{"id":36,"date":"2018-01-17T06:03:55","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T06:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/africanstudies\/schedules\/"},"modified":"2024-03-29T14:41:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T19:41:51","slug":"schedules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/africanstudies\/schedules\/","title":{"rendered":"Class Schedules"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fall 2025<\/h2>\n

Visit the Registrar's Class Schedule for live registration information<\/a><\/p>\n

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HIST 211-01 12456<\/span><\/td>\n History of Africa to 1800<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span>M W F \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>10:50 am-11:50 am\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>MAIN 001\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Tara Hollies\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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\n A study of the history of Africa before 1800, this course covers the major themes relating to the development of African societies and cultures from the earliest times. Students will engage with themes of state-building, trade and religion as catalysts for change and learn how historians have reconstructed the history of early Africa. This course will provide students with knowledge of specific case studies from North, South, East, West, and Central Africa. This course is suitable for first-year students. (4 credits)\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WP\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Humanities\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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ENVI 232-F1 12382<\/span><\/td>\n Food, Agriculture and the Environment<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span> T R \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>09:40 am-11:10 am\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>CARN 105\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>William Moseley\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*First-Year Course only; first day attendance required; cross-listed with GEOG 232-F1 (12381)*<\/p>\n

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\n This course introduces you to the study of human-environment interactions from a geographic perspective, with a special emphasis on agriculture. We will examine environmental issues in a variety of geographic contexts (developed and developing countries) and the connections between environmental problems in different locations. Beyond agriculture, we will also examine other sectoral issues in relation to agriculture or as stand alone environmental concerns. These themes include: human population growth, consumption, biodiversity, climate change, and environmental health. We will be trying on a number of theoretical lenses from geography's broad human-environment tradition (such as physical geography, cultural ecology, commodity chain analysis, political ecology, resource geography, the human dimensions of global change, hazards geography and environmental justice). In other words, I not only want us to explore a range of environmental issues, but also to grapple with theory and how this informs our understanding of the human-environment interface.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WA\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Social science\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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GEOG 232-F1 12381<\/span><\/td>\n Food, Agriculture and the Environment<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span> T R \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>09:40 am-11:10 am\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>CARN 105\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>William Moseley\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*First-Year Course only; first day attendance required; cross-listed with ENVI 232-F1 (12382)*<\/p>\n

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\n This course introduces you to the study of human-environment interactions from a geographic perspective, with a special emphasis on food and agriculture. \u00a0We examine environmental issues in a variety of geographic contexts (Global South and Global North) and the connections between environmental problems in different locations. \u00a0Beyond agriculture, we also explore other sectoral issues in relation to farming and food security. \u00a0These themes include: human population growth, consumption, biodiversity, climate change, and environmental health. \u00a0We try\u00a0on a number of theoretical lenses from geography's broad human-environment tradition (such as physical geography, cultural ecology, commodity chain analysis, political ecology, resource geography, the human dimensions of global change, hazards geography and environmental justice). \u00a0In other words, we not only explore a range of agricultural and environmental issues, but also grapple with theory and how this informs our understanding of the human-environment interface.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WA\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Social science\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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AMST 256-01 12460<\/span><\/td>\n Transatlantic Slave Trade<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span>M W F \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>12:00 pm-01:00 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>MAIN 011\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Linda Sturtz\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*Cross-listed with HIST 256-01 (12459)*<\/p>\n

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\n This class examines the Atlantic commerce in enslaved Africans that took place between 1500 and 1800. We will explore, among other topics, transatlantic commerce, the process of turning captives into commodities, the gendered dimensions of the slave trade, onboard experiences, resistance to the trade, Africans in the Americas, and the abolitionist movement on both sides of the Atlantic. Students will read a range of primary and secondary sources in order to gain a more complex understanding of the trade and how it changed over time. Meets the global and\/or comparative history requirement. Meets the pre-1800 requirement, and can count towards "Colonization and Empire," or "Race and Indigeneity," or "Law and Social Justice," or "Africa & Atlantic World" fields within the History major.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WA\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Humanities\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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INTL 282-01 12478<\/span><\/td>\n Introduction to International Public Health<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span>M \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>07:00 pm-10:00 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>CARN 404\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Vanessa Voller\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*First day attendance required*<\/p>\n

