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Academic Year 2004/2005

Anthropology of African Americans
ANTH 270 SP
Crosslistings:
AFAM 270
AMST 270

This course surveys the ways20th-century anthropologists and African American intellectuals have analyzed African American communities and cultures in the U.S. We will examine the development of anthropological discussions about race and culture, the black family, African American identity, and the African Diaspora and explore how they have intersected with political and intellectual movements.

MAJOR READINGS

Selections from W.E.B. Du Bois and Franz Boas
BLACK METROPOLIS, St. Clair Drake and Horace Cayton
THE BIRTH OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE, Sidney Mintz and Richard Price
MULES AND MEN, Zora Neale Hurston
DRYLONGSO, John Gwaltney
ALL OUR KIN, Carol Stack

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Mid-term, short papers, take home final.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS ANTH    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005

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