Department of African and African Diaspora Studies
African and African Diaspora Studies: AFR
Lower-Division Courses
AFR 301. African American Culture.
Survey of African American culture in the United States. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
AFR 303. Introduction to African and African Diaspora Studies.
Introduction to canonical black studies literature, themes, and theories. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
AFR 310K. Introduction to Modern Africa.
Same as History 310. Introduction to modern Africa, with focus on colonial and postcolonial development in political organization, economics, sociolinguistics, and literature. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
AFR 310L. Introduction to Traditional Africa.
Same as History 311K. Introductory, interdisciplinary course on the peoples and cultures of Africa. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
AFR 317. Special Topics in African and African American Issues.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with one laboratory hour a week if required by the topic. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history; these are identified in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.
Topic 2: Music of African Americans. Same as Music 307 (Topic 1: Music of African Americans). Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with one laboratory hour a week as required.
Topic 5: Africa: A Visual Journey. Same as History 306N (Topic 8: Africa: A Visual Journey). A broad introduction to key themes in African history and culture, from earliest times to the postindependence era. Designed around the video series The Africans. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
AFR 317C. Special Topics in African Studies.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with one laboratory hour a week if required by the topic. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history; these are identified in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.
Topic 1: The United States and Africa. Same as History 317L (Topic 7: The United States and Africa). History of political, economic, and cultural relations between the United States and Africa from the early origins of the slave trade to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 317 ((Topic: United States and Africa) and 317C (Topic 1), History 317L (Topic 7). Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history.
AFR 317D. Special Topics in Black United States Studies.
Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester, with one additional laboratory hour a week if required by the topic. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history; these are identified in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.
Topic 1: Introduction to African American History. Same as History 317L (Topic 3: Introduction to African American History). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 317 (Topic: Introduction to African American History) and 317D (Topic 1), History 317L (Topic 3). Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history.
Topic 2: Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity: An Introduction. Same as American Studies 315D and Anthropology 310L (Topic 2: Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity: An Introduction). Examines the social importance of race and ethnicity both in America and around the world. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 317D (Topic 2) and American Studies 315 (Topic: Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity), 315D, Anthropology 310L (Topic 2).
Topic 3: The Black Power Movement. Same as History 317L (Topic 9: The Black Power Movement). Examines the major organizations, key figures, and ideologies of the Black Power movement from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history.
AFR 317E. Special Topics in the African Diaspora.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with one laboratory hour a week if required by the topic. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history; these are identified in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.
AFR 317F. Special Topics in Black Expressive Culture.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with one laboratory hour a week if required by the topic. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history; these are identified in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.
Topic 1: African American Literature and Culture. Same as English 314V (Topic 1: African American Literature and Culture). Introduces key tools of literary analysis through the study of African American literature. Drawn from a variety of genres and periods, the texts indicate the range of African American experiences and how those experiences are influenced by issues such as class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and race. Only one of the following may be counted: English 314V (Topic 1), African and African Diaspora Studies 317 (Topic 1: African American Literature and Culture), 317F (Topic 1). Prerequisite: English 603A, Rhetoric and Writing 306, 306Q, or Tutorial Course 603A.
AFR 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in African and African Diaspora Studies.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Center for African and African Diaspora Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Upper-Division Courses
AFR 320. Issues in African and African Diaspora Studies.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. African and African Diaspora Studies 320 and 372C may not both be counted unless the topics vary. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic.
Topic 1: Introduction to the Study of African American English. Same as Linguistics 325. African American English: evolution, contemporary styles, comparison with other ethnic dialects; attitudes toward African American English, effects in education, controversy about dialect differences and intellectual abilities.
Topic 3: Race and the Criminal Justice System. Same as Anthropology 324L (Topic 38: Race and the Criminal Justice System). Social classes, ethnic and racial groups, and their distribution in the urban landscape.
AFR 321. The African Diaspora in the Americas.
