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BLACK STUDIES PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT
The Black Studies Program (BLST) is concerned with the African, African-American, and
the global African diaspora communities, with a special focus on transnational perspectives
in relation to the U.S. and the Black world. The Program expects to reward a Bachelor
Degree to majors who have attained a working knowledge of the main theories, events,
and/or issues associated with:
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The history, sociocultural dynamics, and problems and possibilities in the Black
world
Theories of oppression based on race, color, socioeconomic class, gender, and
sexuality along with their interrelationships, as well as practical ways to struggle
against these types of oppression
The history and future of science and technology originating inside and outside of
the Black world
The political economies of Black world societies in the global context
The history of black achievement
The history and creative output of black peoples in the literary, visual, musical, and
performing arts
With these outcomes, the program’s mission is twofold:
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To provide an intellectual setting in which students from the Black world can grow
and develop into productive lifelong learners, citizens, and activists seeking to
improve their communities, their nations, and the world
To provide an intellectual setting in which students from all communities can gain a
knowledge of the Black world, assisting in their development into productive,
lifelong learners, citizens, and activists seeking to improve their communities, their
nations, and the world
AWARDS
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William Hallett Green Award
Black Faculty and Staff Annual Scholarship Awards
Annual Convocation Awards for Outstanding Services
Edward Scobie Award for Africana Social Science Research
Wilfred Cartey Award for Africana Literary and Creative Excellence
Marshariki Chaney Award for Achievement and Community Service
Best Black Studies Essay Award
The Allen F. Isaacman & Barbara S. Isaacman Prize in African Studies
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Black Studies Program
Prof. Vietze, Deborah
(212) 650-5690 NAC 7/322
[email protected]
Director:
Prof. Sterling, Cheryl
(212) 650-8658 NAC 6/109 & NAC 6/234
[email protected]
Prof. Heyward, Devin
(212) 650-5653 NAC 7/229
[email protected]
Affiliated Professors:
Prof. Green, Venus On leave
(212) 650-8656 NAC 6/109
[email protected]
Prof. Petty-Roberts, Adrienne
(212) 650-7458 NAC 5/128C
[email protected]
Prof. Gillespie, Michael
(212) 650-7167
SH 472
[email protected]
Prof. Wales, Kim
(212) 650-5238 NAC 4/143B
[email protected]
Prof. Hamilton, Jo-Ann
(212) 650-5753
NAC 6/347
[email protected]
Prof. Wallace, Michelle
(212) 650-6367 NAC 6/223
[email protected]
Prof. Lewis-McCoy, R. L.
(212) 650-5865 NAC 6/132
[email protected]
Prof. Lutton, Jennifer
(212) 650-7350 NAC 6/112
[email protected]
Prof. Samad-Matias, A.
(212) 650-8657 NAC 7/112
[email protected]
Fall 2016 Adjuncts
Prof. Boyd, Herb
(212) 650-8117 NAC 6/109
[email protected]
Prof. Sawadogo, Boukary
(212) 650-7167
SH 472
[email protected]
Prof. Cassells, Elsada
(212) 650-8117 NAC 6/109
[email protected]
Prof. Spears, Arthur On leave
(212) 650-7359
NAC 7/112C
[email protected]
Prof. Gibbons, Williams
(212) 650-7602 NAC 2/204
[email protected]
Prof. Thompson, Gordon
(212) 650-5100
NAC 4/149
[email protected]
Prof. James, Kirk
(212) 650-8117 NAC 6/109
[email protected]
Prof. Villarosa, Linda
(212) 650-5499 SH 436
[email protected]
Prof. Thompson, Michelle
(212) 650-8117
NAC 6/109
[email protected]
Cross-listed Professors
Prof. Thompson, Keith
(212) 650-5853
NAC 6/125
[email protected]
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Black Studies Program
BLST 10100 Sec (D-LEC)
Code (52507)
Course Title: African Heritage and the Afro-American Experience
BLST 10100 Sec (R-LEC)
Code (52508)
Course Title: African Heritage and the Afro-American Experience
BLST 10200 Sec (C-LEC)
Instructor: TBA
Code (52511)
Course Title: African Heritage and the Caribbean Experience
BLST 10200 Sec (L-LEC)
Instructor: Lewis-McCoy, R.
Instructor: Cassells, E.
Code (52512)
Course Title: African Heritage and the Caribbean Experience
Instructor: Thompson, M.
BLST 14700 Sec (6XX-LEC) Code (52513)
Instructor: Boyd, H.
Course Title: The Civil Rights Movement
BLST 31128 Sec (P-LEC)
Code (52515)
Instructor: Mangin, T.
Course Title: History of Hip Hop
BLST 14900 Sec: (E-LEC)
Code (52514)
Instructor: Cassels, E.
Course Title: Religion and Survival
BLST 31158 Sec (C-LEC)
Code (52517)
Instructor: Sawadogo, B.
Course Title: African Cities: Pop Culture and Politics
BLST 31157 Sec (M-LEC)
Code (52520)
Course Title: Blackness and the Arts
BLST 31110 Sec (H-LEC)
Instructor: Gillespie, M.
Code (55699)
Course Title: Black Masculinities
BLST 33300 Sec (B-LEC)
Instructor: James, K.
Code (52523)
Course Title: Women in the African Diaspora
Instructor: Thompson, M.
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Professors teaching cross-listed courses
Anthropology ANTH 35000/BLST 31103
Course Title: Race and Racism
Code (49504)
Instructor: Lutton, J.
Economics
ECO 31108/BLST 31156
Sec (3GH-LEC) Code (51875)
Course Title: Entrepreneurship: Women and Diversity
Instructor: Wales, K.
English
ENGL 27002/BLST 31609
Sec (D-LEC) Code (52575)
Instructor: Hamilton, J.
Course Title: Literatures and Diversity: Literature and The Other Arts: Harlem Renaissance
History
Sec (P-LEC)
ENGL 31143/BLST 31143
Sec (F-LEC)
Course Title: Blues Detective Fiction
Code (52576)
Instructor: Hamilton, J.
ENGL 31931/BLST 31122
Course Title: Toni Morrison
Code (52577)
Instructor: Wallace, M.
Sec (C-LEC)
ENGL 36600/BLST 31153
Sec (R-LEC)
Course Title: South African Literature
Code (52579)
Instructor: Sterling, C.
HIST 32400/BLST 31134
Sec (F-LEC)
Course Title: Civil War and Reconstruction
Code (52565)
Instructor: Petty-Roberts, A.
HIST 21003/BLST 31150
Sec (M-LEC)
Course Title: Africa Before 1500
Code (55265)
Instructor: TBA
HIST 31006/BLST 31154
Sec (P-LEC)
Course Title: North African History
Code (55266)
Instructor: TBA
HIST 36500/BLST 31137
Sec (L-LEC)
Code (57404)
Course Title: African-American History to Emancipation
Instructor: TBA
MCA
MCA 31006/BLST 31136
Course Title: Race & Media
Sec (2EF-LEC)
Political
Science
PSC 22600/BLST 31126
Sec (P-LEC)
Course Title: Ethnic and Racial Politics
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Code (52542)
Code (52562)
Instructor: Villarosa, L.
Instructor: Forsythe, H.
Psychology
Sociology
PSY 34700/BLST 31130
Sec (C-LEC)
Code (52570)
Course Title: Social Psychology of Racism and Prejudice
Instructor: Vietze, D.
PSY 36400/BLST 31127
Sec (L-LEC)
Code (52567)
Course Title: Psychology and the Black Experience
Instructor: Heyward, D.
SOC 25300/BLST 31109
Sec (F-LEC)
Course Title: Ethnic Minority Groups
Code (55900)
Instructor: Lewis-McCoy, R. L.
SOC 31112/BLST 31155
Sec (J-LEC)
Course Title: Race, Class and Power
Code (55267)
Instructor: Thompson, K.
FIQWS FIQWS 10015
Sec (HAIS-LEC) Code (57742)
Instructor: Gibbons, W.
Course Title: US Experience in its Diversity
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Cheryl Sterling, PhD
Director
212-650-8658
[email protected]
or
Jodi-Ann Francis
Assistant Director
212-650-8118
[email protected]
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Fall 2016 Course Descriptions
African Heritage—American Experience
BLST 10100
Sec (D-LEC) Code (52507)
M, W 12:30p.m.-1:45p.m.
Instructor: Lewis-McCoy, L.
