects and Black choreographers. The historical and aesthetic
aspects of the course will be introduced through lectures, films and
tapes, guest speakers, and viewing dance performances.
AFRCNA 1061: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AFRICA
This course focuses on the interaction between political and economic
development in Africa. The analysis of the political economy issue is
organized around the interaction between the state and markets in the
post-colonial state in Africa. It looks at historical origins of African
underdevelopment, the nature of development process, and international
dimensions of African development (foreign trade, foreign and structural
adjustment programs, and debt).
AFRCNA 1704: AFRICANA WORLD LITERATURE (X/LISTED
ENGLIT 1715)
Despite their geographical and cultural differences, writers from the
Caribbean, Africa and the United States have undergone similar experiences
of oppression, problems of self-identity, and the quest for self-respect.
These similarities will be discussed in class based upon the chosen
texts. Thus, the prose, essays, poems, and autobiographies of these
three groups of Black writers will be compared in terms of differences
and similarities.
AFRCNA 1083: SPECIAL TOPICS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN
HISTORY
This course will survey the current of pan-Africanist thought from the
partitioning of Africa to the independence movements. Its basic aim
is to provide students with an understanding of three broad developments
in pan-African thought. The first section pertains to the development
of pan-African consciousness and the people who help compose the movement.
The second section explores the different variants of pan-Africanist
thought – liberal integrationist, Black Nationalist, and Marxist.
And the third section involves the impact of the Cold War politics on
the independence movements. Issues of class and gender and the themes
of racism and colonialism will play a part in the analyses of these
developments. The goal of this course is to increase the student’s
use of analytical skills and promote an understanding of the impact
of ideology on the information of the pan-Africanist movement
AFRCNA 1725: SOCIAL AND HEALTH ISSUES IN EAST
AFRICA X/LISTED ANTH 1725
This course is designed to expose students to health and social issues
in East Africa. The course emphasizes the diversity of the continent
and its cultures. Students will discuss global issues as they exist
on the African continent. Emphasis will be placed on critically examining
issues and developing community based responses appropriate to local
cultural environments. Students will be expected to develop a research
proposal which will address a current issue and how it might be examined
in an African community as part of the course. Recommended prerequisites
include ANTH 0780 or ANTH 1308 or a previous course on African history
or culture, or permission of the instructor.
AFRCNA 1901: INDEPENDENT STUDY (INDP.) RESEARCH/COMMUNITY
Students desiring to take an independent study should develop an outline
of the independent study, consisting of a two to three page typed proposal
containing: (a) the substance of work to be accomplished, (b) the OBJECTIVES
of the study, (c) the METHODOLOGY or APPROACH toward completion of the
study, (d) the EVALUATION by which to determine when the objectives
of the study are met, and (e) the SCHEDULE of meetings and interactions
with the faculty sponsor that the student selects. These items will
be reviewed by the individual faculty sponsor and agreed upon before
any independent study is approved.
AFRCNA 1903: DIRECTED RESEARCH
This course is designed for students who wish to undertake individual
research under the supervision of a faculty member. Student
AFRCNA 1240: AFRICAN LITERATURE AND SOCIETY
This course examines significant aspects of contemporary African social,
political, cultural and human problems as perceived by African writers.
These problems are approached through a detailed study of carefully
selected and representative African writing which focuses attention
on the predicaments of African historical identity, the duality of the
African historical heritage, the dynamics of African social progress,
individual as well as collective psychological adjustments in the process
of rapid social and value changes. Comparisons are made between Western
and African processes of coping with the range of human problems of
alienation, self-actualization, changing patterns of marriage, child
rearing and the roles of women. It is not a course on literature, but
a course on the use of literature to study African social experience.
AFRCNA 1306: WORLD LITERATURE IN ENGLISH (x/listed
ENGLIT 1380)
This course serves as an introduction to the Anglophone literatures
of the world, and will address the issues involved in reading across
cultures. Students will study colonial literatures about Africa and
the Caribbean, and African and Caribbean novels that explore the meanings
of national independence, a range of cultural practices such as carnival
and migration. Authors might include Conrad, Achebe, Brodber, Kincaid,
Lovelace, Caryl Phillips. Nourbese Philip, and El-Saadawi.
AFRCNA 1309: WOMEN OF AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN
DIASPORA
This course is a comparative study of the complex roles of women of
African descent in cross-cultural perspective. The societies in which
these roles will be examined include western and southern Africa, the
United States, Brazil, and the Caribbean including Cuba. Among the topics
to be explored are women’s participation and/or lack of participation
in these societies within and outside the domestic domain, issues surrounding
gender relation, the impact of urbanization and industrialization on
their roles, religious and political participation, health issues, class
status, and Diaspora women as cultural workers.
