The Minor
A minor in Africana allows students to develop a basic foundation in the field and to complement the perspective and modes of analysis offered in their major area of study.
Minor Requirements
The minor in Africana requires six courses. Courses taken for the minor must include:
Introduction to Africana
Complete the following course:
- AFR 100 Introduction to Africana
Gender
Complete at least one course designated with the (Africana: Gender) attribute.
Diaspora
Complete at least one course designated with the (Africana: Diaspora) attribute.
Blackness from a Historical Perspective
Complete at least one course designated with the (Africana: Historical Perspective) attribute.
Seminar
Complete one Junior-Senior Seminar:
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
AFR 301K | Policing and Carceral Culture in U.S. History, 1740-1880 |
AFR 302 | Black Feminist Activist and Intellectual Traditions |
AFR 303 | Birthing while Black |
AFR 306 | Reimagining Africana |
AFR 308 | Black Resistance from the Civil War to Civil Rights |
AFR 309 | Freedom in the Iberian Black Atlantic |
AFR 317 | African American Political Thought |
AFR 320 | Immigrant Racialization |
AFR 325 | Black Feminist Literary Theory and Practice |
AFR 330 | Latina/o/xs in NYC Hip-Hop Culture |
AFR 339 | International Politics and Foreign Policy in Africa |
AFR 341 | The Africana Novel As Theory |
AFR 391L | Screening Slavery: A Transnational Approach |
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