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University of California, Davis African American
& African Studies
2205 George Hart Hall http:// aas.ucdavis.edu/
Program Handbook 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AAS Program Committee (About the AAS program) ................................................................. 1
Why African American & African Studies? Career Alternatives ............................................... 2
Washington D.C. Program (Internships) ....................................................................................... 3
African American & African Studies Summer Abroad................................................................ 4
Spring/Summer/Fall 2014 AAS Course Offerings ...................................................................... 5-7
AAS Seminars; Academic Theme Program (ATP) .............................................................8
African American & African Studies Major Requirements ......................................................... 9
African and African American Minor Requirements ................................................................. 10
Related Upper Division courses ............................................................................................... 11-12
U.C. Davis General Education (GE) Requirements ............................................................... 12-13
AAS Courses Which Satisfy General Education (GE) Requirements ................................. 13-15
African American & African Studies Faculty .............................................................................. 16
African American & African Studies Program Staff................................................................... 17
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AAS PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Christine Acham, African American and African Studies
Wale Adebanwi, African American and African Studies
Moradewun Adejunmobi, African American and African Studies
Milmon Harrison, African American and African Studies
Laurie Lambert, African American and African Studies
Bettina Ng’weno, African American and African Studies
Halifu Osumare, African American and African Studies
Elisa Joy White, African American and African Studies
ABOUT THE AAS PROGRAM
African-American & African Studies (AAS) is an interdisciplinary field of study in the humanities, arts,
and social sciences. The purpose of this program is to give students a sense of both the common concerns
and the individual characteristics of different Black communities in the United States, in the wider
Diaspora and in Africa. Scholars investigate the history of African-descent peoples, exploring the ways in
which social, political and economic factors have shaped African and African-descent communities. Our
curriculum offers students the possibility of studying the Black experience in the United States, the
broader African diasporic experience in the world, and the experiences of societies in Africa. The African
American emphasis includes courses on history, the arts, and the impact of developments in politics, the
economy, and contemporary social organization on Black people in the United States. The African
Diaspora emphasis enables students to study the way Black communities outside Africa and the United
States have dealt with questions of race and ethnicity, and how they have defined their identity in the
political arena, using religion, theater and dance, literature and film. The African emphasis allows
students to focus on Africa’s recent history, social issues, and contemporary culture.
The program supports many groups and organizations designed to meet the academic and social needs
of African-American students and others at Davis including the Black sororities and fraternities, Black
Student Union, the Black Christian Support group, the Pan-African Student Association, and pre-
professional groups in engineering, law, and medicine. Other events in which the program participates
are the Black History Month Celebration, the African American and African Graduation Celebration, and
the Annual Student Leadership Conference. The program’s objective is to provide students with the
broad foundational knowledge in African and African Diaspora Studies (also commonly known as
Africana, Black, African and African American, Africa and/or Black diaspora Studies) necessary to pursue
a career and/or Ph.D. study in this scholarly area or related fields.
Students may apply for financial support for innovative research projects undertaken under the guidance
of individual instructors. Majors and minors are encouraged to take advantage of various internship
programs on and off campus. Interns have been placed in state government offices in Sacramento, the
national office of the NAACP, and the National Art Gallery in Washington, D.C.
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WHY AFRICAN AMERICAN & AFRICAN STUDIES? We need to learn and appreciate more fully the history and culture of the various peoples who make up
our American nation and the world community – especially where neglect and misrepresentation has led
to the development of ethnic stereotypes that breed misunderstanding. Until recently the study of African-
Americans and Africans was a negligible part of the university curriculum. As an aspect of the expanded
social awareness of the 1960s Black Studies courses were introduced, and today undergraduate and
graduate programs are to be found at several campuses across the country. The UC Davis program offers
a major and a minor, a designated emphasis (DE), and is committed to providing students with a multi-
disciplinary learning experience.
Students in the African American and African Studies (AAS) major will engage in research and
intellectual discourse, which pertains to histories and experiences, identities, social and community
formations, politics and contemporary concerts of underrepresented communities. Students will also gain
knowledge that enables them to collaborate with communities, business and industry to promote equality
and advocacy and to develop as community leaders.
African American & African Studies is an interdisciplinary field of study in the humanities, arts, and
social sciences. Scholars investigate the history and culture of African descent peoples, exploring both the
ways in which African-descent experience is configured by social, political, and economic factors, and
the aesthetic dimensions of the experience as expressed in the arts and literature. Our curriculum
emphasizes courses on the African American experience in the U.S.A., and the African diasporic
experience.
