AAAS 90.07 From Africans to African Americans: Perspectives on the Creation of African Diasporas
This seminar will explore the diversity of African cultures in early modern Africa and the impact of the Atlantic slave trade, the experience of the Middle Passage, and the creation of diasporic cultures in the Americas. Using a variety of sources, including ethnographies, films, and literature, students will consider the richness of African cultures from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries and their influence in the creation of new cultural traditions in the Americas. Open to students who have taken one course in AAAS or who have permission from the instructor.
Instructor
Baum