Same as Anthropology 324L (Topic 9: The African Diaspora in the Americas). Black cultures and societies in the New World, and their African heritage. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
AFR 321L. Sociology of Education.
Same as Sociology 321L and Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 23: Sociology of Education). Education as a societal institution, with emphasis on the United States educational system: how the system works; the effects of the system; recent changes. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
AFR 321M. Race and Popular American Culture.
Same as Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic 2: Race and Popular American Culture) and Sociology 321M. The intersection of African American racial politics and the changing popular media industry, especially film, music, and television. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: For radio-television-film majors, upper-division standing and the following coursework, with a grade of at least C in each course: Radio-Television-Film 305, either 314 or 316, and six additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in radio-television-film; for others, upper-division standing.
AFR 322. Introduction to African Prehistory.
Same as Anthropology 324L (Topic 7: Introduction to African Prehistory). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
AFR 323. The Male in African American Culture and Society.
Same as Anthropology 324L (Topic 18: The Male in African American Culture and Society). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
AFR 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in African and African Diaspora Studies.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Center for African and African Diaspora Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
AFR 345. History of East Africa.
Same as History 359P. A survey of the history of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda from prehistoric times to the postindependence era. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
AFR 345C. History of West Africa.
Same as History 359R. A history of the West Africa region: the rise and fall of kingdoms, relations with Europe and Asia, the great revolutions of the nineteenth century, colonial administration, decolonization, and the search for economic development and political stability since independence. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
AFR 357C. African American History to 1860.
Same as American Studies 321E and History 357C. Review of West African origins; New World settlement patterns, social life, and culture; discussion of the Atlantic slave trade, the development of capitalism and plantation slavery, and the origins of racism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 357C, American Studies 321 (Topic: African American History to 1860), 321E, History 357C. Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American History. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
AFR 357D. African American History since 1860.
Same as American Studies 321F, History 357D, and Urban Studies 353 (Topic 1: African American History since 1860). Survey of the history of African Americans in the United States from 1860 to the present: Emancipation, Reconstruction politics, migration and urbanization, and the evolution of African American culture; kinds of sources and methods valuable for analyzing African American life and culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 357D, American Studies 321 (Topic: African American History since 1860), 321F, History 357D, Urban Studies 353 (Topic 1). Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American History. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
AFR 358C. Sociology of Entrepreneurship.
Same as Management 337 (Topic 16: Sociology of Entrepreneurship) and Sociology 358C. Examines the creation of entrepreneurial activities across multiple racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: For management majors, Management 336 or 336H with a grade of at least C-; for others, sixty semester hours of coursework.
AFR 359N. History of Africa since 1800.
Same as History 359N. Development of sub-Saharan Africa from the end of the slave trade to independence. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
AFR 361K. Performing Race: African American Literary Performance.
Study of the criticism and performance of modern African American drama. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. African and African Diaspora Studies 361K and 374 (Topic: Performance of Dramatic Literature: African American Writers) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
AFR 365. Politics in Contemporary Africa.
Same as Government 365N (Topic 1: Politics in Contemporary Africa). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.
AFR 372C. Topics in Critical Black Studies.
Explores the history, foundational ideas, and subsequent theoretical developments that guide contemporary black studies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted unless the topics vary: African and African Diaspora Studies 372C, 374, 374C, 374D, 374E, 374F. Some topics partially fulfill the legislative requirement for American history. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 2: Race and Beauty in American Culture. Same as History 350R (Topic 11: Race and Beauty in American Culture). Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 372C (Topic 2), 374D (Topic 1: Race and Beauty in American Culture), History 350L (Topic 52: Race and Beauty in American Culture), 350R (Topic 11). Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history. Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 3: Property in American Culture. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 38: Property in American Culture). Explores American conceptions of property over a wide range of economic transformations from the mercantile to the digital age, with special attention to the ambiguous and tension-filled meanings of property for women, African Americans, and Native Americans. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 372C (Topic 3), 374D (Topic: Property in American Culture), American Studies 370 (Topic: Property in American Culture), 370 (Topic 38).