CAREER ALTERNATIVES Students completing the African American and African Studies (AAS) major are well prepared for
graduate study in psychology, education, sociology, human development, history, etc. Majors in African
American and African Studies can also pursue professional training in fields such as pharmacy, medicine,
or law. Graduates with this major have also pursued employment opportunities in the federal and state
government, in international development agencies, in human service units, in country social service
programs, and counseling services. African American and African Studies is also an appropriate
background for work in community organizations like the Urban League, NAACP, Urban Affairs, and
the Office of Economic Opportunity, and for teaching at all levels.
Other career strategies for the African American and African Studies (AAS) major include earning a Ph.D.
to teach and research at four-year institutions. The interdisciplinary nature of African American and
African Studies (AAS) makes it good preparation for advanced education in a variety of fields in the
humanities and social sciences. Students will receive support with getting involved with leadership roles
on campus such as peer mentors, resident advisor, or orientation leader. The major also helps students
with joining professional associations as a student member. Consequently, the African American and
African Studies (AAS) major is applicable if students are interested in obtaining a master degree in
student affairs (college) administration or library information science, and specific to the following
professional fields: teaching, research, Student Support Services, Student Affairs, Multicultural
Programming, Education administration, Information/Library Science.
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Live, Learn, and Intern at the nation’s top organizations and institutes!
Appointment Form Request: http://washingtonprogram.ucdavis.edu/contactform.htm.
Live, Learn, and Intern at the nation’s top organizations and institutes! Black Entertainment Television
Committee for Economic Development
U.S. Department of Treasury
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Latin American Youth Center
National Congress of American Indians
Western Hemisphere Project
National Asian Pacific American
Trans Africa Forum
U.S. House Committee on Budget
California News Service
Foundation on Economic Trends
Center on Budget & Policy Priorities
United States Department of Justice: Civil
Rights Division - Voting Section
National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People (NAACP)
African & African American Studies
Many AAS majors and African & African American students have gone through the Washington
program so we know firsthand how a program like this can make a different in the lives of AAS
majors. One of the goals for the Washington Program is to increase the range of majors and
improve the diversity of participants in the program. This goal is addressed via partnering with
the African & African American Studies program to provide more internship and professional
development opportunities & resources to African & African American students and AAS
majors.
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African American and African Studies (AAS)
SUMMER ABROAD
Courses
AAS 190 (4 units) Topics in African and African Diaspora Studies
AAS 198 (4 units) Directed Group Study
Program (Summer 2012, 2014, 2016)
Accra Ghana; Culture and Development in an African Nation
The program studies cultural issues, history and challenges to development in West African,
particularly in Ghana. Using fieldtrips, classroom discussions, and hands-on activities, we will
focus on the history and culture of the Asante and Akan-speaking peoples of Ghana, the Atlantic
slave trade, colonialism, Pan-Africanism, and current debates about development in Africa.
Students will be based in Accra, but also in Kumasi, Bonwire, Cape Coast, Abiriw, andObuasi.
Field Trips/Activities (subject to change)
Accra and surrounding areas Arts and crafts Bazaar; Krokobite arts center; University of Ghana;
WEB du Bois center.
Mentor Program for AAS AAS Majors in Partnership with AAS Faculty
Many of our nation's most respected scholars, in both the public and private sectors, cite the
support, influence and encouragement of a mentor as a contributing reason for their success. The
Mentoring Program for African American and African Studies is a new and unique program
designed to positively impact the career planning, and professional development of emerging
AAS majors. One of the glaring weaknesses of the African American and African undergraduate
student community is the paucity of quality mentor programs to support their academic growth
and personal development. Consequently, MPAAS is dedicated to grooming AAS majors for the
challenges of under-graduate research, preparation for graduate school, current college decorum.
AAS is committed to fostering mentoring relationships that will increase career opportunities for
the "next generation of Black Scholars”. The MPAAS will be launched in Fall 2014.
