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Nov 23, 2024
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AFST 359 - African American Intellectual History3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to explore African American intellectual thought and discourse from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Students will examine the lives and though of a variety of individuals from a diverse set of backgrounds—from thinkers, writers, and artists to social critics, theorists, philosophers, and social scientists. Emphasis will be placed on situating and examining their ideas and sensibilities within their broader historical contexts. Some of the major themes of the course include liberatory ideologies and desires for self-determination, race and racism, equality, and justice as well as self-expression, group solidarity, and activism. The overarching goal of this course is to understand how African American intellectuals have contributed to understanding issues facing African American communities, people within the U.S., and people around the globe.
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