Introduces the study of African and African-descended peoples; theory, themes, and perspectives.

In-depth course study of contemporary Africa, providing thorough examination of the continent's pre-colonial history, particularly before 1900. The course will study the continent and its people, the way the history of the continent has been interpreted by non-Africans, how the continent's anatomy has affected historical development, and the methodology and interdisciplinary scholarship in the study of Africa

Reading- and writing-intensive course that employs critical thought to look at the origins, development, abolition, and impact of Atlantic slave trade as a global economic enterprise and great human tragedy; slavery experience.

Offers an in-depth analysis of how race has been historically utilized, constructed and contested in U.S. institutions.