Courses

This course provides a study of music composed by black Americans. Topics include the origin and development of musical styles expressed in Negro spirituals, calypso, gospel music and jazz. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate a knowledge, understanding and an aural perception of the stylistic characteristics of Afro- American music.

Survey, history and appreciation of African derived music and its presence in the United States from its earliest forms in spirituals, blues and jazz to contemporary forms of be-bop, hip-hop, reggae, and rap.

This course is a critical study of African American music from its beginnings in the United States of America until the present day and is designed to acquaint the student with various genres of African American music, its composers and its critics. Emphasis is placed on critical writing and listening skills.

African-American Music is designed to be an exploration of American music showing characteristics surviving from African traditions and the contributions of Black musicians to Western musical culture. Open to all students.

This course is designed to help the student understand the musical forms and structures, historical background, stylistic richness, and cultural impacts of the many genres of African-American music in North America from 1619 to the present. This course meets Blazer Core Creative Arts with a flag in Global and Multicultural Perspectives.

This course offers a semester-long exploration into the ways in which African Americans have mobilized and organized to define US citizenship in the struggle for civil rights from the late 19th century to the present. In this course, students will consider how race, gender identity, class, national identity, and/or historical moments have shaped the ways in which African Americans have organized and mobilized historically, and in doing so defined what we mean by citizenship in the society.

Development of African American poetry from its early works to the present, including Wheatley, Dumbar, Hughes, Brooks, and Angelou.

Development of African American poetry from its early works to the present, including Wheatley, Dunbar, Hughes, Brooks, and Angelou.

Development of African American Poetry from its early works to the present,including Wheatley, Dunbar, Hughes, Brooks, and Angelou. 3 hours.

A political history of Black Americans from reconstruction to the present.