Interdisciplinary Concentration in Africana World Studies

Interdisciplinary concentrations in African World Studies focus on the history and culture of the African continent and of people of African descent throughout the world.   Because of the enormous breadth of this subject African World Studies has three distinct concentrations: African Studies, African Diaspora Studies, and African American Studies.

The African Studies Concentration focuses on the history and culture of the myriad ethnic, linguistic, socio-political, and religious groups of the African continent. In-depth examinations of African life before and after the slave trades, and during and after European colonial domination, help students understand the role that Africa has played in ancient, medieval, and contemporary global history. American and European economic and political interactions with African indigenous culture, history, and popular culture are explored.

Option B Alternatives

The interdisciplinary concentration in African Studies focuses on the history and culture of the African continent and of people of African descent throughout the world. Through careful advisement, using the Option B mechanism-or a combination of Options A and B, students may also complete additional emphases, including, but not limited to: Caribbean Studies, Francophone Studies, Africana Herstory, and/or Race, Justice and Equality.

See the Option B explanation at http:www.tcnj.edu/~liberal/define.html

Faculty Sponsors

Gloria Dickinson (African-American Studies), Christopher Fisher (African-American Studies/History), Piper Kendrix-Williams (African-American Studies/English), Moussa Sow (Modern Languages/African-American Studies), Kim Pearson (Interactive Multimedia/English)

Courses and Requirements

The interdisciplinary concentration in African Studies requires a total of six courses from the lists below plus one approved course in laboratory science and one in quantitative reasoning. Each emphasis requires some core courses plus others as specified. First Seminars may count toward completion of this concentration if their subject matter is appropriate. Students must consult with faculty sponsors to determine whether their first year seminars can be so applied, and to obtain written permission to do so. Courses listed in the following emphases do not have prerequisites unless specified.

Core Courses

Three of the following:

Arts and Humanities

• AAS 201/African and Diaspora Religions

Social Sciences and History

One of the following:

• AAS 280/Africana Women in Historical Perspective
• AAS 351/Ancient and Medieval Africa (same as HIS 351)
• AAS 352/Colonial and Modern Africa (same as HIS 352)
• HIS 353/African History in Film, Literature, and Music

Arts and Humanities Courses

One of the following:

• AAS 201/African and Diaspora Religions
• AAS 346/African Art History
• AAS 353/African Folklore
• AAS 363/African Cinema: Francophone African Experience through Film

Additional Courses

Three of the following, making sure that, all together, you have at least two from Arts and Humanities and two from Social Science and History

Arts and Humanities

• AAS 201/African and Diaspora Religions
• AAS 346/African Art History
• AAS 353/African Folklore  
• AAS 363/African Cinema: Francophone African Experience through Film
• AAS 428/Writings of WEB DuBois

Social Science and History

• AAS 280/Africana Women in Historical Perspective
• HIS 354/South African History
• HIS 355/East African History
• HIS 351/Ancient and Medieval Africa   (Same as AAS 351)
• HIS 352/Colonial and Modern Africa (Same as AAS 352)
• HIS 353/African History in Film, Literature and Music
• HIS 356/State and Slavery in West Africa
• HIS 357/Religion and Politics in Africa