printer friendly pageAFRICAAM 30: History and Culture of Ancient Egypt (CLASSHIS 105)
Overview of ancient Egyptian pasts, from predynastic times to Greco-Roman rule, roughly 3000 BCE to 30 BCE. Attention to archaeological sites and artifacts; workings of society; and cultural productions, both artistic and literary.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 3-5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-A-II, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
AFRICAAM 43: Introduction to African American Literature (AMSTUD 143, ENGLISH 43, ENGLISH 143)
(English majors and others taking 5 units, register for 143.) African American literature from its earliest manifestations in the spirituals, trickster tales, and slave narratives to recent developments such as black feminist theory, postmodern fiction, and hip hop lyricism. We will engage some of the defining debates and phenomena within African American cultural history, including the status of realist aesthetics in black writing; the contested role of literature in black political struggle; the question of diaspora; the problem of intra-racial racism; and the emergence of black internationalism. Attuned to the invariably hybrid nature of this tradition, we will also devote attention to the discourse of the Enlightenment, modernist aesthetics, and the role of Marxism in black political and literary history.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 3-5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Felt, L. (PI)
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Rasberry, V. (PI)
AFRICAAM 48Q: South Africa: Contested Transitions (HISTORY 48Q)
Preference to sophomores. The inauguration of Nelson Mandela as president in May 1994 marked the end of an era and a way of life for S. Africa. The changes have been dramatic, yet the legacies of racism and inequality persist. Focus: overlapping and sharply contested transitions. Who advocates and opposes change? Why? What are their historical and social roots and strategies? How do people reconstruct their society? Historical and current sources, including films, novels, and the Internet.
Terms: Win
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Samoff, J. (PI)
AFRICAAM 56N: Mixed Race in the New Millennium: Crossings of Kin, Faith & Culture (CSRE 56N, ENGLISH 56N)
Preference to freshmen. How literature, theater, graphic art and popular culture shape understandings of contemporary "mixed race" identity and other complex experiences of cultural hybridity. Course explores implications for racial identity, art, and politics for the new millennium.
Terms: Win
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Elam, M. (PI)
Elam, M. (PI)
AFRICAAM 105: Introduction to African and African American Studies
Interdisciplinary. Central themes in African American culture and history related to race as a definitive American phenomenon. African survivals and interpretations of slavery in the New World, contrasting interpretations of the Black family, African American literature, and art. Possible readings: Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Richard Wright, Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Malcolm X, Alice Walker, and bell hooks. Focus may vary each year. This course is a WIM course.
Terms: Win
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-ED
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Brown, C. (PI)
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Wooden, I. (TA)
Brown, C. (PI)
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Wooden, I. (TA)
AFRICAAM 152: DuBois and American Culture (AMSTUD 152D, ENGLISH 152D)
His life and career. Focus on first half of his life from his Harvard doctoral dissertation to the end of the Harlem Renaissance in which he played a crucial role. Sources include his books on history and sociology, scholarly essays, novels, and journals that he edited. AAAS WIM course.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Elam, M. (PI)
Elam, M. (PI)
AFRICAAM 163S: Post Black Drama in the Age of Obama (AMSTUD 163S, CSRE 163S, DRAMA 163S, DRAMA 363S)
This course will examine works of the new millennium that confront questions of African American experience. These plays are written by African American and non-black writers. In analyzing these works, this course will investigate such questions as: In a time that has been called 'Post Race' or 'Post Soul' or even 'Post Black,' what can we discern about African American drama? How do these plays reflect or contradict such labeling? How do these works speak to our times? Who does the form relate to in matters of content in these works? What do these works tell us about the contemporary constructions and meanings of blackness?
Terms: Win
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
AMELANG 31: The Contemporary Arab World and Culture through Literature
(Formerly
AMELANG 161.) Readings from prominent authors dealing with topics such as gender and women, kinship and social concepts, nationalism, and religion. Texts delineating the cultural uniqueness of the Arab world include works by Naguib Mahfouz, Nawal El-Saadawi, Ghassan Kanafani, Tayyeb Salih, Etel Adnan, and short stories and poetry. All texts in English. No knowledge of Arabic required. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 4
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Barhoum, K. (PI)
AMELANG 32: Arab Women Writers and Issues
(Formerly
AMELANG 162.) Fiction and non-fiction work. The major cultural factors shaping their feminist attitudes. Readings: Fatima Mernissi, Nawal El-Saadawi, Etel Adnan, Alifa Rifaat, and Sahar Khalifeh. All texts in English. No knowledge of Arabic required. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Win
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Units: 4
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Barhoum, K. (PI)
AMELANG 126: Reflection on the Other: The Jew in Arabic Literature, the Arab in Hebrew Literature (JEWISHST 106)
How literary works outside the realm of western culture struggle with questions such as identity, minority, and the issue of the other. How the Arab is viewed in Hebrew literature and how the Jew is viewed in Arabic literature. Historical, political, and sociological forces that have contributed to the shaping of the writer's views. Arab and Jewish (Israeli) culture.
Terms: Win
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Units: 4
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Shemtov, V. (PI)
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