HIST 386 - African and Diaspora Identities

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3SS, CD
This class will give an interdisciplinary overview of the various schools of thought of what defines Modern African and Diaspora identity. Examples from the African continent, the Caribbean and the United States will be utilized as well as the various disciplines such as Sociology, Philosophy, Literature and History. Key themes include authenticity, “inventedness”, existence, migration and memory. A primary source based research component of this class is central in this weekly seminar.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: B. Yates
Consent of the Instructor Required? Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Identical to AAST 302
Cross List Information This course is crosslisted wlith AAST 302