Topic 4: Gender and Slavery in the United States. Same as History 350R (Topic 14: Gender and Slavery in the United States) and Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 31: Gender and Slavery in the United States). Examines the gendered experience of chattel slavery in the United States. Includes critical analysis of classic and contemporary texts, films, and songs that focus on slave labor, family, community, sexuality, and the economy. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 372C (Topic 4), 374D (Topic: Gender and Slavery in the United States), History 350L (Topic: Gender and Slavery in the United States), 350R (Topic 14), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Gender and Slavery in the United States), 345 (Topic 31). Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history. Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of coursework in history.
AFR 372D. Topics in Black Education, Psychology, and Mental Health.
Explores the history, theoretical developments, and institutional forms that impact the education and the mental and emotional health and well-being of people of African descent. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted unless the topics vary: African and African Diaspora Studies 372D, 374, 374C, 374D, 374E, 374F. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Topic 1: Psychology of Race and Racism. Same as Educational Psychology 362 (Topic 6: Psychology of Race and Racism). Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora 374D (Topic 8: Psychology of Race and Racism), 372D (Topic 1), Curriculum and Instruction 362 (Topic 6).
AFR 372E. Topics in Black Popular Culture.
Studies in music, art, literature, and sports that explore the artistic, aesthetic, bodily, and other cultural expressions and traditions of black people. Three lecture hours a week for one semester; additional hours required for some topics. Only one of the following may be counted unless the topics vary: African and African Diaspora Studies 372E, 374, 374C, 374D, 374E, 374F. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Topic 1: Toni Morrison. Same as English 349S (Topic 5: Toni Morrison) and Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 46: Toni Morrison). An examination of select novels by the Nobel Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist focuses on the positional uniqueness that womanism shares with a predominant feminism, which surfaces in historicized familial relationships. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 372E (Topic 1), 374F (Topic: Toni Morrison), English 349S (Topic 5), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Toni Morrison), 345 (Topic 46). Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division coursework in English.
Topic 2: Slavery across Genres. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 32: Slavery across Genres). Uses nonfictional and fictional narrative accounts of slavery in the United States to examine the political, social, cultural, economic, and psychological aspects of the institution of slavery at different historical moments. Sources may include authors such as Frederick Douglass, Toni Morrison, William Faulkner, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Edward P. Jones; graphic novels; conceptual art; court records; and bills of sale. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 372E (Topic 2), 374D (Topic 7), American Studies 370 (Topic: Slavery across Genres), 370 (Topic 32).
Topic 3: History of the Hip-Hop Generation. Same as History 373C. Explores the evolution of the hip-hop generation through the lens of music, culture, and politics of black America after the civil rights movement. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 372E (Topic 3), 374F (Topic 5: History of the Hip-Hop Generation), History 365G (Topic: History of the Hip-Hop Generation), 373C. Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history.
Topic 4: African American Literature through the Harlem Renaissance. Same as English 376R. A survey of African American writing, including autobiography, poetry, fiction, and drama. Authors may include Douglass, Jacobs, Frances E. W. Harper, Chestnutt, Du Bois, Hurston, and Hughes. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 372E (Topic 4), 374 (Topic 2: African American Literature through the Harlem Renaissance), 374F (Topic 1: African American Literature through the Harlem Renaissance), English 376R. Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of coursework in English_or rhetoric and writing.
Topic 5: African American Literature since the Harlem Renaissance. Same as English 376S. The development of African American poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction since the Harlem Renaissance. Authors may include Wright, Ellison, Baldwin, Malcolm X, Baraka, Morrison, Shange, and Charles Johnson. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 372E (Topic 5), Studies 374 (Topic 3: African American Literature since the Harlem Renaissance), 374F (Topic 2: African American Literature since the Harlem Renaissance), English 376S. Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of coursework in English_or rhetoric and writing.
