Afro American Studies
Course Description - Fall 2006

LOWER DIVISION COURSES

**NO AFRO-AM LOWER DIVISION COURSES**

UPPER DIVISION COURSES

AFRO-AM M104C. Afro-American Literature since the 1960s. (5)
(Same as English M104C.) Lecture, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H. Introductory survey of diverse forms of Afro-American literary expression produced from rise of Black Arts Movement of the 1960s to the present by writers such as Amiri Baraka, Nikki Giovanni, Alice Walker, Etheridge Knight, Toni Morrison, Martin Luther King, Jr., Paule Marshall, Ernest Gaines, Ishmael Reed, and Audre Lorde. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Mullen, H.R.
Dodd 175
TR 10:00 - 11:50
ID#: 104-317-200

AFRO-AM 107. History of Rap. (4)
(Same as Ethnomusicology M119.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to development of rap music and allied forms, with emphasis on musical and verbal qualities, philosophical and political ideologies, gender representation, and influences on cinema and popular culture. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Keyes, C.L.
SMB
TR 11:00 - 12:50
ID#: 104-328-200

AFRO-AM 109. 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
SMB
MW 11:00-12:50
ID#: 104-336-200

AFRO-AM CM112F. Imaging of Black Pop Culture. (4)
(Formerly numbered M112F.) (Same as Art History CM112F.) Lecture, three hours. Critical examination of media ranging from African American painting and sculpture to MTV and advertising, with emphasis on relationship between black visual production and racism, Afrocentrism, political resistance, and notions of blackness. Concurrently scheduled with course CM212F. P/NP or letter grading. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Nelson, S.D.
Dodd 121
TR 4:00 - 5:15
ID#: 104-358-200

AFRO-AM M150D. Afro-Am Urban History: Funk Music and Black Pop Culture. (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: Brown, S.D.
Fowler A103B
MW 2:00 - 3:15
ID#: 104-503-200

AFRO-AM M167A. Interracial Dynamic. (5)
(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: Ortiz
GE Cluster Seminar
TR 12:30-1:45
De Neve P350

     Sem 1: T 2:00 - 3:50
     De Neve P349
     ID#: 104-702-200

     Sem 2: R 2:00 - 3:50
     De Neve P349
     ID#: 104-702-202

AFRO-AM 182A. Language, Literacy, and Human Development Ethnography. (2)
(Same as Education M183A.) Fieldwork, three hours. Enforced corequisite: course 194A. Students visit after-school site on weekly basis and use ethnographic methods to document learning. Opportunity for students to connect theories of development and language and literacy learning with practice. Letter grading.
Instructor: Gutierrez
Off Campus
Time
ID#: 104-792-200

AFRO-AM 183A. Language, Literacy, and Human Development Ethnography. (2)
(Same as Education M183A.) Fieldwork, three hours. Enforced corequisite: course 194A. Students visit after-school site on weekly basis and use ethnographic methods to document learning. Opportunity for students to connect theories of development and language and literacy learning with practice. Letter grading.
Instructor: Gutierrez
Off Campus
Time
ID#: 104-798-200

Afro-Am C191. Variable Topics in Afro-American Studies.
Sem 1: Black British Literature. (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. Examination of history and development of African American cinema and television. Primary emphasis is on analysis of treatments of blacks in film. Letter grading.Instructor: Sharpe, J.
Humanities A58
W 9:00 - 11:50
ID#: 104-846-200

Sem 2: 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. Examination of history and development of African American cinema and television. Primary emphasis is on analysis of treatments of blacks in film. Letter grading.
Instructor: VonBlum
Bunche 3157
MW 2:00 - 3:50
ID#: 104-846-201

Sem 3: Black Religion in Americas. (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. Examination of history and development of African American cinema and television. Primary emphasis is on analysis of treatments of blacks in film. Letter grading.|
Instructor: Flores-Pena
Bunche 3170
MW 9:00 - 10:20
ID#: 104-846-202

Sem 4: Black Los Angeles in the 20th Century. (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. Examination of history and development of African American cinema and television. Primary emphasis is on analysis of treatments of blacks in film. Letter grading.
Instructor: Widener, D. L.
Rolfe 3119
F 10:00 - 12:50
ID#: 104-846-203

AFRO-AM M194A. Language, Literacy, and Human Development Research Group Seminars. (5)
(Same as Education M194A.) Seminar, three hours; laboratory, two hours (when scheduled). Enforced corequisite: course 182A or 183A. Research seminar designed to provide opportunity to combine theory and practice in study of human development in educational contexts. Focus on relationship between theories of development, culture, and language. May be taken independently for credit. Letter grading.
Instructor: Gutierrez, K.D.
Moore 2120
TR 11:00 - 12:50
ID#: 104-864-201

GRADUATE DIVISION COURSES

AFRO-AM M200A. Advanced Historiography: Afro-American. (4)
(Same as History M200V.) Seminar, three hours. Mandatory for Afro-American Studies M.A. students. Seminar includes a literature review of crucial texts in African American history. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Ayele, N.
Haines A28
M 2:00 - 4:50
ID#: 504-010-200

AFRO-AM CM212F. Imaging of Black Pop Culture. (4)
(Same as Art History CM212F.) Lecture, three hours. Critical examination of media ranging from African American painting and sculpture to MTV and advertising, with emphasis on relationship between black visual production and racism, Afrocentrism, political resistance, and notions of blackness. Concurrently scheduled with course CM112F. S/U or letter grading. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Nelson, S.D.
Dodd 121
TR 4:00 - 5:15
ID#: 504-078-200

Afro-Am C291. Variable Topics in Afro-American Studies.
Sem 1: Black British Literature. (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. Examination of history and development of African American cinema and television. Primary emphasis is on analysis of treatments of blacks in film. Letter grading.
Instructor: Sharpe, J.
Humanities 58
W 9:00 - 11:50
ID#: 504-546-200

Sem 2: 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. Examination of history and development of African American cinema and television. Primary emphasis is on analysis of treatments of blacks in film. Letter grading.
Instructor: VonBlum
Bunche 3157
MW 2:00 - 3:50
ID#: 504-546-201

Sem 3: Black Religion in Americas. (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. Examination of history and development of African American cinema and television. Primary emphasis is on analysis of treatments of blacks in film. Letter grading.
Instructor: Flores-Pena
Bunche 3170
MW 9:00 - 10:20
ID#: 504-546-202

Sem 4: Black Los Angeles in the 20th Century. (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. Examination of history and development of African American cinema and television. Primary emphasis is on analysis of treatments of blacks in film. Letter grading.
Instructor: Widener, D. L.
Rolfe 3119
F 10:00 - 12:50
ID#: 504-546-203