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SPRING QUARTER 2014 COURSES
AAS 012 – INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN STUDIES (CRN: 42767) Wale Adebanwi 4 Units MW 10:00 – 11:50 Wellman 226 This course is an introduction to African Studies, which will focus on the various disciplinary perspectives through which African society and culture are generally studied; a survey of methods, resources, and conceptual tools for the study of Africa. AAS 050 – BLACK POPULAR CULTURE (CRN: 10001, 10002) Milmon Harrison 4 Units TTH 10:30 – 11:50 Wellman 226 This course is a Survey of the African American images in popular culture (film, television, comedy, sports and music). AAS 101A – INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH IN THE AFRO-AMERICAN COMMUNITY (CRN: 42928) Elisa White 4 Units MW 02:10 – 04:00 Wellman 229 This course is an introductory survey of Afro-American Studies methods and techniques; problems and methodology in Afro-American Studies. AAS 107B- AFRICAN DESCENT COMMUNITIES AND CULTRE IN NORTH AMERICA (CRN 42768) Elisa White 4 Units MWF 10:00-10:50 Olson 147 This course examines the origin and development of African descent communities and culture in the U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico from the African slave trade to contemporary urban society. AAS 123 – BLACK FEMALE EXPERINCE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY (CRN: 42770) Laurie Lambert 4 Units MW 4:10 – 06:00 Wellman 216 This course focuses on Black female social, intellectual, and psychological development; Black women's contributions in history, literature, and social science; life experiences of Black women and philosophical underpinnings of the feminist movement. AAS 145B – BLACK INTELLECTUALS (CRN: 42769) Laurie Lambert 4 Units MW 12:10 – 02:00 Wellman 1 This course focuses on the Exposition and critical analysis of selected theoretical writings of Black intellectuals, and especially political and social thinkers, in the Americas. AAS 155A – AFRICAN AMERICAN DANCE AND CULTURE IN THE U.S., BRAZIL, AND THE CARIBBEAN (CRN: 42765) Halifu Osumare 4 Units TR 12:10 – 02:00 Wellman 212 This course is a comparative study of the African American dance forms in the U.S.A., Brazil, Haiti, Cuba, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad. It is an examination of ritual, folk, and popular dance forms and the socio/historical factors that have influenced these forms. AAS 165- THE BLACK CHRISTIAN CHURCH (CRN: 42732, 42733) Milmon Harrison 4 Units TR 03:10-04:30 Haring 2016 This course is an Examination of the historical role of Christian belief and practice as well as the institution of the Black Church in the experience of African Americans, from slavery to the present.
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AAS 182- HIP HOP and GLOBALIZATION (CRN: 43892, 43910) Halifu Osumare 4 Units TR 04:40-06:00 Wellman 212 This course engages hip-hop studies with globalization theory through the study of various cultural youth ethnographies from various parts of the world to exam the consistent issues as hip-hop culture has been internationalized.
AAS 298B- RACIALIZATION AND PUBLICNESS (CRN: 42929) Co-taught by professors M. Adejunmobi, B. Haynes, H. Osumare, A. Mama, E. White, B. Ng’weno, W. Adebanwi 4 units F 10:00-12:50 2215 Hart This seminar reconsiders the fundamental relationship between racialization and publicness in modern times. It engages with how publicness (re)configure and (re)determine racialization of people of African descent, around the world through language & literature, music, politics, social formations, gender, territoriality, (im)migration, etc.
SUMMER I & II QUARTER 2014 COURSES
AAS 010 – INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND SOCIETY (CRN: 50204, 50205) Milmon Harrison 4 Units MTW 10:00am – 11:40am Wellman 1 This course is an introduction to the contemporary Black American experience through an examination of the historical, political, social and economic factors that affect the development and status of African American people. It focuses on the analysis of several important social institutions in the Black community. Critical issues are addressed by exploring both empirical information and theoretical concepts.
AAS 170 African American Film & Video (CRN: 53608, 53609) Danielle Heard 4 units TWR 12:10pm – 01:50pm Wellman 1 This course employs a comparative approach in the study of fictional film and video produced and directed by African Americans. The course draws on the social sciences and black feminist theory to examine and discuss selected works.
FALL QUARTER 2014 COURSES
AAS 010 – INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND SOCIETY (CRN: 30001, 30002, 30003, 30004, 30005, 30006) Milmon Harrison 4 Units 09:00am - 10:20am Location: TBA This course is an introduction to the contemporary Black American experience through an examination of the historical, political, social and economic factors that affect the development and status of African American people. It focuses on the analysis of several important social institutions in the Black community. Critical issues are addressed by exploring both empirical information and theoretical concepts.
AAS 016 – VERBAL AND PERFORMANCE ARTS IN AFRICA (CRN: 64050) Moradewun Adejunmobi 4 Units 12:10pm – 02:00pm Location: TBA This course examines types of critical response to oral texts, role of oral artists, context and esthetics of oral performance in Africa.
