AFAM, AFHS, AFPS - African American Studies

AFHS 524 Race and Racism in the United States

This course explores the origins and development of racial attitudes, both scientific and popular, supporting mythologies, and contemporary institutional expressions. It will also discuss the African Americans’ attempts to resist white supremacy. Emphasis will be on African American history since Reconstruction.

Credits

3.0

Cross Listed Courses

Double-numbered course; offered with undergraduate-level AFHS 424

Offered

As Needed

AFAM 570 African American Feminist Thought

An examination of African American feminist scholarship in the 19th and 20th centuries, as African American women grappled with the issues of gender, race and class. Focus on African American women’s perspectives and diverse experiences within the context of changing political, economic and social structures.

Credits

3.0

Cross Listed Courses

Double-numbered course; offered with undergraduate-level AFPS 470

Offered

As Needed