Associate Professor James F. Payne, Director
306 Barr Hall

Professors Eagles, Jordan, Thorne, and Winkle
Associate Professors Crouther and Steel
Assistant Professors Ross, Young-Minor, and Orey

Course Descriptions

Afro-American Studies - AFRO

501. AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES SEMINAR. Research, using the seminar format to focus on the Afro-American experience during key historical periods: African origins, slave trade and slavery, emancipation, urban migrations, and social and political integration. Special attention will be given to the socioeconomic, cultural, and political development of Afro-Americans in the context within which it has occurred. Course content will vary. (3).

504. RESEARCH IN AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES. Intellectual history of the study of the black experience and the rise of Afro-American studies. Critical examination of past and current research and its significance to various disciplines. Prerequisites: AFRO 326 and AFRO 350, or consent of instructor. (3).

593. AFRO-AMERICAN LITERATURE. Selected Afro-American prose, poetry, fiction, and drama, with emphasis on major figures, themes, periods, and movements. Prerequisite: 12 hours of literature or English, including AFRO 341 and 342 or ENGL 322 and 323. (May be repeated once for credit). (Same as ENGL 593). (3).