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2004-06 IUPUI Campus Bulletin

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African American and African Diaspora Studies Program

Director Associate Professor Monroe Little, History Professors Richard Fredland, Political Science;
Missy Kubitschek, English;
John McKivigan, History;
Joseph T. Taylor (Emeritus), Sociology Associate Professors Robert Aponte, Sociology;
Monroe Little, History;
Obioma Nnaemeka, French/Women's Studies Assistant Professors Jovier Evans, Psychology;
Didier Gondola, History;
Una Okonkwo Osili, Economics Adjunct Professors Alvin Bynum (Emeritus), Sociology
William Taylor; Addisu Tolesa, Folklore African American and African Diaspora Studies Program encompasses the scholarly exploration of African and African American life and culture from an interdisciplinary perspective. Courses in Afro-American studies are offered in many departments of the School of Liberal Arts.

Minor in Afro-American Studies

The minor in Afro-American studies has four distinct, yet interrelated, objectives: first, to provide instruction in a wide range of empirical research and scholarship related to the life and culture of African Americans; second, to provide an additional academic base of students who wish to pursue graduate or professional training in the arts and humanities, the behavioral and social sciences, law, medicine, education, and public or business administration; third, to provide information that will be helpful to students in occupations that devote increased attention to the concerns of African Americans, such as community development, paralegal training, probation work, journalism, archival and library work, telecommunications, historic preservation, elementary and secondary teaching, counseling, and marketing; and finally, to prepare students to live successfully and responsibly in a multiracial, multiethnic, and multicultural world.

Requirements The minor in Afro-American studies requires 15 credit hours, distributed as follows:

Courses

Required Courses (9 cr.)

A150 Survey of the Culture of Black Americans (3 cr.) An introduction to the life and experience of Africans in the United States utilizing resources from history, literature, and the social sciences.

HIST A364 History of Black Americans (3 cr.) A survey of the historical origins and development of the African community in the United States. Topics include kingdoms of ancient Africa, the Atlantic slave trade, New World slave systems, antebellum free African American protest, the Civil War and Reconstruction, nationalism and Pan-Africanism, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights and Black Liberation movements of the 1960s.

A402 Seminar in Afro-American Studies (3 cr.) P: junior standing, with 9 credit hours in Afro-American studies, or permission of the program director. Advanced seminar devoted to discussion and analysis of the political, social, and economic status and prospects of the African American community.

Elective Courses (6 cr.)

Students may elect up to 6 credit hours from the following courses offered by the Afro-American Studies Program or SLA departments listed.

Program Electives:

A202 The West and the African Diaspora (3 cr.) An introduction to Western Europe's and America's perception of Africa and Africans. Emphasis is on the image of Africans and their New World descendants, as constructed by European and American intellectuals.

A303 Topics in Afro-American Studies(1-3 cr.) Study of selected topics or issues in Afro-American studies occasionally, but not always, coordinated with symposia and/or conferences sponsored by the Afro-American Studies Program.

A352 Afro-American Art II: Afro-American Artists (3 cr.) A survey of the artistic traditions of the Africans in the New World, from the period of slavery in North and South America through contemporary and expatriate African American artists.

A495 Individual Readings in Afro-American Studies (1-3 cr.) By arrangement with instructor. Investigation of topics of special interest to students that are not covered in the regular program curriculum or that students wish to pursue in greater detail. May be repeated once for credit.

Department Electives:

Anthropology A337	African American Health Care
Anthropology E300	African American Culture
Arabic A131-A132	Beginning Arabic I and II
English G310	Social Speech Patterns
English L370	Black American Writing
English L406	Topics in African American Literature
Folklore F394	Afro-American Folklore
Geography G424	Geography of Africa
History E432	History of Africa II
Music M393	History of Jazz
Music M394	Black Music in America
Political Science Y338	African Politics
Sociology R461	Race and Ethnic Relations
Spanish S117-S118	Beginning Spanish I and II
Women's Studies W300	Black Women Writers