To Make our World Anew: Introduction to African American Studies

To Make our World Anew: Introduction to African American Studies is a Social Science course taught by Christopher Tinson.

This course satisfies Division I requirements.

Course Description
The interdisciplinary study of African Descendants has transformed United States history and expanding global history in the process. Sometimes known as Black Studies, Africana Studies or African diasporic studies, it has also been influential in shaping the role of African Americans in the academy and beyond. How has race, gender, class and capitalism impacted the evolution of African American Studies? And, what does African American Studies tell us about the current state of the world? These questions invite a serious engagement with African American philosophies, identities and experiences. Using literature, history and music, this course will introduce students to some of the important and diverse concepts, ideas, struggles and debates that comprise African American Studies.

Learning Goals

 * Presenting
 * Reading
 * Writing
 * Multi-Cultural