Foundations in African & African-American Studies

1 unit

Designed to introduce the student to issues in African & African American Studies and how students with AFAS degrees utilize their knowledge in graduate and professional programs or the working world. Particular attention will be paid to the discipline of African & African American studies, which engages with the artistic, cultural, historical, literary, and theoretical expressions of the peoples and cultures of Africa and the African Diaspora. Faculty members as well as Saint Louis professionals will give one-hour lectures on their particular disciplinary approach, their research, or their professional life. Students will be required to attend 3 outside lectures or performances. May be taken before declaring major, and may be taken by non-majors.