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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.
Session Class # Section Instructor Mode Days Time Campus Status Notes Session 1 63261 30 Tracey Walters Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Open ×Session 2 63941 31 Tracey Walters Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Open × -
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.
Session Class # Section Instructor Mode Days Time Campus Status Notes Session 2 63785 30 T. Olubunmi Olosunde Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Open × -
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.
Session Class # Section Topic Instructor Mode Days Time Campus Status Notes Session 1 65866 30 Beyonce: A Feminist Debate Tracey Walters Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Open × - Modify search