SPRING COURSES

Spring Courses 2012

AAS 27100-2
Introduction to African American Studies 
MWF 9:30 - 10:20
Instructor: Ms. Elizabeth Canela

This course introduces students to the conceptual and methodological principles underlying the field of African American Studies. Interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional, the course familiarizes students with literature in the field and examines historical as well as contemporary issues in a manner that crosses, intersects, and challenges traditional lines of demarcation.

AAS 27100-3
Introduction to African American Studies 
MWF 10:30 - 11:20
Instructor: Mr. Tony Perry

This course introduces students to the conceptual and methodological principles underlying the field of African American Studies. Interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional, the course familiarizes students with literature in the field and examines historical as well as contemporary issues in a manner that crosses, intersects, and challenges traditional lines of demarcation.

AAS 27100-27100H
Introduction to African American Studies
TTH 1:30 - 2:45
Instructor: Dr. Joseph Dorsey

This course introduces students to the conceptual and methodological principles underlying the field of African American Studies. Interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional, the course familiarizes students with literature in the field and examines historical as well as contemporary issues in a manner that crosses, intersects, and challenges traditional lines of demarcation.

AAS 27700
African American Popular Culture 

TTh 9:00-10:15
Instructor: Mr. Arthur Banton

MWF 10:30—11:20
Ms. Casarae Gibson

The course will focus on the production of popular or "pop" culture in the United States with special emphasis on linkages between "mainstream" pop culture and pop culture originating in the African American experience. The course will provide a sociological perspective for understanding and examining topics related to popular culture including Black film, R&B, literature, Disco, art, Rap, and Hip Hop and their correlates to topics such as the African oral tradition, folklore, and minstrelsy. Through the use of music, film, dance, literary and visual arts, and poetry, students will gain insight into ways that shared meanings and ways of life have emerged via U.S. traditions, in general, and the African American experience, in particular.

AAS 37100-1
African American Health
TTH 10:30 - 11:45
Instructor: Dr. Titilayo Okoror

 "This course in designed to address issues involved in the health of African Americans. Students will be provided with a comprehensive overview of historical forces and social factors related to the health behavior and status of African-Americans. Students will analyze the impact of cultural, educational, social, economic, political and environmental influences on health of African Americans."

 AAS37100 H
Blackness and Culture
TTH 9:00—10:15
Dr. Su’ad Khabeer

What does it mean to be black/African descendent in the Western Hemisphere?
This is an enduring question that has profoundly shaped ideas about the very nature of humanity-who counts as human and what is culture?  In this class we will critically examine this question by exploring the ways social scientist, and African descended people themselves have tackled issues of blackness, which includes both the histories, traditions and customs of black peoples as well as the circulation of ideas and beliefs about people of African descent.

 AAS37300
The Harlem Renaissance
TTh 12:00 - 1:15
Instructor: Dr. Venetria Patton

The Harlem Renaissance or New Negro Movement was a time in which “the Negro was in vogue.”  While this cultural renaissance in African American Art is primarily associated with literature, it also included music, painting, sculpture, and theater.  The course will address ideological and artistic differences characterized by generational splits and debates regarding the role of art.  We will study recurring themes such as Africa as a source of pride, black heroes and heroines, the celebration of the black folk tradition, the new urban identity of the New Negro, racism, and the critique of Western culture.  We will also address themes of motherhood, children, nature, and domestic service, which are not typically associated with the period.  The purpose of the class is to provide students with insight into the rich
artistic tapestry of the Harlem Renaissance, while also providing a space to rethink typical assumptions regarding the period.

 AAS57500
Theories of African American Studies
W 2:50-5:40
Instructor: Dr. Niambi Carter

This seminar explores the main theories of African American Studies.  By the end of the course, students should be conversant in basic theory and have the intellectual tools to understand, criticize, and apply these, and other theories of African American Studies.  This course is also designed for students to understand the potential of these theories to challenge accepted modes of knowing as well as the limitations of these theories.

