SUMMER 2012 AFAM COURSES MAYMESTER AFAM 398M: Hairitage: The Cultural Politics of Black Hair Explore the aesthetic, political, legal, and educational implications of hair and African American experience through poetry, essay, film, and children’s books. 001 M-­‐F 8:00AM-­‐10:45AM Johnson AFAM 517M: Anthropological View of Blacks in Film Cultural representations, constructions, production, and consumption of African American identity in the popular culture medium of feature films. (Cross listed with ANTH 517) 001 M-­‐F 11:00AM-­‐1:45PM Simmons AFAM 330M: Psychology and the African American Experience Psychological theory and research as it applies to African Americans. Explores Africentric and other perspectives and roles of culture, racism, and historical phenomena. (Crosslisted with PSYC 330) 001 M-­‐F 2:00PM-­‐4:45PM Armstead SUMMER I AFAM 201: Intro to African American Studies: Social and Historical Foundations Introduction to the key debates, figures, and concepts that are fundamental to the interdisciplinary study of the historical, political, and social development of black life in America. 001 M-­‐TH 10:30AM-­‐12:45PM Ortiz SUMMER II AFAM 398L: African Americans in the Law Taught by SC State Representative Bakari T. Sellers, this course examines the various roles played by African Americans within the American Judicial System. Students will have the opportunity to interact with those who create law, practice law, and interpret law. 001 M-­‐TH 8:00AM-­‐10:45AM Sellers AFRICAN AMERICAN
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258 Gambrell Hall University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 (803) 777-­7248 http://www.cas.sc.edu/afra/ http://www.facebook.com/usc.afam FALL 2012 CORE COURSES AFAM 201: Intro to African American Studies: Social & Historical Foundations Introduction to the key debates, figures, and concepts in the study of the historical, political, and social development of black life in America. 001 TTH 12:30PM-­‐1:45PM Cummings 300 TTH 5:30PM-­‐6:45PM Jackson AFAM 202: Intro to African American Studies: Arts & Cultural Foundations Introduction to the key debates, figures, and concepts in the study of the artistic, literary, and cultural development of black life in America. 001 TTH 11:00AM-­‐12:15PM McAllister FALL 2012 ARTS AND CULTURE COURSES FALL 2012 HISTORY AND SOCIETY COURSES AFAM 303: African American Culture An examination of African-­American cultures in the New World. (Cross listed with ANTH 303) 001 TTH 11:00AM-­‐12:15PM Simmons AFAM E308: African American Feminist Theory An interdisciplinary survey of the contributions of African-­American women to feminist theory. This is an accelerated course from Oct. 22-­Dec. 7. 851 TTH 5:30-­8:45PM White AFAM 398J: Topic: Minorities, Women and the Media The study of the relationship among persons of color, women, and the mass media in the United States. (Cross listed with JOUR 311 and WGST 311) 001 MW 8:40AM-­‐9:55AM Campbell AFAM 398C: Topic: Black Women Writers Survey of fiction and non-­fiction writings by African American women during the 19th and 20th century. (Cross listed with ENGL 430F) 001 TTH 9:30AM-­‐10:45AM Alao AFAM 428A: African American Literature to 1903 Representative works of African American writers to 1903. (Cross listed with ENGL 428A) 001 TTH 3:30PM-­‐4:45PM Trafton AFAM 580: Culture and Identity in the African Diaspora Explore the African Diaspora as a social, cultural, and historical formation with Africa at its center, focusing on U.S.-­, Latin American-­, and Caribbean African-­descended communities. (Cross listed with ANTH 580) 001 TTH 9:30AM-­‐10:45AM Weik AFAM 330: Psychology and the African American Experience Psychological theory and research as it applies to African Americans. (Cross listed with PSYC 330) 001 TTH 9:30AM-­‐10:45AM Cooper AFAM E331: Black Experience in the U.S. to 1865 The social, cultural, economic, and political life of black people in the United States to 1865. (Cross listed with HIST 211) 300 TTH 5:30PM-­‐6:45PM Hudson AFAM E332: Black Experience in the U.S. since 1865 The social, cultural, economic, and political life of black people in the United States since 1865. (Cross listed with HIST 212) 300 MW 5:30PM-­‐6:45PM Watson AFAM 353: Intro to U.S. Racial and Ethnic Politics Survey of theories of the impact of race, ethnicity, and racism on American politics. (Cross listed with POLI 353) 001 TTH 2:00PM-­‐3:15PM Shaw AFAM 397A: Topic: African Americans in the Civil War and Reconstruction An analysis of the causes, effects and consequences of the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction on African Americans. (Cross listed with HIST 492C) 001 MWF 1:25PM-­‐2:15PM De la Cova, A. AFAM 397B: Topic: Medical Experimentation and the Black Body An analysis of how the bodies of Africans and African Americans were used in medical experimentation, 18th cen. to present. (Cross listed with SCHC 332W) 001 MWF 12:20PM-­‐1:10PM De la Cova, C. AFAM 397C: Topic: Minority Group Relations Examines major theoretical & empirical approaches about race/ethnicity and current state of race relations in U.S. (Cross listed with SOCY 355) 001 TTH 11:00AM-­‐12:15PM Cummings AFAM 3987F: Topic: Personal Finance for African American Studies Assists students in building a framework for making sound financial decisions for personal finance and career planning. 001 MWF 11:15AM-­‐12:05PM Jenkins