Introduction to Black Studies ((3))

Catalog description

Introduction to Black Studies ( ETHS 1408 ) offers a broad interdisciplinary introduction to important historical, political, cultural, and artistic issues concerning people of African descent in the United States and on a smaller scope globally. Students will examine the historical and cultural experiences of African Americans from the beginning of Ancestral Africa (circa 500 B.C.E) to 21st century Black America. Significant emphasis will be placed on developing an understanding of the role of protest and resistance in African American history and the influence of Black Americans activism shaping numerous socio-political movements of the larger United States. Through readings, documentaries, and discussion, the course will illustrate the multiple ways in which African Americans have helped build the socio-cultural fabric of America and through protest and resistance of oppression represented the true meaning of freedom in the United States.