AFRCNA 1310: CULTURES OF AFRICA (x/listed ANTH
1778)
This course explores the cultures and societies of Africa from prehistory
through the present. Beginning with an examination of traditional culture,
we then turn to the cultural transformations, continuities, and dislocations
experienced during enslavement, colonialism and the post-colonial situation.
A comparative approach, drawing upon both ethnographic and historical
sources, will illuminate these processes. While the course readings
may refer to various countries and regions of the African continent,
our in-depth analysis and comparison will focus mainly on three countries:
Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ghana.
AFRCNA 1331: AFRICAN LIBERATION MOVEMENTS (x/listed
PS 1353)
This course deals with theories of revolutionary political development
and national liberation struggles, and the special application to the
African continental experiences since the end of World War II. Major
emphasis is placed on the processes of political transformation in Southern
Africa, self-determination and democracy movements in post cold war
Africa, and the general problems of debt, economic mal-development,
regional marginalization, and violence across the continent.
AFRCNA 1334: MUSIC IN AFRICA (x/listed MUSIC
1340)
This course examines the historical, social and cultural background
of music in Africa with particular reference to the social context of
music, music and Islamic culture, music in kingship, music in ritual
and theatre, musical instruments and ensemble practice, stylistic elements
of traditional music, music in the Church, music in the nightclub and
neo-African art music. (Slides, films and recordings will be used to
illustrate lectures).
AFRCNA 1347: FRANCOPHONE AFRICANA LITERATURE
(x/listed FR 1089)
This course will include reading poetry, folklore, and novels produced
by African writers from French-speaking countries. The objective is
to shed light on the issues confronting people living in developing
nations such as polygyny, rapid urbanization, assimilation, post-independence,
the marginal man or woman, myths and rituals, and the concept of negritude.
The course will be taught in English with readings in English translations.
AFRCNA 1644: THE AFRICAN NOVEL
This course will examine major themes from contemporary African fiction
through a detailed study of distinguished African novels/novelists.
Themes will include: culture conflicts, the colonial experience and
neocolonialism, the oral narrative tradition, the influence of foreign
models, and human rights in Africa as reflected in fiction. This course
is designed to introduce students to the richness of Africa literature
through major works by contemporary African writers. The works come
from East, West and South Africa and are chosen to show how African
societies are depicted and, what are the dominant and recurring concerns
of these societies and their literatures? Wile there will be some reading
of supplementary material, the focus will be primarily on the texts
for their literary and aesthetic value as well as for their social value.
We will establish early on that most African literature is “committed”
literature and must be read in its socio-political context. The student
should come from the course with a better understanding of the complexities
of African societies and an appreciation of their cultural and aesthetic
richness. There will also be opportunities to make connections and comparisons
with problems and values in other societies, particularly as they relate
to Africans and African-Americans in the Diaspora.
AFRCNA 1656: HISTORY OF AFRICA SINCE 1800 (x/listed
HIST 1796)
This course will survey the history of Africa since 1800 to the present
day. Its primary goal will be to promote an understanding of the historical
processes and developments that have shaped up contemporary African
societies. Among the principal themes that the reading and discussions
will focus on will be the growth of African statecraft, European colonization,
African nationalism, and post-independence problems. An important concern
will be an appreciation of the processes of African institutional growth
within the perspectives of resiliency, change and adaptation. Thus a
fundamental consideration throughout will be an understanding of the
larger social and cultural frameworks within which those historical
developments have occurred.
AFRCNA 1711: THE CITY IN AFRICA (x/listed ANTH
1742)
This course will examine the urban experience in Africa, beginning with
the ancient Nile Valley civilizations. In spite of the antiquity of
urban life in Africa, colonial discourse and administrative practices
created the notion of the rural tribesmen whose presence in cities was
unnatural and corrupting. The course investigates this moral contrast
between town and country as it persists in the popular imagination and
serves as a potent critique of both the possibilities and perversities
of African modernity. Finally the course considers the prospects and
contributions of distinctly African solutions to the problem of globalization,
i.e., “the informal city”.
AFRCNA 1661: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AFRICA
This course focuses on the interaction between political and economic
development in Africa. The analysis of the political economy issue is
organized around the interaction between the state and markets in the
post-colonial state in Africa. It looks at historical origins of African
underdevelopment, the nature of development process, and international
dimensions of African development (foreign trade, foreign and structural
adjustment programs, and debt).
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 1725: SOCIAL AND HEALTH ISSUES IN EAST AFRICA
This course is designed to expose students to health and social issues
in East Africa. The course emphasizes the diversity of the continent
and its cultures. Students will discuss global issues as they exist
on the African continent. Emphasis will be placed on critically examining
issues and developing community based responses appropriate to local
cultural environments. Students will be expected to develop a research
proposal which will address a current issue and how it might be examined
in an African community as part of the course. Recommended prerequisites
include ANTH 0780 or ANTH 1308 or a previous course
on African history or culture, or permission of the instructor.
ANTH 1742:
This course will examine the urban experience in Africa, beginning with
the ancient Nile Valley civilizations. In spite of the antiquity of
urban life in Africa, colonial discourse and administrative practices
created the notion of the rural tribesmen whose presence in cities was
unnatural and corrupting. The course investigates this moral contrast
between town and country as it persists in the popular imagination and
serves as a potent critique of both the possibilities and perversities
of African modernity. Finally the course considers the prospects and
contributions of distinctly African solutions to the problem of globalization,
i.e., “the informal city”.
ANTH 1787: COMMUNITY HEALTH IN EAST AFRICA
(STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM) x/listed AFRCNA 1901
Students in this program will spend four weeks abroad experiencing cultural
immersion in a rural area of Tanzania and learning about the community
health and social programs and culture of this part of East Africa.
Local collaborators are various agencies in rural northwestern Tanzania
including the Nyakahanga district hospital, the AIDS control program
there plus numerous community NGO’s. The program is designed to
expose students to a broad variety of topics related to health services
and programs in Africa, public health, and international development.
Prerequisites for this program include successful completion of ANTH
1725 or AFRCNA 1725
ENGLISH
ENGLIT 1715: AFRICANA WORLD LITERATURE
Despite their geographical and cultural differences, writers from the
Caribbean, Africa and the United States have undergone similar experiences
of oppression, problems of self-identity, and the quest for self respect.
These similarities will be discussed in class based upon the chosen
texts. Thus, the prose, essays, poems, and autobiographies of these
three groups of Black writers will be compared in terms of differences
and similarities.
HISTORY:
HIST 0670: AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY 1
This is a general survey of the black experience from Africa to the
Civil War. Topics include the following: West Africa culture and culture
before the Atlantic Slave Trade; Afro-American culture in the New World;
the black family under slavery; rural and urban slavery; free blacks
in the North and South; the anti-slavery movement
HIST 0975: HISTORY OF AFRICA BEFORE 1800
This course surveys the history of Africa from earliest times to eve
of European civilization. It looks at Africa from the inside out and
aims at promoting an appreciation of Africa’s contribution to
world civilization and an understanding of the historical processes
that have shaped modern Africa.
HIST 1796: HISTORY OF AFRICA SINCE 1800
This course surveys the history of Africa from 1800 to the present day.
Major themes include African statecraft, European colonization, African
nationalism and post independence problems. Processes of African institutional
growth within the perspectives of resiliency, change and adaptation
will be emphasized.
HIST 1070: THE RISE OF THE MODERN PAN-AFRICANIST
MOVEMENT x/listed AFRCNA 1011
This course will survey the current of pan-Africanist thought from the
partitioning of Africa to the independence movements. Its aim is to
provide students a basic understanding of three broad developments in
the Pan-African Movement. The first section pertains to the development
of Pan-African consciousness and the people who shaped the movement.
The second explores the different variants of Pan-Africanist thought
(Liberal integrationist, Black Nationalists, Socialism, and Marxism).
The third section involves the impact of the Cold War politics on the
Pan-African Movement Issues of class, and gender and the themes of racism
and colonialism will play a part in the analyses of these development.
POLITICAL SCIENCE:
PS 1352: INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN POLITICS
This is an introduction to broad aspects of African politics, people,
culture and the problems of new states. Specific topics to be covered
include the early European encounter with Africa, colonial rule, de-colonization,
African nationalism, African independence movements, and the post-independence
problems of national building, national unity, political and economic
development. It is an exposure to African macro politics. (Comparative
field)
SOCIOLOGY:
SOC 1365: RACE, GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
This research practicum investigates the status of women across various
countries in the “developed/developing” worlds, using as
a qualitative analytical and historical index the relationship between
production and reproduction and the intersection of gender, class, race
and nation within the global system, and as qualitative measurement
United Nations statistics and indicators with regard to demography,
health, education and communication, work, human rights and political
decision-making, as documented in the report “The world’s
women 2005 (2006)”. Students are expected to come up with a theoretical
and research framework as well as research findings for selected group
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