Requirements for the Major in African Studies

A total of nine courses is required, of which six must be courses with wholly African content (see courses from List A). The remainder may be courses that feature a theoretical or thematic focus with 1/3 to 1/2 African content as case studies or other examples (see courses from List B). Students are encouraged to study abroad in Africa and courses taken as part of study abroad that meet the above content requirements are accepted, with the approval of the Director of African Studies, as credit for the major.

Of the six Africa-focused courses, one each must be selected from the following three requirements:

Requirement 1:

• AFS 263 (IDS 263) ­ Introduction to African Studies OR
• AFS 150 (ANTH 150) ­ Cultures of Africa

  Both of these courses fulfill the GER and are offered each year. Cultures of Africa is normally offered each fall semester and Introduction to African Studies each spring.

Requirement 2:

• AFS 221 (HIST 221) ­ The Making of Modern Africa OR
• AFS 364 (HIST 364) ­ African Civilizations to the Era of the Slave Trade OR
• AFS 367 (HIST 367) ­ The Making of South Africa OR
• AFS 282 (HART 282) ­ Arts of Eastern and Southern Africa

  AFS 221, AFS 364 and AFS 367 are normally offered once a year. AFS 282 is offered on alternate years.

Requirement 3:

• AFS 490 WRS, Senior Seminar in African Studies

The Senior Seminar is a problem/theme-oriented course that approaches the chosen question from multiple disciplinary viewpoints. It consists of a number of weeks of reading and discussion combined with the selection of a research topic by each student and the research and writing of a major paper.

In addition to the course requirements, students are required to demonstrate competence (as a minimum through the 102 level) in a language other than English that is widely used in Africa. Emory currently offers three such languages: French, Portuguese and Arabic. Students who already know an African language may petition to demonstrate competence through testing.

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Academic year: 2007-2008

[Note: Not all approved courses are listed here. Only those that have been cross-listed under African Studies program (AFS) are included. Please consult with the Director of Undergraduate Studies for approval of courses not listed here, including (but not limited to) courses taken during a Study Abroad semester or year]

List A:

• AFS 252 : Cultures of Africa : (AFS 252 is now AFS 150),  Mustafa (Fall 2003)
• AFS 334 : Contemporary African Politics ,  Cauthen (Fall 2003)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Independence and Beyond: African Artists After WWII,  Okeke (Fall 2003)
• AFS 389SWR : Special Topics in African Studies : Women/Gender Struggle in South Africa,  Van Der Spuy (Fall 2003)
• AFS 190 : Freshman Seminar in African Studies : Violence and Memory in Contemporary Africa,  Scully (Fall 2004)
• AFS 334 : Contemporary African Politics ,  Cauthen (Fall 2004)
• AFS 364 : African Civilizations to the Era of the Atlantic Slave Trade ,  Mann (Fall 2004)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Perspective on Non-Western Art,  Kasfir (Fall 2004)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Gender and the Colonial Experience in Africa,  Arrington (Fall 2004)
• AFS 389S : Special Topics in African Studies : Islamic African Art and Architecture,  Kasfir (Fall 2004)
• AFS 190 : Freshman Seminar in African Studies : Violence and Memory in Contemporary Africa,  Scully (Fall 2005)
• AFS 282 : Arts of Eastern and Southern Africa ,  Kasfir (Fall 2005)
• AFS 364WR : African Civilizations to the Era of the Atlantic Slave Trade ,  Mann (Fall 2005)
• AFS 386 : Post-Colonial African Art ,  Kasfir (Fall 2005)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : The Making of African States,  Jezequel (Fall 2005)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Deconstructing the 'Doomed Continent'. History of Violence and Conflict in Modern Africa,  Jezequel (Fall 2005)
• WS 100 : Introduction to Women's Studies,  Tunney (Fall 2005)
• AFS 150 : Cultures of Africa ,  Mathis (Fall 2006)
• AFS 190 : Freshman Seminar in African Studies : Violence and Memory in Contemporary Africa,  Scully (Fall 2006)
• AFS 364 : African Civilizations to the Era of the Atlantic Slave Trade ,  Mann (Fall 2006)
• AFS 365 : African Art and Architecture after 1500 ,  Kasfir (Fall 2006)
• AFS 371S : Voodoo ,  Bay (Fall 2006)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Economic Development in Africa,  Cherribi, Vojte (Fall 2006)
• AFS 389S : Special Topics in African Studies : Islamic Art and Architecture,  Kasfir (Fall 2006)
• AFS 389WR : Special Topics in African Studies : Intervening in Africa: History of Development and Humanitarian Practices in Sub-Saharan Africa,  Jezequel (Fall 2006)
• ENG_OX 381R : Southern African Women Writers: Madness, Trauma & Healing,  Loflin (Fall 2006)
• AFS 190 : Freshman Seminar in African Studies : Africa at the Movies ,  Bay (Fall 2007)
• AFS 263 : Introduction to African Studies ,  Jezequel (Fall 2007)
• AFS 282 : Arts of Eastern and Southern Africa ,  Kasfir (Fall 2007)
• AFS 364 : African Civilizations to the Era of the Atlantic Slave Trade ,  Mann (Fall 2007)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Economic Development in Africa,  Cherribi, Vojta (Fall 2007)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Deconstructing the 'Doomed Continent': History of Violence and Conflict in Modern Africa,  Jezequel (Fall 2007)
• AFS 150 : Cultures of Africa ,  Lacy (Fall 2008)
• AFS 221 : The Making of Modern Africa ,  Fidler (Fall 2008)
• AFS 263 : Introduction to African Studies ,  Musoni (Fall 2008)
• AFS 263 : Studies in African Tradition : (Currently : Introduction to African Studies),  Kratz (Spring 2003)
• AFS 334 : Contemporary African Politics ,  Cauthen (Spring 2003)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : South African History and Issues,  Manegold (Spring 2003)
• AFS 389SWR : Special Topics in African Studies : West Africa Today,  Bay (Spring 2003)
• AFS 221 : The Making of Modern Africa ,  Mann (Spring 2004)
• AFS 263 : Studies in African Tradition : (Currently : Introduction to African Studies),  Bay (Spring 2004)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Allah, Jesus, and African Spirits: Religious Encounters in African History,  Willis (Spring 2004)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : South African History and Issues,  Van der Suy (Spring 2004)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : The Making of South Africa,  Van der Spuy (Spring 2004)
• AFS 150 : Cultures of Africa ,  de Francisco (Spring 2005)
• AFS 221 : The Making of Modern Africa ,  Mann (Spring 2005)
• AFS 263 : Introduction to African Studies ,  Scully (Spring 2005)
• AFS 332F : South African History and Issues ,  McCall (Spring 2005)
• AFS 367 : The Making of South Africa ,  Crais (Spring 2005)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : The Transatlantic Slave Trade: An Electronic Approach,  Eltis (Spring 2005)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : The "Postcolony" in African Ethnography ,  de Francisco (Spring 2005)
• AFS 389S : Special Topics in African Studies : The Psychology of Beauty in Africa,  Lewis (Spring 2005)
• AFS 389SWR : Special Topics in African Studies : Development Issues for Africa,  Streeb (Spring 2005)
• AFS 490WRS : Senior Seminar in African Studies ,  Bay (Spring 2005)
• AFS 150 : Cultures of Africa ,  Lindland (Spring 2006)
• AFS 190 : Freshman Seminar in African Studies : Sugar and Slaves,  Mann (Spring 2006)
• AFS 221 : The Making of Modern Africa ,  Arrington (Spring 2006)
• AFS 263 : Introduction to African Studies ,  Ngugi (Spring 2006)
• AFS 367 : The Making of South Africa ,  Scully (Spring 2006)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Mali. History, Culture, and Economy of a Developing African Country,  Jezequel (Spring 2006)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : AIDS in Africa though Films,  Brown, Winskell, J¿z¿quel (Spring 2006)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Political Economy of African Development,  Streeb (Spring 2006)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : History and Text: Remembering My Africa: Intimate History through Novels, Memoirs, and Films,  Arrington (Spring 2006)
• AFS 389S : Special Topics in African Studies : Spiritual Dynamics of Afro-America: African Traditions in New World Black Religions ,  Stewart (Spring 2006)
• AFS 389SWR : Special Topics in African Studies : Intervening in Africa: History of Development & Humanitarian Practices in Sub Saharan Africa,  Jezequel (Spring 2006)
• AFS 389SWR : Special Topics in African Studies : Development Issues for Africa,  Streeb (Spring 2006)
• AFS 389WR : Special Topics in African Studies : South African Literature,  Loflin (Spring 2006)
• AFS 150 : Cultures of Africa ,  Lacy (Spring 2007)
• AFS 263 : Introduction to African Studies ,  Jezequel (Spring 2007)
• AFS 367 : The Making of South Africa ,  Crais (Spring 2007)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Slavery in Africa from 1400 to 1900,  Vos (Spring 2007)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : AIDS in Africa Through Film,  Brown, Winskell, Jezequel (Spring 2007)
• AFS 389SWR : Special Topics in African Studies : Development Issues for Africa,  Streeb (Spring 2007)
• AFS 389SWR : Special Topics in African Studies : Intervening in Africa (18th-21st century). A History of Development and Humanitarian Practices in Sub-Saharan Africa,  Jezequel (Spring 2007)
• AFS 490 : Senior Seminar in African Studies ,  Karp (Spring 2007)

List B:

• AFS 389SWR : Special Topics in African Studies : African-American History: Garvey & Garveyism,  Davis (Fall 2003)
• AFS 371 : Voodoo ,  Bay (Fall 2004)
• AFS 389SWR : Special Topics in African Studies : The End of Slavery,  Mann (Fall 2004)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Global History of Slavery, 1420-1917,  Eltis (Fall 2005)
• AFS 389S : Special Topics in African Studies : Francophone Studies,  Loichot (Fall 2005)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Religion and Conflict: Comparative Truth Commissions from South Africa to the U.S. South ,  Smith (Fall 2007)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Perspectives on Non-Western Art,  Kasfir (Fall 2008)
• AFS 389SWR : Special Topics in African Studies : Empires Past & Present,  Crais (Fall 2008)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Contemporary Ethnic Conflict,  Cauthen (Spring 2003)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Contemporary Ethnic Conflicts,  Cauthen (Spring 2004)
• AFS 389WR : Special Topics in African Studies : Introduction to Non-Western Art,  Kasfir (Spring 2004)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Dynamics of State Failure,  Cauthen (Spring 2005)
• AFS 389SWR : Special Topics in African Studies : Colonial Cultures,  Crais (Spring 2005)
• AFS 389SWR : Special Topics in African Studies : 20th Century African Diaspora,  Davis (Spring 2005)
• AFS 389WR : Special Topics in African Studies : Visions of Youth in Postcolonial Literature, Ethnography, and Film ,  Straker (Spring 2005)
• AFS 365 : African Art and Architecture after 1500 : Modernism and Ethnography,  Poling, Kasfir (Spring 2006)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Feminism, Nationalism, and Armed Struggle in Africa and the Middle East,  Decker (Spring 2006)
• AFS 389 : Special Topics in African Studies : Global Migration from 1000 to 1900,  Eltis (Spring 2006)
• AFS 389SWR : Special Topics in African Studies : Primate Conservation,  Freed (Spring 2006)