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\n This course introduces and explores the major health problems facing developing countries, and the main approaches to remediation. The course considers the social determinants of health, and the need for public health programs to address the root causes of health inequities as well as illness itself. Focus is at the country, international-organization, and donor levels. Attention will be given to major indicators, recent trends, policies, and metrics for monitoring progress. A case study, such as international tuberculosis control, will be used as an applied analysis.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Social science\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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FREN 311-01 12370<\/span><\/td>\n Francophone Cultures of\/in America<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span> T R \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>09:40 am-11:10 am\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>HUM 402\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Jo\u00eblle Vitiello\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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\n This course is an introduction to the multiple facets of francophone cultures and heritage, old and new, in the Western Hemisphere. It explores historical connections between France and the United States; Quebec, Acadia and Louisiana; Louisiana, Haiti and creole cultures, from the Caribbean to the Twin Cities;\u00a0French, Franco-American and Metis heritage and communities in the Midwest and along the Mississippi. The course also explores connections between francophone cultures and the Americas (Hmong, Vietnamese, African and North American). The textbookH\u00e9ritages francophones: Enqu\u00eates Interculturelles\u00a0is supplemented with authentic materials (visual, musical, filmic, and print). Visits to different sites and opportunities to meet with different communities of francophone heritage in the Twin Cities are built into the course. Work includes presentations, opportunities to develop small digital projects in\u00a0French, and short essays. Prerequisite(s): FREN 204\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n U.S. Identities and Differences\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Humanities\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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FREN 320-01 12371<\/span><\/td>\n Francophone Theater of Exile and Immigration<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span> T R \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>01:20 pm-02:50 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>HUM 402\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Juliette Rogers\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*Cross-listed with THDA 394-01 (12372)*<\/p>\n

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\n In this course, we will examine recent theater and film from all over the francophone world, with a focus on three main topics: the act of writing and performing while living in exile, the idea of the Other on the stage, and the development of colonial and post-colonial subjects in francophone drama. The form of each work that we study will vary widely, from classical theater to minimalist contemporary staging. In addition to literary and cultural analyses, we will explore three different aspects of theater production: acting, directing, and writing, with projects in French for each of those roles.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WC\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Fine arts\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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LATI 331-01 12687<\/span><\/td>\n Journeys Through Brazil<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span>M W F \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>02:20 pm-03:20 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>HUM 215\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>J. Ernesto Ortiz D\u00edaz\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*Cross-listed with PORT 331-01 (12686)*<\/p>\n

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\n Primarily designed to improve oral communication and to strengthen students' written proficiency and their awareness of grammar intricacies in Portuguese. In relation to writing, it serves as a bridge to upper-level courses. Conversations and compositions are based on the civilization and cultures of Brazil, which despite its continental size and being among the largest world economies remains a mystery to many. This course explores the socio-historical, political and cultural trajectory Brazil has undertaken while, at the same time, reflecting on how ideas such as nation, identity, race, ethnicity, and class have transformed the face of the country. A wide array of texts and materials -literature, music, painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, and cinema- is used to gain a broad and critical understanding of the Brazilian universe. It involves extensive reading appropriate to the level. Prerequisite(s): PORT 221, or PORT 231, or consent of the instructor.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WA\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Humanities\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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PORT 331-01 12686<\/span><\/td>\n Journeys through Brazil<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span>M W F \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>02:20 pm-03:20 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>HUM 215\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>J. Ernesto Ortiz D\u00edaz\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*Cross-listed with LATI 331-01 (12687)*<\/p>\n

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\n Primarily designed to improve oral communication and to strengthen students' written proficiency and their awareness of grammar intricacies in Portuguese. In relation to writing, it serves as a bridge to upper-level courses. Conversations and compositions are based on the civilization and cultures of Brazil, which despite its continental size and being among the largest world economies, remains a mystery to many. This course explores the socio-historical, political and cultural trajectory Brazil has undertaken while, at the same time, reflecting on how ideas such as nation, identity, race, ethnicity, and class have transformed the face of the country. A wide array of texts and materials -literature, music, painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, and cinema- is used to gain a broad and critical understanding of the Brazilian universe. It involves extensive reading appropriate to the level. Prerequisite(s): PORT 221, or PORT 231, or consent of the instructor.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WA\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Humanities\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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ENGL 367-01 12481<\/span><\/td>\n Postcolonial Theory<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span>M W F \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>10:50 am-11:50 am\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>CARN 404\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>David Moore\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*First day attendance required; cross-listed with INTL 367-01 (12480)*<\/p>\n