RM: NAC 7/306
Introduction to Black “roots” from ancient Africa to contemporary America as an orientation to the
nature of Black Studies emphasizing its relationships to world history, Europe, Asia, the Americas,
slavery, Reconstruction, colonization, racism, and their politico-economic and cultural impact upon
African descendants worldwide.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
African Heritage—American Experience
BLST 10100
Sec (R-LEC) Code (52508)
T, Th 3:30p.m.-4:45p.m.
Instructor: TBA
RM: NAC 6/328
Introduction to Black "roots" from ancient Africa to contemporary America as an orientation to the
nature of Black Studies emphasizing its relationships to world history, Europe, Asia, the Americas,
slavery, Reconstruction, colonization, racism, and their politico-economic and cultural impact upon
African descendants worldwide.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
African Heritage—Caribbean Experience
BLST 10200
Sec (C-LEC) Code (52511)
M, W 11:00a.m.-12:15p.m.
Instructor: Cassells, E.
RM: NAC 7/306
Analysis of historical conditions which shaped the lives of African peoples in the Caribbean and Brazil
emphasizing cultural continuities, human organization and similarities in global Black experience
among Africans on the continent and in the Western hemisphere, vis-à-vis European politicoeconomic control and cultural impact.
3HR./WK.; 3 CR.
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Fall 2016 Course Descriptions
African Heritage—Caribbean Experience
BLST: 10200
Sec (L-LEC) Code (52512)
T, Th 9:30a.m.-10:45a.m.
Instructor: Thompson, M.
RM: NAC 4/206
Analysis of historical conditions which shaped the lives of African peoples in the Caribbean and Brazil
emphasizing cultural continuities, human organization and similarities in global Black experience
among Africans on the continent and in the Western hemisphere, vis-à-vis European politicoeconomic control and cultural impact.
3HR./WK.; 3 CR.
The Civil Rights Movement
BLST: 14700
Sec (6XX-LEC) Code (52513)
SAT. 12:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
Instructor: Boyd, H.
RM: TBA
It is a historical examination of this legendary community via lecture, film and tours. The students
tend to get much more enjoyment from the tours when the various locations are placed in a social,
political and economic perspective. Invariably during the tours we encounter Harlemites who are
willing to devote some time with the students and share their personal reflections. Students must
submit weekly assignments based on the texts and a final research paper and oral presentation.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
History of Hip Hop
BLST: 31128
Sec (P-LEC) Code (52515)
T, TH 2:00p.m.–3:15p.m.
Instructor: Mangin, T.
RM: NAC 6/214
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, hip hop emerged from the streets of New York.
Initially a party music, hip hop became the soundtrack to a street consciousness
articulating socio-political and cultural changes in the late 20th century. This course traces the social
and musical history of hip hop through analyses of videos, music, dance, and readings. We will
focus on hip hop as a cultural force in American society balanced by lessons that introduce
fundamental musical features such as basic freestyle, DJ, and cipher techniques.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
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Fall 2016 Course Descriptions
Religion and Survival
BLST 14900
Sec (E-LEC) Code (52514)
M, W 2:00p.m.–3:15p.m.
Instructor: Cassells, E.
RM: NAC 6/113
This course will focus on the spiritual and religious beliefs of African descended peoples. We will
explore the such movements like Rastafari coming out of Jamaica, Santería or Regla da Ocha
coming from Cuban, Vodou coming from Haiti, and Candomblé from Brazil, with the idea of
understanding their African roots and their basis of re-creation and survival across the Caribbean and
the U.S.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
African Cities: Pop Culture and Politics
BLST 31158 Sect (C-LEC) Code (52517)
M, W 11:00a.m.–12:15p.m.
Instructor: Sawadogo, B.
RM: Shepard 20
The African city is a vibrant space of creativity and pluralism that brings together people from
different backgrounds, which is evident in the various artistic expressions such as music, film, graffiti
and fashion. The city-space can also be a site of tensions where opposing forces or entities have to
coexist by negotiating their work and living spaces. In addition, as a place for the realization of the
individual, the city is a space of dreams and adversity. So, the city is not only a space of creative
vibrancy but also of ‘hustling’ which highlights resourcefulness in the face of everyday struggles. The
study of the African metropolis will critically look at contemporary African cultures and everyday life
beyond the exotic images of ‘timeless’ rural Africa which are often relayed by the media.
