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2015-2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

AFST 130 - Introduction to Africana Studies

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Interdisciplinary course that explores the experiences of Africans and peoples of African descent. Using broad themes and concepts, it will examine such areas as slavery and emancipation, politics and religion, culture and identity, colonialism and nationalism. These themes will be explored in an attempt to conceptualize the experiences of Africans and peoples of African descent within the global system. This course will help students understand the ways in which Africans and peoples of African descent have shaped the world, and how the world has and continues to shape them. Fall and Spring.