African American Culture and Experience

Catalog description

This course explores the richness and diversity of African American culture and experience in the Americas from the 1600’s to the present. Utilizing an anthropological perspective, the course will critically explore concepts like race, identity, diaspora, discrimination, marginalization and hybridity while paying particular attention to the significant impact that African Americans have had on American culture as a whole. Topics for discussion will include the influences of Yoruba culture, slavery, the Harlem Renaissance, Pan-Africanism, civil rights, the Black Power movement, the Black Panthers, blues, jazz, poetry, sports, literature, and the culture of Hip Hop.