African American Studies

• GRS AA 804: Seminar: The Family
  Explores the rise of "modern" families and the plurality of contemporary family forms and processes including gay and lesbian families and new reproductive technologies. Particular attention to social and economic inequalities and their implications for family life. Also offered as GRS SO 804.
• GRS AA 808: Seminar: Ethnic, Race, and Minority Relations
  Formation and position of ethnic minorities in the United States, including cross-group comparisons from England, Africa, and other parts of the world. Readings and field experience. Also offered as GRS SO 808.
• GRS AA 871: African American History
  Surveys the historiography of African American history, investigating the meanings of race, rights, freedom, and democracy during slavery, reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights era, and the Black Power Movement. Also offered as GRS HI 698. 4 cr. Either sem.
• GRS AA 882: History of Religion in Pre-Colonial Africa
  Study of the development of religious traditions in Africa during the period prior to European colonialism. An emphasis both on indigenous religions and on the African roots and the growth and spread of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the continent as a whole. Also offered as GRS HI 749 and GRS RN 682.
• GRS AA 885: Atlantic History
  Examines the various interactions that shaped the Atlantic World, connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas between 1400 and 1800. Begins by defining the political interaction, then emphasizes cultural exchange, religious conversion, and the revolutionary era. Also offered as GRS HI 750.
• GRS AA 901: Directed Study in African American Studies
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
  
• GRS AA 902: Directed Study in African American Studies
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
  
• GRS AA 981: Cert Ft Study
  
• GRS AA 982: Certified Full
  
• GRS AA 983: Cont Study Pt
  
• GRS AA 984: Cont Part
  
• GRS AA 985: Cont Study Cft