AFAM270

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AFAM270

Anthropology of African-Americans AFAM270 SP

Crosslistings: ANTH270, AMST270

Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on Sat Mar 8 05:00:06 EST 1997 )

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01       34      34         0

This course surveys the ways twentieth 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

THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK, W.E.B. DuBois
BLACK METROPOLIS, St. Clair Drake and Horace Cayton
AFTER FREEDOM, Hortense Powdermaker
MULES AND MEN, Zora Neale Hurston
DRYLONGSO, John Gwaltney

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Participatkion in class discussion, oral presentations, papers, take home final.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS ANTH

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Mahon, M; Times: .T.T... 1:10PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 4, Jr: 2, So: 1, Fr: 4; No Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

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