Introduction to Africana World Studies

This introductory survey course introduces students to Africana World Studies as a field of study from diverse disciplinary perspectives, including the humanities, social sciences, and the arts through an overview of the socio-economic, historical, psychological, political and cultural experiences of African peoples on the continent of Africa and throughout the Diaspora. Particular attention is given to the physical, cultural and intellectual movements as well as on the role of race, class, and gender in assessing similarities and differences in experiences throughout the broader Africana World. Further, the course is designed to give students a concise understanding of the heritage of African people and a framework to analyze the culture and institutional interactions which both shaped the African Diaspora and was shaped by people of African descent

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