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Course Description
Afro American Studies
Course Description - Winter 2005

LOWER DIVISION:

History M10A History of Africa to 1800. (5)
(Formerly numbered 10A.) (Same as Afro-American Studies 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.
TR 12:30-1:45 p.m.
Register under discussion section number

UPPER DIVISION:

****NO AFRO-AM C191 SEM 1****

Afro-Am C191 Sem 2. Narrative Knowing: Psychology of Self in Community. (4)
(Formerly numbered C101.) (Concurrently scheduled with course C291.) Seminar, four hours. Research seminar on selected topics in Afro-American studies. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Letter grading.
Instructor: CONES, J.H.
Dodd 78
W 6-9 p.m.
ID# 104-846-202

Afro-Am C191 Sem 3. Black Writing in Britain. (4)
(Formerly numbered C101.) (Concurrently scheduled with course C291.) Seminar, four hours. Research seminar on selected topics in Afro-American studies. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Letter grading.
Instructor: SHARPE, J.A.
Pub Pol 2292
W 1-3:50 p.m.
ID# 104-846-200

Afro-Am C191 Sem 4. African Americans and Africa in Perspective. (4)
(Formerly numbered C101.) (Concurrently scheduled with course C291.) Seminar, four hours. Research seminar on selected topics in Afro-American studies. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Letter grading.
Instructor: AYELE, N.
Rolfe 2126
T/Th 3:30-4:45 p.m.
ID# 104-846-204

Afro-Am C191 Sem 5. African Americans in Science. (4)
(Formerly numbered C101.) (Concurrently scheduled with course C291.) Seminar, four hours. Research seminar on selected topics in Afro-American studies. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Letter grading.
Instructor: LEGGETT, ALLISON G.
Pub Pol 2214
M-W 9:30-10:50 a.m.
ID# 104-846-205

AFRO-AM M144. Ethnic Politics: African American Politics. (4)
(Same as Political Science M144B.) (Unofficially concurrent w/ C291 Sem 6) Lecture, three or four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Preparation: one 140-level political science course or one upper division course on race or ethnicity from history, psychology, or sociology. Requisite: Political Science 40. Designed for juniors/seniors. Emphasis on dynamics of minority group politics in the U.S., touching on conditions facing racial and ethnic groups, with black Americans being the primary case for analysis. Three primary objectives: (1) to provide descriptive information about social, political, and economic conditions of the black community, (2) to analyze important political issues facing black Americans, (3) to sharpen students' analytical skills. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: BROWN, A.
Royce 190
MW 3-5 p.m.
ID# 104-460-200

ANTHRO M164 AFRO-AMRC EXP IN US. (4)
(Same as Afro-American Studies M164.) Lecture, three hours. Promotes understanding of contemporary sociocultural forms among Afro-Americans in the U.S. by presenting a comparative and diachronic perspective on the Afro-American experience in the New World. Emphasis on utilization of anthropological concepts and methods in understanding the origins and maintenance of particular patterns of adaptation among black Americans. (Restricted Juniors/Seniors only.) P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: MAHON, M.E.
Royce 164
TR 2:00-3:15 p.m.
ID# 111-713-200

CHICANO M167B INTERRACIAL DYNAMIC Sem 1. (4)
(Same as Afro-American Studies M167B and Asian American Studies M167B.) Seminar, two hours. Enforced requisite: course M167A. Enforced corequisite: GE Clusters 20B 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. / ZHOU, M. / CHUNG, R.V.
ID# 144-703-201

CHICANO M167B INTERRACIAL DYNAMIC Sem 2. (4)
(Same as Afro-American Studies M167B and Asian American Studies M167B.) Seminar, two hours. Enforced requisite: course M167A. Enforced corequisite: GE Clusters 20B 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. / ZHOU, M. / CHUNG, R.V.
(office location and hour)
ID# 144-703-202

CHICANO M118. Student-Initiated Retention and Outreach Issues in Higher Education. (4)
(Formerly numbered M197R.) (Same as Afro-American Studies M118, American Indian Studies M118, and Asian American Studies M168.) Lecture, four hours. Exploration of issues in outreach and retention of students in higher education, especially through student-initiated programs, efforts, activities, and services, with focus on UCLA as a case. Letter grading.
Instructor: WHITE, J.A.
Student Activity Center (Room?)
F 10-2 p.m.
ID# 144-408-200

ENGL 181G. Specialized Studies in 20th-Century British Literature. Sem 1: Black Writing in Britain. (5)
(Formerly numbered 186.) (Informally cross-listed with Afro-Am C191/291 Sem 3.) Seminar, three or four hours. Requisites: courses 10A, 10B, 10C. Consult "Schedule of Classes" for author, period, genre, or subject to be studied in specific term. May be repeated for credit. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: SHARPE, J.A.
Pub Pol 2292
W 1-3:50 p.m.