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AAS 018- INTORDUCTION TO CARIBBEAN STUDIES (CRN: 63681, 63682, 63695, 63696) Bettina Ng’weno 4 Units 10:30am – 11:50am Location: TBA This course is an introduction to the contemporary culture, peoples, politics, and societies of the Caribbean. Topics include movements of people, goods and ideas across the Atlantic world and creative productions within the Caribbean. AAS 099 – Special Study 1-5 units Staff TBD AAS 101A – INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH IN THE AFRO-AMERICAN COMMUNITY (CRN: 63688) Elisa White 4 Units MW 02:10 – 04:00 Location: TBA This course is an introductory survey of Afro-American Studies methods and techniques; problems and methodology in Afro-American Studies. AAS 107A – AFRICANS IN LATIN AMERICA (CRN: 64052) Bettina Ng’weno 4 Units TR 02:10pm – 04:00pm Location: TBA This course examines the origin and development of African descent communities and cultures in the Caribbean, and Latin America; and it examines the similarities and differences among African descent communities and cultures in terms of religious practices, music, and national identity. AAS 107B- AFRICAN HERITAGE IN NORTH AMERICA (CRN: 63685) Elisa White 4 Units MW 09:00am – 09:50am Location: TBA This course examines the origin and development of African descent communities and culture in the U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico from the African slave trade to contemporary urban society. AAS 110 – WEST AFRICAN SOCIAL ORGANIZATION (CRN: 30017) Moradewun Adejunmobi 4 Units MW 04:10pm – 06:00pm Location: TBA This course is an introduction to the land, peoples and cultures of West Africa. The course examines various facets of social organization in West Africa including: religion, gender issues, art and popular culture, pre-colonial and contemporary politics, major historical events. AAS 133 – THE BLACK FAMILY (CRN: 30018) Milmon Harrison 4 Units TR 12:10pm – 01:20pm Location: TBA This course is an analysis of social science research to examine relationship between black (African-descent) family structures, patterns of functioning, and political, economic, and social conditions in the U.S. AAS145B – BLACKINTELLECTUALS (CRN: 63690) Laurie Lambert 4 Units TR 04:10 – 06:00pm Location: TBA This course focuses on the Exposition and critical analysis of selected theoretical writings of Black intellectuals, and especially political and social thinkers, in the Americas. AAS 152 – Black World Literature (CRN: 63689) Laurie Lambert 4 Units TR 10:00am – 11:50am Location TBA This course examines the social and political effects of racial and ethnic categorization in Latin America, including issues of economic production, citizenship, national belonging, and access to resources. Emphasis is on peoples of African, Indigenous, and Asian descent. AAS 192 – Intern African American & African Studies 1-8 units AAS 197T – Tutoring in Black Studies 1-8 units
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African American & African Studies - 2 unit Seminars
Campbell Hall AAS Academic Theme Program (ATP) Coordinator: Kayton C. Carter (530) 754-9581 Our main objective is to introduce students to a living and learning experience that is academically resourceful, socially positive, and culturally rich, and one that will introduce participants to an initial educational opportunity that promotes retention at the university level. We encourage participants in the yearlong Academic Theme Program (ATP) to enroll in at least one African American & African Studies course each quarter to provide a more balanced curriculum and to assist in their cultural "grounding".
Fall 2013 African American & African Identity and Academic Achievement (CRN: 20015) Milmon Harrison 2 Units P/NP W 04:00pm - 06:00pm Tercero (Campbell Hall) Focusing on the successful academic achievement of African American and African students and how they see themselves in a large predominantly white university. UCD professors cover topics such as: self and social identity development, the skills needed for academic success, leadership development, academic specialty programs, internship opportunities, and career decision-making.
Fall 2013 The Academic, Cultural, and Social Transition of the Community College Transfer Student (CRN: 34925) Halifu Osumare 2 Units P/NP TR 01:10pm - 03:00pm 2215 Hart Hall African American and African faculty, staff, administrators, and student peers discuss with incoming transfer students transitional strategies necessary for successful academic, cultural, and social engagement in a major research institution. Additionally, seminar sessions will explore student's perceptions of campus climate and suggest ways to capitalize academically in an environment that lacks faculty and administrative diversity. One or more sessions will address racial identity development theory as it relates to the psychological health of African American students on predominately non-Black institutions of higher education.
Spring 2014 Navigating Success at U. C. Davis 2-unit seminar (Spring Quarter 2014, Wednesdays 04:10pm – 06:00pm; Location: TBA) This course will provide opportunities to explore successful strategies for academic success, cultural enrichment, leadership development, and career exploration. Via interactive workshops and customized curriculum, the class will address the social and emotional needs of undergraduate black male students to enable them to navigate the daily challenges of a tier-one research institution. Students will also be exposed to distinct influential icons while analyzing concepts and ideas central to notions of identity, representation and authenticity. Each week, a number of Black men from campus and surrounding communities will visit and interact, sharing their experiences and insight via interactive workshops and multi-media presentations to serve as the basis for course discussions and critical analysis towards arriving at the larger course goals. In addition, students will engage in experiential learning via field trip(s), group projects and networking with faculty and staff who serve as mentors for success at UC Davis.
