Africana Studies 300 Level Courses

300. Introduction to Francophone African Literature. AFA 257. (3)h/cs2.
Introduction to Francophone African Literature. The Negritude (Movement) School and its impact on African Literature. Readings from the works of Leon-Gontran Damas, Birago Diop, Aime Cesaire, Leopold Sedar Senghor, and others. Graded ABCDE>N. Also

301. Early Africana Literature. AFA 201 or AFA 260. (3)cs3.
Africana literary tradition as a long and connected enterprise of imaginative expression and revision. Overview of the genres and historical figures key to the development of the traditions of Africana writers.

304. Black Social and Political Movements. AFA 201 or one course in political science or consent of instructor. (3)s.
Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of past and current movements seeking social and political change on behalf of Americans, from an interdisciplinary perspective. The Civil Rights Movement, Back to Africa Movement, spiritual movements, r

305. Topics in African Languages and Cultures. AFA 201or consent of instructor. (3) cs2.
Cultural and language investigation of specific African, Caribbean, and Diaspora areas of the world. Language and cultural skills to enable travel to various African and /or Diaspora countries. Also listed as ANT 305.

308. African Art. Junior standing or consent of instructor. Previous course in art history recommended. (3)h.
Arts of the indigenous people of sub-Saharan Africa from ancient times to the modern era. Also listed as ART 308.

310. Performance Traditions & Aesthetics of the African World. AFA 201 or consent of instructor. (3f.
The development of Black performance in theory and practice in the African world. Emphasis on theoretical foundations of Black Expression world-wide.

311. African World Performance Studio. Consent of instructor. (3)f.
Practical aspects of artistic expression through drama, poetry, storytelling, music, dance, and some visual arts. Student participation in performance offered.

313. Africana Music. A course in Africana studies or consent of instructor. (3)h/cs3.
Examination of the music developed and influenced by Africana Americans in the United States. Africana music styles, forms and performance practices that were influenced by European music; African music retentions. Also listed as MUS 313.

314. The Social Psychology of Inter -Group Relations. PSY 100 or consent of instructor (3).
Group relationships from a social-psychological perspective. Research contributions by social psychologists of Europe compared and contrasted with those of America. Review of stereotypes and assimilation vs. various cultural psychological theories and research. Pluralism; cross-cultural research methodology; conflict. Also listed as PSY 314.

319. Survey of African Literature. AFA/CPL 257 or consent of instructor. (3)h.
Introduces students to works of representative writers from all parts of the African continent.

320. Contemporary East African History.
A broad understanding of contemporary political, economic, and social history of East Africa. Historical background for major conflicts in the region also addressed.

321. Twentieth Century Africana Literature. AFA 201. AFA 260. (3)cs3.
Overview of the major genres, publishing activities, and concerns of twentieth century Africana writers and examination of at least two traditions in the development of the literature. Eras considered include pre-World War I, the Harlem Renaiss