AFRICAN STUDIES COURSES

AFST 104: Introduction to African Studies
This course explores and explains the various concepts, methods, and scope concerned with the study of Africa. In studying Africa, students will be exposed to the major themes and current trends in the field of African studies. The themes will be concerned with contemporary and historical African issues germane to the development of African societies

HIST0RY 290:Civilizations of Africa
This course provides a broad historical survey of civilizations in Africa. Rather than cover the entire scope of African history, which is impossible in ten weeks, the course uses case studies from different areas of the continent to elucidate key themes in the early history of Africa

HIST0RY 295: "Africans Abroad:" An Exploration of African Perceptions and Experiences of and in the Western World
This course comprises a two-part survey of African perceptions of and experiences in the Western World and African American perceptions of and experiences in Africa. The themes we will explore include: slave captivity narratives, autobiographical and biographical accounts of slaves in Europe and the Americas, the experiences of African royalty abroad, the birth of African-American culture and the emergence of “Creole” societies in the New World.