Spring 2014 Affecting Social Change Through Undergraduate Research and Community Activism 2-unit seminar (Spring Quarter 2014, days/times TBD) This seminar will provide you with the fundamental knowledge and skills to begin a trenchant research or social change project at UC Davis. Through reading, discussion, and writing reflections, you will develop either a research or social change project and write a proposal. Often, African-American freshman are not aware of the resources that can assist them in planning future research and projects, the fundamentals of preparing for post-graduate study. It is never too early to begin preparing for graduate school. In this course, you will gain the knowledge and skills you need to undertake any type of research or community service project, which will benefit you in term papers, theses, presentations, and other academic pursuits.
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AFRICAN AMERICAN & AFRICAN STUDIES MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED LOWER DIVISION COURSES (28 UNITS)
A. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING African American Studies 10 _______ African American Studies 12 _______
B. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: African American Studies 15 _______ African American Studies 17 _______ African American Studies 18 _______ African American Studies 50 _______ African American Studies 51 _______ African American Studies 52 _______ African American Studies 80 _______
C. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING Anthropology 2 _______ Economics 1A, 1B _______ Geography 2 _______ Sociology 1 _______ Political Science 1, 2 _______ Psychology 1 _______
D. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING Chicana/o Studies 10 _______ Native American Studies 1, 10 _______ American Studies 10 _______ Asian American Studies 1, 2 _______ Women & Gender Studies 50 _______
E. TWO OF THE FOLLOWING History 15, 17A, 17B _______
F. FOUR UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING African Amer. Studies 16, 51, 155A _______ Music 105, 106 _______ Theatre and Dance 41A, 41B _______ African American Studies 165 _______ African American Studies 176 _______
REQUIRED UPPER DIVISION COURSES (36 Units)
A. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING African American Studies 100 _______ African American Studies 101 _______ African American Studies 107A,B,C ________
African American Studies 110 _______ African American Studies 145B _______ African American Studies 172 _______ African American Studies 180 _______
B. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING African American Studies 150A, B _______ African American Studies 152 _______ African American studies 153 _______ African American Studies 155A _______ African American Studies 156 _______ African American Studies 157 _______ African American Studies 160 _______ African American Studies 169 _______ African American Studies 170 _______ African American Studies 171 _______ African American Studies 175A, B _______ African American Studies 181 _______ African American Studies 182 _______ African American Studies 185 _______
C. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING African American studies 111 _______ African American Studies 123 _______ African American Studies 130 _______ African American Studies 133 _______ African American Studies 141 _______ African American Studies 145A _______ African American Studies 145B _______ African American Studies 156 _______ African American Studies 162 _______ African American Studies 163 _______ African American Studies 165 _______ African American Studies 172 _______ African American Studies 176 _______ African American Studies 177 _______
D. Twenty four additional upper division units chosen to reflect the student’s major emphasis. Possible
areas of emphasis include the following: Creative arts in the black community worldwide (film,
literature, performance); Social and political trends in the global black community (education,
gender, intellectual history, religion, race and ethnicity, social organization); African-American
society and culture; Africa; African Diasporas. Consult with the major or minor advisor to develop
an emphasis plan or to develop a new emphasis. As appropriate, AAS 190, Education Abroad and
Washington Center course work can be used towards major requirements.
