areas of interest africana program faculty African Student Organization Melinda Adams (Political Science) africana The purpose of this organization is to gain more knowledge of the continent of Africa and its Aderonke Adesanya (Art History)* contributions to civilization. Carry out activities Lauren Alleyn (English, Furious Flower) such as showing films and inviting scholars to speak to the JMU community about Africa; Emeka Anaza (Sport & Rec. Mgmt.) studies participate in cultural activities that display African Bethany Bryson (Sociology) cultural and tradition in song and dance; that will enhance the image of African students on campus. Liam Buckley (Anthropology) minor Jennifer Coffman (ISAT) Study Abroad in Kenya Designed to serve majors from different Michael L. Deaton (ISAT) disciplines, JMU’s Kenya Field School (6 weeks, 9 James Madison University credit hours) and optional internship program offer Joanne Gabbin (English) unique opportunities to learn about Kenya through Mollie Godfrey (English) site visits, homestays, class-based instruction, readings, Kiswahili lessons, and a variety of Brooks Hefner (English) interactive assignments. The program focuses Justin Henriques (Engineering) on three broad themes: Histories and Cultures of Kenya, Human-Environment Interations and the Lamont King (History) Quest for Sustainability, and Education in Kenya. Joshua Linder (Anthropology) Study Abroad in Ghana Besi Muhonja (WGS & English) The Ghana Summer Program, the first Africa- Adebayo Ogundipe (Engineering) based summer study abroad program at JMU, was created in 1996. We have taken students on John Ott (Art History) this four-week (6 credit hour) program every year since. We added a two-week internship compo- David Owusu-Ansah (History) nent (3 credit hours) to the summer experience in Steven Reich (History) 2009. Ghana is an established democratic African country with long ties to the United States. Sofia Samatar (English) Kathryn Stevens (Art History) Furious Flower Poetry Center The mission of the Furious Flower Poetry Center Mary Kimsey (ISAT) is to advance the genre of African American Wayne Teel (ISAT) Poetry by providing opportunities for education, research, and publication. Center hosts visiting William Van Norman (History) poets, sponsors poetry workshops for emerging Case Watkins (Justice Studies) poets, holds an annual poetry camp for children in the community, and produces scholarly texts, and Andrew Witmer (History) much more. Madison Art Collection The MAC houses an extraordinary collection for more information or of aesthetic and culturally significant objects. to declare the minor contact Exhibitions, class projects, and special programming allowed the public access to the Dr. Aderonke Adesanya, Coordinator* areas of collection strength, which include funerary objects from ancient Egypt, West African masks 540-568-3486 and textiles, and much more. [email protected] the minor in africana studies ARTH 210/HUM 252. African Experience MUS 356. History of Jazz in America ARTH 310. African Art: The Sahara and Northern Sahel broadens students’ world perspectives by ARTH 312. African Art: Sub-Saharan POSC 326. Civil Rights enhancing their acquaintance with and ARTH 418. Modern and Contemporary African Art POSC 353. African Politics understanding of the peoples, the issues of ARTH 419. Topics in African Art POSC 361. Topics in International Relations1 identities, and the institutions of Africa as well ARTH 424. Arts of Ancient Egypt as the African Diaspora. The Africana program ARTH/AFST 488. African-American Art REL 330. Religions of Africa and the African engages cross disciplinary approaches to ARTH 489. Topics in Art History1 Diaspora understand and to encounter Africa and the African REL 336. African-American Religion Diaspora in a global context. The cross disciplinary ENG 260. Survey of African-American Literature character of the program is further enhanced ENG 358. Oral Literature1 SOCI 336. Race and Ethnicity by the fact that courses taken to fulfill program ENG 361. African-American Fiction SOCI 354. Social Inequity requirements are drawn from several departments. ENG 362. African-American Poetry SOCI 391. Study Abroad (must be in Africa or in From these course offerings, students will examine ENG 408. Advanced Studies in African-American Diaspora)1 and engage with some of Africana studies key Literature contributing disciplines, concepts, methods and ENG 412. Special Topics Seminar1 SWA 101-490. Kiswahili topics including the development of new identities. ENG 431. Advanced Studies in Caribbean Literature ENG 432. Advanced Studies in African Literature 1 Course topic and content must focus on the peoples of Africa and/or the African Diasporas GEOG 335. Geography of Africa as well as be approved by the program minor requirements GEOG 339. Geography of the Caribbean coordinator(s). HUM 252. Global Cultures: African Culture in the 2 Research must have an African and/or African • Successful completion of 19 credit hours according Humanities Diaspora focus. to the requirements listed below. • No more than 9 hours from a single discipline. HIST 263. Africa HIST 307. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Other appropriate courses not listed above may Required Courses Credit Hours HIST 341. Selected Topics in World History (when be considered for the minor. Consult with the AFST 200. Introduction to Africana Studies 3 appropriate) program coordinator. AFST 489. Senior Research Experience2 1 HIST 355. African-American History to 1865 HIST 356. African-American History Since 1865 In addition to taking these courses, students Choose five, one of which must be at the 400 level. 15 HIST 361. Class and Ethnicity in Africa are encouraged to participate in travel or study HIST 391. Travel Studies Seminar (must be in Africa programs to Africa, the Caribbean and other AFST 400. Selected Topics in Africana Studies or in Diaspora)1 relevant areas. Students who want to earn credit ANTH 280. Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa HIST/ANTH 436. Afro-Latin America hours through participation in an accredited ANTH 391. Study Abroad (must be in Africa or in HIST 439. Selected Topics in American History1 travel/study program are encouraged to do so Diaspora)1 HIST 470. Modern Africa with prior approval of the coordinator. ANTH 395. Special Topics in Anthropology1 HIST 489. Selected Topics in World History1,2.