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Black Intellectuals
AFAM346 SP

Media heralding of the "New Black Intellectuals" has drawn attention to African Americans as theorists, critics, and scholars. This course will stress that current black intellectuals are not a new phenomenon by underlining the long tradition in which African Diaspora peoples have represented themselves and the interests of black communities. We will read texts by well-known and less familiar writers in order to develop an understanding how these writings have contributed to ongoing debates about race, class, identity, and power and to discussions of highly contested issues such as nationalism, feminism, integration, and Pan-Africanism.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

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: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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