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AFST 100

Introduction to Africana Studies

(Previously BLST 100, Introduction to Black Studies) Designed as the gateway to Africana Studies, this course is an interdisciplinary exploration of the collective experience of blacks in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States. The course seeks to provide students an intellectual framework for engagement in a process of self-discovery and for achieving a more global understanding of the unique ways in which Africans and peoples of African descent have constituted our world. The course, which introduces important theoretical approaches and builds critical and analytical skills, provides an overview of the historical, socio-economic and cultural dynamics of black life.

Distribution Area Prerequisites Credits
Social Science- or -Privilege, Power And Diversity 1 course

Spring Semester information

Aldrin Magaya

100A: Introduction to Africana Studies


Fall Semester information

Leslie James

100A: Introduction to Africana Studies: Leadership