African
and African American Studies
Program | Courses
Program
Director: J.V. Pimienta-Bey
Faculty: A.
Baskin
The major in African and African
American Studies provides students with an academically holistic
understanding of the cultural contributions and historical struggles
of peoples of predominant African descent within U.S., Western,
and world history. The interdisciplinary approach of African and
African American Studies provides students with the opportunity
to engage in critical thinking across the spectrum of various disciplines—history,
literature, music, psychology, environmental studies, women’s
studies, etc. Majors are encouraged to critique the world from
the perspective and world view of Africana (“Black”)
peoples, thereby learning to better evaluate the impact Africana
peoples have had upon countless aspects of the human experience.
The African
and African American Studies major teaches students how to:
- identify, study, and clarify African contributions to human history;
- analyze and describe/express the various conditions that have impacted upon and influenced both the individual and collective development of African peoples; and
- identify solutions, as well as actions, which free all peoples
from any socialized notions of inherent inferiority predicated
on the basis of their African ancestry.
Major and Minor Requirements
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