AFRC325 - AUGUST WILSON AND BEYOND

Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
AUGUST WILSON AND BEYOND
Term session
0
Term
2015C
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
401
Section ID
AFRC325401
Meeting times
M 0200PM-0500PM
Meeting location
3401 WALNUT STREET 330A
Instructors
BERGER, SUZANABEAVERS, HERMAN
Description
The purpose of this course is to engage students in the rigorous process of mining experiences for material that can be transformed into a public performance piece. In-class writing, group discussions, and field work in the Philadelphia area. Fall 2015 Topic: AUGUST WILSON - The people need to know the story. See how they fit into it. See what part they play. - August Wilson, King Hedley II. In this seminar, students will read groundbreaking playwright August Wilson's 20th Century Cycle: ten plays that form an iconic picture of African American traumas, triumphs, and traditions through the decades, told through the lens of Pittsburgh's Hill District neighborhood. Other readings include supporting material on Wilson's work and African American theatre, the works of contemporary playwrights whom Wilson has influenced (such as Suzan-Lori Parks and Tarell Alvin McCraney), and context on Penn's relationship with West Philadelphia.


As an Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) course,this seminar gives students the opportunity to enhance their understanding of the plays, and history and culture that shaped them, by forming meaningful relationships with West Philadelphia residents. Wilson's plays provide the bridge between the two groups. The course culminates with students writing an original theatre piece inspired by the readings and relationships, which they will share at an end-of-semester performance.


Course number only
325
Cross listings
ENGL280401 THAR250401
Use local description
No

AFRC284 - ADVANCED SWAHILI I

Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
ADVANCED SWAHILI I
Term session
0
Term
2015C
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
680
Section ID
AFRC284680
Meeting times
CANCELED
Instructors
MSHOMBA, ELAINE
Description
This is an advanced Kiswahili course which will engage learners in extended spoken and written discourse. Advanced learners of Kiswahili will listen to, read about, write, and speak on authentic video materials, contemporary novels, and newspapers. They will also participate in various discussions on cultural and political issues.


Course number only
284
Cross listings
AFST284680 AFST584680
Use local description
No

AFRC281 - TPCS AFRICAN-AMER LIT

Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
TPCS AFRICAN-AMER LIT
Term session
0
Term
2015C
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
401
Section ID
AFRC281401
Meeting times
TR 0900AM-1030AM
Meeting location
FISHER-BENNETT HALL 140
Instructors
BEAVERS, HERMAN
Description
In this advanced seminar, students will be introduced to a variety of approaches to African American literatures, and to a wide spectrum of methodologies and ideological postures (for example, The Black Arts Movement). The course will present an assortment of emphases, some of them focused on geography (for example, the Harlem Renaissance), others focused on genre (autobiography, poetry or drama), the politics of gender and class, or a particular grouping of authors. Previous versions of this course have included "African American Autobigraphy," "Backgrounds of African American Literature," "The Black Narrative" (beginning with eighteenth century slave narratives and working toward contemporary literature), as well as seminars on urban spaces, jazz, migration, oral narratives, black Christianity, and African-American music. See Africana Studies Department's website at https://africana.sas.upenn.edu for a description of the current offerings.


Course number only
281
Cross listings
ENGL281401
Use local description
No

AFRC280 - INTERMEDIATE SWAHILI I

Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
INTERMEDIATE SWAHILI I
Term session
0
Term
2015C
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
680
Section ID
AFRC280680
Meeting times
TR 1030AM-1200PMF 0300PM-0400PM
Meeting location
WILLIAMS HALL 217WILLIAMS HALL 217
Instructors
MSHOMBA, ELAINE
Course number only
280
Cross listings
AFST280680 AFST582680
Use local description
No

AFRC274 - FACES OF ISLAM IN AFRICA

Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
FACES OF ISLAM IN AFRICA
Term session
0
Term
2015C
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
401
Section ID
AFRC274401
Meeting times
TR 0130PM-0300PM
Meeting location
WILLIAMS HALL 318
Instructors
BABOU, CHEIKH
Description
This course is designed to provide the students with a broad understanding of the history of Islam in Africa. The focus will be mostly on West Africa, but we will also look at developments in other regions of the continent. We will examine the process of islamization in Africa and the interplay between Islam and the African traditional religions and customs. Topics include conversion, Islamic education and literacy, the status of women, Muslim response to European colonial domination, Islamic mysticism and the contemporary development of Sunni movements.


