Professor

Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw 304 Jaffe History of Art Building Office Hours: F 11:00-1:00pm gshaw@sas.upenn.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is concerned with both the history of the African Diaspora (its various peoples and cultures) and the history of the study of the African Diaspora (through the lenses of various disciplines). We will read and discuss both classic texts and modern works that provide an introduction to the dynamics of African, African American, and other African Diasporic practices. Several films will be screened as a part of the course. Extra credit will be given for attendance at announced lectures and events, these opportunities will be announced throughout the term. REQUIREMENTS 1. Attendance & Participation: Attending class is required and vocal participation is expected. Beginning January 24, every Tuesday at the start of class there will be a brief two-point quiz covering the material discussed in the previous weeks lectures. One of the eleven quizzes will be dropped from the final tabulation. 2. Mid-Term: A midterm examination will be given on Thursday 00/00/2012. There will be a review session held the Tuesday before. Please bring any questions with you to the review. 3. Paper: An 8-10 page critical review of a book found on the final page of this syllabus is due on 00/00/2012. 4. Final Exam: The final exam for this course will be given on 00/00/2012 5. Grading: Your grade for this course will be comprised of the following: Quizzes Midterm Paper Final 20% 20% 30% 30%

Spring 2012 AFRC 001: Introduction to Africana Studies Tuesday & Thursday, 10:30-12pm

READINGS All articles and individually assigned chapters are available as PDFs on the course Blackboard page. The following books are available for purchase at the Penn Book Center, 34th and Sansom Streets. Oluadah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, The African, Written by Himself (1789) Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave: Written by Himself (1845) Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) W.E.B. Du Bois, Souls of Black Folk (1903) Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye (1972) ACADEMIC INTEGRITY We encourage you to work collaboratively in this class for purposes of discussion and review. However, at the point of writing assignments and papers, we expect that the work you complete and submit in this class is your own. If you submit work that has been copied without attribution from some published or unpublished source, or that has been prepared by someone other than you, or that in any way misrepresents someone elses work as your own, you will face sever discipline by the university. In other words, all relevant University policies regarding academic integrity must be followed. Please consult the Student Handbook or the appropriate web-page: http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/osl/acadint.html.