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Toni-Mokjaetji Humber, Ph.D. Course Syllabus Information about Gender, Ethnicity, and Multicultural Studies (GEMS) Major & Minor
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EWS 401 (01), FALL 2007 |
Syllabus Instructor: Toni-Mokjaetji Humber, Ph.D.
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Course Description African American Contemporary Issues will focus on some of the contemporary issues confronting African Americans in the U.S. today. Because contemporary African American culture is itself a highly diverse and dynamic field of activity, any choice of issues will necessarily be partial and selective. To allow for both a common focus and the diverse interests of students, our class will be organized as a seminar. The organization of our seminar will be underpinned by two assumptions: 1) African Americans share a common social history and memory in the U.S., with an American social identity constituted by racialist/racist ideology and discriminatory social/political/economic practices; and 2) African Americans are a vibrant and diverse social group marked by a variety of cultural/regional self identities, intellectual perspectives, political stances, economic achievements, artistic/technological creations, and social practices. Our focus, therefore, will be on the African American community in the context of the wider historical and social forces, which shaped and were shaped, in part, by that community. Prerequisite: EWS 140 or EWS 201 or permission of instructor. (4 hours) Course Philosophy African American Contemporary Issues acknowledges that the shaping of worldviews and attitudes about Africans in the Americas is determined by the constraints of one’s cultural orientation and societal ideologies. Through increasing the awareness of and sensitivity to issues affecting Africans in the Americas, this course intends to expand students’ informational base, uncover truths, and dispel misconceptions about critical issues relevant to continental and diasporan Africans.
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Contact the instructor at: tchumber@csupomona.edu
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