African Amer Studies (AFAM)

AFAM 503  - Miscarriages of Justice  (3 Credits)  
An interdisciplinary examination of the historical and current functioning of the American criminal justice system and the ways that society has created and applied different practices and standards of justice with regard to marginalized populations.
Prerequisites: C or better in AFAM 201.
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: ENGL 515, WGST 515
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
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.
Cross-listed course: ENGL 565, THEA 565
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: Global Learning
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.