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AFRICAN AMERICAN & AFRICAN STUDIES MINOR REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED COURSES: (24 Units) A. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
AAS 10: Introduction to Afro-American Culture and Society ............................................. _______ AAS 12: Introduction to African Studies (GE) ...................................................................... _______ AAS 15: Introduction to Afro-American Humanities (GE) .................................................... _______ AAS 17: Women in African Societies (GE) ............................................................................ _______ AAS 18: Introduction to Caribbean Studies.........................................................................._______ AAS 80: Introduction to Black Politics ................................................................................. _______
B. FIVE COURSES FROM:
AAS 100: Survey Of Ethnicity In The U.S. (GE) ....................................................................... _______ AAS 101A: Introduction To Research In The African American Community............................ _______ AAS 107A: African Descent Communities & Culture in the Caribbean &
Latin America ..................................................................................................... _______ AAS 107B: African Descent Communities & Culture in North America ................................... _______ AAS 107C: African Descent Communities & Culture in Europe and Asia ................................. _______ AAS 110: West African Social Organization (GE) ................................................................... _______ AAS 123: The Black Female Experience in Contemporary Society ....................................... _______ AAS 130: Education in the African American Community ..................................................... _______ AAS 133: The Black Family in America .................................................................................. _______ AAS 141: Psychology of the African American Experience .................................................... _______ AAS 145A: Black Social & Political Thought ............................................................................ _______ AAS 145B: Black Intellectuals .................................................................................................. _______
AAS 150A The Afro-American Visual Arts Tradition: A Historical & Cultural Study AAS 150B The Afro-American Visual Arts Tradition: A Historical & Cultural Study AAS 151: Afro American Music and Art ................................................................................. _______ AAS 152: Major Voices in Black World Literature (GE) .......................................................... _______ AAS 155A: African American Dance & Culture in the United States,
Brazil & the Caribbean ........................................................................................... _______ AAS 156: Language & Identity in Africa & the African Diaspora (GE) .................................... _______ AAS 157: Literature & Society in South Africa (GE) .............................................................. _______ AAS 160: African American Folklore ..................................................................................... _______ AAS 162: Islam in Africa & the Americas (GE) ....................................................................... _______ AAS 163: African Religion in the Americas (GE) ..................................................................... _______ AAS 165: Black Christian Church ........................................................................................... _______ AAS 169: African American Television .................................................................................. _______ AAS 170: African American Film & Video (GE) ....................................................................... _______ AAS 172: Diaspora Identities (GE) .......................................................................................... _______ AAS 175A: Black Documentary: History and Theory (GE) ........................................................ _______ AAS 175B: Black Documentary Practices ................................................................................. _______ AAS 176: Politics of Resources (GE) ....................................................................................... _______ AAS 177: Politics of Life in Africa (GE)................................................................................... _______ AAS 180: Race and Ethnicity in Latin America ..................................................................... _______ AAS 181: Hip Hop in Urban America .................................................................................... _______ AAS 185: Topics in Film (GE) .................................................................................................. _______ AAS 190: Topics in African & African Diaspora Studies ........................................................ _______
African American Studies 192, 197T, 198, and 199 can be used for units towards graduation but do not count towards major or minor requirements.
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Related Upper Division Courses
American Studies 156: Race, Culture, and Society in the U.S.
Anthropology 104N: Cultural Politics of the Environment
Anthropology 139AN: Race, Class, and Gender Systems
Anthropology 140A: Cultures and Societies of West and Central Africa
Anthropology 140B: Cultures and Societies in East and South Africa
Art History 150: Arts of Sub-Saharan Africa
Community & Regional Development 151: Community Field Research: Theory & Analysis
Community & Regional Development 151L: Laboratory in Community Research & Analysis
Community & Regional Development 152: Community Development
Community & Regional Development 153: International Community Development
Community & Regional Development 172: Social Inequality: Issues and Innovations
Comparative Literature 154: African Literature
Comparative Literature 165: Caribbean Literatures
English 167: Twentieth Century African American Poetry
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English 178: Special Topics in Ethnic Literature
English 179: Multi-Ethnic Literature
English 181A: African American Literature to the Harlem Renaissance
English 181B: African American Literature from the Harlem Renaissance to the Present
History 102(O): Africa
History 115A: History of West Africa
History 115B: History of East & Central Africa
History 115C: History of Southern Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, & Botswana from 1500 to the Present
History 115D: History & Legacy of Colonialism in Africa
History 116: African History: Special Themes
History 177A: History of Black People & American Race Relations
History 177B: History of Black People & American Race Relations
History 178A: Race in America, 1492- 1864
History 178B: Race in America, 1865- Present
Political Science 134: Africa & U.S. Foreign Policy
Political Science 149: Politics of Development in Africa
Political Science 176: Racial Politics
Sociology 128: Interracial Interpersonal Dynamics
Sociology 129: Sociology of Black Experience in America
Sociology 130: Race Relations
Sociology 134: Sociology of Racial Ethnic Families
Sociology 137: African American Society and Culture 1790-1990
Sociology 143A: Urban Society
Sociology 145A: Sociology of Third World Development
Sociology 145B: Gender & Rural Development in the Third World
Theatre & Dance 155A: African American Dance and Culture in the United States, Brazil, and the Caribbean
Women and Gender Studies 160: Representation of Women of Color in Cinema
Women and Gender Studies 178C: Transnationalism and Writing by Women of Color: The Caribbean
Women and Gender Studies 180: Women of Color Writing in the United States
Women and Gender Studies 182: Globalization, Gender and Identity
University of California, Davis General Education Requirements (GE)
The requisite units for both components of the revised GE requirements are summarized below.
