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Bard College Catalogue 2009-2010
2009-2010
Africana Studies
http://africana.bard.edu FacultyAmy Ansell (coordinator), Susan Aberth, Chinua Achebe, Christie Chinwe Achebe, Elizabeth T. Antrim, Myra Young Armstead, Thurman Barker, Mario J. A. Bick, Diana De G. Brown, Tabetha Ewing*, Donna Ford Grover, John Ryle, Yuka Suzuki**, Binyavanga Wainaina, Charles A. Walls
* on sabbatical, spring 2010
** leave of absence, 2009–10 OverviewAfricana studies is an interdisciplinary concentration that examines the cultures, histories, and politics of African peoples on the African continent and throughout the African diaspora. The Africana Studies concentration teaches students to use diverse historical, political, ethnographic, artistic, and literary forms of analysis. Through these interdisciplinary studies, students trace the historical and cultural connections between Africa and the rest of the world and explore their importance for African peoples and the nature of modern, global society.RequirementsConcentration in Africana studies must be combined with a major in a traditional disciplinary program. Ideally, a student will moderate simultaneously in Africana studies and the other program. Before Moderation, a student is expected to take at least three Africana studies courses or Africana studies cross-listed courses, including one of the core courses (Africana Studies 148, African Encounters: Culture, History, and Politics, or Africana Studies 150, African Encounters and Diasporas) or the equivalent. Before graduation, the student must take two additional Africana studies or cross-listed courses, including one 300-level seminar. The Moderation and Senior Project boards should each include one Africana studies core faculty member.African Encounters: Culture, History, and Politics
Africana Studies 148
cross-listed: anthropology, gis, historical studies, human rights, sre
A survey of sub-Saharan Africa from 1800 to the present, this course introduces the outlines of African history and cultivates an appreciation of Africa, its peoples, cultures, expressions, and experiences. Major themes include slavery, African state formation, the Islamic revolutions of the 19th century, colonial rule, nationalism, and contemporary issues in Africa. African Encounters and Diasporas
Africana Studies 150
cross-listed: anthropology, gis, historical studies, human rights, sre
Students examine modern African diasporas within a global, sociohistorical framework and explore what it means to be African, culturally, racially, and politically. Visual Griots: Exploring Africa from 1960 to 2000
Africana Studies 206
African filmmakers, such as Sembène Ousmane, Djibril Diop Mambéty, Flores Gomes, Jean-Marie Teno, and Cheick Oumar Sissoko, intrinsically write social history—or the everyday experiences of ordinary people—as they affirm the complexity and humanity of African life. Students explore themes such as nationalism, gender, the role of the intellectual in postcolonial society, censorship, International Monetary Fund / World Bank policies, and government corruption. Rights, Multiculturalism, and Citizenship
Africana Studies 255 / Sociology 255
cross-listed: human rights, sre
This course begins with an exploration of the origins and development of ideas about multiculturalism, then considers the implications of multiculturalism for contemporary political and policy agendas. The course concludes with reflection on the agendas needed to deal with the dilemmas of multiculturalism policy and practice identified throughout the semester. Colonialism, Law, and Human Rights in Africa
Africana Studies 262 / Anthropology 262
cross-listed: gis, human rights
This course examines the colonial and missionary legacies in contemporary discourses of human rights and development. Students examine how, why, and to what effect Western agencies, states, and individuals unwittingly draw on centuries-old tropes of poverty, degradation, and helplessness of non-Western peoples. France’s West African Empire (1895–1960)
Africana Studies 3110
cross-listed: french studies, historical studies
This course chronicles the history of l’Afrique Occidentale Française (AOF), or French West Africa, from 1895 to 1960. Students examine the French imperial mission civilisatrice, or civilizing mission, paying particular attention to the French colonial objective of assimilation and association policies. Students also investigate African interpretations of the relationship between France and Africa through themes of resistance, literary expression, religion, and the ambiguities of education. Women in Africa
Africana Studies 366
An introduction to the historical study, both topical and methodological, of women in Africa. Students examine themes of slavery, economic participation, prophetic movements, marriage, and circumcision and discuss changes affecting Africa, such as the growth of trade, religious conversion, colonialism, the market economy, and the creation of national cultures.
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