Food ways.  Slang.  Dress.  Hair styles. Radicalism.  Worship. Mannerisms–all of these and so many others are similar among Black people across the world. This class introduces students to how and why people separated by continents, enslaved labor regimes, and colonial powers, nonetheless are very similar–at least at the outset. The course is designed for students interested in learning research methods related to people and places of the  African Diaspora from Ghana to Jamaica to Latin America and  The United States. Some of the questions explored include but are not limited to the following: What is Diaspora?  What were the precursors of contact between Africans and the rest of the modern world prior to chattel slavery? How did Africans survive the harrowing middle passage?  How did African communities form in the various parts of the Atlantic world? What were the gendered differences between enslaved men and women in the Diaspora? Where was resistance to slavery most prominent? And what can a presumed absence of armed rebellion also tell us about the Diaspora? How did slavery and Diaspora inform conceptions of colonialism and nation?

Assignments: Students will have four primary assignments all leading to the final project of either a research paper or recording their own podcast. These assignments include: a book review, an annotated bibliography, a research proposal/podcast treatment, and the final paper or podcast   .  These assignments are designed to assist students as they continue research on peoples of African descent.
Days: TH  03:00-05:50 PM

Emphasis/Category: Locating Africas
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Days: Tu Th  12:30-01:50 PM

Emphasis/Category: Hispanic, US Latino/a and Luso-Brazilian Cultures, Inter-Area Studies, Locating Africas
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Days: TBA  12:00-12:00 AM

Emphasis/Category: Hispanic, US Latino/a and Luso-Brazilian Cultures, Inter-Area Studies, Locating Africas
No description is currently available.
Days: TBA  12:00-12:00 AM