HMS-205 African-American Studies

3 Credits

In this interdisciplinary course, students read, view, and listen to a range of material-essays, poetry, art, films-related to the politics and culture of African American people. For the purpose of contextualizing African American aesthetics, as expressed in fine art, outsider art, music, and dance, we will examine central themes in U.S. black history, including slavery, urban migration, segregation, oppression, and ongoing struggles for freedom.