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Credit Programs for Part-time Students

African and Afro-American Studies

Spring Semester 2010

AFAM 101: The Black Experience

The objectives of this course are to

  • provide a clear understanding of the origins of the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade and the impact of this trade on Africa, Europe, and (Native) America
  • apply this understanding to contemporary American society to examine the roots of our cultural diversity.

It is expected that students will be able to draw upon material presented in this class to discuss issues of current and historical interest.

Required Materials

Textbooks

  • Wright, African Americans in the Colonial Era: From African Origins through the American Revolution, 2nd edition (2000), ISBN 978-0882959559
  • White, Ar'n't I a Woman? Female Slaves in the Plantation South, revised edition (1999), ISBN 978-0393314816
  • Wright, African Americans in the Early Republic, 1789-1831 (1993), ISBN 978-0882958972. Note: Friday Center Books & Gifts only has a few copies of this book left, so students may need to purchase this book through other sources such as bookfinder.com.

You may purchase the textbooks at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices. Please see Textbooks for textbook purchase dates.

Video

  • Africans in America, PBS series. This video series is available free online, but students need an Internet connection that is fast enough to view videos.

Course Details

  • Instructor: Tim McMillan, PhD
  • Department: African and Afro-American Studies
  • Credit hours: 3
  • UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
  • View a sample course syllabus.

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AFRI 101: Introduction to Africa

This course is an introduction to the African continent and is intended to

  • acquaint you with the African environment, its peoples, their culture, past, and contemporary society
  • develop an appreciation for African civilization, a civilization that has made a major contribution to American society.

Required Texts

  • Schraeder, African Politics and Society: A Mosaic in Transformation
  • Thiong'o, Matigari
  • Thiong'o, A Grain of Wheat
  • Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions

You may purchase the textbooks at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices. Please see Textbooks for textbook purchase dates.

Course Details

  • Instructor: Eunice Sahle, PhD
  • Department: African and Afro-American Studies
  • Credit hours: 3
  • UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
  • View a sample course syllabus.

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AFRI 101T: Introduction to African Civilization

Special section for education majors and middle and high school teachers.

Explore the geography, economics, politics, history, and cultures of Africa with other teachers (and education majors)! This course is specifically designed to meet the needs of pre-service, experienced, and lateral-entry teachers, providing significant content for a region of the world that can be very challenging to teach. It also addresses the pedagogical concerns of middle school and high school teachers. Readings—both scholarly and creative—provide the basis for the course, and a lively discussion forum allows participants to explore teaching resources and strategies, as well as delve deeper into cutting-edge knowledge of historical and contemporary Africa.

Learn more about:

  • geographic, cultural, political, and economic features of pre-colonial Africa
  • European imperialism in Africa
  • African nationalist movements
  • Africa's political and economic path in the post-1945 period
  • ethnicity and class in Africa's historical development
  • arts and popular culture in African societies
  • impact of political and economic globalization
  • structural adjustment policies and transitions to democracy
  • conflict, oil, and human rights
  • religious diversity
  • health issues such as HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis
  • gender concerns.

Required Texts

  • Gordon and Gordon, Understanding Contemporary Africa, 2007
  • Thiong’o, A Grain of Wheat
  • Adichie, Purple Hibiscus

You may purchase the textbooks at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices. Please see Textbooks for textbook purchase dates.

Course Details

  • Instructor: Barbara Anderson, MA
  • Department: African and Afro-American Studies
  • Credit hours: 3
  • UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
  • View a sample course syllabus.

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AFRI 265: Africa in the Global System

This course is a critical examination of the historical and theoretical basis of the state's centrality in economic development in African countries. Relevant case studies will be drawn from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Required Texts

  • Mkandawire and Soludo, Our Continent, Our Future, 1999
  • Sankara, Thomas Sankara Speaks, 2nd edition, 2000
  • Thiong'o, Petals of Blood, latest edition

You may purchase these texts in person at Friday Center Books & Gifts, or you can order them online or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices. Please see Textbooks for textbook purchase dates.

Course Details

  • Instructor: Dale McKinley, PhD
  • Department: African and Afro-American Studies
  • Credit hours: 3
  • UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
  • View a sample course syllabus.

link How to Enroll

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