African American History, 1444-1877
AFAM 203
Fall 2018
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 213 |
| Course Cluster: Caribbean Studies Minor |
This course examines the historical interactions between peoples on three continents--Africa, Europe, and the Americas--and the consequences of European colonization, trans-Atlantic slavery, and racial capitalism. Focusing on a period from the Antiquity to the late 19th centuries, we will explore how European notions concerning Africa its peoples evolved over millennia in response to shifting political, economic, and demographic circumstances. We will chart how Africans and their descendants in the Americas experienced and responded to colonialism. And we will analyze how debates concerning enslavement and freedom, indigeneity and civilization, and pan-Africanism and national citizenship played out across the African Diaspora and in the United States. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AFAM |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AFAM-MN)(AFAM)(AFST-MN)(AMST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Major Texts Include:
Henry Louis Gates, ed., THE CLASSIC SLAVE NARRATIVES
Michael A. Gomez, EXCHANGING OUR COUNTRY MARKS: THE TRANSFORMATION OF AFRICAN IDENTITIES IN THE COLONIAL AND ANTEBELLUM SOUTH
Yaa Gyasi, HOMEGOING: A NOVEL
Nell Irvin Painter, SOJOURNER TRUTH: A LIFE, A SYMBOL
Stephanie Smallwood, SALTWATER SLAVERY: A MIDDLE PASSAGE FROM AFRICA TO AMERICAN DIASPORA
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Examinations and Assignments:
Narrative introduction. Moodle posts. Six-page essay analyzing a primary source. Final essay, no longer than 15 pages. |
| Instructor(s): Nasta,Jesse Times: .M.W... 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: FISK208; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 3 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 4 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 10 | FR: 10 |
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