51-2105 Introduction to Black World Studies

In this interdisciplinary survey course, students are introduced to the socio-political history and culture of black peoples around the world and the concept of blackness. The course is team taught and divided up into units that cover inter-related components: history, humanities, and social sciences. The course is divided into seven units, beginning with a history of the field of Black Studies. Students will then be taken through the history and historiography of the peoples and their expressive arts.
3 Credits
GA