A) Topical Breadth Component...................................................52 units total
Arts and Humanities ...............................................................12-20 units
Science and Engineering .........................................................12-20 units
Social Sciences...........................................................................12-20 units
Note: In the case of a course that has been certified in more than one topical breadth area, a
student may count the units of the course in only one of the areas in which it has been certified.
B) Core Literacies Component.....................................................35 units
1) Literacy with Words and Images .................................at least 20 units
* English Composition………………………………………..….8 units
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* Writing Experience……………………………………at least 6 units
* Oral Skills………………………………………………at least 3 units
* Visual Literacy Coursework…………………….……at least 3 units
2) Civic and Cultural Literacy.............................................at least 9 units
* American cultures, Governance, and History…..…..at least 6 units
* World Cultures……………………………………..…..at least 3 units
3) Quantitative Literacy........................................................at least 3 units
4) Scientific Literacy .............................................................at least 3 units
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (CCC) COURSES THAT MAY SATISFY
COMPONENTS OF THE UC DAVIS GE REQUIREMENT: To determine courses at your CCC
that are comparable to UC Davis lower-division GE courses and may satisfy topical breadth and
core literacies components of the UC Davis GE requirement, go to the For General Education
Breadth section of ASSIST and select from the following GE/Breadth areas of the GE/Breadth
Articulation Agreement:
CL: Amer. Cultures, Gov., Hist.; Domestic Diversity; World Cultures
CL: English Composition; Writing Experience
CL: Oral Skills; Visual Literacy
CL: Quantitative Literacy;
Scientific Literacy
TB: Arts and Humanities
TB: Science and Engineering
TB: Social Sciences
GE courses for students admitted since fall 2011: http://catalog.ucdavis.edu/PDF/14AGenCatGEOpts.pdf
Core Literacies Courses
American Cultures, Governance, and History
AAS010 African-American Culture and
Society
AAS015 Introduction to African American
Humanities
AAS050 Black Popular Culture
AAS100 Survey of Ethnicity in the US
AAS123 Black Female Experience in
Contemporary Society
AAS133 The Black Family in America
AAS165 Afro-Christianity and the Black
Church
AAS172 Diaspora and New Black Identity
Domestic Diversity
AAS010 African-American Culture and
Society
AAS015 Introduction to African American
Humanities
AAS050 Black Popular Culture
AAS051 History of Afro American Dance
AAS100 Survey of Ethnicity in the US
CL: Core Literacies TB: Topical Breadths
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AAS123 Black Female Experience in
Contemporary Society
AAS130 Education in African American
Communities
AAS133 The Black Family in America
AAS145B Black Intellectuals
AAS152 Major Voices in Black World
Literature
AAS156 Language and Identity in Africa &
the African Diaspora
AAS165 Afro-Christianity and the Black
Church
AAS168 Black Documentary: Theory and
Practice
AAS169 History of African-American
Television
AAS170 African American Film & Video
AAS172 Diaspora and New Black Identity
AAS175A Black Documentary: History and
Theory
AAS175B Black Documentary Practicum
AAS181 Hip Hop in Urban America
AAS185 Topics in African-American Film
Visual Literacy
AAS016 Verbal & Performance Arts in Africa
AAS050 Black Popular Culture
AAS051 History of Afro American Dance
AAS168 Black Documentary: Theory and
Practice
AAS169 History of African-American
Television
AAS170 African American Film and Video
AAS171 Black African and Black European
Film and Video
AAS175A Black Documentary: History and
Theory
AAS185 Topics in African-American Film
AAS175A Black Documentary: History and
Theory
World Cultures
AAS012 Introduction to African Studies
AAS016 Verbal & Performance Arts in Africa
AAS017 Women in African Societies
AAS018 Introduction to Caribbean Studies
AAS107A African Descent Communities&
Cultures in Caribbean & Latin
America
AAS052 African Traditional Religion
AAS107A African Descent Communities and
Culture in the Caribbean and Latin
America
AAS107C African Descent Communities and
Culture in Europe and Asia
AAS110 West African Social Organization
AAS111 Cultural Politics in Contemporary
Africa
AAS152 Major Voices in Black World
Literature
AAS153 African Literature
AAS156 Language and Identity in Africa &
the African Diaspora
AAS157 Literature & Society in South Africa
AAS162 Islam in Africa & the Americas
AAS163 African Religions in the Americas
AAS168 Black Documentary: Theory and
Practice
AAS176 Politics of Resources
