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AFAM355
Afro-American Historiography
AFAM355 FA
Crosslistings: HIST354, AMST355
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Next Offered in 9899 FA
This course will review, analyze, and critique the major
works in Afro-American history with special emphasis on
histories by black authors, books published in the past
decades, and books in current intellectual debate.
A thorough grounding in Afro-American history is required.
MAJOR READINGS
Meier & Rudwick, BLACK HISTORY
AND THE HISTORICAL PROFESSION
Curtin, THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
Deborah White, AR'N'T I A WOMAN?
Berlin, SLAVES NO MORE
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three book reports; 12 page
historiographical essay.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
00 pages weekly and
class discussion.
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 Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
About the Photo:
Reference:
Meier, August and Elliot Rudwick. BLACK HISTORY AND
THE HISTORICAL PROFESSION, 1915-1980, Urbana, Ill:
University of Illinois Press, 1986
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