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Department Chair

Siobhan Brooks

Department Office/Website

Humanities 314
657/278-3848
hss.fullerton.edu/african-american/about/index.asp

Faculty

Siobhan Brooks, Christine Capetola, Natalie Graham, Mei-Ling Malone, Natalie Novoa, Tyler D. Parry, Goyland Williams, Ashley Woody

Introduction

The Department of African American Studies is an interdisciplinary, intellectual community committed to advancing knowledge about black people in the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and Africa. The department strives to interrogate the historical meanings and dimensions of slavery, colonialism, resistance and freedom, and to explore their implications for contemporary political, social and cultural expressions of black identity. In addition to analyzing the impact of slavery and freedom on black life in the Americas, we also examine the issues that continue to shape and define black communities in the post-Civil Rights Era United States and the contemporary Africa diaspora, including black intra-racial dynamics, gender relations, marriage and family patterns, mixed raced identities, sexuality, expressive forms and hip-hop culture.

Degree Description

Students who major or minor in African American Studies will receive a well-rounded, interdisciplinary education and go on to have successful careers in a variety of professions. The degree prepares its alumni for both graduate study, and careers in a variety of professional fields, such as education, law, business, social work and more.

Learning Goals and Student Learning Outcomes

• Bachelor of Arts in Ethnic Studies, African American Studies

Programs and Courses Offered

Programs

• Ethnic Studies, African American Studies Concentration, B.A.

• African American Studies Minor

Courses

Courses are designated as AFAM in the class schedule.

• AFAM 101 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3)
• AFAM 103 - Critical Race Theory (3)
• AFAM 107 - Introduction to African American Studies (3)
• AFAM 160 - Introduction to Black Creative Expression (3)
• AFAM 190 - Survey of American History with Emphasis on Ethnic Minorities (3)
• AFAM 250 - Introduction to Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the U.S. (3)
• AFAM 260 - Black Lives Matter Creative and Critical Ideas (3)
• AFAM 280 - Introduction to African American History (3)
• AFAM 301 - African American Food Culture (3)
• AFAM 304 - Black Families in America (3)
• AFAM 307 - Research and Writing in Ethnic Studies (3)
• AFAM 308 - Black Men in America (3)
• AFAM 310 - Black Women in America (3)
• AFAM 311 - Race and Relationships (3)
• AFAM 314 - Pan-African Dance and Movement (3)
• AFAM 320 - Black Political Thought (3)
• AFAM 321 - Activism, Engagement and Professional Development (3)
• AFAM 322 - Black Psychology (3)
• AFAM 324 - Introduction to African American Literature (3)
• AFAM 325 - African American Religions and Spirituality (3)
• AFAM 335 - History of Racism (3)
• AFAM 356 - African American Music Appreciation (3)
• AFAM 357 - Blacks in the Performing Arts (3)
• AFAM 360 - Black Recreation and Leisure (3)
• AFAM 361 - Black Environmentalism (3)
• AFAM 370 - Development of African American Children and Youth (3)
• AFAM 371 - African American Concert Dance History (3)
• AFAM 388 - Hip Hop Culture (3)
• AFAM 389 - Black Latinx Identity (3)
• AFAM 392 - Violence and the Black Body (3)
• AFAM 405 - Black Representations in Film (3)
• AFAM 408 - The Black Athlete (3)
• AFAM 410 - Language and Power in African American Culture (3)
• AFAM 463 - Black LGBT Experience (3)
• AFAM 476A - African American History: 1619 to 1863 (3)
• AFAM 476B - African Americans since 1863 (3)
• AFAM 477C - American Immigration History (3)
• AFAM 496 - Tutorial (1-3)
• AFAM 499 - Independent Study (1-3)

Courses are designated as ETHN in the class schedule.

• ETHN 490 - Ethnic Studies Senior Seminar (3)

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