Academics

Course Descriptions

AAF 206

Free Women of Color in the Atlantic World

(3 crs.) Free African descended women’s experiences living in societies with slaves and slave societies of the Atlantic World. (Lec. 3) Pre: AAF 150, or sophomore standing, or by permission of the instructor.

AAF 302X

Forgiveness is Freedom: Racial Violence & Forgiveness

(1 cr.) Cross-listed as (AAF) PSC. Understand, identify, and creatively work to understand racial violence and the relationship between violence and forgiveness. (Lec. 1) S/U only

AAF 309

Hip Hop, Gender and Sexuality

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (AAF) MUS309, GWS309. Presents students with a variety of issues pertaining to gender and sexuality in aspects of hip-hop music and culture. (Lec. 3) Pre: Sophomore standing, AAF208/MUS208 (C or better), and permission of instructor are required

AAF 353

Indigenous and African Slavery in the Northeast

(3 crs.) History of the enslavement and bondage of Indigenous and African descended people in New England and Mid-Atlantic states from its origins in the 1640s until the 1840s. (Lec. 3) Pre: AAF 150, or sophomore standing, or by permission of instructor.

AAF 484

Global Equity, Justice, and Social Media

(4 crs.) Cross-listed as (PSC) AAF 484. Leverage critical lenses to analyze global inequalities and injustices using critical perspectives. The course will explore how systemic biases affect individuals' opportunities across diverse socio-demographic factors worldwide. (Seminar) (C3) (D1)