AFRAM 404 A: Advanced African American Studies in Humanities

THEME/TITLE: BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT THIS ADVANCED SEMINAR EXPLORES THE LITERATURE, MUSIC, VISUAL ART, AND PERFORMING ARTS OF THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT, THE SIBLING MOVEMENT OF THE BLACK POWER MOVEMENT. EACH WEEK STUDENTS WILL RIGOROUSLY ENGAGE WIT IN-DEPTH READING ASSIGNMENTS AND SENSORY ACTIVITIES IN CLASS. THEMES COVERED INCLUDE: ANTI-BLACK VIOLENCE GENDER ROLES SELF-LOVE SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUITY BLACK EMPOWERMENT. THE WORK OF ARTISTS WILL BE DISCUSSED SUCH AS: LARRY NEAL SONIA SANCHEZ SUN RA KATHERINE DUNHAM BARBARA JONES-HOGU. EACH STUDENT WILL EXAMINE THESE PIECES OF ARTWORK AS IT PERTAINS TO THE OUTSTANDING IMPACTS AFRICAN AMERICANS CONTRIBUTED IN AMERICAN SOCIETY.