AFAM 2040 - Tanning of America

TANNING OF AMERICA: THE INFLUENCE OF BLACK CREATIVE PRODUCTION (3)Throughout American history, Americans of African descent have fought to retain elements of African culture: practices, rituals, food, music, dance, ideology. During American slavery, cultural practices were forbidden and punishable by law. Despite the attempst to eliminate all cultural retention, Africanisms remained and existed as subversive counter-cultural movements. This course explores the historical patterns of the adoption of African American creative production from the margins to the center of American society.

Credit Hours 3

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