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AS/HUMA 1300 9.0A

WELCOME TO CULTURES OF RESISTANCE IN THE AMERICAS: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE York University 2008-2009. AS/HUMA 1300 9.0A. Deputy Director, Center for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) 24OG York Lanes (416) 736-2100 x 33320 aadavis@yorku.ca

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AS/HUMA 1300 9.0A

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  1. WELCOME TO CULTURES OF RESISTANCE IN THE AMERICAS: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE York University 2008-2009 AS/HUMA 1300 9.0A

  2. Deputy Director, Center for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) 24OG York Lanes (416) 736-2100 x 33320 aadavis@yorku.ca www.arts.yorku.ca/huma/aadavis Office Hours Wednesday, 2:30-3:30 Friday, 2:30-3:30 (fall) Thursday, 2:30-3:30 (winter) Dr. Andrea Davis

  3. Sharifa Wright, tut. 1 Susan Sutherland, tut. 2 Reva Marin, tut. 3 Mark Campbell, tut. 4 Nedra Rodrigo, tut. 5 Daniel Pacella, tut. 6 TEACHING TEAM

  4. Caribbean Bigger than the World

  5. Barack Obama’s Hope for the Future

  6. Nigeria: Obama's achievement can be seen not only as "a victory for America's Democratic Party" and not only as "a victory for America," but rather as "a triumphant, soul- edifying victory for mankind.“ Japan: "White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant. For a long time, it was said you had to be a 'WASP' to be in the mainstream of U.S. politics. It was as if Obama's nomination finally ended this long tradition. The dynamics of this shift ha[ve] undoubtedly been driven by Americans seeking a change in their country's politics, as well as [by] their hopes of overcoming their history of racial conflict.” Canada: “Democratic National Convention was, at the very least, a superb display of American political theater." Quotes from around the world

  7. This course insists that black experiences in the Americas be understood as part of historically and culturally interdependent processes. It focuses on the cultural experiences of black Diasporic peoples and critically engages the ways in which black communities have survived and been transformed in the context of global subordination. What Do We Mean By African American?

  8. The Americas constitutes a shared geographic space designating not only the neocolonial, political and economic empires of the United States and Canada, but also taking into account the Caribbean and Latin America. What Constitutes the Americas?

  9. offer a critical introduction to the social, cultural, economic and political contexts of three geographic areas: the United States, Canada and the Caribbean; • help students learn and identify different theoretical frameworks and key concepts as they develop an understanding of the African Diaspora in the Americas; • help students recognize the engagement between a historical sense of self and a larger project of human possibilities. Course Goals

  10. Media Review Sep. 17 Essay 1 Nov. 05 15% Textual Analysis Jan. 07 15% Research Essay Mar. 11 20% Oral Report 15% Participation 10% Final Exam TBA 25% Course Evaluation

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