African American and African Studies Winter 2011 Classes

AAAS 101
Introduction to African American and African Studies
Introduction to scholarly study of Black experience from the 15th century to the present, focusing on patterns of resistance, adaptation and cultural diversity. Prereq: English 110. Not open to students with credit for 201. GEC soc sci individuals and groups course.
Course # 25356
MW 9:30pm-11:18am
McPherson Lab 1041
Instructor: Dr. Ryan T. Skinner

AAAS 154
Introduction to African American Literature
Survey of the literature of African descendants in the United States from 1750 to 1915.
Course #26377
Mendenhall Lab 0129
MW 9:30 am - 11:18 am
Instructor: Malcolm F. Cash

AAAS 218
The Black Urban Experience
Examination of contemporary black urban experience focused on the impact of persistent residential segregation, increasing class polarization, and the global force of hip hop culture. GEC soc sci individuals and groups course.
Course # 25363
McPherson Lab 1035
TR 1:30 pm - 3:18 pm
Instructor: Dr. Kenneth W. Goings

AAAS 251
Introduction to
African Literature
Course # 25364
McPherson Lab 1035
MW 1:30 pm - 3:18 pm
Instructor: Dr. Anthonia C. Kalu
Course # 25365
Denney Hall 0250
MW 9:30 am - 11:18 am
Instructor: Dr. Cheikh A. Thiam
An assessment of the oral prose tradition and written prose of African literature; specific emphasis placed on student reading from primary sources. GEC arts and hums lit course.
Course # 26327
TBA
TR 11:30 am - 1:18 pm
Instructor: Monika Brodnicka

AAAS 254
Themes in African-American Literature
Survey of themes in the literature of African descendants in the United States from 1915 to present. GEC arts and hums lit course.
Course # 25492
McPherson Lab 1041
MW 1:30 pm - 3:18 pm
Instructor: Malcolm F. Cash

AAAS 290
Black Youth
Examines how differences of race, class, gender, nation and migration influence identity and experience of Black youth. Not open to students with credit for 690.
Course# 25366
Mendenhall Lab 0191
TR 11:30 am - 1:18 pm
Instructor: Dr. Denise E. P. Noble

AAAS 291
The Black Family
Study of culturally and structurally diverse forms of Black family life through historical times and geographic space. Not open to students with credit for 691.
Course# 25367
Mendenhall Lab 0191
TR 9:30 am - 11:18 am
Instructor: Dr. Denise E. P. Noble

AAAS 310
Global Perspective of the African Diaspora
Study of historical processes, key figures and ideas, and cultural expressions of the worldwide dispersion of people of African descent from different times and places. Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs.
Course# 25496
University Hall 0082
TR 9:30 am - 11:18 am
Instructor: Dr. Sarah Van Beurden

AAAS 323.01
The Age of Slavery
Origins of modern slavery; its development in the U.S.; the evolution of African-American life and culture from 1619 to the end of the Civil War. Au, Wi Qtrs. Not open to students with credit for 223 or History 223, or 260.
Course# 26079
209 W 18th Ave Room 0170
TR 1:30 pm - 3:18 pm
Instructor: Dr. Leslie M. Alexander

AAAS 342
Music, Religion and Ritual in Africa
Survey of variety and interaction of musical and religious expressions in selective African societies, focusing on traditional contexts and contemporary Christian and Islamic examples.
H342: Wi Qtr. H342 (honors) may be available to students enrolled in an honors program or by permission of dept or instructor. Prereq: 101 or Music 140 or permission of instructor. Assigned/guided fieldwork projects in Columbus Metropolitan Area. GEC arts and hums cultures and ideas course.
Course# 26326
McPherson Lab 1041
TR 9:30 am - 11:18 am
Instructor: Monika Brodnicka

AAAS 545
Intersections: Approaches to Race, Gender, Class & Sexuality
Examines intersections of race, gender, class, and sexuality in various sites within American culture (e.g., legal system, civil rights discourse, social justice movements).
Prereq: One course in afam&ast or comp std or wom stds or grad standing. Not open to students with credit for Comp Std 545 or Wom Stds 545. Cross-listed in Comparative Studies and Women's Studies.
Course# 25491
BAKER SYSTEMS 0188
MW 1:30 pm - 3:18 pm
Instructor: Dr. Maurice E. Stevens

AAAS 575
History of South Africa
An examination of the political and social developments in South Africa from the nineteenth century to the present. Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Not open to students with credit for 675 or 537 or History 675 or 552. Cross-listed with History 552.
Course# 25374
UNIVERSITY HALL 0147
TR 1:30 pm - 3:18 pm
Instructor: Dr. Franco Barchiesi

AAAS 725
Political Development of Sub-Saharan Africa
Course# 25376
DERBY HALL 0047
T 4:30 pm - 7:18 pm
Instructor: Dr. Franco Barchiesi

AAAS 743
Studies in African History
The study of the historical literature of Africa and various aspects of African history; topics vary. Prereq: Grad standing or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. Including cr hrs earned in History 743. Cross-listed in History.
Course# 25377
DERBY HALL 0047
R 4:30 pm - 7:18 pm
Instructor: Dr. Sarah Van Beurden

AAAS 753
Graduate Survey in African American and African Studies
Critical analysis of the development of African-American and African studies as a discipline and the theoretical approaches to its subject matter. Prereq: Grad standing or permission of instructor.
Course# 25378
DERBY HALL 0047 W 4:30 pm - 7:18 pm
Instructor: Dr. Anthonia C. Kalu