AFR 372F. Topics in Blacks in Government, Law, and Policy.
Explores the philosophical, legal, and institutional traditions affecting black people as individual members of a group and participants in broader societies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted unless the topics vary: African and African Diaspora Studies 320, 372F, 374, 374C, 374D, 374E. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Topic 3: States and Peasants. Same as Government 365N (Topic 5: States and Peasants). Prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division_coursework_in government.
AFR 372G. Topics in African and African Diasporic Cultures and Languages.
Explores the cultural, historical, linguistic, artistic, philosophical, and other intellectual traditions emerging from within Africa and as developed, reinterpreted, or reimagined in diasporic contexts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester; additional hours required for some topics. Only one of the following may be counted unless the topics vary: African and African Diaspora Studies 372G, 374, 374C, 374D, 374E, 374F. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Topic 1: Literature of AIDS in Africa. Same as English 360S (Topic 2: Literature of AIDS in Africa). Examines the emerging cultural representations of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa through journalistic, social science, and historical accounts. Examines the difficulty of representing the various aspects of a public-health crisis. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 372G (Topic 1), 374C (Topic: Literature of African AIDS), English 360S (Topic 2), 376L (Topic: Literature of African AIDS). Additional prerequisite: Nine semester hours of coursework in English or rhetoric and writing.
Topic 2: Nigeria: A History of Nation-Building. Same as History 350L (Topic 35: Nigeria: A History of Nation-Building). Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 372G (Topic 2), 374 (Topic 18: Nigeria: A History of Nation-Building), 374C (Topic 1: Nigeria: A History of Nation-Building), History 350L (Topic 35).
Topic 3: Archaeology of African Thought. Same as Anthropology 324L (Topic 24: Archaeology of African Thought). Archaeological, historical, and ethnographic data as they relate to the foundations of contemporary African and African American societies. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora 372G (Topic 3), 374 (Topic 22: Archaeology of African Thought), 374C (Topic 2: Archaeology of African Thought), Anthropology 324L (Topic 24).
Topic 4: African Cinemas. Explores the cultural and social values in historical, literary, and fictional contexts of African films.
AFR 373. Independent Research.
Supervised individual research on a problem in African and African diaspora studies. Conference course. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, African and African Diaspora Studies 301, and written consent of the supervising faculty member. Consent forms are available in the center office.
AFR 374. Special Topics.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted unless the topics vary: African and African Diaspora Studies 372C, 372D, 372E, 372F, 372G, 374. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic.
Topic 1: African American Family. Same as Social Work 360K (Topic 2: African American Family) and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 3: African American Family).
Topic 10: Black Perspectives in Jazz. Same as Music 342 (Topic 5: Black Perspectives in Jazz). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 11: African American Performance History. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
Topic 16: Racial and Ethnic Relations. Contemporary racial and ethnic problems; emphasis on minority groups in the United States.
Topic 25: Autobiography: A Modern Literary Species. Same as Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 3: Autobiography: A Modern Literary Species) and Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 20: Autobiography: A Modern Literary Species). Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374 (Topic 25), Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 3), English 379N (Topic 5: Autobiography: A Modern Literary Species), Middle Eastern Studies 322K (Topic 25: Autobiography: A Modern Literary Species), 342 (Topic 20), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Autobiography: A Modern Literary Species). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 26: Self-Revelation in Women's Writing. Same as Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 4: Self-Revelation in Women's Writing), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 19: Self-Revelation in Women's Writing), and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 14: Self-Revelation in Women's Writing). Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374 (Topic 26), Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 4), English 376L (Topic 9: Self-Revelation in Women's Writing), Middle Eastern Studies 322K (Topic 26: Self-Revelation in Women's Writing), 342 (Topic 19), Persian 361 (Topic: Self-Revelation in Women's Writing). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 27: Race and Sport in African American Life. Same as Anthropology 324L (Topic 26: Race and Sport in African American Life) and Kinesiology 352K (Topic 6: Race and Sport in African American Life). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
AFR 374C. Advanced Topics in African Studies.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with one laboratory hour a week if required by the topic. Only one of the following may be counted unless the topics vary: African and African Diaspora Studies 372C, 372D, 372E, 372F, 372G, 374C. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic.
