Social Movements in the African Diaspora
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Overview
Subject area
BLST
Catalog Number
364
Course Title
Social Movements in the African Diaspora
Department(s)
Description
This course provides students a transnational overview of African peoples' movements of resistance to systems of oppression: maroon communities, slave revolts, the Haitian Revolution, the U.S. Civil War, African and Caribbean independence struggles, black nationalism, the civil rights movement, the divestment campaign against apartheid South Africa, global justice, debt cancellation, affirmative action struggles, neighborhood organizing, and blacks' participation and autonomous contributions to broader coalitions addressing housing, education, and welfare rights.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Course Attributes
WRIC - WRIC (Writing Intensive)
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
027383