Fall 2013 : African American Studies 100 Intro to African American Studies: Black Intellectual Thought

(4)Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: Reading and Composition requirement. This course, lets students explore thestatus of African American studies as a discipline.The class will discuss the social relevance of African American studies, the political origins of the discipline, and the debate over Afrocentricity. Special attention will be devoted to the contributions of black feminist theory and community scholars/organic intellectuals to the development of the discipline.