African American Studies Minor

OFFICE: Thurgood Marshall College, Administration Building, Room 120

Affiliated Faculty

Boatema Boateng, Assistant Professor, Communication

David Borgo, Associate Professor, Music

Robert Cancel, Associate Professor, Literature

Dennis Childs, Assistant Professor, Literature

Anthony Davis, Professor, Music

Zeinabu Davis, Professor, Communication

Fatima El-Tayeb, Assistant Professor, Literature

Ivan Evans, Associate Professor, Sociology

Camille F. Forbes, Assistant Professor, Literature

Nadine George, Associate Professor, Theatre and Dance

Michael Hanson, Assistant Professor, Communication

Sara Johnson, Assistant Professor, Literature

Bennetta Jules-Rosette, Professor, Sociology

Cecil Lytle, Professor Emeritus, Music

Gabriel Mendes, Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies

Denise Ferreira da Silva, Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies

Cauleen Smith, Acting Associate Professor, Visual Arts

Pat Washington, Lecturer, Ethnic Studies

Megan Wesling, Assistant Professor, Literature

Daniel Widener, Assistant Professor, History

Winifred Woodhull, Associate Professor, Literature

The Minor

The African American Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary minor which is designed to lead to an understanding of the experiences of African Americans. The Core Requirement sets the stage for the formation and codification of an African American intellectual and political tradition into the twentieth century. The History and Context selection of courses focuses on the formation of identity through the lens of history and media. Politics and Society involves students in an investigation of the contest between that forming identity and the social systems of urbanization, politics, and class stratification. Representation and Voice courses provide for a selection of performing and fine arts experiences as representations of African American culture.

CORE COURSES

(Choose ONE COURSE from the list below)

HISTORY AND CONTEXT

(TWO COURSES selected from list below)

POLITICS AND SOCIETY

(TWO COURSES selected from list below)

REPRESENTATIONS AND VOICE

(EIGHT UNITS selected from list below)

Students interested in either taking African American Studies courses or completing the minor are encouraged to discuss their interests and develop a course of study with an affiliated faculty member of the program at their earliest convenience. See the Marshall College Academic Advising Office for further information or contact the minor program’s coordinator in the Office of the Provost.