AFRICANS IN THE AMERICAS, 1492-1808
Topics include demography and structure of the slave trade, but major focus on continuities and transformations of African cultures and social structures in the Americas--ethnicity, religion, kinship, gender, oral tradition, creolization, etc.
Topics
- demography and structure of the slave trade
- but major focus on continuities and transformations of African cultures and social structures in the Americas--ethnicity
- religion
- kinship
- gender
- oral tradition
- creolization
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2021 Learning Outcomes: 1. Define important questions related to the history of Africans in the Americas and explain their academic and public implications, including the contemporary implications of these questions. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Evaluate the evidentiary and theoretical bases of various historical conversations in the making of the modern African diaspora. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Synthesize a diversity of primary and secondary sources to make persuasive arguments and draw innovative conclusions about the African diaspora. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Define important questions related to the history of Africans in the Americas and explain their academic and public implications, including the contemporary implications of these questions. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Evaluate the evidentiary and theoretical bases of various historical conversations in the making of the modern African diaspora. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Synthesize a diversity of primary and secondary sources to make persuasive arguments and draw innovative conclusions about the African diaspora. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027