AFR 374D. Advanced Topics in Black United States Studies.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with one laboratory hour a week if required by the topic. Only one of the following may be counted unless the topics vary: African and African Diaspora Studies 372C, 372D, 372E, 372F, 372G, 372G, 374D. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic.
Topic 2: History of Black Entrepreneurship in the United States. Same as History 350R (Topic 12: History of Black Entrepreneurship in the United States). African and African Diaspora Studies 374D (Topic 2) and History 350L (Topic 53: History of Black Entrepreneurship in the United States) may not both be counted. Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 3: Slavery in the United States. Same as History 350R (Topic 10: Slavery in the United States). Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374 (Topic 21: Slavery in the United States), 374D (Topic 3), History 350L (Topic 39: Slavery in the United States), 350R (Topic 10). Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 4: African Americans and the Media. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374 (Topic 23: African Americans and the Media), 374D (Topic 4), Journalism 340C (Topic 2: African Americans and the Media). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 5: Race, Sport, and Identity. Same as Sociology 322R. Explores the sociological significance of sport in relation to the construction of racialized identities. Focuses primarily but not exclusively on the black experience in sport, and examines the changing meanings given to sport throughout the twentieth century. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374 (Topic: Race, Sport, and Identity), 374D (Topic 5), Sociology 321K (Topic 8: Race, Sport, and Identity), 322R. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and Sociology 302.
Topic 6: Black Americans and the South. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 31: Black Americans and the South). Traces the post-Reconstruction conversation among black Americans over how to live in the South and make sense of its history of widespread racial violence, lynching, de jure segregation, civil rights struggles, and their legacies. Sources include authors such as Jean Toomer, Tayari Jones, and Natasha Trethewey, and fiction, speeches, newspaper accounts, photographs, paintings, poetry, and popular music, including jazz, blues, rock, rhythm and blues, and hip hop and rap. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374 (Topic: Black Americans and the South), 374D (Topic 6), American Studies 370 (Topic 31). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 9: Black Women in America. Same as History 350R (Topic 17: Black Women in America) and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 9: Black Women in America). Uses primary sources, historical monographs, and essays to provide a chronological and thematic overview of the experiences of black women in America from their African roots to the circumstances they face in the present era. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374D (Topic 9) History 350L (Topic: Black Women in America), 350R (Topic 17), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 9). Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American History. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 10: Racism and Anti-Racism. Same as Asian American Studies 330 (Topic 2: Racism and Anti-Racism). Course examines the few theories/definitions of racism across several fields: anthropology, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, postcolonial studies, gender/sexuality studies. The second half of the course, focuses on anti-racist activism, particularly within people of color and immigrant communities. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
AFR 374E. Advanced Topics in the African Diaspora.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with one laboratory hour a week if required by the topic. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history. Only one of the following may be counted unless the topics vary: African and African Diaspora Studies 372C, 372D, 372E, 372F, 372G, 374E. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic.
Topic 2: The Politics of Race and Violence in Brazil. Same as Anthropology 324L (Topic 37: The Politics of Race and Violence in Brazil) and Latin American Studies 324L (Topic 14: The Politics of Race and Violence in Brazil). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 3: Atlantic Slavery: History and Memory. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 33: Atlantic Slavery: History and Memory). Charts a history of Atlantic slavery by focusing on primary sources detailing crucial events and contexts such as the Zong Massacre, the Haitian Revolution, and Dred Scott vs. Sandford, among others. Considers how historians, memoirists, fiction writers, visual and performance artists and filmmakers have come to terms with that history and its implications. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374E (Topic 3), American Studies 370 (Topic: Atlantic Slavery: History and Memory), 370 (Topic 33). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
AFR 374F. Advanced Topics in Black Expressive Culture.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with one laboratory hour a week if required by the topic. Only one of the following may be counted unless the topics vary: African and African Diaspora Studies 372C, 372D, 372E, 372G, 374F. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic.
