Courses
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African Studies courses offered in Fall 2025
AFST 121 A: African American Literature (M2)
LaRue; Tuesday and Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
AFST 362 A: Narrative and Film
LaRue; Online Asynchronous
AFST 365 A: 20th Century Black Women Writers (U2)
Waller-Peterson; Monday and Wednesday 12:00 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.
100-Level Course
AFST 121 A: African American Literature
Introduction to the African American literary tradition, which might include the genres of poetry, non-fiction, fiction, and drama. The course will explore how categories of race, gender, sexuality, class, and ethnicity shape this literature and reflects its peoples' relationship(s) with the American nation. Prerequisites: Fulfillment of F1 requirement. (M2)
300-Level Courses
AFST 362 A: Narrative and Film
Through close analyses of contemporary imaginative films, this course examines the relationship between narrative and cinema. Addressing the medium's relationship with more traditional narrative forms (e.g., novels, short stories, etc.) and these forms' contributions to the constructions of categories of race, gender, sexuality, class, and (inter)nationally, we will explore the questions, "How do films narrate? and "What do they narrate?" By the end of the course, we should have a more complex understanding of how narratives are constructed, how the medium of film challenge us to reimagine the shape and limits of what a text might be, and what the narratives offered tell us about the state of our societies and/or cultures. Prerequisite: None
AFST 365 A: 20th Century Black Women Writers
This course explores the literature and critical writings of twentieth century Black women writers to analyze depictions of black womanhood, community, resistance and resilience. Possible writers include Toni Morrison, Gloria Naylor, Octavia Butler, Ann Petry, Ntozake Shange, and others. Prerequisites: F1 and junior/senior standing.(U2)