| Citizens & Subjects Contemporary Africa This writing seminar is concerned with the state of contemporary, postcolonial Africa. Through historical and theoretical readings as well as works of popular nonfiction, we will grapple with understanding both how Africa came to be as it is now and what models exist for its future development. One way of describing contemporary Africa has been suggested by Mahmood Mamdami, who argues that colonial societies created two types of people--citizens and subjects--and this split underscores all of the continent's major problems today. Much of our focus will be on the acts of critical thinking and of writing, from creating an arguable position and marshaling evidence to editing and revising essays. In this setting, students will grapple with the prospects and problems facing Africa today |
WRIT 049 |
303 |
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SEM |
Byala S |
Writing Requirement |
TR 10:30 AM - 12 PM |
1 |
Writing program permission required |
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WRIT 049 |
304 |
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SEM |
Byala S |
Writing Requirement |
TR 1:30 - 3 PM |
1 |
Writing program permission required |
| World Music & Cultures Draws on repertories of various societies from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas to examine relations between aesthetic productions and social processes. We investigate musical sounds, cultural logics informing those sounds, and social strategies of performance. Topics may include indigenous music theories, music and social organization, symbolic expressions and musical meaning, gender, religion, and social change. |
AFST 050 |
401 |
AFRC 050 FOLK 022 MUSC 050 |
LEC |
Muller C |
Cross Cultural Analysis Arts & Letters Sector Cultural Diversity in US |
TR 12 - 1:30 PM |
1 |
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AFST 050 |
402 |
AFRC 050 FOLK 022 MUSC 050 |
LEC |
Staff |
Cross Cultural Analysis Arts & Letters Sector Cultural Diversity in US |
MWF 11 AM - 12 PM |
1 |
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AFST 050 |
403 |
AFRC 050 FOLK 022 MUSC 050 |
LEC |
Staff |
Cross Cultural Analysis Arts & Letters Sector Cultural Diversity in US |
MWF 12 - 1 PM |
1 |
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AFST 050 |
404 |
AFRC 050 FOLK 022 MUSC 050 |
LEC |
Staff |
Cross Cultural Analysis Arts & Letters Sector Cultural Diversity in US |
MWF 1 - 2 PM |
1 |
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| Land of the Pharaohs This course provides an introduction to the society, culture and history of ancient Egypt. The objective of the course is to provide an understanding of how ancient Egypt emerged as one of the most successful and long-lived civilizations in world history. |
AFST 062 |
401 |
NELC 062 |
LEC |
Wegner J |
Hist & Trad Sector |
TR 3 - 4:30 PM |
1 |
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| African History before 1800 Survey of major themes and issues in African history before 1800. Topics include: early civilizations, African kingdoms and empires, population movements, the spread of Islam, the slave trade era. Also, emphasis on how historians use archaeology, linguistics, and oral traditions to reconstruct Africa's early history. |
AFST 075 |
401 |
AFRC 075 HIST 075 |
LEC |
Babou C |
Hist & Trad Sector |
TR 10:30 -11:30 AM |
0 |
Registration required for LEC, REC |
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AFST 075 |
402 |
AFRC 075 HIST 075 |
REC |
Staff |
Cross Cultural Analysis |
F 10 - 11 AM |
1 |
Registration required for LEC, REC |
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AFST 075 |
403 |
AFRC 075 HIST 075 |
REC |
Staff |
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F 11 - 12 PM |
1 |
Registration required for LEC, REC |
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AFST 075 |
404 |
AFRC 075 HIST 075 |
REC |
Staff |
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F 1 - 2 PM |
1 |
Registration required for LEC, REC |
| Comparative Politics This course is designed to introduce students to comparative political analysis. How can the poltical behavior, circumstances, institutions, and dynamic patterns of change that people experience in very different societies be analyzed using the same set of concepts and theories? The focus in Spring 2011 is in testing the grounds for and conclusions of those who compare - some rigorously, some not - Israel and South Africa. How far can comparative study of settler colonial countries take us in understanding state and society in apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa and in Israel insdie and beyond the Green Line? |
PSCI 110 |
OO1 |
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LEC |
Vitalis R |
Society Sector |
TR 3 - 4 PM |
0 |
Registration required for LEC, REC |
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PSCI 110 |
201 |
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REC |
Staff |
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W 2 - 3 PM |
1 |
Registration required for LEC, REC |
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PSCI 110 |
202 |
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REC |
