AS 4715 - African-American Thought and Culture

Credits: 4

This course examines the ideas of social change that developed from slavery to the present among African American thinkers and activists. It begins by examining the assumptions and aspirations expressed in abolitionism, nationalism, folklore, suffrage and Pan-Africanism that developed in the antebellum period. It proceeds to analyze the related cultural, political and economic ideas that have emerged throughout the twentieth century. The course stresses the role played by culture and ideas in the process of social change.

Prerequisites
AS 2122 or AS 2262; EMS

When Offered:
Occasionally.