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\n Traces the development of theoretical accounts of culture, politics and identity in Africa, South Asia, the Caribbean and related lands since the 1947-1991 decolonizations. Readings include Fanon, Said, Walcott, Ngugi and many others, and extend to gender, literature, the U.S., and the post-Soviet sphere. The course bridges cultural representational, and political theory. Prerequisite(s): Prior internationalist and\/or theoretical coursework strongly recommended.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WA\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Humanities\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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INTL 367-01 12480<\/span><\/td>\n Postcolonial Theory<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span>M W F \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>10:50 am-11:50 am\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>CARN 404\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>David Moore\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*First day attendance required; cross-listed with ENGL 367-01 (12481)*<\/p>\n

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\n Traces the development of theoretical accounts of culture, politics and identity in Africa, South Asia, the Caribbean and related lands since the 1947-1991 decolonizations. Readings include Fanon, Said, Walcott, Ngugi and many others, and extend to gender, literature, the U.S., the post-Soviet sphere, and Europe. The course bridges cultural, representational, and political theory. Prerequisite(s): Prior internationalist and\/or theoretical coursework strongly recommended.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WA\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Humanities\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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THDA 394-01 12372<\/span><\/td>\n Francophone Theater of Exile and Immigration<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span> T R \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>01:20 pm-02:50 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>HUM 402\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Juliette Rogers\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*Cross-listed with FREN 320-01 (12371)*<\/p>\n

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\n In this course, we will examine recent theater and film from all over the francophone world, with a focus on three main topics: the act of writing and performing while living in exile, the idea of the Other on the stage, and the development of colonial and post-colonial subjects in francophone drama. The form of each work that we study will vary widely, from classical theater to minimalist contemporary staging. In addition to literary and cultural analyses, we will explore three different aspects of theater production: acting, directing, and writing, with projects in French for each of those roles.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WC\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Fine arts\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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ENVI 477-01 12400<\/span><\/td>\n Comparative Environment and Development: A Seminar in Political Ecology<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span> T R \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>03:00 pm-04:30 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>CARN 105\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>William Moseley\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*Permission of instructor required; first day attendance required; cross-listed with GEOG 477-01 (12399) and INTL 477-01 (12401)*<\/p>\n

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\n A concern for the relationship between nature and society has been one of the pillars of geographic inquiry and has also been an important bridge between other disciplines. By the 1960s, this area of inquiry was referred to variously as "human ecology." Over the last decade, certain forms of inquiry within this tradition have increasingly referred to themselves as "political ecology." The purpose of this seminar is to review major works within the traditions of cultural and political ecology; examine several areas of interest within these fields (e.g., agricultural modernization, environmental narratives, conservation, ecotourism); and explore nature-society dynamics across a range of geographical contexts. Towards the end of the course we will explore how one might begin to think in practical terms about facilitating development in marginal environments. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Prior completion of a geography course(s) with an environmental or development focus\u00a0is encouraged.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WA\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Social science\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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INTL 477-01 12401<\/span><\/td>\n Comparative Environment and Development: A Seminar in Political Ecology<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span> T R \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>03:00 pm-04:30 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>CARN 105\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>William Moseley\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*Permission of instructor required; first day attendance required; cross-listed with ENVI 477-01 (12400) and GEOG 477-01 (12399)*<\/p>\n

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\n A concern for the relationship between nature and society has been one of the pillars of geographic inquiry and has also been an important bridge between other disciplines. By the 1960s, this area of inquiry was referred to variously as "human ecology." Over the last decade, certain forms of inquiry within this tradition have increasingly referred to themselves as "political ecology." The purpose of this seminar is to review major works within the traditions of cultural and political ecology; examine several areas of interest within these fields (e.g., agricultural modernization, environmental narratives, conservation, ecotourism); and explore nature-society dynamics across a range of geographical contexts. Towards the end of the course we will explore how one might begin to think in practical terms about facilitating development in marginal environments. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Prior completion of a geography course(s) with an environmental or development focus\u00a0is encouraged.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WA\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Social science\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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THDA 21-01 12791<\/span><\/td>\n Beginning Dances of the African Diaspora: Brazilian Capoeira, Samba, and Maculel\u00ea<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span> T R \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>03:00 pm-04:30 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>THEATR 120\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Marciano Silva Dos Santos\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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\n This dynamic course invites students to dive into the vibrant world of dances of the African Diaspora, where movement, music, rhythm, and history come together. In 2025-26, students will explore the rich cultural heritage of the African Diaspora in Brazil, especially the forms Capoeira, Samba, and Maculel\u00ea. The course begins with energizing warm-up exercises designed to prepare the body for the flow and intensity of these dance forms. Through embodied practice, students will develop foundational skills, strengthen the connection between dance and music, learn about diasporic history, and engage in community building. Readings include \u201cCapoeira\u2019s Incredible Roots: Brazil\u2019s Unique Art Form,\u201d \u201cThe Cultural History of Brazilian Samba Music,\u201d and \u201cMaculele, history of this lesser known martial arts from Brazil,\u201d among others. May be repeated for credit. No experience necessary. Letter grading. Appropriate for first years.\n <\/p>\n

