African-American & African Studies

Department of African-American & African Studies
Conklin Hall, Room 323
Phone:  973/353-5528
Fax:      973/353-1193
http://www.afam.rutgers.edu

INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN & AFRICAN STUDIES I (3 cr.)
62:014:111:B6:82564
EVE: 5/27-7/3
MW 6:00-9:30
HOLBROOK          CONKLIN 352

Examination of the historical experiences of Africa and the African diaspora. Based in the social sciences and using multimedia, comparative study of other world cultures is included.

INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN & AFRICAN STUDIES II (3 cr.)
62:014:112:H6:81822
EVE: 7/7-8/13
MW 6:00-9:30
HOLBROOK           CONKLIN 348

Examination of the historical experiences of Africa and the African diaspora. Based in the social sciences and using multimedia, comparative study of other world cultures is included.

BLACK POLITICAL THOUGHT (3 cr.)
21:014:220:B1:83791
DAY: 5/27-7/3
MTWTh 10:15-12:00
SACKEYFIO         CONKLIN 352

Focuses on the writings of recent political thinkers, such as Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Fanon, Castro, Nkrumah, and Sekou Toure, in an attempt to draw forth ideas of universal political relevance; examines ways in which ideas from each of the black areas represented differ according to their own political situations.

SPECIAL TOPICS IN BLACK STUDIES: SURVEY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN
LITERATURE (3 cr.)
21:014:302:B1:83792
DAY: 5/27-7/3
MTWTh 10:15-12:00
BLAND                  CONKLIN 446

Survey of the significant poetry and prose of black writers in Africa and the United States.

THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY (3 cr.)
62:014:396:B6:81861
EVE: 5/27-7/3
TTh 6:00-9:30
HOLBROOK          CONKLIN 342

Patterns of development that characterize African-American communities in large urban areas of the United States; structure and organization of these communities in terms of their responses to the larger culture; distinctive problems affecting black communities and initiatives adopted to overcome them.

INDIVIDUAL STUDY IN BLACK STUDIES (3 cr.)
21:014:495:T1:82171
5/27-8/13
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
STAFF

By permission only.

Independent reading or research under the direction of a faculty member.