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Africana Studies Minor

The minor consists of five courses, including AFR 201.  Students are strongly advised to take AFR 201 before enrolling in any further courses for the minor.  The four remaining courses for the minor must be taken from the core courses listed below.  These must include:

  • At least one course from three geographical areas:  continental Africa; the Caribbean and Latin America; and the United States and Europe.
  • At least one course from three disciplinary areas:  Cultural Production and Expression, Historical Investigation, and Social and Structural Analysis.
  • At least one course at the 300 level or above.

Core Requirements

AFR 201

AFR 201INTRO TO AFRICANA STUDIES

4

One course in Geographical Area Continental Africa:

AFR 253/HIS 253AFRICA IN THE AMERICAS

4
AFR 265/ANT 265/CRE 265/DAN 265AFRO-DIASPORIC DANCE II

4
AFR 332/FRH 332ART/DEMOCRATIZATION OF AFRICA

4
AHI 206/ANT 206INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART

4
AHI 356/ANT 356/CRE 356IMAGIN OTHERNESS VISUAL CULTR

4
DAN 118DRUMMING

2
DAN 162/AFR 162WEST AFRICAN DANCE I

4
DAN 262/AFR 262WEST AFRICAN DANCE II

4
ENG 311AFRICAN NOVELS

4
FRH 314/CRE 314/GWS 314/AFR 314FORBIDDEN SEX IN AFR & CARIBB

4
FRH 325FRANCOPHNE AFR THR CONVERSATN

4
FRH 328INTRODUCTION À LA FRANCOPHONIE

4
FYS 145DAFROFUTURISM

4
GOV 324HUMAN RIGHTS IN WORLD POL

4
HIS 103/AFR 103/AMS 102/CRE 104AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS TO 1870

4
HIS 227/AMS 227/CRE 227AFRICAN AMER HIST 1619-1865

4
HIS 245/AFR 245/CRE 244MOD AFRICAN HIST:1870-PRESENT

4
HIS 250ISS HIST MOD AFR 1884-PRES

4
HIS 346/AFR 346/GWS 346AFRICAN WOMEN IN COMP PERSP

4
HIS 415EAST AFRICA SINCE 1945

4
HIS 429/AFR 429YOUTH & SOC MOVEMNT IN AFRICA

4
ENG 311AFRICAN NOVELS

4

One course in Geographical Area the Caribbean:

AFR 223/GWS 223GEN/SEXLTY/RACE IN CARIBB CULT

4
AFR 260/ANT 260ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE CARIBBEAN

4
AFR 265/ANT 265/CRE 265/DAN 265AFRO-DIASPORIC DANCE II

4
FRH 314/CRE 314/GWS 314/AFR 314FORBIDDEN SEX IN AFR & CARIBB

4
FRH 407/CRE 407LA CARAIBE FRANCOPHONE

4
FRH 435EXPLR FRENCH & HAITIAN REVOLUT

4
HIS 114LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN

4
HIS 212"RACE" COLONIAL LATIN AMER

4
HIS 216MODERN LATIN AMERICA

4
HIS 327/AFR 327/GIS 327REL/POWR/SOCIETY IN MOD AFRICA

4
HIS 416RASTAFARI,REGGAE,& RESISTNCE

4
SPA 310LIT OF HISPANIC CARIBBEAN

4
SPA 329CARIBB COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S.

4
SPA 330LIT IMAG & AFR DIAS IN LAT AM

4
DAN 265/AFR 265/ANT 265/CRE 265AFRO-DIASPORIC DANCE II

4

One course in the Geographical Area United States:

