Introduction to Africana Studies

INTRODUCTION TO AFRICANA STUDIES AFN 130-001 MWF 1:00-1:50 pm Instructor: Dr. A. K. McDaniel Office telephone number: 962-7932 Office:233 Leutze Hall Email address: [email protected] Website: http://www.uncw.edu/people/mcdaniela Office hours: MWF 11am-noon and MW 3:30-5pm TTh by appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION Introduction to African-American Studies (3) Interdisciplinary exploration of salient issues in the black experience and the role of African-Americans in the development of American culture from 1619 to the present.

OBJECTIVES • To gain a better understanding of the social, political and psychological consequences and ramifications of “being black” in American society • To provide a foundational perspective from which to interpret other courses in the Africana Studies minor • To learn how to appreciate the sometimes contradictory popular and academic approaches to explore black culture

TEXTS Zack, N. (2006). Thinking about race. Second edition. Thomson/Wadsworth. Additional readings on e-reserve thru Randall Library (refer to link on my website)

ASSIGNMENTS Quizzes (four) 30% Cultural event paper 20% Group presentations (five) 20% Cultural experience paper 25% Participation 5%

Course Schedule

JAN 6 Introduction 8 Discuss quizzes and how to use website 11 Discuss Cultural Event paper 13 Assign groups FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS 15 Read Chapter 1–What is Race? 18 MLK HOLIDAY—NO CLASS 20 Read ASA text (E-reserve) 22 Review and discuss census data 25 Quiz 1 27 Read Chapter 2–The Social Reality of Race 29 Read Steinhorn and Diggs-Brown text (E-reserve)

FEB 1 Read Obama Text (E-reserve) 3 Discuss Obama speech (website) 8 Quiz 2 8 Read Chapter 10–Race, Romance, and Sexuality 10 Read McWhorter 2 text (E-reserve) 12 Watch and discuss clips (School Daze and Hot Ghetto Mess) 15 Quiz 3 17 Guest Speaker 19 Read Chapter 5–Racism 22 Read Adams Text (E-reserve) 24 Read MacIntosch essay (website) 26 Discuss Race Traitor (website)

MAR 1 Quiz 4 3 Discuss Group Presentations 5 NO CLASS 8 SPRING BREAK 10 SPRING BREAK 12 SPRING BREAK 15 Cultural Event Paper due Discuss Cultural Experience paper 17 Group Day SPECIAL TOPICS HIP HOP CULTURE 19 Read Houston text (E-reserve) 22 Discuss Temple of Hip Hop (website) 24 Group presentation BIRACIAL DATING AND MATING 26 Read Edwards text (E-reserve) 29 Read Tatum text (E-reserve) 31 Group presentation

APR 2 GOOD FRIDAY—NO CLASS REPARATIONS 5 Read Horowitz text (E-reserve) 7 Read Allen and Chrisman text (E-reserve) 9 Group presentation RELIGON 12 Read Johnson text (E-reserve) 14 Read Cole text (E-reserve) 16 Group presentation AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 19 Read McWhorter text (E-reserve) 21 Discuss Hopwood decision and Proposition 109 (website) 23 Group presentation 26 SPOTs

MAY 3 Cultural Experience paper due