Topic 3: Colonial and African-British Literature. Only one of the following may be counted: English 376L (Topic 4: Colonial and African-British Literature), African and African Diaspora Studies 374 (Topic 12: Colonial and African-British Literature), 374F (Topic 3). Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of coursework in English or rhetoric and writing.
Topic 4: Contemporary Women Authors. Same as English 370W (Topic 2: Contemporary Women Authors) and Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 15: Contemporary Women Authors). Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of coursework in English or rhetoric and writing.
Topic 6: Writing Slavery. Same as English 376M (Topic 3: Writing Slavery). Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of coursework in English or rhetoric and writing.
Topic 7: Caribbean Literature. Same as Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 6: Caribbean Literature) and English 360L (Topic 2: Caribbean Literature). Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374F (Topic 4), Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 6), English 379N (Topic: Caribbean Literature), 360L (Topic 2). Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of coursework in English or rhetoric and writing.
AFR 375. Community Internship.
Internship in a community organization that facilitates the economic, political, and social development of Austin's African American community. Students participate in research projects under the supervision of a faculty member. Approximately eight hours of fieldwork a week for one semester. Additional lecture hours may be required. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, African and African Diaspora Studies 301, and consent of instructor.
AFR 376. Senior Seminar.
Restricted to majors in African and African diaspora studies. A capstone course focusing on black intellectual traditions. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Completion of seventy-five semester hours of college coursework, African and African Diaspora Studies 301, and consent of instructor.
AFR 679H. Honors Tutorial Course.
For honors candidates in African and African diaspora studies. Individual reading of selected works for one semester, followed in the second semester by the writing of an honors thesis. Conference course for two semesters. Prerequisite: For 679HA, admission to the African and African Diaspora Studies Honors Program no later than two semesters before expected graduation; for 679HB, African and African Diaspora Studies 679HA. A University grade point average of at least 3.00 and a grade point average in African and African diaspora studies of at least 3.50 are required for admission to the African and African Diaspora Studies Honors Program.
Swahili: SWA
Lower-Division Courses
SWA 601C. Intensive Swahili I.
Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Swahili 601C and 506 may not both be counted. Swahili 601C and 507 may not both be counted.
SWA 506. First-Year Swahili I.
Five lecture hours a week for one semester. Swahili 601C and 506 may not both be counted.
SWA 507. First-Year Swahili II.
Five lecture hours a week for one semester. Swahili 601C and 507 may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Swahili 506.
SWA 611C. Intensive Swahili II.
Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Swahili 611C and 312K may not both be counted. Swahili 611C and 312L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Swahili 601C.
SWA 612. Accelerated Second-Year Swahili.
Not open to native speakers of Swahili. Eight lecture hours a week for one semester.
SWA 312K. Second-Year Swahili I.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Swahili 611C and 312K may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Swahili 507.
SWA 312L. Second-Year Swahili II.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Swahili 611C and 312L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Swahili 312K.
Upper-Division Courses
SWA 360. Conference Course in Swahili Language and Literature.
Supervised individual study of selected problems in Swahili language or literature. Conference course. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Yoruba: YOR
Lower-Division Courses
YOR 506. First-Year Yoruba I.
Not open to native speakers of Yoruba. Standard Yoruba of southwest Nigeria. Five lecture hours a week for one semester.
YOR 507. First-Year Yoruba II.
Not open to native speakers of Yoruba. Five lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Yoruba 506 or the equivalent.
YOR 312K. Second-Year Yoruba I.
Oral expression, reading, and comprehension. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Yoruba 507 with a grade of at least C.
YOR 312L. Second-Year Yoruba II.
Oral expression, reading, and comprehension. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Yoruba 312K with a grade of at least C.