2009 Fall AAAS 106A-01
Bulletin Course Description A range of disciplinary perspectives on key topics in African American Studies: slavery and abolitionism, theories of race and racism, gender and race, the era of Jim Crow, cultural expressions, political and intellectual thought, African American freedom struggles from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries, and race and public policy. Instructor: Staff
(Instructor named in bulletin description above may not be current. For current instructor, see listing below.)
Title INTRO AFR/AFR-AMER ST Department AAAS Course Number 2009 Fall 106A Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Lubiano,Wahneema Prerequisites
Synopsis of course content
This course surveys a range of disciplinary perspectives on key topics in African American Studies: slavery and abolitionism; theories of race and racism; gender, sexuality, class, and race; the era of Jim Crow; cultural expressions; political and intellectual thought; black American liberation struggles from the 17th through the 21st centuries; the development of Black/African American Studies as a cross-disciplinary epistemological project; and race and public policy.
Textbooks
Exams
Mid-Term take home examination; Final examination
Term Papers
No term paper; however, there will be a short paper or report assignments.
Grade to be based on
Written work and participation during class discussion periods.
