African Ethnicities

Catalog description

Scholars have noted that one of the worst words in any language is the word for brother because it informs one to treat their brothers one way and all others differently. This course has two major themes: learning the various ways that identities are constructed and used and, two, the multiple ways in which these identities have impacted morality. This class begins with introductions to different ethnic schools of thought and African moralities. It continues with case studies on the Akan, Yoruba, Afrikaner, Hutu, and Tutsi ethnic identities and ethics.