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THDA 22-01 12792<\/span><\/td>\n Beginning Ballet<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span>M W F \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>02:20 pm-03:20 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>THEATR 003\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Jill Lile\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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\n This is a beginning ballet class designed for students who have never had ballet before. The goal is to demonstrate fundamental understanding and execution of basic ballet technique and to develop a foundation in movement that will carry over and support any other style of dance or physical practice. It will include barre and center work, across-the-floor combinations, and stretching and strengthening practices. Correct alignment, coordination, and body mechanics will be emphasized. May be repeated for credit.\u00a0Letter grading.\n <\/p>\n

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MUSI 72-01 12596<\/span><\/td>\n African Music Ensemble<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span> T R \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>06:45 pm-08:15 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>MUSIC 116\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Sowah Mensah\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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\n Study of traditional African music through performance modes of drumming, singing, flutes, marimba, gyil, and dancing. Instrumental and vocal pieces will be selected from a variety of musical styles such as unaccompanied vocal chants, songs, music from life cycle events, royal music and music for social and other festive occasions. The repertoire includes music from Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.\n <\/p>\n

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POLI 201-01 32375<\/span><\/td>\n Power and Development in Africa<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span> T R \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>01:20 pm-02:50 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>CARN 304\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Ahmed Samatar\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*First day attendance required; cross-listed with INTL 301-01 (32374)*<\/p>\n

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\n In a notable turn around, a significant number of African societies, in recent years, have experienced both economic growth and renewal of the spirit of women and men acting as citizens. These are commendable achievements. Yet, old quotidian urgencies such as precarious personal safety, hunger, poor health, and political disorder are still prevalent. This is the dialectic of development. This course explores these contradictions. Most of the attention will be given to the concepts of power, politics, and development in contemporary Africa. The course concludes with each student submitting a research paper on a specific problem (e.g. environment, economic, social, cultural, political) confronting one country of the student's choice. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Social science\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n \n Course Materials<\/strong>\n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n

HIST 215-01 32788<\/span><\/td>\n Religion and Law in Africa<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span>M W F \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>01:10 pm-02:10 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>CARN 305\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Tara Hollies\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*Cross-listed with RELI 215-01 (32789)*<\/p>\n

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\n Religion and Law in Africa is an intermediate cross-listed history and religion course designed to teach students how to think like historians and assess how the legal systems of indigenous African societies have been shaped by their respective religions and cosmologies. This course also explores how Arab migration and European colonization in different parts of Africa imposed new legal systems that were influenced by either Islam or Christianity. The major themes of this class include African agency, indigenous African forms of knowledge and periodization, the interconnectedness of religious, legislative, and judicial facets of African societies, and diversity among African regions, societies, ethnic groups, religions, and languages. It counts toward the Legal Studies and African Studies concentrations. For history, it meets either the pre-1800 or post-1800 requirement and can count towards the "Law & Social Justice," or "Race and Indigeneity," or "Africa & Atlantic World" fields.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WP\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Humanities\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n \n Course Materials<\/strong>\n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n

RELI 215-01 32789<\/span><\/td>\n Religion and Law in Africa<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span>M W F \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>01:10 pm-02:10 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>CARN 305\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Tara Hollies\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*Cross-listed with HIST 215-01 (32788)*<\/p>\n

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\n \n Details\n <\/a>\n
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\n Religion and Law in Africa is an intermediate cross-listed history and religion course designed to teach students how to think like historians and assess how the legal systems of indigenous African societies have been shaped by their respective religions and cosmologies. This course also explores how Arab migration and European colonization in different parts of Africa imposed new legal systems that were influenced by either Islam or Christianity. The major themes of this class include African agency, indigenous African forms of knowledge and periodization, the interconnectedness of religious, legislative, and judicial facets of African societies, and diversity among African regions, societies, ethnic groups, religions, and languages. It counts toward the Legal Studies and African Studies concentrations. For history, it meets either the pre-1800 or post-1800 requirement and can count towards the "Law & Social Justice," or "Race and Indigeneity," or "Africa & Atlantic World" fields.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WP\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Humanities\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n \n Course Materials<\/strong>\n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n

