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AFH 249: Afro-Amer Lit, Music 19c & 20c
Undergraduate 3 credits
Advisory Prerequisite: one D.E.C. category B or D course or one HUM or ARTS course
DEC: K SBC: HFA+
A detailed look at African-American literature and music and their importance for American literature and music of the 19th and 20th centuries. An examination of the literature with attention to the special stylistic devices, tones of literary voice, and characterization that writers use in their efforts to match the music experience with the written word. Selections from the recordings of African-American and African-American inspired musicians -- from Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong to Jimi Henrix and the Rolling Stones.This course is offered as both AFH 249 and EGL 249.
SessionSession 1 Class #63261 Section30 InstructorTracey Walters ModeOnline Asynchronous DaysFlexible (Online) TimeTBA CampusWest (Main Campus) StatusOpen Notes ×SessionSession 2 Class #63941 Section31 InstructorTracey Walters ModeOnline Asynchronous DaysFlexible (Online) TimeTBA CampusWest (Main Campus) StatusOpen Notes × -
AFH 368: Carib/Ameri Connections in Lit
Undergraduate 3 credits
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing Advisory Prerequisite: One literature course at the 200 level or higher
DEC: G SBC: HFA+
An exploration of the connections between writers from the French-speaking and English-speaking Caribbean and from the African-American community, who share a similar cultural heritage, historical heritage, and historical experience, but differ in geopolitical situations. Special attention is paid to spirituality, gender, and identity motifs in the literature. Covers the Interdisciplinary topic for the English major. This course is offered as both AFH 368 and EGL 368.
SessionSession 2 Class #63785 Section30 InstructorT. Olubunmi Olosunde ModeOnline Asynchronous DaysFlexible (Online) TimeTBA CampusWest (Main Campus) StatusOpen Notes × -
AFH 385: French Caribbean Literature
Undergraduate 3 credits
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior Standing
DEC: J SBC: HFA+
A study of representative texts from the French Caribbean translated into English, focusing on literary manifestations of a search for a specific identity by writers from Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Haiti. This course is offered as both AFH 385 and HUF 385.
SessionSession 2 Class #65777 Section30 InstructorTBA ModeOnline Asynchronous DaysFlexible (Online) TimeTBA CampusWest (Main Campus) StatusOpen Notes × -
AFH 390: Topics in Africana Studies
Undergraduate 3 credits
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing Advisory Prerequisite: AFS 101 or 102 or two courses in the humanities
DEC: G SBC: HFA+
May be repeated for credit as the topic changes. Designed for upper-division students, this course provides an in-depth study of a specific topic within humanities disciplines such as music, art, literature, religion, and philosophy. Students will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of the conventions and methods used in the humanities discipline(s) studied. Past topics have included titles such as Black Women Writers; Autobiography and Biography as Black History; and The African Novel: Origins and Development. May be repeated as the topic changes.
SessionSession 1 Class #65866 Section30 TopicBeyonce: A Feminist Debate InstructorTiffany Watler ModeOnline Asynchronous DaysFlexible (Online) TimeTBA CampusWest (Main Campus) StatusOpen Notes ×SessionSession 1 Class #65779 Section31 TopicDrumming In West Africa InstructorTBA ModeOnline Asynchronous DaysFlexible (Online) TimeTBA CampusWest (Main Campus) StatusOpen Notes ×SessionSession 1 Class #65778 Section32 TopicRace And Recovery InstructorTBA ModeOnline Asynchronous DaysFlexible (Online) TimeTBA CampusWest (Main Campus) StatusOpen Notes ×SessionSession 1 Class #65880 Section33 TopicBlack Girlhood InstructorJazmen Moore ModeOnline Asynchronous DaysFlexible (Online) TimeTBA CampusWest (Main Campus) StatusOpen Notes × - Modify search