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Academic Year 2005/2006
Junior Colloquium: Theory and Methods in African American Studies
AFAM 301 FA
The Junior Colloquium is designed to teach students to think critically and analytically about "race" as a belief system that plays a foundational role in the western world view. The seminar is intended to familiarize
majors
with classic works in the field of African American Studies, while also introducing them to key theoretical debates about race, culture, and society. Topics covered include the historical development of the idea of
race,
the intersections between race and other facets of identity such as gender and class, and the different ways in which race has been conceptualized.
MAJOR READINGS
Martin Carnoy, FADED DREAMS: THE POLITICS AND ECONOMICS OF RACE IN AMERICA
Johannes Fabian, TIME AND THE OTHER
Frantz Fanon, BLACK SKIN, WHITE MASKS
Joyce Ladner, THE DEATH OF WHITE SOCIOLOGY
Toni Morrison,
PLAYING IN THE DARK: WHITENESS AND
THE LITERARY IMAGINATION
Ido Oren, OUR ENEMIES AND US: AMERICA'S RIVALRIES AND THE MAKING OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Ernesto Sagás, RACE AND POLITICS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Short essays, oral presentations, and a final seminar paper.
COURSE FORMAT:
Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AFAM
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Eudell,Demetrius L.
- Times: ...W... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: ZLKA202;
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 20)
- SR. major: X Jr. major: 20
- SR. non-major: X Jr. non-major: X SO: X FR: X
Special Attributes:
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Last Updated on MAR-30-2006
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