Afro American Studies
Course Description - Fall 2005

LOWER DIVISION

AFRO-AM M10A. History of Africa: To 1800. (5)
(Same as History M10A.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Exploration of development of African societies from earliest times to the late 18th century. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Ehret, C.
Haines 118
TR 2:00-3:15 pm
ID# 104030200
     Dis 1A
     Public Policy 1343
     T 4:00-5:50 pm
     ID# 104030201
     Dis 1B
     Kaufman 153
     W 8:00-9:50 am
     ID# 104030202
     Dis 1C
     Public Policy 1256
     W 4:00-5:50 pm
     ID# 104030203
     Dis 1D
     Public Policy 2292
     W 3:00-4:50 pm
     ID# 104030204
     Dis 1E
     Rolfe 3120
     R 4:00-5:50 pm
     ID# 104030205
     Dis 1F
     Rolfe 3135
     F 9:00-10:50 am
     ID# 104030206

UPPER DIVISION

AFRO-AM M104A. Early Afro-American Literature. (5)
(Same as English M104A.) Lecture, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H. Introductory survey of black American literature from the 18th century through World War I, including oral and written forms (folktales, spirituals, sermons; fiction, poetry, essays), by authors such as Phillis Wheatley, David Walker, Frances Harper, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Charles W. Chesnutt, Booker T. Washington, and Pauline Hopkins. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Yarborough, R.A.
MS 5200
MW 2:00–3:50 pm
ID# 104314200
     Dis 1A
     Young 1044
     W 4:00-4:50 pm
     ID# 104314201
     Dis 1B
     Hershey 1201
     W 4:00-4:50 am
     ID# 104314202
     Dis 1C
     Lakretz 101
     W 5:00-5:50 pm
     ID# 104314203
     Dis 1D
     Hershey 1628
     W 5:00-5:50 pm
     ID# 104314204
     Dis 1E
     Hershey 1628
     R 4:00-4:50 pm
     ID # 104314205
     Dis 1F
     Lakretz 100
     F 5:00-5:50 pm
     ID# 104314206

AFRO-AM M109. Women in Jazz(4)
(Same as Ethnomusicology M109 and Women's Studies M109.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Sociocultural history of women in jazz and allied musical traditions from the 1880s to the present. Survey of women vocalists, instrumentalists, composers/arrangers, and producers and their impact on development of jazz. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Keyes, C.L.
SMB 1439
MW 11:00 – 12:50 pm
ID# 104336200
     Dis 1A
     SMB 1402
     F 10:00-10:50 am
     ID# 104336201

AFRO-AM CM110A. African American Musical Heritage. (4)
(Formerly numbered M110A.) (Same as Ethnomusicology CM110A.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Sociocultural history and survey of African American music covering Africa and its impact on Americas; music of the 17th through 19th centuries, minstrelsy and its impact on representation of blacks in film, television, and theater; religious music, including hymns, spirituals, and gospel; black music of Caribbean and Central and South America; and music of black Los Angeles. Concurrently scheduled with course CM210A. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: DjeDje, J.C.
SMB 1420
TR 11:00 – 12:50 pm
ID# 104340200
     Dis 1A
     SMB 1402
     F 11:00-11:50 am
     ID# 104340201

AFRO-AM M114D. African American Freedom Narratives. (4)
(Formerly numbered M158D.) (Same as History M150D.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. Exploration of musical genre known as "funk" which emerged in its popular form during the late 1960s and reached popular high point, in black culture, during the 1970s. Funk, fusion of gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and many other musical styles, offers students unique window into recent African American history. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Wolfenstein, E.V.
Public Policy 2250
MW 3:00 – 4:50 pm
ID# 104365200

AFRO-AM M167A INTERRACIAL DYNAMIC. (4)
(Same as Asian American Studies M167A and Chicana and Chicano Studies M167A.) Seminar, two hours. Enforced corequisite: GE Clusters 20A lecture. Not open to freshmen or students with credit for GE Clusters 20A and/or 20B. Examination of nature and meaning of race, racism, and interracial dialogues in the U.S. through various disciplinary perspectives, including sociology, history, literary criticism, and film studies. Race as social and historical category that shapes contemporary American life. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Decker, J.L. & Ortiz, V. & T.A.
     Sem 1
     De Neve P350 - TR 12:30–1:45 pm
     De Neve P349 - T 2:00–3:50 pm
     ID# 104702200
     Sem 2
     De Neve P350 - TR 12:30–1:45 pm
     De Neve P349 - R 2:00–3:50 pm
     ID# 104702202

AFRO-AM M179A. Topics in Afro-American Literature. (5)
(Formerly numbered M197A.) (Same as English M179A.) Seminar, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H. Variable specialized studies course in Afro-American literature. Topics include Harlem Renaissance; Afro-American Literature in Nadir, 1890 to 1914; Contemporary Afro-American Fiction. May be repeated for credit. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Sharpe, J.A.
Rolfe 3114
M 9:00–11:50 am
ID# 104774200

AFRO-AM C191. Sem 5: African American Film. (4)
(Formerly numbered C101.) Seminar, four hours. Research seminar on selected topics in Afro-American studies. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C291. Letter grading.
Instructor: VonBlum, P.
Royce 154
MW 2:00–3:50 pm
ID# 104846205

AFRO-AM C191. Sem 6: Psychology of Race and Gender Among African. (4)
(Formerly numbered C101.) Seminar, four hours. Research seminar on selected topics in Afro-American studies. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C291. (Restricted to JUNIORS and above). Letter grading.
Instructor: Cones. J.H.
Haines A28
W 4:00–6:50
ID# 104846206

GRADUATE DIVISION

AFRO-AM CM210A. African American Music Heritage. (4)
(Same as Ethnomusicology CM210A.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Sociocultural history and survey of African American music covering Africa and its impact on Americas; music of the 17th through 19th centuries, minstrelsy and its impact on representation of blacks in film, television, and theater; religious music, including hymns, spirituals, and gospel; black music of Caribbean and Central and South America; and music of black Los Angeles. Concurrently scheduled with course CM110A. S/U or letter grading.
Instructor: DjeDje, J.C.
SMB 1420
TR 11:00 – 12:50 pm
ID# 104340200
     Dis 1A
     SMB 1402
     F 11:00-11:50 am
     ID# 504060201

AFRO-AM M256. Topics in African American Art. (4)
(Same as Art History M256.) Seminar, three hours. Requisite: course CM112D or CM112E or CM112F. Topics in African American art from the 18th century to the present. May be repeated for credit with consent of graduate adviser. S/U or letter grading.
Instructor: Nelson, S.D.
Dodd 221A
M 1:00–2:50 pm
ID# 504336200

AFRO-AM C291. Sem 5: African American Film. (4)
(Formerly numbered C201.) Seminar, four hours. Research seminar on selected topics in Afro-American studies. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C191. Letter grading.
Instructor: VonBlum, P.
Royce 154
MW 2:00–3:50 pm
ID# 504546205

AFRO-AM C291. Sem 6: Psychology of Race and Gender Among African. (4)
(Formerly numbered C201.) Seminar, four hours. Research seminar on selected topics in Afro-American studies. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C191. (Restricted to JUNIORS and above). Letter grading.
Instructor: Cones. J.H.
Haines A28
W 4:00–6:50
ID# 504546206