An introduction to written and oral works by Black authors of Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States. The course includes writers such as Chinua Achebe (Africa), Wilson Harris (Caribbean), and Toni Morrison (USA), as well as others from the diverse field of literature written by African-American authors and authors of color worldwide. Attention will be paid to student writing, particularly to devising a thesis, crafting an argument, and learning how to use supporting evidence. See departmental listings for different offerings per semester.

The course will explore the making of the African Diaspora in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean worlds through a combination of historical and ethnographic studies. How did men and women of African descent come to populate and shape the cultures, economies, and politics of the Americas and South Asia? The course will begin with an examination of African cultures in the centuries leading up to European colonization of the Americas and the advent of the Atlantic slave trade.

This reading seminar examines the history of race and sport in American.

Detailed investigation of a particular topic in African-American and Africana Studies, with emphasis both on content and existing research. Topics will vary from semester to semester and are announced the preceding semester. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours when identified by a different subtitle.

Detailed investigation of a particular topic in African-American and Africana Studies, with emphasis both on content and existing research. Topics will vary from semester to semester and are announced the preceding semester. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours when identified by a different subtitle.

Detailed investigation of a particular topic in African-American and Africana Studies, with emphasis both on content and existing research. Topics will vary from semester to semester and are announced the preceding semester. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours when identified by a different subtitle.

Detailed investigation of a particular topic in African-American and Africana Studies, with emphasis both on content and existing research. Topics will vary from semester to semester and are announced the preceding semester. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours when identified by a different subtitle.

Detailed investigation of a particular topic in African-American and Africana Studies, with emphasis both on content and existing research. Topics will vary from semester to semester and are announced the preceding semester. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours when identified by a different subtitle.

Detailed investigation of a particular topic in African-American and Africana Studies, with emphasis both on content and existing research. Topics will vary from semester to semester and are announced the preceding semester. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours when identified by a different subtitle.

Detailed investigation of a particular topic in African-American and Africana Studies, with emphasis both on content and existing research. Topics will vary from semester to semester and are announced the preceding semester. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours when identified by a different subtitle.