Reading selections include texts from theorists such as Achille Mbembe, Mamadou Diof, Frederic Le
Marcis and Walter Benjamin. Built around an interdisciplinary approach, the course materials draw
on music, fashion, film and the arts in the African city-space.
3 HR. /WK.; 3 CR.
Black Male Masculinities
BLST 31110
Sec (H-LEC) Code (55699)
M, W 6:30p.m.–7:45p.m.
Instructor: James, K.
RM: Shepard 276
Students will explore the complicated notions of gender within African-American, Afro-Caribbean,
and African cultures primarily within the United States. What does it mean to be a Black man within
the United States? In what ways have structural violence and intra communal oppression shaped the
identity, history, and contemporary rearing of Black men, boys, and subsequently entire Black
communities?
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
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Fall 2016 Course Descriptions
Blackness and the Arts
BLST 31157
Sec (M-LEC) Code (52520)
T, Th 11:00a.m.-12:15p.m.
Instructor: Gillespie, M.
RM: NAC 4/206
The class provides an introduction to the aesthetics and cultural history of blackness and the arts. By
addressing blackness in political, cultural, and artistic terms, the class employs a range of critical
perspectives and art (e.g. literature, music, contemporary art, cinema) to introduce students to the
breadth and depth of black visual and expressive culture.
3 HR. /WK.; 3 CR
Women in the African Diaspora
BLST 33300
Sec (B-LEC) Code (52523)
M, W 9:30a.m.-10:45p.m.
Instructor: Thompson, M.
RM: NAC 6/113
This course will provide a historical background to the various contemporary situations and
problems peculiar to women of the African diaspora. It will study marriage, family, religious
practices, politics, business, and work.
3HR./WK.; 3 CR.
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Fall 2016 Cross-listed courses
(Courses from other departments that are accepted as Black Studies courses)
Race and Media
BLST 31136
Sec (2EF-LEC) Code (52542)
TUES 2:00p.m-4:45p.m
(Cross-listed with MCA 31006-Code 45326 )
Instructor: Villarosa, L.
RM: SH 274
In the age of Eric Garner, Mike Brown, #BlackLivesMatter and #Oscarsowhite, this course will
explore issues facing the U.S. media as it struggles to understand and cover an increasingly diverse
and racially contentious society. Through discussion, critical readings, writing and debate, students
will examine the media’s role in shaping perceptions about social groups and the inequities that
trouble our nation, their root causes, and potential solutions. The course will identify stereotypes and
bias in media coverage and look at how communities are using digital and social media to fight back.
It will also examine community and ethnic media and its past and future, strengths and weaknesses.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
ETHNIC AND RACE POLITICS
BLST 31126
Sec (P-LEC) Code (52562)
T, Th 2:00p.m.-3:15p.m.
(Cross-listed with PSC 22600-Code 33771)
Instructor: Forsythe, H.
RM:Marshak1307
An investigation of the political activities of various minority groups and the challenges of
governing a plural society. The class also explores the immigrant experience as well as religious
identities. Among the specific topics covered are ethno-racial political identities, political
mobilization (i.e. social movements and interest groups), political attitudes, voting behavior, and
public policies affecting minority groups.
3HR./WK.; 3 CR
Race and Racism
BLST 31103
Sec (E-LEC) Code (49504)
M, W 2:00p.m-3:15p.m.
(Cross-listed with ANTH 35000-Code 34344)
Instructor: Lutton, J.
RM: S-205
An examination of the idea of race from biological, sociocultural, and historical standpoints,
particularly as it arose in support of the development of western European colonialism and
imperialism. Also investigated will be the role of race/racism via-a-vis socioeconomic inequality,
gender, class, ethnicity, and sexuality.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
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Africa Before 1500
BLST 31150
Sec (M-LEC) Code (55265)
T, TH 11:00a.m-12:15p.m.
(Cross-listed with HIST 21003-Code 17737 )
Instructor: TBA
RM: SH 22
This course will examine such early civilizations as the Axum, Jenne-jeno, Ile-Ife, central African
rainforest societies, Swahili towns, and Great Zimbabwe. Close attention will be paid to how
mobility, technological innovation, environmental management, and cross-cultural interaction have
shaped African history.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
North African History
BLST 31154
Sec (LEC) Code (55266)
T, TH 2:00p.m-3:15p.m.
