Prerequisites

Course Credits

4.00

Description

An interdisciplinary introduction to the basic concepts and literature in the disciplines covered by Black Studies. It includes history, philosophy, psychology and other disciplines, as well as a conceptual framework for the investigation and analysis of Black history and culture.

Term Offered

Occasional

Course Types

Humanities & History,Humanities Literature Requirement

Prerequisites

Course Credits

4.00

Description

This course will provide an introduction to basic research techniques and methods including library use, identifying resources, project development, documenting sources, and writing research papers.

Term Offered

Occasional

Course Types

Social Science

Prerequisites

Course Credits

4.00

Description

This seminar will introduce students to Wolof, the dominant language in Senegal, West Africa. Students will learn about Senegalese culture while acquiring the basics of the language and developing beginning conversational skills.

Term Offered

Offered Spring Term

Prerequisites

Course Credits

4.00

Description

This seminar will introduce students to resources and techniques in African American genealogy. During the seminar students will explore methods of applying genealogical research to the larger African American and American story by working on an African American genealogy project. Note: This course is identical to HST 169. Normally offered by request.

Term Offered

Occasional

Course Types

Humanities & History

Prerequisites

Course Credits

4.00

Description

Participants will be introduced to sabar music and dance of Senegal through a study of music, dance, language and history. Each area will be taught by professional practitioners of the sabar tradition to develop a sense of how music and dance are used in both traditional and popular contexts. This course will be directed by Prof. Robert A. Bellinger. Cultural Diversity B

Term Offered

Offered Spring Term

Course Types

Cultural Diversity Opt B,Social Science

Prerequisites

Course Credits

4.00

Description

This is a research seminar designed to give students the opportunity to explore the rich yet difficult history of busing in Boston, and develop their research skills by using material on Boston's school desegregation in the Moakley archives. Research will be augmented by discussions with local figures who were involved in the events of the era. Class time will be divided between classroom meetings and work in the archives with the documents. Students will be responsible for a final project based on their work in the archives. This course is identical to HST 299. Normally offered by request.

Term Offered

Occasional

Course Types

Social Science,Humanities & History

Prerequisites

Course Credits

4.00

Description

This class is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of the reconstruction era by working with the microfilm of the Freedmen's Bureau papers. To accomplish this there will be a classroom component and an on-site component. In the classroom component, students will be introduced to the reconstruction era and its history. In the on-site component students will work with the microfilmed copies of the Freedmen's Bureau papers. Class meetings will be divided between the Suffolk University campus and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) site in Waltham, MA. This course is identical to HST 469. Normally offered as requested.

Term Offered

Occasional

Course Types

Social Science

Prerequisites

An indpendent study form must be submitted to the CAS Dean's Office.

Course Credits

4.00

Description

Term Offered