ETHNOMU CM110B. African American Musical Heritage. (4)
(Formerly numbered M110B.) (Same as Afro-American Studies CM110B.) (Concurrently scheduled with course CM210B.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Study of African music and its impact on Americas; survey of development of various African American musical genres from slave era to the present, including traditions in West Indies and Central and South America. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: KEYES, C.L.
(office location)
TR 11-12:50 p.m.
Register under discussion section number

ETHNOMU M111. Ellingtonia. (4)
(Same as Afro-American Studies M145.) Music of Duke Ellington, his life, and far-reaching influence of his efforts. Ellington's music, known as "Ellingtonia," is one of the largest and perhaps most important bodies of music ever produced in the U.S. Covers the many contributions of other artists who worked with Ellington, such as composer Billy Strayhorn and musicians Johnny Hodges, Cooties Williams, and Mercer Ellington. (Restricted to JUNIORS AND ABOVE.) Letter grade or Passed/Not Passed.
Instructor: BURRELL, K.E.
1439 SMB
R 2-5 p.m.
Register under discussion section number

GRADUATE:

AFRO-AM C291. Lec 2- Narrative Knowing: Psychology of Self in Community. (4)
(Formerly numbered C201.) (Concurrently scheduled with course C191.) Seminar, four hours. Research seminar on selected topics in Afro-American studies. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Letter grading.
Instructor: CONES, J.H.
Dodd 78
W 6-9 p.m.
ID # 504-546-202

AFRO-AM C291. Lec 3- Black Writing in Britain. (4)
(Formerly numbered C201.) (Concurrently scheduled with course C191.) (Informal cross-listing with English M181G Black Writing in Britain.) Seminar, four hours. Research seminar on selected topics in Afro-American studies. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Letter grading.
Instructor: SHARPE, J.L.
Pub Pol 2292
W 1-3:50 p.m.
ID # 504-546-203

AFRO-AM C291. Lec 4- African Americans and Africa in Perspective. (4)
(Formerly numbered C201.) (Concurrently scheduled with course C191.) Seminar, four hours. Research seminar on selected topics in Afro-American studies. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Letter grading.
Instructor: AYELE, N.
Rolfe 2126
T/Th 3:30-4:45 p.m.
ID # 504-546-204

AFRO-AM C291. Lec 5- African Americans in Science. (4)
(Formerly numbered C201.) (Concurrently scheduled with course C191.) Seminar, four hours. Research seminar on selected topics in Afro-American studies. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Letter grading.
Instructor: LEGGETT, A.G.
Pub Pol 2214
MW 9:30-10:50 a.m.
ID # 504-546-205

AFRO-AM C291. Lec 6- African American Politics. (4)
(Formerly numbered C201.) (No C191-Goes with Afro-Am M144.) Seminar, four hours. Research seminar on selected topics in Afro-American studies. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Letter grading.
Instructor: BROWN, A.
Royce 190
MW 3-5 p.m.
ID # 504-546-200

AFRO-AM C291. Lec 7- Media and Race in America. (4)
(Formerly numbered C201.) (No C191.) Seminar, four hours. Research seminar on selected topics in Afro-American studies. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Letter grading.
Instructor: HUNT, D.M.
Haines 122
T 1-4 p.m.
ID # 504-546-207

ETHNOMU CM210B. African American Musical Heritage. (4)
(Same as Afro-American Studies CM210B.) (Concurrently scheduled with course CM110B.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Study of African music and its impact on Americas; survey of development of various African American musical genres from slave era to the present, including traditions in West Indies and Central and South America. (Restricted to graduate students/ethnomusicology majors only.) S/U or letter grading.
Instructor: KEYES, C.L.
SMB 1420
TR 11-12:50 p.m.
Register under discussion section number

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