African and African Diaspora Studies/SIPA

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AFA2004 Black Popular Cultures: Global Dimensions In-depth examination of key issues including black popular cultures in global perspectives with a focus on historical processes, race, racialization, gender, sexuality, language, religion and identity.
AFA4241 The African Diaspora in Latin America A survey within different and specific Latin American contexts, of the major characteristics of communities of African diaspora in Central America, the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, and South America.
AFA4243 Global Capitalism and the African Diaspora in the Modern World System This course surveys the emergence and evolution of the African Diaspora in relationship to changes in the global economy, and how that history continues to shape the conditions of African descendants.
AFA4351 Hip Hop Culture, Social Consciousness and Social Entrepreneurship Examines the values and ethics in hip hop culture and their relevance in advocacy and social policy.
AFA4370 Global Hip Hop Examines the global, transnational and Africana dimensions of Hip Hop.
AFA4372 Race, Gender and Sexuality in Hip Hop Examination of sexual, gender and racial/ethnic identity constructions in Hip Hop cultures both in United States and globally.
AFA4905 Independent Study Student-generated research projects in African and African Diaspora studies. Independent investigations, reports on individual and assigned readings with AADS core and affiliated faculty.
AFA4930 African and African Diaspora Studies Theory The nature, meaning and intent of intellectual production in Africa and the diaspora. Examines the works of key thinkers that have made visible some of the submerged or appropriated realities of African peoples.
AFA4931 Special Topics in African Diaspora Studies An examination of different features of African-New World Studies, not normally offered in the basic curriculum or otherwise offered. May be repeated.
AFA4933 Special Topics in Black Transnationalism A course designed to give groups of students special studies in the black experience transnationally.
AFA4941 African and African Diaspora Studies Internship Practical application in a supervised setting outside of the classroom of knowledge acquired in the classroom. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Permission of the department required.
AFA5005 African and African Diaspora Studies Theory Explores the emergence of three fields of inquiry in Africana Studies: African Studies, African Diaspora Studies, and African-American Studies. Focus on major themes, ideas, and diverse conceptual and theoretical perspectives.
AFA5107 Teaching the African-American Experience Offers teachers' Institute on literature, culture, history, politics designed to meet Florida State Teachers Certification requirements which includes instruction on pedagogy.
AFA5248 Transnational Connections: Latin America and the Caribbean in Africa Analyzes the dynamic transnational relationships that have unfolded across the South Atlantic between Latin America and the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa over time.
AFA5302 Africana Visual Arts A study of Africana, African, and/or African Diaspora Visual aesthetics. It examines relationships between Africana Visual arts and other creative forms.
AFA5341 Health Issues in the African World Examination of the history of the biomedicine system and its relationship to African populations and the evolution of this relationship with respect to disease in the contemporary world. The course is organized to promote awareness of the impact of c...
AFA5855 Research Methods and Scholarly Writing in Africana Studies This proseminar addresses research methods for the multi- and inter-disciplinary study of sociocultural realities to African and African Diaspora peoples, globally.
AFA5932 Special Topics in African and African Diaspora Studies An examination of different features of Continental Africa and the African Diaspora not normally offered in the basic curriculum or otherwise offered. May be repeated.
AFA5934 Special Topics in Black Transnationalism A course designed to give groups of students special studies in the black experience transnationally. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing.
AFA6217 Sex, Race, and Power in European Colonialisms Critical examination of sexual intimacy in colonial contexts between European colonizers and colonized people. An exploration of the intersection between racialization and sexualization. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
AFA6245 The African Diaspora in Latin America Advanced exploration of the historical, socioeconomic, and political realities of African diasporic communities in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. Corequisite: Graduate standing.
AFA6851 Advanced Seminar in African and African Diaspora Studies Reflections on the global diversity of black subjectivities and African and African diasporic communities and experiences. A research paper/research proposal writing seminar.
AFA6905 Independent Study Student generated research projects in African and African Diaspora Studies. Independent investigation, reports on individual and assigned reading with AADS core and affiliated faculty.
AFA6911 Research Paper / Proposal Writing in African and African Diaspora Studies Development of skills in writing research papers and/or proposals.
AFA6920 African and African Diaspora Studies Graduate Colloquium Colloquia, symposia, lectures, conferences presented by faculty, visiting scholars, and graduate students on topics of current research interest. May be repeated with departmental approval.
AFA6940 Community Project/Internship Research in African and African Diaspora Studies Qualitative and quantitative research using a variety of sources. Research projects conducted in the field by students under faculty supervision. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Permission of the department required.
AFA6971 Thesis Research in African and African Diaspora Studies Quantitative and qualitative research using a variety of sources, e.g. primary and secondary documents, filed research under faculty supervision. May be repeated with departmental approval.
AFS3011 African Civilization, Religion and Philosophy An Introductory level overview of Ancient African origins of Civilization, Religion and Philosophy.
AFS3331 Women and Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa An examination of women's human rights in Africa in the context of global feminist social movements, evolving norms, institutions, and practices.
AFS3332 Gender and Sexualities in Sub-Saharan African Contexts An examination of gender and sexuality in contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa, including notions of gendered and sexualized identifications and key aspects of personhood in Sub-Saharan African societies.
AFS3823 African Arts and Modernity The course explores modern African art from 1960s to present. It examines various processes of artistic modernization in Africa through global and transnational connections and influence.
AFS4200 African Drums I A beginner hands-on course for students who are interested in West African music, dance, drum, performance, and culture. Inactivated per 2024 SCNS review.
AFS4210 African Visual Arts Overview of Africana, African, and/or African Diaspora Visual aesthetics. It examines relationships between Africana Visual arts and other creative forms.
AFS4265 Latin America and the Caribbean in Africa: South-South Interactions An introduction to the historical and dynamic relationships that have unfolded since the 1500s between Latin America and the Caribbean, on one side, and Sub-Saharan Africa on the other.
AFS4367 Metropolitan Africa Seminar course focused on urbanism and architecture in Africa since the nineteenth century.
LAH4460 Peoples, Cultures and Politics of Haiti An introduction to the cultures and history of the Haitian people from Africa to the New World. The students will become familiar to the life, cultures of the Indians of the Caribbean: Taino, Arawak and Caribs.