ENVI 232-01 32283<\/span><\/td>\n Food, Agriculture and the Environment<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span>M W \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>02:20 pm-04:30 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>CARN 06A\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>William Moseley\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*Cross-listed with GEOG 232-01 (32282)*<\/p>\n

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\n This course introduces you to the study of human-environment interactions from a geographic perspective, with a special emphasis on agriculture. We will examine environmental issues in a variety of geographic contexts (developed and developing countries) and the connections between environmental problems in different locations. Beyond agriculture, we will also examine other sectoral issues in relation to agriculture or as stand alone environmental concerns. These themes include: human population growth, consumption, biodiversity, climate change, and environmental health. We will be trying on a number of theoretical lenses from geography's broad human-environment tradition (such as physical geography, cultural ecology, commodity chain analysis, political ecology, resource geography, the human dimensions of global change, hazards geography and environmental justice). In other words, I not only want us to explore a range of environmental issues, but also to grapple with theory and how this informs our understanding of the human-environment interface.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WA\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Social science\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n \n Course Materials<\/strong>\n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n

GEOG 232-01 32282<\/span><\/td>\n Food, Agriculture and the Environment<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span>M W \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>02:20 pm-04:30 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>CARN 06A\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>William Moseley\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*Cross-listed with ENVI 232-01 (32283)*<\/p>\n

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\n This course introduces you to the study of human-environment interactions from a geographic perspective, with a special emphasis on food and agriculture. \u00a0We examine environmental issues in a variety of geographic contexts (Global South and Global North) and the connections between environmental problems in different locations. \u00a0Beyond agriculture, we also explore other sectoral issues in relation to farming and food security. \u00a0These themes include: human population growth, consumption, biodiversity, climate change, and environmental health. \u00a0We try\u00a0on a number of theoretical lenses from geography's broad human-environment tradition (such as physical geography, cultural ecology, commodity chain analysis, political ecology, resource geography, the human dimensions of global change, hazards geography and environmental justice). \u00a0In other words, we not only explore a range of agricultural and environmental issues, but also grapple with theory and how this informs our understanding of the human-environment interface.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WA\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Social science\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n \n Course Materials<\/strong>\n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n

INTL 282-02 32797<\/span><\/td>\n Introduction to International Public Health<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span> W \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>07:00 pm-10:00 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>CARN 404\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Vanessa Voller\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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\n This course introduces and explores the major health problems facing developing countries, and the main approaches to remediation. The course considers the social determinants of health, and the need for public health programs to address the root causes of health inequities as well as illness itself. Focus is at the country, international-organization, and donor levels. Attention will be given to major indicators, recent trends, policies, and metrics for monitoring progress. A case study, such as international tuberculosis control, will be used as an applied analysis.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Social science\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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INTL 282-03 32964<\/span><\/td>\n Introduction to International Public Health<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span>M \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>07:00 pm-10:00 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>CARN 411\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Vanessa Voller\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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\n This course introduces and explores the major health problems facing developing countries, and the main approaches to remediation. The course considers the social determinants of health, and the need for public health programs to address the root causes of health inequities as well as illness itself. Focus is at the country, international-organization, and donor levels. Attention will be given to major indicators, recent trends, policies, and metrics for monitoring progress. A case study, such as international tuberculosis control, will be used as an applied analysis.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Social science\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n \n Course Materials<\/strong>\n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n

INTL 301-01 32374<\/span><\/td>\n Power and Development in Africa<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span> T R \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>01:20 pm-02:50 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>CARN 304\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Ahmed Samatar\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*First day attendance required; cross-listed with POLI 201-01 (32375)*<\/p>\n

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\n \n Details\n <\/a>\n
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\n In a notable turn around, a significant number of African societies, in recent years, have experienced both economic growth and renewal of the spirit of women and men acting as citizens. These are commendable achievements. Yet, old quotidian urgencies such as precarious personal safety, hunger, poor health, and political disorder are still prevalent. This is the dialectic of development. This course explores these contradictions. Most of the attention will be given to the concepts of power, politics, and development in contemporary Africa. The course concludes with each student submitting a research paper on a specific problem (e.g. environment, economic, social, cultural, political) confronting one country of the student's choice. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Social science\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n \n Course Materials<\/strong>\n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n

