Nov 25, 2024  
2020-2021 EIU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

AFR 3500 - The African American Intellectual Tradition.


(3-0-3) S. This course will adhere to the definition of intellectual history as “the history not of thought, but of people thinking.” Students will explore the critical role that African American intellectuals in all their guises have played in the shaping of the American historical and intellectual landscape. Topics include intellectual responses to slavery, emancipation, nation building and the civil rights movement.  WI

Prerequisites & Notes:
Students will be required to take AFR 2500 or equivalent before taking this course.

Credits: 3