(Cross-listed with HIST 31006-Code 17741)
Instructor: TBA
RM: SH 275
This course highlights major topics in North African history, beginning with Ancient Egypt, Nubia,
and Carthage and continuing through the era of Islamic states to colonialism, independence, and
recent events like the “Arab Spring.” Particular attention will be paid to how the varied forms of
local identities, popular cultures, gender, and political participation have defined (and redefined) the
region.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
Civil War and Reconstruction
BLST 31134
Sec (F-LEC) Code (52565)
M, W 3:30p.m.- 4:45p.m.
(Cross-listed with HIST:32400-Code 17726)
Instructor: Petty-Roberts, A.
RM.: Marshak 417N
The formation and institutional development of the feudal monarchies. Art and culture. The
Crusades, collapse of the Holy Roman Empire, the Hundred Years' War, the Duchy of Burgundy,
and emergence of national states.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR
Social Psychology of Racism and Prejudice
BLST 31130
Sec (F-LEC) Code (55878)
M, W 3:30p.m.- 4:45p.m.
(Cross-listed with PSY 34700-Code 55878)
Instructor:Vietze, D.
RM.: Marshak 417N
Migration disrupts familiar rules of living and leads to conflicts of culture. This course will review
developmental psychology theory and discuss psychological disruptions experienced by immigrants in
relation to their individual developmental stages. We also will examine disruptions specific to
particular ethnic groups. The course will discuss the psychological vulnerabilities as well as
resiliencies that result from the process of immigrant acculturation. Throughout the course we will
seek to discern preventive measures that could lessen negative outcomes and promote positive
outcomes through effective decision making in response to disruptions of migration.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR
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African American History to Emancipation
BLST - 31137
Sec (L-LEC) Code (57404)
T, Th 9:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
(Cross-listed with HIST 36500)
Instructor:TBA
RM.: SH 22
The post-slavery experience of African-Americans; the creation and destruction of a black pleasantry,
the growth of a black working class, and the resulting change in black politics and culture.
3 HR./WK; 3 CR.
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Psychology & The Black Experience
BLST 31127 Sec (L-LEC) Code (52567)
T, TH 9:30a.m.-10:45a.m.
(Cross-listed with PSY:36400-Code 17543)
Instructor: Heyward, D.
RM: NAC: 7/218
This course examines the psychological aspects of historical and contemporary experiences of
people of African ancestry. The work of noted black psychologists in the United States and abroad is
utilized to address issues of well-being and abnormality as they pertain to black people’s past and
current realities. Topics will include cross-cultural perspectives in black psychology, the black
family, ethnic identity, education and the black child, mental health concerns of black people,
research issues and the black community.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
Social Psychology of Racism and Prejudice
BLST 31130
Sec (C-LEC) Code (52570)
M, W 11:00a.m.-12:15p.m.
(Cross-listed with PSY:34700-Code 17620)
Instructor: Vietze, D.
RM: NAC 7/220
Migration disrupts familiar rules of living and leads to conflicts of culture. This course will review
developmental psychology theory and discuss psychological disruptions experienced by immigrants
in relation to their individual developmental stages. We also will examine disruptions specific to
particular ethnic groups. The course will discuss the psychological vulnerabilities as well as
resiliencies that result from the process of immigrant acculturation. Throughout the course we will
seek to discern preventive measures that could lessen negative outcomes and promote positive
outcomes through effective decision making in response to disruptions of migration.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
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Ethnic Minority Groups
BLST 31109
Sec (F-LEC) Code (57209)
M, W 3:30p.m. -4:45p.m.
(Cross-listed with SOC:25300 - Code 55900)
Instructor:Lewis-McCoy, R.L
RM: Marshak 117
Analysis of human relations from both social- structural and social-psychological standpoints.
Prejudice and discrimination; their consequences for both minority and majority group members.
Theoretical, historical, cross-cultural approaches. Examination of public and private organizations
engaged in intergroup relations. Case materials from social action programs in the United States and
other nations.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
Race, Class and Power
BLST 31155
Sec (J-LEC) Code (55267)
M, W 8:00p.m.-9:15p.m.
(Cross-listed with SOC:31112-Code 43664 )
Instructor: Thompson, K.
