300

Prerequisite: 3 hours in African American history, literary criticism or politics, or permission of the instructor. This course examines the connections between autobiography, political philosophy, utopian thought and politics in African American autobiographies analyzing to determine the criticisms authors launched against their societies, the social and political alternatives suggested and the agencies they suggested be mobilized to institute change.

Prerequisite: 3 credits of history, religion, political science, or African American Studies at the 200 level, or permission of the instructor. This course introduces students to the core of black Christian theological thought: black liberation theology. We will explore the historical roots of black Christian theology and focus on some of its key tenets, like the physical depiction of Christ, the depiction of the Christian community/communities and the role of Christianity. We will identify the major points of convergence and divergence between black liberation theology and other liberation theologies such as womanist theology and Latin American liberation theology.

Prerequisites: Senior standing, at least three courses in the African American Studies minor, and permission of the instructor The assistant would attend classes, tutor students, show and discuss films and join in periodic conferences with the instructor. Other duties would include assisting the instructor in other class-related projects, including field trips, speakers and discussion sessions. May be taken only once. Grading is on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.

Prerequisite: HIST 246 or AFPS 350 or completion of the Philosophical Inquiry section of the Core. An introduction to African political thought from the pre-colonial period to the present. Emphasis will be given to the impact of Islam, cultural nationalism, nationalism, revolutionary theories, democracy, African socialism and Marxism of major African political theorists.

Prerequisites: 6 credits in African American Studies and permission of the instructor. Independent reading and/or research in a selected field of African American Studies. Conferences.

An upper-level special topics course offered at the discretion of the department. The content and methods vary with the interest of students and faculty members

Prerequisites: 9 credits in African American Studies. An investigation of how race and racial dynamics function in a variety of private, public and on-governmental settings through supervised full- or part-time work. Sites and projects must be approved by, and coordinated with, the instructor. Grading is on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.