49 courses with the subject ABC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
The course examines the historical movement of Africans and the Caribbean, highlighting their experience in and contributions to the new environments, up to the period of the abolition of slavery and emancipation.
This course examines the African Diaspora in the post-abolition era, and explores the adaptation of aspects of African cultural expression, and Black people’s economic, political, intellectual and cultural contributions to the societies of this hemisphere.
Students will explore the discipline of African American and African Diaspora Studies, with a focus on the experiences of African-descended peoples across the globe. As an interdisciplinary course, it draws from literature, film, art, history, and religion to examine the diverse and complex realities of Black communities.
Students will understand and trace the historical/cultural perspectives of African dance to today’s contemporary dance forms. This course introduces some of the complex rhythms and varieties of African dance. Some pioneering contributors to African American dance will also be examined. Distribution Requirement Arts
Students will examine the Black experience through the evolution of the Black Arts Movement, learning how Black culture has been expressed through the Arts. The course begins in the Harlem Renaissance and charts the evolution of the Black Arts and the artists whose creative work has defined the Arts up to the present. Distribution Requirement Arts
The objective of this course is to introduce students to Black perspectives on drama, develop creative thinking, and provide for creative energies. The class will examine stage and body movements, speech and voice exercise (including accents of the Caribbean and Africa), and improvisation.
Students will engage in interdisciplinary explorations of how the humanities and the arts create an understanding of social injustices, and at the same time encourage healing. Students will analyze human and civil rights issues through philosophy, history, sociology, criminal justice, documentaries and films, music, poetry, and various artwork.
This course explores the African origins, the forced removal of Africans to the Americas, the development of slavery, and the resistance to that institution. We will also explore the free black communities that Black Americans developed. Finally, we will examine the role of Black Americans in the Civil War. Distribution Requirement Humanities
This course examines the history of Blacks from 1865 to the present. Emphasis is placed on post-Reconstruction historical problems, Jim Crow, self help, enlarged dimensions of racial conflict, the Harlem Renaissance, post-war years, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Black Power Movement. Distribution Requirement Humanities
This course examines the origins of Black culture. The course explores the continuity and change in Black American culture in the spheres of language, marriage, and family, religion, political and economic affairs, social relations and activities, and community life to the present day.
This course explores the complex relationship between race and crime in the United States. Students will examine theoretical and empirical data on present-day crime rates in order to learn about the nature and cause of racial disparities in criminality, victimization, relationships with law enforcement, and perceptions of social justice.
This course covers the main topics, themes, and debates in Caribbean history from the period just before the Spanish invasion to the political and social upheavals of the twentieth century. Topics include European colonialism (Spanish, French, and English), plantation slavery, abolition movements, ethnic relations, migration, revolutions, natural disasters and tourism. Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Distribution Requirement Humanities
Students will examine the emergence of the blues tradition in African American literature. Students will analyze how the Blues Novel constructs gender, disrupts racial hierarchies, and questions spiritual boundaries. Through the analysis of blues form, characters, and ideology, students explore themes such as: violence; historical trauma; cultural memory; and racism.
This course is a comprehensive survey of jazz styles and trends that developed before 1950, beginning with the origins of jazz, moving through Harlem stride piano, and ending with Bebop from the 1940s. Seminal figures and works in jazz during these decades will be examined through their socio-historical framework. Distribution Requirement Arts
This course is a comprehensive survey of jazz styles and trends that developed after 1950, beginning with Hard Bop, moving through the Avant Garde, and leading into current developments in jazz. Seminal figures and works in jazz of these decades will be examined within their socio-historical framework. Distribution Requirement Arts
Students will explore the musical and cultural developments associated with Hip-Hop in the United States from the early 1970s to the present. Students will gain knowledge and appreciation of rapidly-evolving musical trends that propelled these genres to international popularity to become an enduring cultural influence. Cross listed with MUH 242
Students will study peoples of African descent who reside in locales outside their home region on the continent. These people foster new regional communities while contending with the impact of racism, slavery, migration, colonialism, resistance, gender, religion, and economics in the struggle of developing a global African-descended culture.
This course explores the rich musical traditions of Africa and its diaspora. Students will analyze the cultural and historical evolution of Black music genres while exploring the role of music in identity, spirituality, and resistance. Through critical discussions and engagement, the course highlights the global impact of Black music traditions.
Students will focus on how Indigenous, African, Hispanic, Caribbean, Spanish, and Afro-Latinx culinary culture has been represented in a selection of movies and texts. Among the topics to be developed are the operations of transatlantic networks, stereotypes of gender, race, and ethnicity, and the importance of media in global society.
This is a general overview of Islamic history from 7th century to the present focusing on cultural, historical and religio-political factors, emphasizing: diffusion of Islam, institutional formations within states, rise of regional cultures, emergence and decline of dynasties, colonial encounters, Islamic revival and contemporary developments in the Muslim world.
