SELECTED TOPICS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Spring 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the contextual frameworks that shape historical and current cultural representations of race in America Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe the goals, challenges, and questions raised by the thematic and aesthetic elements of Black cultural texts Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Articulate the significance of the construction, form, and context in the meaning of those texts Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Communicate with others in a way that displays an understanding of racial inequities in the US Audience: Undergraduate 5. Write compelling and coherent arguments using methodologies employed by disciplinary scholars Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the contextual frameworks that shape historical and current cultural representations of race in America Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe the goals, challenges, and questions raised by the thematic and aesthetic elements of Black cultural texts Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Articulate the significance of the construction, form, and context in the meaning of those texts Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Communicate with others in a way that displays an understanding of racial inequities in the US Audience: Undergraduate 5. Write compelling and coherent arguments using methodologies employed by disciplinary scholars Audience: Graduate