Section Info: ANTHR-216CF-01

Course Title: Special Topics in Anthropology: 'Cultures of Africa and the African Diaspora'

Start Date: 09/07/2022 End Date: 12/20/2022

Term: Fall Semester 2022

Description: This course considers experiences of power, personhood, and community across a range of societies in contemporary Africa and the African Diaspora. We explore how complex cultural repertoires are creatively drawn upon to engage with social challenges and crises including climate change, biodiversity and habitat loss, gender inequality, food insecurity, public health emergencies, displacement, and uneven urbanization. Special attention is given to the roles of prophetic and spiritual movements across the Black Atlantic world in inspiring and helping forge struggles for liberation, democratic renewal, environmental sustainability, health security, social inclusion, and human rights.

Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , TP - Topics Course

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Mark Auslander		mauslander@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
09/07/2022 - 12/20/2022	Lecture	Monday and Wednesday	10:00AM - 11:15AM	SHTK - Shattuck Hall	318	Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
Prereq: ANTHR-105.	Take previously	Required

Comments

Additional Comments

Course Tags
AFCNA0001	AFCNA: Africana Studies major	This course has been approved to count towards the Africana Studies major and/or minor.
AFCNA0001	AFCNA: Africana Studies minor	This course has been approved to count towards the Africana Studies major and/or minor.

Cross-listed Sections

None

Course Availability
Section status: Open	Capacity: 28	Enrollment: 8	Available: 20	Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
To be determined.

Additional Book Comments

This is NOT the complete book list for this class.