Africana Studies: an Introduction

This course provides a broad overview of the issue and methods of African Studies. The instructor will use an interdisciplinary approach to consider some of the themes, questions, methodologies, and findings of Africana Studies scholarship. The course will introduce students to a selection of texts, taken from literary, cultural, and social sources; additionally, both classic and contemporary theoretical works will be incorporated. Students will explore the ways in which the field of Africana Studies has raised new questions and brought new perspectives to the humanities, the social sciences, as well as their intersection(s). The purpose is to challenge conventional disciplinary boundaries.

Offer as needed

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