Catalog 2015-2016

Africana Studies

Catalog Year: 2015-2016

Teaching Faculty

Professors Hines, Jennings, A Shutt (chair), and West

Description

Minor in Africana Studies

6 courses distributed as follows, two of which must be at the 300-level or above:

  • 2 of the following African history courses:
              HIST 250 History of Southern Africa
              HIST 251 History of Central Africa
  • 1 of the following African diasporan history courses:
              HIST 290 African American History to 1865
              HIST 295 African American History since 1865
  • 2 literature or cultural courses from the following list:
              ENGF/AFRI 358 African Film
              ENGL 245 African Novel
              ENGL 250 Women and African Literature
              ENGL 361 The Black Writer
              ENGL 455 Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka
              RELI 211 African American Religions
  • 1 additional elective from the following list of courses.
              ENGF/AFRI 358 African Film
              ENGL 245 African Novel
              ENGL 250 Women and African Literature
              ENGL 361 The Black Writer
              ENGL 455 Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka
              HIST 130 Colonial African History
              HIST 250 History of Southern Africa
              HIST 251 History of Central Africa
              HIST 280 Contemporary Africa
              HIST 281 Aid, Humanitarianism, and Development in Africa
              HIST 290 African American History to 1865
              HIST 295 African American History since 1865
              RELI 211 African American Religions
              SOCI 270 Race and Ethnicity

Note(s):

  • Study abroad courses and independent studies, if applicable and approved by the Africana Studies Program Committee, could also be used to substitute for courses listed in the first three bulleted sections above.
  • English majors and History majors may double-count only one course from their major toward the Africana Studies minor.

Program Course Listings

The courses for this program are organized into the following categories:

Africana Studies Courses

AFRI 358

African Film

A study of feature films and documentaries made by African filmmakers, focusing on issues of globalization, education, gender, popular culture and environmental change in contemporary Africa. Cross-listed as AFRI 358. Recommended: At least one previous course in African literature or African history.

At least one previous course in African literature or African history.
Literary Studies LS
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