African American Studies
(Interdisciplinary Studies minor only)
Office: 264 Fenton Hall
(716) 673-3858
E-mail: AfricanAmerican.Studies@fredonia.edu
Saundra Liggins, Coordinator
Website: African American Studies (African American Studies, http://www.fredonia.edu/department/interdisciplinary/african_american_studies.asp)
The African American Studies minor provides an interdisciplinary investigation of the origins, experiences, conditions, accomplishments, and contributions of people of African ancestry in the Americas. The program is designed for all students who want to deepen their understanding of African Americans by studying their earlier history in Africa, their transition to the New World, and the diasporic experiences in the Americas. The program also seeks to promote new ways of thinking about race, culture and social representation from different perspectives – notably, historical, literary, sociological, anthropological, psychological and artistic.
Required Courses for the Minor (21 credit hours)
Required Course: (3 credit hours)
Ethnicity and Race |
Core Courses: (9 credit hours)
Introduction to African American Studies |
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African American History to 1877 |
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or |
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African American History since 1877 |
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Introduction to African American Literature and Culture |
Electives: (6 credit hours – two courses; one in each of two disciplines; must not include a course that has been used for core course credit; other courses not listed may be included with approval of coordinator)
American Popular and Mass Cultures (with approval of the coordinator) |
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Anthropology of Africa |
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Anthropology of the Caribbean |
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Special Topics in Media (with approval of coordinator) |
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Audio Documentaries/Soundscapes (with approval of coordinator) |
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Documentary I (with approval of coordinator) |
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Intercultural Communication (with approval of coordinator) |
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African Caribbean Dance |
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EDU 305/ 313 |
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Classroom and Field Experience (with approval of coordinator) |
American Identities (with approval of coordinator) |
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ENGL 299/ 399/499 |
Special Topics (with approval of coordinator) |
Realism/Naturalism in American Literature (with approval of coordinator) |
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ENGL/ WOST 340 |
Black Women Writers |
Harlem Renaissance |
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African American Autobiography |
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Contemporary Multicultural American Literature (with approval of coordinator) |
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Africa to 1880 |
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Africa From the 1800s |
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HIST 299/ 399 |
Special Topics (with approval of coordinator) |
Civil War Era |
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African American History to 1877 |
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African American History since 1877 |
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African American Black Women's History |
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Civil Rights Movement |
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African American Social Thought |
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Defining America (with approval of coordinator) |
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Africa in the Nineteenth Century |
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Comparative Slave Societies |
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Special Topics (with approval of coordinator) |
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History of Jazz |
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African American Music |
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Jazz Improvisation (with approval of coordinator) |
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Jazz Theory (with approval of coordinator) |
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MUS 363 |
Jazz Pedagogy (with approval of coordinator) |
Topics in American Politics |
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African Politics |
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Civil Rights and Liberties |
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Social Problems (with approval of coordinator) |
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Minority Groups (with approval of coordinator) |
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Special Topics (with approval of coordinator) |
Capstone Course: (3 credit hours)
Independent Study: African American Topics |
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or |
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African American Studies Internship: African American Organization |
