Courses

The study of the African American experience in America from arrival through the era of Reconstruction, focusing on slavery, resistance movements, and African American culture. Students will analyze the intersection of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, social class, and other categories through the lens of African Americans? lived experiences and how they functioned in Black communities. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 2080. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender div course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.

The study of the African American experience in the United States from the era of Reconstruction through the present, with an emphasis on the intersection of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, and social class. Prereq: Not open to students with AfAmASt 2081. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender div course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.

Explores the lives and experiences of African Americans in 19th century Ohio. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 2085. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.

The African American experience in slavery, focusing on the rise of the slave trade, slavery in the colonial and antebellum eras, the Civil War, and abolition. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 3080. GE historical study course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.

Explores the development of free Black communities in the era before the Civil War, focusing on emancipation, fugitive slaves, resistance movements and suffrage. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 3081. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.

Examines the origins, evolution, and outcomes of the African American freedom struggle, focusing on the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 3083. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.

Uses contemporary film to explore the history of African American life, culture, politics, and resistance. Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course.

Traces the experiences and struggles of African American women from slavery through the Civil Rights/Black Power era. Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 3086. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. GE theme migration, mobility, and immobility course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.

Selected topics in African American history from the origins of slavery to the present. Prereq or concur: Any 2000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 555.01, 555.02, or AfAmASt 3089. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs. GE historical study course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.

Advanced research and writing on selected topics in African American History. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110 or equiv, and course work in History at the 3000 level, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

Advanced research and writing on selected topics in African American History. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110 or equiv, and course work in History at the 3000 level, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

Advanced course in African American History. Topics Vary. Prereq or concur: Any 3000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions.

Readings in black culture, society, politics, and race relations. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.

This intensive reading and discussion seminar explores African American life and culture during the colonial, early national and antebellum eras. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.

This intensive reading and discussion seminar explores African American life and culture from the early national period to the turn of the 20th century. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.

This intensive reading and discussion seminar explores African American life and culture from the Nadir through the start of the new millennium. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in AAAS 7083.

This intensive reading and discussion seminar explores the origins and evolution of African American history from the late-eighteenth century to the present. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in AAAS 7084.

Chronicles the political, spiritual and social striving of the Black community during the 19th century, focusing on culture, resistance, and nationalism. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in AAAS 7085.

This course examines the origins, evolution, and outcomes of the African American freedom struggle, focusing on the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in AAAS 7086.

A study of historical and related scholarship on the history and experience of black women in the United States. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.

Graduate Research Seminar in African American History. Topics will vary. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.