This course provides an introduction to Black American literature and examines how 20th Century Black American writers have been influenced by their Black heritage, particularly the institution of slavery, and how they have then proceeded to locate their characters within the history of the United States. Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Distribution Requirement Humanities
This course examines how 20th century Caribbean-American writers have been influenced by their Black or Hispanic heritage, and in particular, how individual, ethnic/racial, and national identity has been affected by the immigration experience. Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Distribution Requirement Humanities
This is the first of a two-part introductory series in African history from pre-history to 1800. It discusses the origins of humankind, the development of civilization in Africa, and other general continental themes; it will then focus on ancient African states and societies and their evolution into the modern era.
The course, covering the period from 1800 to the present, focuses on changes in indigenous African cultures and states, colonialism and its aftermath, and issues facing independent Africa. Due to the size of the continent and diversity of cultures in Africa, this course covers mainly broad themes and case studies.,,
This course provides a basic understanding of the ethnic and racial makeup of the peoples of the United States, examining the social, political and economic contexts that historically frame experiences of specific groups, relationships between them and the implications for US society. Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
Students examine how identities are shaped, recognized, or misrecognized through conceptions of race and ethnicity. This course explores the philosophical and social significance of racial discourse and how it intersects with class, gender, and sexuality. Students learn how diversity and multiculturalism include, but are not limited to concepts of race.
How do we explain continuing inequality in the US? What has been and is the role of law in creating, maintaining, and reducing inequality? This course examines different forms of inequality, including race, gender, class, sexual orientation, and disability and the use of law for civil rights and social change.
This course explores the impact of race on the structure of contemporary U.S. and global society. Students will learn how this idea developed and explore ways that racism shapes the lived experiences of groups and individuals. Students will examine how race interacts with class, gender, nation and other social dynamics.
Students will review the origins of race as a concept and its historical construction. Students examine how race has been used socially and politically to: create categories of inclusion and exclusion; influence the cognition, affect, and behavior of individuals and groups; and shape ideas of social justice and equality.
An interdisciplinary approach is used to examine how race and gender affect the physical and mental health of individuals, groups, and communities both singly, together, and in complex interactions with other identities and social statuses. Differences in exposure, access, experiences, treatment, and outcomes are explored using a social justice lens.
Historically, political regimes have organized societies using race as a basis for public policy (i.e. slavery, apartheid, genocide). This course concentrates primarily on policy influenced by race and ethnicity in the United States and emphasizes certain themes in comparative perspective: identity politics, immigration and citizenship, eugenics, and reparations. Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
Students will examine literary, visual, and musical texts from the period of the Harlem Renaissance and Negritude Movement that originated in Paris and helped define African American identity. Students will explore the social, cultural, and discursive forces at work, and the global impact on Black artistic innovation.
This is a study of the struggle of Black Americans to achieve equality and justice in the United States, and the resistance they encountered. It traces the history of the movement from the period of the Civil War and Reconstruction, through its triumph in the creation and enforcement of civil rights legislation. Distribution Requirement Humanities
Students will engage a sociological perspective examining the historical emergence of capitalism, white supremacy, and Eurocentrism. We explore how social relations were shaped into hierarchies with global and local significance. Interacting with students at a university outside of the U.S., we will reflect on contemporary examples and future possibilities.
Students will examine women’s roles in international development across Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Spain through analyzing writings, visual narratives, and entrepreneurial initiatives, exploring historical and current challenges, cultural narratives, and global feminism, while also analyzing how women transform and redefine development in diverse socio-political, economic, and cultural contexts.
This course explores African-America drama from the early 19th century to the present, taking into account its social, political, and cultural background throughout and touching on the actors, directors, producers, designers, and theaters that helped African-American playwrights survive and thrive.
This course explores the impact of race on the structure of contemporary U.S. and global society. Students will learn how this idea developed and explore ways that racism shapes the lived experiences of groups and individuals. Students will examine how race interacts with class, gender, nation and other social dynamics.
Students explore films from Africa, Spain, the Caribbean, and Latin America, analyzing portrayals of identity, culture, and politics, and examining how cinema reflects and shapes national and transnational identities, gender constructs, race, ethnicity, and social movements. The course emphasizes critical film studies, cultural analysis, and media’s significance in global society.
This course combines poetry with artistic expressions from the disciplines of dance, music, graphic arts, and the dramatic arts. Students will explore theatrical production relative to modern American, Black and Latino theater and participate in the production and staging of individual vignettes within a theatrical production.
1.00 to 6.00 Independent Study
1.00 to 6.00 This course is part of the John Hope Franklin Distinguished Lecture, which is given annually during Black History Month. The first lecture (1987) was given by the eminent American historian Dr. C. Vann Woodward of Yale University. His topic was W.E.B. DuBois. Students are required to read one book or three scholarly articles on the topic of the lecture. Students are to also meet three times with the professor coordinating the directed readings.
Source: Adelphi University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
