African American History, 1444 - 1877
AFAM 203
Fall 2008
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01
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| Crosslisting:
HIST 241, AMST 237 |
This course examines the history of the blacks in the New World from the 15th to the late 19th century. Beginning with the expansion of Europeans into then-newly-discovered lands in Africa and in the Americas, this class explores the Middle Passage, the history of slavery and emancipation in a hemispheric context, as well as the ideology of race during the 18th and 19th centuries. The course adopts a disaporic perspective to demonstrate the world-systemic nature of the history of blacks in the Americas and therefore aims to show that rather than constituting a minority, the black population group represents one of the founding civilizations (along with Western Europeans and the Indigenous populations) to the cultural matrix defining of the Americas. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| 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: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Achebe, Chinua, THINGS FALL APART
Carretta, Vincent, ed., UNCHAINED VOICES
Franklin, John Hope, RECONSTRUCTION AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
Raboteau, Albert, SLAVE RELIGION
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two short essays, an in-class mid-term examination, and a final examination. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students are expected to attend two weekly lectures, to read documents/chapters, and to regularly participate in class discussions. |
| Instructor(s): Eudell,Demetrius L. Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: PAC002; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 45 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 4 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 15 | FR: 15 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 3 |
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