FF:AJ17051 African Americans - Course Information
AJ17051 Introduction to African American History and Culture
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2003
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková - Timetable
- Tue 7:30–8:15 32, Tue 8:20–9:05 32
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/18, only registered: 0/18, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/18 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- This course is designed to be a survey of the history of the single most significant minority group in the United States. From their first arrival as indentured servants in Jamestown in 1619 through the tumultuous events of this decade, Americans of African descent have played a crucial role in the shaping of American history, society and culture. This course will attempt to follow the nature and shape of this impact and will try to examine how African-Americans themselves view their own history and culture. Reading for this course will be based on a variety of historical material, including primary documents and modern historical works, articles, texts of speeches, works of fiction, poetry and music by African-American authors and artists. Audio and video material will also be used.
- Syllabus
- This course is designed to be a survey of the history of the single most significant minority group in the United States. From their first arrival as indentured servants in Jamestown in 1619 through the tumultuous events of this decade, Americans of African descent have played a crucial role in the shaping of American history, society and culture. This course will attempt to follow the nature and shape of this impact and will try to examine how African-Americans themselves view their own history and culture. Reading for this course will be based on a variety of historical material, including primary documents and modern historical works, articles, texts of speeches, works of fiction, poetry and music by African-American authors and artists. Audio and video material will also be used. Topics covered will include: race and the history of race; slavery; African American Vernacular English; African American musical forms (including spirituals, blues, jazz, rap); African American literature and poetry; African American history; the Harlem Renaissance; segregation; and others.
- Literature
- A complete list of literature used in this course will be available at the first class session
- TAKAKI, Ronald. A different mirror :a history of multicultural America. 1st ed. Boston: Back Bay Books, 1993, ix, 508 s. ISBN 0-316-83111-5. info
- DU BOIS, W. E. B. (William Edward. Writings [Du Bois, 1986]. Edited by Nathan Irvin Huggins. New York, N.Y.: Literary Classics of the United States, 1986, 1334 p. ;. ISBN 0-940450-33-275. info
- The Heath anthology of American literature. Edited by Paul Lauter. Lexington, Mass.: D.C. Heath, 1990, xxxix, 261. ISBN 0-669-12065-0. info
- The Heath anthology of American literature. Edited by Paul Lauter. Lexington: D.C. Heath, 1990, xliii, 293. ISBN 0-669-12064-2. info
- ELLISON, Ralph. Invisible man. Vintage international ed. New York: Vintage Books, 1990, xxiii, 581. ISBN 0679723137. info
- Assessment methods (in Czech)
- Seminar; Assessment: written test (30% of the final mark) and essay (70% of the final mark). Students from other departments will take the written test only. / Seminář; hodnocení: písemný test (30% výsledné známky) a esej (70%). Studenti z jiných kateder budou psát pouze test.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
- Teacher's information
- http://phil.muni.cz/~vndrzl/afroamericans/aj17051.htm
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2003, recent)
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