Course number only
274
Cross listings
AFST274401 HIST275401
Use local description
No

AFRC270 - INTERMEDIATE YORUBA I

Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
INTERMEDIATE YORUBA I
Term session
0
Term
2015C
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
680
Section ID
AFRC270680
Meeting times
T 0600PM-0800PMF 0100PM-0300PM
Meeting location
FISHER-BENNETT HALL 24FISHER-BENNETT HALL 19
Instructors
AWOYALE, YIWOLA
Course number only
270
Cross listings
AFST270680 AFST529680
Use local description
No

AFRC269 - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Activity
REC
Title (text only)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Term session
0
Term
2015C
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
405
Section ID
AFRC269405
Meeting times
F 1000AM-1100AM
Meeting location
WILLIAMS HALL 319
Instructors
KIM, JUMAN
Description
This course explores the creation and transformations of the American constitutional system's structures and goals from the nation's founding through the period of Progressive reforms, the rise of the Jim Crow system, and the Spanish American War. Issues include the division of powers between state and national governments, and the branches of the federal government; economic powers of private actors and government regulators; the authority of governments to enforce or transform racial and gender hierarchies; and the extent of religious and expressive freedoms and rights of persons accused of crimes. We will pay special attention to the changing role of the Supreme Court and its decisions in interpreting and shaping American constitutionalism, and we will also read legislative and executive constitutional arguments, party platforms, and other influential statements of American constitutional thought.


Course number only
269
Cross listings
PSCI271405
Use local description
No

AFRC269 - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Activity
REC
Title (text only)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Term session
0
Term
2015C
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
404
Section ID
AFRC269404
Meeting times
R 0330PM-0430PM
Meeting location
WILLIAMS HALL 303
Instructors
JORDAN, AARON
Description
This course explores the creation and transformations of the American constitutional system's structures and goals from the nation's founding through the period of Progressive reforms, the rise of the Jim Crow system, and the Spanish American War. Issues include the division of powers between state and national governments, and the branches of the federal government; economic powers of private actors and government regulators; the authority of governments to enforce or transform racial and gender hierarchies; and the extent of religious and expressive freedoms and rights of persons accused of crimes. We will pay special attention to the changing role of the Supreme Court and its decisions in interpreting and shaping American constitutionalism, and we will also read legislative and executive constitutional arguments, party platforms, and other influential statements of American constitutional thought.


Course number only
269
Cross listings
PSCI271404
Use local description
No

AFRC269 - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Activity
REC
Title (text only)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Term session
0
Term
2015C
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
403
Section ID
AFRC269403
Meeting times
W 0400PM-0500PM
Meeting location
DAVID RITTENHOUSE LAB 4C2
Instructors
KIM, JUMAN
Description
This course explores the creation and transformations of the American constitutional system's structures and goals from the nation's founding through the period of Progressive reforms, the rise of the Jim Crow system, and the Spanish American War. Issues include the division of powers between state and national governments, and the branches of the federal government; economic powers of private actors and government regulators; the authority of governments to enforce or transform racial and gender hierarchies; and the extent of religious and expressive freedoms and rights of persons accused of crimes. We will pay special attention to the changing role of the Supreme Court and its decisions in interpreting and shaping American constitutionalism, and we will also read legislative and executive constitutional arguments, party platforms, and other influential statements of American constitutional thought.


Course number only
269
Cross listings
PSCI271403
Use local description
No

AFRC269 - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Activity
REC
Title (text only)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Term session
0
Term
2015C
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
402
Section ID
AFRC269402
Meeting times
W 0400PM-0500PM
Meeting location
DAVID RITTENHOUSE LAB 4C6
Instructors
JORDAN, AARON
Description
This course explores the creation and transformations of the American constitutional system's structures and goals from the nation's founding through the period of Progressive reforms, the rise of the Jim Crow system, and the Spanish American War. Issues include the division of powers between state and national governments, and the branches of the federal government; economic powers of private actors and government regulators; the authority of governments to enforce or transform racial and gender hierarchies; and the extent of religious and expressive freedoms and rights of persons accused of crimes. We will pay special attention to the changing role of the Supreme Court and its decisions in interpreting and shaping American constitutionalism, and we will also read legislative and executive constitutional arguments, party platforms, and other influential statements of American constitutional thought.


Course number only
269
Cross listings
PSCI271402
Use local description
No