The Minor
A minor in Africana allows students to develop a basic foundation in the field and to complement the perspective and modes of analysis offered in their major area of study.
Minor Requirements
The minor in Africana requires six courses. Courses taken for the minor must include:
Introduction to Africana
Complete the following course:
- ´¡¹ó¸éÌý100 Introduction to Africana
Gender
Complete at least one course designated with the (Africana: Gender) attribute.
Diaspora
Complete at least one course designated with the (Africana: Diaspora) attribute.
Blackness from a Historical Perspective
Complete at least one course designated with the (Africana: Historical Perspective) attribute.
Seminar
Complete one Junior-Senior Seminar:
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
´¡¹ó¸éÌý301° | Policing and Carceral Culture in U.S. History, 1740-1880 |
´¡¹ó¸éÌý302 | Black Feminist Activist and Intellectual Traditions |
´¡¹ó¸éÌý303 | Birthing while Black |
´¡¹ó¸éÌý306 | Reimagining Africana |
´¡¹ó¸éÌý308 | Black Resistance from the Civil War to Civil Rights |
´¡¹ó¸éÌý309 | Freedom in the Iberian Black Atlantic |
´¡¹ó¸éÌý317 | African American Political Thought |
´¡¹ó¸éÌý320 | Immigrant Racialization |
´¡¹ó¸éÌý325 | Black Feminist Literary Theory and Practice |
´¡¹ó¸éÌý330 | Latina/o/xs in NYC Hip-Hop Culture |
´¡¹ó¸éÌý339 | International Politics and Foreign Policy in Africa |
´¡¹ó¸éÌý341 | The Africana Novel As Theory |
´¡¹ó¸éÌý391³¢ | Screening Slavery: A Transnational Approach |
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