 

 

Spring Courses 2011

AAS 27100-2
Introduction to African American Studies
TTH 9:00 - 10:15
Instructor: Ms. Courtney Thompson

This course introduces students to the conceptual and methodological principles underlying the field of African American Studies. Interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional, the course familiarizes students with literature in the field and examines historical as well as contemporary issues in a manner that crosses, intersects, and challenges traditional lines of demarcation.

AAS 27100-1
Introduction to African American Studies
MWF 9:30 - 10:20
Instructor: Ms. Elizabeth Canela

This course introduces students to the conceptual and methodological principles underlying the field of African American Studies. Interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional, the course familiarizes students with literature in the field and examines historical as well as contemporary issues in a manner that crosses, intersects, and challenges traditional lines of demarcation.

AAS 27100-3
Introduction to African American Studies
MWF 12:30 - 1:20
Instructor: Dr. Niambi Carter

This course introduces students to the conceptual and methodological principles underlying the field of African American Studies. Interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional, the course familiarizes students with literature in the field and examines historical as well as contemporary issues in a manner that crosses, intersects, and challenges traditional lines of demarcation.

AAS 27700
African American Popular Culture
MWF 11:30-12:20
Instructor: Mr. Arthur Banton

The course will focus on the production of popular or "pop" culture in the United States with special emphasis on linkages between "mainstream" pop culture and pop culture originating in the African American experience. The course will provide a sociological perspective for understanding and examining topics related to popular culture including Black film, R&B, literature, Disco, art, Rap, and Hip Hop and their correlates to topics such as the African oral tradition, folklore, and minstrelsy. Through the use of music, film, dance, literary and visual arts, and poetry, students will gain insight into ways that shared meanings and ways of life have emerged via U.S. traditions, in general, and the African American experience, in particular.

AAS 37100
The Black Athlete
MWF 11:30 - 12:20
Instructor: Mr. Jamal Ratchford

This course's primary objective is to assist students in developing an understanding of the historical relationship between African American professional athletes in the 21st century. Structured chronologically, it seeks to highlight and examine the affect of Black athletes on professional sports and American society.

AAS 47300
Blacks in Hollywood Film
TTH 1:30 - 2:20
T 6:00 - 8:00 film lab
Instructor: Dr. Joseph C. Dorsey
Film Lab: Mr. Tony Perry

Delving into issues of race and representation in American film, this course will examine specifically the Hollywood film tradition in its myth-making and stereotyping praxes regarding Black identity, life, and culture. From "Birth of a Nation" to "Bamboozled", we will explore the role of this medium in shaping social realities. Students will also learn film theory and criticism as well as the genres, styles, and periods relevant to the evolution of Hollywood cinema.


Spring Courses 2010

AAS 27100-1
Introduction to African American Studies
MWF 9:30 - 10:20
Instructor: Dr. Niambi Carter

This course introduces students to the conceptual and methodological principles underlying the field of African American Studies. Interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional, the course familiarizes students with literature in the field and examines historical as well as contemporary issues in a manner that crosses, intersects, and challenges traditional lines of demarcation.

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AAS 27100-2
Introduction to African American Studies
TTH 9:00 - 10:15
Instructor: Mr. Jamal Ratchford

This course introduces students to the conceptual and methodological principles underlying the field of African American Studies. Interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional, the course familiarizes students with literature in the field and examines historical as well as contemporary issues in a manner that crosses, intersects, and challenges traditional lines of demarcation.

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AAS 37300-1
Issues in African American Studies: Literature of the African Diaspora
TTH 1:30-2:45
Instructor: Mr. Gilmer Cook

This course will examine works by contemporary writers from Africa and the African Diaspora. the term "African Diaspora" refers to the various nations Africans were dispersed to during the African slave trade, including: North America, the Caribbean, South America, and Europe. This course will look into how the enslavement and dispersal of African during the slave trade influences the themes and traditions represented by writers of African descent throughout the world today. In looking at these themes as emblematic of a shared cultural history partially inherited from African tradition, students will analyze how these themes also represent the traditions and values of those nations to which African slaves were dispersed.

