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African American Studies

0378 Special Topic Courses

Fall 2006

009 09264 5:10pm-6:30pm M W - The Black Mosque; The Influence of Islam on African-Americans - An intensive examination of the import of Islam to America through enslaved Africans (Omar Ibn Sayyid ca. 1770-1864), and the impact of Islam through principle figures associated with Islamic organizations (Noble Drew Ali, Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan).  A detailed analysis of the historical, social and political influence Islamic organizations have on African-Americans, and the implications of their “criminalized” image on urban blacks.

008 092553 – T R 1:10pm-2:30pm - INTRODUCTION TO AFRO-JEWISH STUDIES An introduction to the African-centered approach to the study of Jews of African ancestry.  Students will examine and critique methods used to study Jews of African Ancestry.  Introduction to basics of Afro-Jewish history, culture, and religion.  This course seeks to analyze the affects race and racism has on the construction of Jewish identities. 

702 073085 - (On-Line Course) The African American Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Experience - introduces students to the experiences of lesbians, gays and bisexuals of African descent through ethnographic, historical, psychological, sociological and African-centered perspectives. Topics include: 'queer theory,' heterosexuality, Afrocentricity and the African American homosexual and bisexual, politics of Black sexual identity, Black feminism, racism within the white homosexual community, HIV/AIDS epidemic and the Down Low (DL) lifestyle.

005 030332 – T TH 2:40-400pm - Hip-Hop and Black Culture - examines hip-hop and its relation to African American culture not as a mode of entertainment, but as a medium of communication. The historical, socio-economic, and musical/aesthetic contexts from which hip-hop emerged will be analyzed.

004 030328 - T TH 11:40-1:00pm - The Black Male - Examination of the Black male within the present social system. Examines the Black male role in the ghetto and street culture; the status and role performances of Black fathers; examines historical and contemporary myths about the psychology and biology of African American males.