African American Studies (AAMS)

509. African American History (3).  A survey of the experiences and contributions of blacks from the African origin to the present.  Notes:  Crosslisted with HIST 509.

518. Politics of the American South (3).  Focuses on the unique politics of the South.  It places Southern politics in its theoretical and historical context and examines the central role of race in southern politics as  well as regional importance to national issues.  Prerequisite(s):  PLSC 201 with a grade of C or better or, or graduate status, or permission of instructor.  Notes:  Cross-listed with PLSC 518.

551. African American Political Thought (3).  This course explores the historical struggle of African Americans to assess their identity in relationship to their legal and social oppression.  In reflecting on the work of Audre Lourde, W.E.B. Dubois, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Toni Morrison, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Cornell West, Mark Twain and others, we will angle in on the question of black identity from a variety of perspectives.  Particular attention will be paid to the relationship between these articulations of “blackness” and the historical and political settings in which they arise.  Informed class discussion will be emphasized.  Students are expected to write a term paper and to present it to the class.  Prerequisite(s):  GNED 102 or AAMS 300 or permission of instructor or graduate status.  Notes:  Cross-listed with PLSC 551.

561. The History of the Caribbean (3).  The study of socioeconomic and political trends of the major islands off the Caribbean Sea from the colonial period to the present.  Notes:  Cross-listed with HIST 561.