AFR 117/AMS 117/MUS 117HISTORY OF JAZZ

4
AFR 123/AMS 123/ENG 123/GWS 123INTRO AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIT

4
AFR 205/HIS 205HISTORY OF THE SOUTH

4
AFR 206/HIS 206THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCT

4
AFR 240/ANT 240BLACK PARIS/BLACK NEW YORK

4
AFR 253/HIS 253AFRICA IN THE AMERICAS

4
AFR 276/CRE 276/PHI 276PHILOSOPHY OF RACE AND RACISM

4
AFR 299/HIS 299CASES AND HISTORY OF EQUALITY

4
AFR 306/GWS 306ADV READNGS OF FEMINIST THEORY

4
AFR 309/AMS 309/GWS 309/HIS 309HIST OF SLAVERY/EMANC IN AMER

4
AFR 321/CRE 321/GWS 321/HMD 321CHILD/FAMIL MULTI-CUL SOC

4
AFR 326/CRE 326/GWS 326/ENG 326BLACK GENRE FICTION

4
AFR 330/AMS 330/GWS 330/HIS 330HIST OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH

4
AFR 333/CRE 333/FRH 333/PHI 333EXISTENCE IN BLACK(IN ENGLISH)

4
AFR 335/AMS 335/CRE 336/ENG 355/GWS 335BLACK WOMEN IN PRINT & SCREEN

4
AFR 395/AMS 395/CRE 395/FLM 395B/GWS 395CHANG THE IMAGE: BLACK CINEMA

4
DAN 114/AFR 114INTRODUCTION TO HIP HOP DANCE

4
DAN 214/AFR 214HIP HOP DANCE II

4
ECO 341ECONOMICS OF THE FAMILY

4
ECO 402ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION

4
EDU 270TEACH/LEARN FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

4
FRH 422BLACK BLANC BEUR CINEMA/LIT

4
FRH 435EXPLR FRENCH & HAITIAN REVOLUT

4
FYS 145DAFROFUTURISM

4
HIS 225/AMS 225/CRE 225/AFR 225AFRICAN AMER HIST 1865-PRESENT

4
HIS 227/AMS 227/CRE 227AFRICAN AMER HIST 1619-1865

4
MUS 207JAZZ IMPROVISATION

4
SOC 203/CRE 203IMMIGRATION IN URBAN CONTEXT

4
SOC 208/AFR 208/CRE 208/GWS 209RACE/GENDER AND THE MASS MEDIA

4
SOC 293SOCIOLOGY OF INEQUALITY

4
SOC 310/CRE 310/AFR 310RACIAL IDENTITY IN AMERICA

4
SOC 408MIDDLE CLASS MINORITIES

4

One course in Disciplinary Area for Cultural Production and Expression:

AFR 117/AMS 117/MUS 117HISTORY OF JAZZ

4
AFR 123/AMS 123/ENG 123/GWS 123INTRO AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIT

4
AFR 165/ANT 166/CRE 165/DAN 165AFRO-DIASPORICDANCE I

4
AFR 265/ANT 265/CRE 265/DAN 265AFRO-DIASPORIC DANCE II

4
AFR 326/CRE 326/GWS 326/ENG 326BLACK GENRE FICTION

4
AFR 332/FRH 332ART/DEMOCRATIZATION OF AFRICA

4
AFR 333/CRE 333/FRH 333/PHI 333EXISTENCE IN BLACK(IN ENGLISH)

4
AFR 335/AMS 335/CRE 336/ENG 355/GWS 335BLACK WOMEN IN PRINT & SCREEN

4
AFR 395/AMS 395/CRE 395/FLM 395B/GWS 395CHANG THE IMAGE: BLACK CINEMA

4
AHI 206/ANT 206INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART

4
AHI 356/ANT 356/CRE 356IMAGIN OTHERNESS VISUAL CULTR

4
DAN 114/AFR 114INTRODUCTION TO HIP HOP DANCE

4
DAN 118DRUMMING

2
DAN 162/AFR 162WEST AFRICAN DANCE I

4
DAN 214/AFR 214HIP HOP DANCE II

4
DAN 262/AFR 262WEST AFRICAN DANCE II

4
ENG 311AFRICAN NOVELS

4
FRH 314/CRE 314/GWS 314/AFR 314FORBIDDEN SEX IN AFR & CARIBB

4
FRH 325FRANCOPHNE AFR THR CONVERSATN

4
FRH 328INTRODUCTION À LA FRANCOPHONIE

4
FRH 407/CRE 407LA CARAIBE FRANCOPHONE

4
FRH 422BLACK BLANC BEUR CINEMA/LIT

4
FRH 435EXPLR FRENCH & HAITIAN REVOLUT

4
FYS 145DAFROFUTURISM

4
SPA 310LIT OF HISPANIC CARIBBEAN

4
SPA 329CARIBB COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S.

4
SPA 330LIT IMAG & AFR DIAS IN LAT AM

4
MUS 207JAZZ IMPROVISATION

4

One course in Disciplinary Area for Historical Investigation:

AFR 103/AMS 102/CRE 104/HIS 103AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS TO 1870

4
AFR 205/HIS 205HISTORY OF THE SOUTH

4
AFR 206/HIS 206THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCT

4
AFR 253/HIS 253AFRICA IN THE AMERICAS

4
AFR 299/HIS 299CASES AND HISTORY OF EQUALITY

4
AFR 309/AMS 309/GWS 309/HIS 309HIST OF SLAVERY/EMANC IN AMER

4
AFR 330/AMS 330/GWS 330/HIS 330HIST OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH

4
HIS 103/AFR 103/AMS 102/CRE 104AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS TO 1870

4
HIS 114LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN

4
HIS 212"RACE" COLONIAL LATIN AMER

4
HIS 216MODERN LATIN AMERICA

4
HIS 225/AMS 225/CRE 225/AFR 225AFRICAN AMER HIST 1865-PRESENT

4
HIS 227/AMS 227/CRE 227AFRICAN AMER HIST 1619-1865

4
HIS 245/AFR 245/CRE 244MOD AFRICAN HIST:1870-PRESENT

4
HIS 250ISS HIST MOD AFR 1884-PRES

4
HIS 327/AFR 327/GIS 327REL/POWR/SOCIETY IN MOD AFRICA

4
HIS 346/AFR 346/GWS 346AFRICAN WOMEN IN COMP PERSP

4
HIS 415EAST AFRICA SINCE 1945

4
HIS 416RASTAFARI,REGGAE,& RESISTNCE

4
HIS 429/AFR 429YOUTH & SOC MOVEMNT IN AFRICA

4
HIS 458/AMS 458/CRE 458CIV RIGHTS IN NORTH, 1925-1975

4
HIS 460/AMS 460/AFR 460BLACK FREEDOM STRUGGLE

4
DAN 340HISTORY OF DANCE

4

One course in Disciplinary Area for Social and Structural Analysis:

