African Cultures- Global Cultures (AFGC-UF)
AFGC-UF 101 African Cultures (4 Credits)
Typically offered Fall and Spring
This course introduces the great diversity of peoples, places, and cultures in the African continent. Students use a variety of sources, historical texts, literature, and film to explore the paradigms of traditional cultures of pre-colonial societies, and the disruptions of those structures by the incursions of Islam and European colonialism. The course also explores the decolonization of the continent with its attendant struggles for independence, and post-liberation problems. Modernity?s impact on cultural roles and the transformation of African cultures in the Diaspora may also receive attention.
Grading: FAS Graded
Repeatable for additional credit: No
AFGC-UF 9101 African Cultures: (4 Credits)
Typically offered Fall and Spring
This course introduces the great diversity of peoples, places, and cultures
in the African continent. Students use a variety of sources, historical
texts, literature, and film to explore the paradigms of traditional
cultures of pre-colonial societies, and the disruptions of those structures
by the incursions of Islam and European colonialism. The course also
explores the decolonization of the continent with its attendant struggles
for independence, and post-liberation problems. Modernity?s impact on
cultural roles and the transformation of African cultures in the Diaspora
may also receive attention.
Grading: FAS Graded
Repeatable for additional credit: No