Global Black Studies | Faculty
The Global Black Studies Program and Minor
Discover the World of Black Experiences
Global black studies is a multidisciplinary program dedicated to the comparative study of race, ethnicity, and the black diaspora. Undergraduates learn about the diasporic nature (i.e., the globality) of the black experience. Students also have the opportunity to examine cultural representations and aesthetic interpretations of blackness, the meanings and consequences of race and racial identities, and theoretical perspectives on global black experiences.
Crossing Boundaries, Exploring Connections
In keeping with a liberal arts education, the program is designed to broaden students’ intellectual interests. The curriculum crosses disciplinary boundaries and explores the connections between the visual and performing arts, social and natural sciences, and the humanities.
Minor in Global Black Studies
Students in any discipline may pursue this minor by submitting a completed Application for a Program of Minor Study.
Academic Requirements for the Minor in Global Black Studies
Five courses, as follows:
- ANT 1400/Introduction to Global Black Studies
- Two core courses
- Two courses from either the core or related lists.
Because new courses may be added to these lists, students should also consult with the coordinator of the Global Black Studies Program.
- School of Humanities:
- ARH 4100/The African Presence in Western Art
- DRA 3220/Theories of African Diaspora:
African/Caribbean Performance- DRA 3495/Black American Drama
- HIS 3375/“Aren’t I a Woman?”:
The Construction of Womanhood in the U.S.- HIS 3705/Slavery and Social Status in the Atlantic World
- LIT 2100/Introduction to African-American Literature
- LIT 2385/African Literature
- LIT 3065/Caribbean Writers
- LIT 3105/Literature of the Middle Passage
- LIT 3380/Literature of the Harlem Renaissance
- PHI 2005/Africana Philosophy
- DRA 3220/Theories of African Diaspora:
- School of Natural and Social Sciences:
- ANT 2055/Urban Life in Africa
- ANT 2710/Black Popular Culture
- ANT 2720/Critical Perspectives in Black Studies
- ANT 2730/New Black Ethnographies
- ANT 3345/Theatre and Performance in Africa
- ANT 3760/Culture and Society in South Africa
- ANT 3780/Women in Africa
- ANT 3785/Black Feminist Theory
- ANT 3830/The Caribbean
- ANT 4170/Pan-Africanism, Civil Rights, and Radical Black Politics
- ECO 3150/The Political Economy of Women
- POL 2070/West African Politics and Literature
- POL 2130/Race and Politics
- SOC 3286/Minorities and Science
- ANT 2710/Black Popular Culture
- School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education:
- AAR 3160/Tribal Arts of Africa
- AHI/CSO 3485/The Search for Equity:
Race, Class, and Gender in America Since 1945- AHI 3560/African History
- CAN 3430/North African Societies
- AHI/CSO 3485/The Search for Equity:
- Related Courses
- CIN 3000/Cinema and Revolution
- CIN 3400/Contemporary Global Cinema
- CIN/LIT 3533/Race and Representation: U.S. Literature and Film
- FRE 3620/Francophone Literature (also offered as LIT 3621)
- HIS 3535/The Blue and the Gray: U.S. Civil War
- HIS 3635/Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in the U.S.
- HIS 3640/The American South
- HIS 3727/History of Feminist Movements
- LIT 3530/The Civil War and the American Imagination
- LIT 3665/American Women Writers
- LIT 4100/Exile and Nomadism
- CIN 3400/Contemporary Global Cinema
- ANT 2190/American Identities
- ANT 3140/Women Cross-Culturally
- ANT 3185/Global Media, Local Cultures
- ANT 3190/Urban Anthropology
- ANT 3405/Culture and Values
- ECO 3500/Wealth and Poverty in the Global Economy:
The Economic Development of the Third World- POL 3000/Women in Developing Countries
- POL 3090/Race, Gender, and the Law
- PSY 3745/Psychology of Stereotypes, Prejudice,
and Discrimination- SOC 2140/Race and Ethnicity
- SOC 3835/Activism and Social Change
- ANT 3140/Women Cross-Culturally
- SOA 1500/Hand Drumming Workshop
- SOA 1520/Soul Voices Ensemble
- SOA 2500/World Music and Jazz Traditions
- SOA 4600/History of Recorded Music I: Blues to Bebop
- SOA 4610/History of Recorded Music II: Bebop to Hip-Hop
- SOA 1520/Soul Voices Ensemble
- AHI 3530/The Blue and the Gray: U.S. Civil War
- School of Humanities:
- School of Natural and Social Sciences:
- School of the Arts—Conservatory of Music:
- School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education:
