AFAS 160
Foundation
Introduction to African American Literature
Major debates and central texts of African American literature from many perspectives. The central theme: the relationship between race, representation, and identity — issues still important and unresolved hundreds of years later.
AFAS 377
Digital Africana Studies
Experiencing the Harlem Renaissance
In the 1920s and 30s, the soulful rhythms of blues and jazz signaled an explosion of African American creativity. Why Harlem? Why Paris? This course explores the New Negro Movement through interactive and experimental technologies — students use digital tools to express their understanding of the first major movement of Black artists and writers in the US.
AFAS 378
Speculative Futures
AfroFuturism and Black Speculative Fiction Through the Ages
The construction of modern and future worlds from the perspective of global Black experiences — oppression on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, and class, explored through Afrofuturism, literature, music, film, and technology.
AFAS 421
Expatriate History
When African Americans Came to Paris
African American expatriates were in Paris before the turn of the 20th century — fleeing racism, seeking opportunity, and the ability to be oneself without the stigma of race. From artists and musicians to writers, entrepreneurs, and statesmen: when African Americans came to Paris, life at home and abroad changed forever.
Study Abroad · AFAS 497P
Spring Break in Paris
The Global Africana Studies Experience: a one-credit course that takes students to Paris, France during Spring Break to live what they study in AFAS 421 — completing a collaborative video documentary, implementing an Augmented Reality project, broadcasting and recording in 360° video, and creating compelling digital stories along the way.
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