AST 201 - Introduction to Africana Studies since the 1880s

[3 credit(s)]

This course offers an introduction to the study of Africa, the U.S., the Caribbean and other diasporas. It uses a multidisciplinary approach to introduce students to the history, art, music, and literature of the African Diaspora. The course will explore the history and culture of people of African descent since the 1880s, examining major events of the modern black world from the post-emancipation era to black freedom struggles for equal rights in the Americas and Caribbean to independence movements in Africa to contemporary developments. In addition, the course will introduce students to the development of the major, discipline’s founders, and theoretical foundations, and it is designed to serve as a foundational course for those interested in pursuing the Africana Studies Major.

Semesters Offered: Every Spring

General Education Category: African-American

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Cleveland State University

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AST 201 - Introduction to Africana Studies since the 1880s