RM: NAC 4/115
This course will provide students with the opportunity to examine and discuss issues of race, class and
power. Specifically, what do we mean by the term ‘RACE’, how do social structures impact and
reinforce race, class and gender inequality in the United States? Given the growing economic
inequality, the assault on the idea of racial equality, the assault on women rights, this is a signal
moment in American history to examine/discuss these issues. Who has power and how is it a
manifested in a socially stratified society? While issues of race, class and power and gender inequality
may be contentious, let us be vigorous in our opinions and respectful of those who we may disagree
with.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
Literatures and Diversity: Literature and The Other Arts: Harlem Renaissance
BLST 31609
Sec (D-LEC) Code (52575)
(Cross-listed with ENGL: 27002- Code 40071)
M, W 12:30p.m.-1:45p.m.
Instructor: Hamilton, J.
RM: NAC 6/313
This course will engage in readings and interpretations of African American Literature and Culture
from the 1930s through the 1960s. We will use the prism of historical events-- in particular The Great
Depression, the burden of Jim Crow legislation and practices throughout the South, de facto
segregation in the North, and the Civil Rights Movement-- to assist us in our interpretation of the
signature works of literature included in the course. Most materials will be posted on blackboard
including assignments and recommended materials available online.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR
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Blues Detective Fiction
BLST 31143
Sec (F-LEC) Code (52576)
M, W 3:30p.m.-4:45p.m.
(Cross-listed with ENGL: 31143- Code 40099)
Instructor: Hamilton, J.
RM: SH S-210
African American mystery, crime and suspense fiction has a long-standing, yet often unexamined,
unrecognized history. This course examines one element of that history—detective fiction—and
comprises 20th century short fiction and novels written by African Americans whose works include
or make strong reference to black detectives and the detective tradition. We will look at how these
writers took detective formulas and made them into new creations; we will examine how they, as
Lerone Bennett puts it, “added multiple dimensions including the why-dunit and the race-dunit, to
the traditional and limited whodunit.” In doing so, we will consider ways in which the detective
novel has been used in presenting challenges and questions on issues of race, class, gender, and
identity. And, we will pay particular attention to several tropes of African American detective
fiction.
3HR./WK.; 3 CR
Toni Morrison
BLST 31122
Sec (C-LEC) Code (52577)
M, W 11:00a.m.-12:15p.m.
(Cross-listed with ENGL: 31931- Code 41078)
Instructor: Wallace, M.
RM: SH 378
This course will engage in readings and interpretations of African American Literature and Culture
from the 1930s through the 1960s. We will use the prism of historical events-- in particular The
Great Depression, the burden of Jim Crow legislation and practices throughout the South, de facto
segregation in the North, and the Civil Rights Movement-- to assist us in our interpretation of the
signature works of literature included in the course. Most materials will be posted on blackboard
including assignments and recommended materials available online.
3HR./WK.; 3 CR
South African Literature
BLST 31153
Sec (R-LEC) Code (52579)
Tu, Th 3:30p.m.-4:45p.m
(Cross-listed with ENGL: 36600 - Code 33454)
Instructor: Sterling, C.
RM: SH 75
Apartheid means Apartness, as in separation of the races and the society, and that was the official
social, economic and political policy in South Africa until 1994. The course introduces students to
these developments in South Africa during and after the Apartheid era using literature, film,
historical essays, and kwaito music (South African hip-hop).
Before enrolling in this class, please see Dr. Cheryl Sterling for permission.
3 HR./WK.; 3 CR.
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A special session in Fall 2016
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Eugene Nesmith
A UC San Diego MFA, CCNY BFA and NYU PhD in Performance Studies
AVAILABLE: M/W from 9:30-10:45
In the past quarter of a century there has been a plethora of new,
young, African American playwrights who have written and acquired
major productions of their works nationally and internationally to
wide critical acclaim and major awards. This course will trace this
development beginning with Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959
groundbreaking A Raisin in the Sun, to Suzan-Lori Parks’ 2015 Father
Comes Home from the Wars. We will explore the works of such
writers as: Ntozake Shange, Anna Deveare Smith, Cheryl West,
Suzan-Lori Parks, Kia Corthron, Lydia Diamond, and Katori Hall,
among others. This course is designed to accommodate students at
all levels of study.