AAS177 Politics of Life in Africa
AAS180 Race and Ethnicity in Latin America
Writing Experience
AAS010 African-American Culture and
Society
AAS012 Introduction to African Studies
AAS017 Women in African Societies
AAS050 Black Popular Culture
AAS145B Black Intellectuals
Topical Breadth Courses
Arts and Humanities
AAS012 Introduction to African Studies
AAS015 Introduction to African American
Humanities
AAS016 Verbal and Performance Arts in
Africa
AAS017 Women in African Societies
AAS018 Introduction to Caribbean Studies
AAS050 Black Popular Culture
AAS051 History of Afro American Dance
AAS052 African Traditional Religion
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AAS100 Survey of Ethnicity in the US
AAS107C African Descent Communities and
Culture in Europe and Asia
AAS111 Cultural Politics in Contemporary
Africa
AAS152 Major Voices in Black World
Literature
AAS153 African Literature
AAS156 Language and Identity in Africa and
African Diaspora
AAS157 Literature and Society in South Africa
AAS162 Islam in Africa and the Americas
AAS163 African Religions in the Americas
AAS168 Black Documentary: Theory and
Practice
AAS169 History of African-American
Television
AAS170 African American Film and Video
AAS171 Black African and Black European
Film and Video
AAS175A Black Documentary: History and
Theory
AAS175B Black Documentary Practicum
AAS177 Politics of Life in Africa
AAS181 Hip Hop in Urban America
AAS185 Topics in African American Film
Social Sciences
AAS010 African-American Culture and
Society
AAS012 Introduction to African Studies
AAS017 Women in African Societies
AAS018 Introduction to Caribbean Studies
AAS107C African Descent Communities and
Culture in Europe and Asia
AAS110 West African Social Organization
AAS111 Cultural Politics in Contemporary
Africa
AAS123 Black Female Experience in
Contemporary Society
AAS130 Education in the African-American
Community
AAS133 The Black Family in America
AAS145A Black Social and Political Thought
AAS145B Black Intellectuals
AAS162 Islam in Africa and the Americas
AAS172 Diaspora and New Black Identity
AAS176 Politics of Resources
AAS177 Politics of Life in Africa
AAS180 Race and Ethnicity in Latin America
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F A C U L T Y
WALE ADEBANWI, Ph.D., Political Science, Ph.D., Social Anthropology Associate Professor E-Mail: [email protected] Fields of Interest: Democracy; State-Civil Society Relations; Elites; Political Communication; Political Economy of Social & Cultural formations in Africa; Nationalism, Ethnicity & Identity Politics; Territoriality, Spatial Politics & Cities; Transnationalism & Migration; Religion & Cultural Politics; Citizenship & Civic service.
MORADEWUN A. ADEJUNMOBI, Ph.D., French Professor E-Mail: [email protected] Fields of Interest: Multilingualism and identity formation in West Africa, African literature, West African popular culture, Francophone studies.
MILMON F. HARRISON, Ph.D., Sociology Senior Lecturer SOE IIE-Mail: [email protected] Fields of Interest: Sociology of Religion, The Black Church in America; Race/Ethnic Relations in the U.S., Popular Culture, Sociology of Culture, Gospel Music.
LAURIE LAMBERT, Ph.D., EnglishAssistant Professor E-Mail: [email protected] Fields of Interest: African Diaspora studies, Caribbean literature and cultural history, Postcolonial literature and theory, and freedom and slavery studies.
BETTINA NG’WENO, Ph.D., Cultural Anthropology Associate Professor E-Mail: [email protected] Fields of Interest: Cultural anthropology, states, property, race and ethnicity, rural societies, politics, social justice, equality, Latin America, and Africa.
HALIFU OSUMARE, Ph.D., American Studies Professor & Director E-Mail: [email protected] Fields of Interest: African American history, comparative race and ethnicity, globalization of hip-hop culture, and African American and African dance and performance.
ELISA JOY WHITE, Ph.D., African Diaspora StudiesAssociate Professor E-Mail: [email protected] Fields of Interest: Lesser-examined African Diaspora sites, Black European Studies, the social and cultural dimensions of globalization---transnational, cosmopolitan and new diaspora communities---, and the construction of racial and ethnic identities, and new media studies.
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P R O G R A M S T A F F
AKLIL BEKELE Program Coordinator E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (530) 752-1548
KAYTON CARTER Student Affairs Officer/Academic Advisor E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (530) 754-9581
ESTEVAN SANCHEZ, Sophomore Peer Advisor African American & African Studies (major) E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (559) 238-5018
SHARD’E HOARD, Senior (Graduating Spring 2014) Program Assistant African American & African Studies (major) E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (530) 752-1548