FREN 322-01 32271<\/span><\/td>\n Introduction to Cinema in Francophone Africa<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span>M W F \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>12:00 pm-01:00 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>HUM 404\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>El Hadji Diop\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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\n This introductory course is designed to provide a broad historical overview of cinema in Francophone Africa. We start out with a journey back to Francophone cinema's roots in the colonial past, when film was enlisted to serve various educational purposes as part of the French civilizing mission. Then we do a deep dive into the early postcolonial period to revisit classics such as Afrique 50, Les Statues meurent aussi, Afrique-sur-Seine, Moi un Noir, among a few others. Finally, beginning with Ousmane Sembene's 1963 Borom Sarret (The Cart Driver), we chart the history of film in Francophone Africa, including North Africa (Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia, and Algeria), from the early sixties to the present. Through readings of key texts and critical discussions with filmmakers and film scholars, students will engage a wide range of issues, including censorship, auteur cinema, ethnographic cinema, counter-ethnographic essay films, popular genres, the contested legacies of Pan-Africanist cinema, gender issues, ecocriticism and eco-cinema, and the combined fallouts from the video and digital revolutions that, as elsewhere, have radically shifted the paradigm of film production and consumption in contemporary Francophone Africa. Corequisite(s): FREN 204\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Fine arts\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n \n Course Materials<\/strong>\n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n

PORT 341-01 32585<\/span><\/td>\n Voices from the Margins: Afro-Brazilian Women Writers<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span>M W F \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>02:20 pm-03:20 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>HUM 213\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Fernanda Bartolomei-Merlin\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*Cross-listed with LATI 394-02 (32898)*<\/p>\n

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\n This course focuses on the writing of black women writers from Brazil. We will study the history of race relations in Brazil as the framework of the struggle of Afro-Brazilian women against invisibility and injustice. We will analyze a wide array of texts, which revolve around the experiences and the position Black women have traditionally had within Brazilian society and the way they are now contesting such circumstances and roles through literature, music, art, theater, folklore, Afro-Brazilian religion, and cinema. Students will learn about "escreviv\u00eancia", the process of writing the experience of the marginalized and the oppressed. Prerequisite(s): PORT 331\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Humanities\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n \n Course Materials<\/strong>\n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n

GEOG 363-01 32296<\/span><\/td>\n Geography of Development and Underdevelopment<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span> T R \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>03:00 pm-04:30 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>CARN 105\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>William Moseley\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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\n \n Details\n <\/a>\n
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\n This course introduces students to the geographic study of development around the world, with a particular emphasis on the Global South. The geographic approach emphasizes: the highly uneven nature of development; processes that link and differentiate various areas of the world; connections between development and the natural resource base; and the power relations inherent in development discourse. The course has three main sections: an introduction to development theory; an investigation of various development themes; and an intense exploration of what works and what doesn't in development practice. While much of the development literature has focused on failure, a specific aim of this course will be to uncover and interrogate success stories.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Writing WA\n \n \n Internationalism\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n Social science\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n \n Course Materials<\/strong>\n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n

THDA 22-01 32689<\/span><\/td>\n Beginning Ballet<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span>M W F \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>02:20 pm-03:20 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>THEATR 003\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Jill Lile\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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*2 credits*<\/p>\n

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\n This is a beginning ballet class designed for students who have never had ballet before. The goal is to demonstrate fundamental understanding and execution of basic ballet technique and to develop a foundation in movement that will carry over and support any other style of dance or physical practice. It will include barre and center work, across-the-floor combinations, and stretching and strengthening practices. Correct alignment, coordination, and body mechanics will be emphasized. May be repeated for credit.\u00a0Letter grading.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n \n Course Materials<\/strong>\n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n

MUSI 73-01 32502<\/span><\/td>\n African Music Ensemble<\/td>\n \n Days: <\/span> T R \n <\/td>\n \n Time: <\/span>06:45 pm-08:15 pm\n <\/td>\n \n Room: <\/span>MUSIC 116\n <\/td>\n \n Instructor: <\/span>Sowah Mensah\n <\/td>\n \n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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\n Study of traditional African music through performance modes of drumming, singing, flutes, marimba, gyil, and dancing. Instrumental and vocal pieces will be selected from a variety of musical styles such as unaccompanied vocal chants, songs, music from life cycle events, royal music and music for social and other festive occasions. The repertoire includes music from Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.\n <\/p>\n

\n General Education Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n <\/p>\n

\n Distribution Requirements:<\/strong>\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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