Staff |
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W 3:30 - 4:30 PM |
1 |
Registration required for LEC, REC |
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PSCI 110 |
203 |
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REC |
Staff |
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W 3:30 - 4:30 PM |
1 |
Registration required for LEC, REC |
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PSCI 110 |
204 |
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REC |
Staff |
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W 4 - 5 PM |
1 |
Registration required for LEC, REC |
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PSCI 110 |
205 |
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REC |
Staff |
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F 3 - 4 PM |
1 |
Registration required for LEC, REC |
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PSCI 110 |
206 |
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REC |
Staff |
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F 11 AM - 12 PM |
1 |
Registration required for LEC, REC |
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PSCI 110 |
207 |
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REC |
Staff |
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F 10 AM - 11 AM |
1 |
Registration required for LEC, REC |
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PSCI 110 |
208 |
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REC |
Staff |
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F 10 AM - 11 AM |
1 |
Registration required for LEC, REC |
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PSCI 110 |
209 |
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REC |
Staff |
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F 2 - 3 PM |
1 |
Registration required for LEC, REC |
Contemporary African Art This course will explore postcolonial, postmodern developments and theories in visual arts and performing arts by Africans on the African continent and in the Western Hemisphere. Organized thematically, the course brings an original perspective on contemporary African creative productions in different local and global contexts. Examination of the art market for African artists, representational practices in major exhibitions, art festivals and art magazines, globalization, primitivism, postcolonialism, racism, exile and cultural imperialism will also be discussed.
Exposure to sculpture, painting, architecture, cinema, music, fashion design and photography through the works of El Anatsui, Chris Ofili, Magdelene Odundo, Yinka Shonibare, Julie Merhetu, Seydou Keita, Ousmane Sow, Kwame Kwei, Salif Keita, Kandia Kouyate, Myriam Makeba, Brenda Fassie, Malick Sidibe, Bodys Isek Kingelez, Cheri Samba, William Kentridge, Koteba, Xuli Bet and Esther Malangu. |
AFST 209 |
401 |
AFRC 209 ARTH 209 |
LEC |
Toure-Remch |
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MW 2-3:30 PM |
1 |
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Women in African Art Examines African women's portrayal, symbolism and contributions in visual arts in and out of Africa. Great perspective on women's roles and representations as agents of continuity and change in traditional and contemporary cultural contexts.
A thematic organization emphasizing the depiction of women as goddesses, ancestral beings, queen mothers, maternity figures, aristocrats, chiefs, religious figures, art patrons, traders, and political leaders. Body art, architecture, textiles, cinema, painting, jewelry design, and sculpture will be surveyed. |
AFST 209 |
601 |
AFRC 209 ARTH 209 |
LEC |
Toure-Remch |
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W 5-8 PM |
1 |
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| African Religions Religion permeates all aspects of African life and thought. There is no dichotomy between religion and society in Africa. Religion is therefore an essential tool for understanding and appreciating the behaviors and lifestyles of African peoples. In this course, we will survey some of the indigenous religions of Africa and examine their nature and their philosophical foundations. We will examine African systems of belief, myths, symbols, and rituals, as developed by African societies to express their distinctive worldviews. We will also raise a few general questions about the interrelationship of religion and culture as well as religion and social change in Africa, and the challenges of modern technologies to African beliefs. Focus will be on West African religions, including those of Akan of Ghana, Yoruba of Nigeria, and Mende of Sierra Leone. Questions are provided (a) to guide and direct reading (b) to form the basis for discussion (c) as exercises and (d) for examinations. |
AFST 210 |
601 |
AFRC 210 RELS 210 |
LEC |
Ofosu-Donkoh |
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M 6 - 9 PM |
1 |
