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African Diaspora Syllabus Instructor: J. Fernandez

African Diaspora Syllabus Instructor: J. Fernandez. “The darkest thing about Africa has always been our ignorance of it.” -George Kimble. Course Overview. African Diaspora examines the movement of all humans from Africa to places around the

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African Diaspora Syllabus Instructor: J. Fernandez

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  1. African Diaspora Syllabus Instructor: J. Fernandez “The darkest thing about Africa has always been our ignorance of it.” -George Kimble

  2. Course Overview African Diaspora examines the movement of all humans from Africa to places around the world.  Studying the African Diaspora is a huge undertaking and it will take more than one school year to do justice to a subject of this magnitude and importance.

  3. Grading Policy • Participation: 25% • Research Projects & Presentations: 25% • Tests & Quizzes: 20% • Major Writing Assignments: 20% • Homework: 10%

  4. Part I: (1st Quarter) Conditions that Produced the African Diaspora: African History as it pertains to the Diaspora, Pre-Colonial Africa, Racism’s Historical Roots and The African Slave Trade • Major Reading: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

  5. Part II: 2nd Quarter The Face of Africa around the World: The African Diaspora of Latin America and the Caribbean • Major Reading:The Black Diaspora by Ronald Segal (excerpted)

  6. Part III: (3rd Quarter) The African Diaspora and the United States: The State of its Beginnings through the Civil Rights Era • Major Reading: Black Boy by Richard Wright *Special Focus on Peekskill’s African-American History

  7. Part IV: (4th Quarter) The African Diaspora Today: A Twenty-First Century Look at the Lives of the Descendents of the Diaspora • Major Reading:The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama; “Black in America” Focus (an assortment of readings and short videos adapted from Soledad O’Brien’s documentary).

  8. Instructional Tools • In addition to novels, I use a multitude of contemporary learning tools to teach the depth and breadth of the African Diaspora such as: • The documentaries: Hidden Colors, African American Lives, The Human Family Tree • The films: Skin, Roots • An assortment of editorials, personal accounts, historical documents, etc.

  9. Socratic Seminars BKA“Real Talk Fridays” Every Friday, African Diaspora students participate in a student-led seminar that I have affectionately named “Real Talk Friday”. The purpose of the seminar is a simple one: Enlightenment. Students explore topics of their choice; however, these topics are all related to the issues of members of the Diaspora. A comprehensive explanation is available if you would like more information.

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