Intro to Africana Studies

An introduction to the field of Africana Studies. Drawing from history, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, political science, literature, gender and sexuality studies, philosophy, the health sciences, and performance studies the course explores the African foundational relationship to and connections with its Diaspora populations. Africana Studies investigates the lives, histories, cultures, and thought of Africans and African-descended people. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to several of the key concepts, moments, and debates that prevail in the discipline. Over the course of the semester, we will examine the role of race, the mechanics of global slavery, and the importance of both in the making of the modern world.