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| African Women's Lives Past/Present Restoring women to African history is a worthy goal, but easier said than done. The course examines scholarship over the past forty years that brings to light previously overlooked contributions African women have made to political struggle, religious change, culture preservation, and economic development from pre-colonial times to present. The course addresses basic questions about changing women's roles and human rights controversies associated with African women within the wider cultural and historical contexts in which their lives are lived. It also raises fundamental questions about sources, methodology, and representation, including the value of African women's oral and written narrative and cinema production as avenues to insider perspectives on African women's lives. (instructor requests course to be submitted for: cross cultural analysis fulfillment consideration) |
AFST 221 |
601 |
GSOC 222 |
LEC |
Blakely P |
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T 4:30 - 7:30 PM |
1 |
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| African Language & Culture The aim of the course is to provide a general perspective on African languages and African linguistics. No background in linguistics is necessary. Students will be introduced to theoretical linguistics-its concepts, theories, ways of argumentation, data collection, data analysis, and data interpretation. The focus will be on the languages and linguistics of Africa to provide you with the knowledge and skills required to handle the language and language-related issues typical of African conditions. We will cover topics related to formal linguistics (phonology/phonetics, morphology, syntax, and semantics), aspects of pragmatics as well as the general socio-linguistic character of African countries. We will also cover language in context, language and culture, borrowing, multilingualism, and cross-cultural communication in Africa |
AFST 225 |
401 |
AFRC 225 |
LEC |
Mbeje A |
Cross Cultural Analysis |
TR 1:30 - 3 PM |
1 |
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| Contemporary African Politics This course will consist of an analytic survey of post-colonial politics in the states of Sub-Saharan Africa. It will focus on the complex relationships between state, society, economy, and external actors and will offer a conceptual framework, which takes into account forms of politics that are often highly fluid, personalized, and authoritarian in character. Particular attention will be paid this term to Africa's pervasive economic crisis, internal and external efforts to cope with it, and its relationship to recent moves back toward forms of democratic politics. A special focus this term will be the political economy and violence of failing states. |
AFST 257 |
401 |
PSCI 210 |
LEC |
Ayoade J |
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TR 1:30 - 3:00 PM |
1 |
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| Africa & the Mid-East |
AFST 373 |
401 |
AFRC 372, HIST 371 |
Sem |
Troutt-Powell E |
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W 2-5 pm |
1 |
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| Senior Thesis Individual research under faculty supervision culminating in a thesis |
AFST 300 |
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IND |
Cassanelli L |
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TBA |
1 |
Permission needed from department |
| History Foreign Aid in Africa Examines the history, language, and politics of foreign aid to Africa since the late nineteenth century. While we do not typically think about the European colonial period in Africa in terms of "foreign aid," that era introduced ideas and institutions which formed the foundations for modern aid policies and practices. So we start there and move forward into more contemporary times. In addition to examining the objectives behind foreign assistance and the intentions of donors and recipients, we will look at some of the consequences (intended or unintended) of various forms of foreign aid to Africa over the past century. While not designed to be a comprehensive history of development theory, of African economics, or of international aid organizations, the course will touch on all of these topics. Previous course work on Africa is strongly advised. Student responsibilities include a weekly on-line journal, three 3-page essays on topics to be assigned, and a 10-12 final paper on a topic related to one of the course's many themes. |
AFST 372 |
401 |
HIST 372 |
LEC |
Cassanelli L |
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MW 3:30 - 5 PM |
1 |
Permission needed from instructor |
| Topics in African History Reading and discussion course on selected topics in African history |
AFST 650 |
401 |
HIST 650 |
SEM |
Cassanelli L |
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F 9 AM - 12 PM |
1 |
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| Francoph/Caribbean Fict |
AFST 693 |
401 |
AFRC 693 FREN 693 |
Sem |
Moudileno L |
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M 2 - 4 PM |
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| Independent Study May be taken for research connected with the Ph.D. dissertation with the consent of the faculty adviser. |
AFST 999 |
0 |
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IND |
Cassanelli L |
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TBA |
1 |
Permission needed from department |