For more information, please e-mail Prof. Eugene
Nesmith
[email protected]
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Courses in the Bulletin
Introductory Courses
10100: African Heritage and the Afro-American Experience
10200: African Heritage and the Caribbean-Brazilian Experience
Intermediate Courses
14900: Religion and Survival
15500: Black Studies and Black Psychology
17100: Roots: Seminar on the Black World Experience
17600: The Black Revolution
20000-20400: Practicum
Black World Development
12300: African Politics
12400: National Building and Development in Africa
12800: The United Nations and New Nation States
21000-21300: African World Area Studies
21000: African Area Studies
21100: Afro-American Studies
21200: Caribbean Studies
21300: Brazilian and Afro-Latin American Area Studies
Business, Science & Technology
13500: Economic Development of the Black Community
Cross-Listed Courses
Engl. 31143 Blues Detective Fiction
Engl. 31313 African-American Lit 1930-1960
Engl. 31891 Harlem Renaissance
Engl. 37005 African Literature
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Courses in the Bulletin
African American Society
13200: The Afro-American Child in His Urban Setting
13400: The Harlem Community
14500: Capitalism and Colonialism in Contemporary America
14700: The Civil Rights Movement
15700: Racism and the American Legal System
18900: Sociopolitical Impact of Race and Racism
19000: Malcolm X: His Life, Leadership and Legacy
31111: Social Inequality: Hip Hop
31103: Race and Racism
31601: Black English
33000: Afro-American Heritage: 1619 to 1865
33100: Afro-American Heritage: 1865-Present
33125: Women of the African Diaspora
Latin American and Caribbean Cultures
16100: Caribbean and Brazilian Heritage
16300: Race and Politics in the Caribbean
16600: Caribbean Immigration
Special Topics and Independent Studies
30100-39400: Honors
31000: Independent Reading in Black Studies
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Black Studies Program (142 Major)
Graduation Check Sheet- Major
Student’s Name:____________________________________ Student’s ID #__________________
To major in Black Studies, students must complete two core/required courses for a total of 6
credits, listed in section A; and 24 credits of Black Studies electives, listed in section B. The
student may substitute 3 credits in Asian or Puerto Rican Studies, section C with the written
approval of the Director of Black Studies or an advisor.
A. Required (6 Credits)
Course # [cr]
BLST 101 [ ]
Term Taken
_____________
Course # [cr]
BLST 102 [ ]
Term Taken
_____________
B. Black Studies Electives (24 Credits)
Course
#
[cr]
Term Taken
Course
#
[cr]
Term Taken
BLST
____
[
] __________
BLST
____
[
] __________
BLST
____
[
] __________
BLST
____
[
] __________
BLST
____
[
] __________
BLST
____
[
] __________
BLST
____
[
] __________
BLST
____
[
] __________
C. Substitutions:
Course
#
[cr]
Term Taken
Course
#
[cr]
Term Taken
______ _________
[
]
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]
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[
]
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______ _________ [
]
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Director’s Remarks: ________________________________________has completed the major
requirements for Black Studies.
Director’s signature: _____________________________
Date: _______________
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Black Studies Program (Minor)
Graduation Check Sheet- Minor
Students Name: _________________________________Students ID #___________________
Required Courses (6 Credits)
Check off and fill in the Black Studies Course number:
________BLST 10100:
African Heritage and the Afro-American Experience
________BLST 10200:
African Heritage and the Caribbean-Brazilian Experience
REQUIRED CREDITS (18 credits)
Twelve (12) elective credits in additions to the required courses (above, 6 credits), make a
TOTAL of 18 credits
All elective credits for the minor must be BLST courses (Unless a course is approved by the
program director).
Check off
Course Name
________
Number
Section
Semester/yr.
1.BLST_______________________ _________
_______
__________
________
2.BLST_______________________ _________
_______
__________
________
3.BLST_______________________ _________
_______
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4.BLST_______________________ _________
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Director’s Remarks: __________________________________________________has completed
the minor requirements in Black Studies.
Director’s signature: _____________________________
Date: ____________________
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Black Studies Program
Division of Humanities and the Arts
North Academic Center (NAC)
Room 6/109
160 Convent Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10031
(P) (212)-650-8117
(F) (212) 650-5635
[email protected]
www.ccny.cuny.edu/blackstudies
Dr. Cheryl Sterling
Director
NAC 6/109
Office: (212) 650-8658
Fax: (212) 650-5635
AFFILIATED PROGRAMS
The National Council for Black Studies, Inc.
Langston Hughes Festival
Facebook@Blackstudiesccny
Twitter@IamBSPCCNY
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