AFR 223/GWS 223GEN/SEXLTY/RACE IN CARIBB CULT

4
AFR 240/ANT 240BLACK PARIS/BLACK NEW YORK

4
AFR 260/ANT 260ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE CARIBBEAN

4
AFR 276/CRE 276/PHI 276PHILOSOPHY OF RACE AND RACISM

4
AFR 306/GWS 306ADV READNGS OF FEMINIST THEORY

4
AFR 321/CRE 321/GWS 321/HMD 321CHILD/FAMIL MULTI-CUL SOC

4
ECO 402ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION

4
EDU 270TEACH/LEARN FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

4
FRH 314/CRE 314/GWS 314/AFR 314FORBIDDEN SEX IN AFR & CARIBB

4
FRH 413TEMPS DES PROPHETES

4
GOV 324HUMAN RIGHTS IN WORLD POL

4
GWS 354/AFR 354BLACK FEMINISMS

4
SOC 203/CRE 203IMMIGRATION IN URBAN CONTEXT

4
SOC 208/AFR 208/CRE 208/GWS 209RACE/GENDER AND THE MASS MEDIA

4
SOC 293SOCIOLOGY OF INEQUALITY

4
SOC 310/CRE 310/AFR 310RACIAL IDENTITY IN AMERICA

4
SOC 408MIDDLE CLASS MINORITIES

4

Core Courses

ANT 240/AFR 240BLACK PARIS/BLACK NEW YORK

4
ANT 260/AFR 260ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE CARIBBEAN

4
ANT 402NATR,CULT,POWR IN AFR DIASPORA

4
AHI 206/ANT 206INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART

4
AHI 356/ANT 356/CRE 356IMAGIN OTHERNESS VISUAL CULTR

4
DAN 118DRUMMING

2
DAN 162/AFR 162WEST AFRICAN DANCE I

4
DAN 165/AFR 165/ANT 166/CRE 165AFRO-DIASPORIC DANCE I

4
DAN 262/AFR 262WEST AFRICAN DANCE II

4
DAN 265/AFR 265/ANT 265/CRE 265AFRO-DIASPORIC DANCE II

4
ECO 341ECONOMICS OF THE FAMILY

4
EDU 270TEACH/LEARN FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

4
ENG 123/AFR 123/AMS 123/GWS 123INTRO AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIT

4
ENG 242RACE AND LITERARY CRITICISM

4
ENG 311AFRICAN NOVELS

4
ENG 326/AFR 326/CRE 326/GWS 326BLACK GENRE FICTION

4
ENG 493H/GWS 418TONI MORRISON

4
FRH 240/AFR 240/ANT 240BLACK PARIS/BLACK NEW YORK

4
FRH 314/CRE 314/GWS 314/AFR 314FORBIDDEN SEX IN AFR & CARIBB

4
FRH 325FRANCOPHNE AFR THR CONVERSATN

4
FRH 328INTRODUCTION À LA FRANCOPHONIE

4
FRH 407/CRE 407LA CARAIBE FRANCOPHONE

4
FRH 422BLACK BLANC BEUR CINEMA/LIT

4
FRH 435EXPLR FRENCH & HAITIAN REVOLUT

4
GOV 324HUMAN RIGHTS IN WORLD POL

4
SPA 310LIT OF HISPANIC CARIBBEAN

4
SPA 329CARIBB COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S.

4
SPA 330LIT IMAG & AFR DIAS IN LAT AM

4
HIS 103/AFR 103/AMS 102/CRE 104AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS TO 1870

4
HIS 114LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN

4
HIS 205/AFR 205HISTORY OF THE SOUTH

4
HIS 206/AFR 206CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION

4
HIS 212"RACE" COLONIAL LATIN AMER

4
HIS 216MODERN LATIN AMERICA

4
HIS 225/AMS 225/CRE 225/AFR 225AFRICAN AMER HIST 1865-PRESENT

4
HIS 227/AMS 227/CRE 227AFRICAN AMER HIST 1619-1865

4
HIS 250ISS HIST MOD AFR 1884-PRES

4
HIS 253/AFR 253AFRICA IN THE AMERICAS

4
HIS 304HIST OF HIP HOP MUSIC & CULTUR

4
HIS 309/AFR 309/AMS 309/GWS 309HIST OF SLAVERY/EMANC IN AMER

4
HIS 330/AFR 330/AMS 330/GWS 330HIST OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH

4
HIS 415EAST AFRICA SINCE 1945

4
HIS 416RASTAFARI,REGGAE,& RESISTNCE

4
HIS 458/AMS 458/CRE 458CIV RIGHTS IN NORTH, 1925-1975

4
HIS 460/AMS 460/AFR 460BLACK FREEDOM STRUGGLE

4
HIS 467HIST/POL OF RACISM/PUBL HEALTH

4
HMD 321/AFR 321/CRE 321/GWS 321CHILD/FAMIL MULTI-CUL SOC

4
MUS 117/AFR 117/AMS 117HISTORY OF JAZZ

4
MUS 207JAZZ IMPROVISATION

4
PHI 276/AFR 276/CRE 276PHILOSOPHY OF RACE AND RACISM

4
SOC 203/CRE 203IMMIGRATION IN URBAN CONTEXT

4
SOC 208/AFR 208/CRE 208/GWS 209RACE/GENDER AND THE MASS MEDIA

4
SOC 293SOCIOLOGY OF INEQUALITY

4
SOC 310/CRE 310/AFR 310RACIAL IDENTITY IN AMERICA

4
SOC 408MIDDLE CLASS MINORITIES

4
DAN 265/AFR 265/ANT 265/CRE 265AFRO-DIASPORIC DANCE II

4
DAN 340HISTORY OF DANCE

4
ENG 311AFRICAN NOVELS

4
ENG 316/AFR 316REPETITION

4