African Amer Studies (AFAM)
AFAM 515 - Race, Gender, and Graphic Novels (3 Credits)
Representations of race and gender in comics with a special emphasis on the experiences of African Americans.
Cross-listed course: WGST 515
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
AFAM 517 - An Anthropological View of Blacks in Film (3 Credits)
Cultural representations, constructions, production, and consumption of African-American identity in the popular culture medium of feature films.
Cross-listed course: ANTH 517
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
AFAM 565 - African American Theatre (3 Credits)
The major movements, figures, plays, and critical strategies that have marked the development of African American theatre in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
Prerequisites: ENGL 101, ENGL 102, and one course between ENGL 270 - ENGL 292.
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
AFAM 580 - Culture and Identity in the African Diaspora (3 Credits)
Students will explore the African Diaspora as a social, cultural, and historical formation with Africa at its center, focusing on US, Latin American, and Caribbean African-descended communities.
Cross-listed course: ANTH 580
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Global Learning, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
AFAM 798 - Advanced Topics in African American Studies (3 Credits)
Reading and research on selected topics in African American Studies. May be repeated as content varies by title.