Courses in our department reflect the complexity of the African American and African diaspora experience. They draw on research in race studies, history, sociology, political science, literature, and the arts—making vital connections among these domains of inquiry and expression.
Through an interdisciplinary approach, students are introduced to the major works concerning the historical, cultural, and intellectual experiences of Africans in the diaspora, and the research, methodological, and theoretical questions raised about Black experiences in the world.
Preparation for the comprehensive master's examination. Colloquium in which students read and critically examine, both in oral presentations and in written assignments, core texts which reflect the complexity and pluralism of African American and African Diaspora Studies.
This course provides an introduction to research on race and culture in the African diaspora by exploring such issues as nationalism, transportationalism, popular culture, material culture, class, masculinity, feminism, hybridity, representation, performance, commodification, and identity.
This course examines the unique demographic, political, and economic characteristics of major cityscapes, looking at them from a number of interdisciplinary perspectives. The research begun in A605 will continue in A606, with the students creating a research proposal or a publishable work.
The Black experience in America as it has been reflected since World War II in the works of outstanding Afro-American writers: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
The College of Arts