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AAS 37100-1
African American Health
TTH 10:30 - 11:45
Instructor: Dr. Titilayo Okoror

"This course in designed to address issues involved in the health of African Americans. Students will be provided with a comprehensive overview of historical forces and social factors related to the health behavior and status of African-Americans. Students will analyze the impact of cultural, educational, social, economic, political and environmental influences on health of African Americans."

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AAS 37100-3
The Black Athlete
MWF 11:30 - 12:20
Instructor: Mr. Kevin Brooks

This course's primary objective is to assist students in developing an understanding of the historical relationship between African American professional athletes in the 21st century. Structured chronologically, it seeks to highlight and examine the affect of Black athletes on professional sports and American society.

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AAS 47300
Blacks in Hollywood Film
MW 3:00 - 3:50
T 6:00 - 8:00 film lab
Instructor: Mr. Arthur Banton

Delving into issues of race and representation in American film, this course will examine specifically the Hollywood film tradition in its myth-making and stereotyping praxes regarding Black identity, life, and culture. From "Birth of a Nation" to "Bamboozled", we will explore the role of this medium in shaping social realities. Students will also learn film theory and criticism as well as the genres, styles, and periods relevant to the evolution of Hollywood cinema.

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Spring Courses 2008

IDIS 271-3
Introduction to African American Studies
TTH 9:00-10:15
Instructor: Ms. Mindy Tan

This course introduces students to the conceptual and methodological principles underlying the field of African American Studies. Interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional, the course familiarizes students with literature in the field and examines historical as well as contemporary issues in a manner that crosses, intersects, and challenges traditional lines of demarcation.


IDIS 271-1
Introduction to African American Studies
MWF 9:30-10:20
Instructor: Mr. Jamal Ratchford

This course introduces students to the conceptual and methodological principles underlying the field of African American Studies. Interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional, the course familiarizes
students with literature in the field and examines historical as well
as contemporary issues in a manner that crosses, intersects, and challenges traditional lines of demarcation.


IDIS 271-2
Introduction to African American Studies
MWF 1:30 -2:20
Instructor: Mr. Kevin Brooks

This course introduces students to the conceptual and methodological principles underlying the field of African American Studies. Interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional, the course familiarizes
students with literature in the field and examines historical as
well as contemporary issues in a manner that crosses, intersects,
and challenges traditional lines of demarcation.


IDIS 277
African American Popular Culture
MWF 10:30-11:20
Instructor: Mr. Gilmer Cook

The course will focus on the production of popular or "pop" culture in the United States with special emphasis on linkages between "mainstream" pop culture and pop culture originating in the African American experience. The course will provide a sociological perspective for understanding and examining topics related to popular culture including Black film, R&B, literature, Disco, art, Rap, and Hip Hop and their correlates to topics such as the African oral tradition, folklore, and minstrelsy. Through the use of music, film, dance, literary and visual arts, and poetry, students will gain insight into ways that shared meanings and ways of life have emerged via U.S. traditions, in general, and the African American experience, in particular.


IDIS 371A, 371H
H&K 490 I
The African American Experience: American Health
TTH 10:30-11:45
Instructor: Dr. Titilayo Okoror

"This course in designed to address issues involved in the health of African Americans. Students will be provided with a comprehensive overview of historical forces and social factors related to the health behavior and status of African-Americans. Students will analyze the impact of cultural, educational, social, economic, political and environmental influences on health of African Americans."
IDIS 373 , 491M & 491H
Issues in The African American Experience:
Filmic Representations of Slavery
TTH 1:30-2:20/ Lab W 6:00-8:00 pm
Instructor: Dr. Joseph Dorsey

THIS COURSE WILL SUB FOR IDIS 373!!
This class will examine black slavery at the movies from three basic viewpoints: (1) It will explore the history and cultures of black slavery throughout the Americas--that is, the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America--by comparative perspective (2) How film directors handle particular periods and the problems peculiar to them and (3) How the films reflect the social and cultural politics of the specific period in which they were made.

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