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Asante-Twi A Language of Ghana
AFAM1200 R11

Session I, May 28-June 27
Rose Hill: TWTh, 1-4 p.m.
3 credits, Hayford, CRN 10010

An introduction to Twi, one of the major languages of Ghana, and a language widely spoken in The Bronx. Fulfills the Globalism requirement in Fordham's core curriculum.

 

Understanding Historical Change: Africa
AFAM1600 L11

Session I, May 28-June 27
Lincoln Center: TWTh, 1-4 p.m.
3 credits, Idris, CRN 10009 

Introduction to the political, social, economic, and institutional history of Africa. Fulfills the Globalism requirement in Fordham's core curriculum.

 

Third World and The City
AFAM2647 L11

Session I, May 28-June 27
Lincoln Center: MTWTh, 6-9 p.m.
4 credits, Gill, CRN 10254 

This course explores international migration and settlement of third world peoples in urban communities of the United States since 1965. Topics include the impact of globalization on international migration, the formation of ethnic enclaves and informal economies, social networks, employment patterns, undocumented status, and recent immigrant law. Students will examine case studies based on the experiences of selected groups, including Chinese, Haitians, Koreans, Southwest Asians, and Dominicans. Recent interdisciplinary research and theoretical perspectives are offered in conjunction with firsthand accounts such as immigrant fiction, autobiography, and films. Fulfills the American Pluralism requirement in Fordham's core curriculum.

 

Expressive Bodies: Race, Sexuality and the Arts
AFAM3152 L21

Session II, July 2-August 6
Lincoln Center: MTWTh, 6-9 p.m.
4 credits, Appels, CRN 10011

Examination of the artistic representation of bodies (in literary works and in the performing and visual arts), and current research on "bodily world views" in relation to expressive capacity. A phenomenological critique of categories of African-American race and sexuality. Fulfills the American Pluralism requirement in Fordham's core curriculum.

 

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