AFRC241 - ELEMENTARY AMHARIC II

Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
ELEMENTARY AMHARIC II
Term session
0
Term
2017A
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
680
Section ID
AFRC241680
Meeting times
MW 0530PM-0730PM
Meeting location
WILLIAMS HALL 201
Instructors
NEGUSSE, PAULOS
Description
Continuation of Elementary Amharic I. Amharic belongs to the southern branch of Hemeto-Semitic languages, which is also referred to as "Afrasian." Amharic is the official language of Ethiopia and is spoken by 14 million native Amharas and by approximately 18 million of the other groups in Ethiopia. This course continues to introduce basic grammar, vocabulary, and the reading and writing of Amharic to new speakers.


Course number only
241
Use local description
No

AFRC235 - LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE

Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Term session
0
Term
2017A
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
401
Section ID
AFRC235401
Meeting times
TR 0430PM-0600PM
Meeting location
MCNEIL BUILDING 285
Instructors
FETNI, HOCINE
Description
Beginning with discussion of various perspectives on social change and law, this course then examines in detail the interdependent relationship between changes in legal and societal institutions. Emphasis will be placed on (1) how and when law can be an instrument for social change, and (2) how and when social change can cause legal change. In the assessment of this relationship, emphasis will be on the laws of the United States. However, laws of other countries and international law relevant to civil liberties, economic, social and political progress will be studied. Throughout the course, discussions will include legal controversies relevant to social change such as issues of race, gender and the law. Other issues relevant to State-Building and development will be discussed. A comparative framework will be used in the analysis of this interdependent relationship between law and social change.


Course number only
235
Use local description
No

AFRC225 - AFRICAN LANG. & CULTURE

Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
AFRICAN LANG. & CULTURE
Term session
0
Term
2017A
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
401
Section ID
AFRC225401
Meeting times
TR 0130PM-0300PM
Meeting location
STITELER HALL B26
Instructors
MBEJE, AUDREY
Description
The aim of the course is to provide an overall perspective on African languages and linguistics. No background in linguistics is necessary. Students will be introduced to theoretical linguistics-its concepts, theories, ways of argumentation, data collection, data analysis, and data interpretation. The focus will be on the languages and linguistics of Africa to provide you with the knowledge and skills required to handle the language and language-related issues typical of African conditions. We will cover topics related to formal linguistics (phonology/phonetics, morphology, syntax, and semantics), aspects of pragmatics as well as the general socio-linguistic character of African countries. We will also cover language in context, language and culture, borrowing, multilingualism, and cross-cultural communication in Africa.


Course number only
225
Use local description
No

AFRC222 - AFR WOMEN LIVES PAST/PRE

Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
AFR WOMEN LIVES PAST/PRE
Term session
0
Term
2017A
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
601
Section ID
AFRC222601
Meeting times
T 0430PM-0730PM
Meeting location
JAFFE BUILDING 104
Instructors
BLAKELY, PAMELA
Description
Restoring women to African history is a worthy goal, but easier said than done.The course examines scholarship over the past forty years that brings to light previously overlooked contributions African women have made to political struggle, religious change, culture preservation, and economic development from pre-colonial times to present. The course addresses basic questions about changing women's roles and human rights controversies associated with African women within the wider cultural and historical contexts in which their lives are lived. It also raises fundamental questions about sources, methodology, and representation, including the value of African women's oral and written narrative and cinema production as avenues to insider perspectives on African women's lives.


Course number only
222
Use local description
No

AFRC218 - DIVERSITY & THE LAW

Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
DIVERSITY & THE LAW
Term session
0
Term
2017A
Syllabus URL
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
401
Section ID
AFRC218401
Meeting times
M 0300PM-0600PM
Meeting location
STEINBERG-DIETRICH 215
Instructors
ANDERSON, JOSE
Description
The goal of this course is to study the role the law has played, and continues to play, in addressing the problems of racial discrimination in the United States. Contemporary issues such as racial profiling, affirmative action, and diversity will all be covered in their social and legal context. The basis for discussion will be assigned texts, articles, editorials and cases. In addition, interactive videos will also be used to aid class discussion. Course requirements will include a term paper and class presentations.


Course number only
218
Use local description
No

AFRC187 - The History of Women and Men of African Descent at the University of Penn

Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
The History of Women and Men of African Descent at the University of Penn
Term session
0
Term
2017A
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
301
Section ID
AFRC187301
Meeting times
M 1100AM-0200PM
Meeting location
FISHER-BENNETT HALL 244
Instructors
PETERSON, BRIANHOWARD, CHARLES
Description
Topics Vary. See the Africana Studies Program's website at www.sas.upenn.edu/africana for a description of the current offerings.


SPRING 2017: The history of the women and men of African Descent who have studied, taught, researched, and worked at the University of Pennsylvania provides a powerful window into the complex history of Blacks not only in America but throughout the Diaspora. This class will unpack, uncover, and present this history through close studies of texts and archived records on and at the university, as well as through first hand accounts by alumni and past and present faculty and staff members. These stories of the trials and triumphs of individuals on and around this campus demonstrate the amazing and absurd experience that Blacks have endured both at Penn and globally. Emphasis will be placed on the research process with the intent of creating a democratic classroom where all are students and all are instructors. Students will become familiar with archival historical research (and historical criticism) as well as with ethnographic research. Far more than just a survey of historical moments on campus and in the community, students will meet face to face with those who have lived and are presently living history and they will be faced with the challenge of discerning the most effective ways of documenting, protecting, and representing that history for future generations of Penn students.


Course number only
187
Use local description
No

AFRC181 - ELEMENTARY SWAHILI II

Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
ELEMENTARY SWAHILI II
Term session
0
Term
2017A
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
680
Section ID
AFRC181680
Meeting times
TR 1200PM-0200PM
Meeting location
FISHER-BENNETT HALL 19
Instructors
MSHOMBA, ELAINE
Description
This course continues to introduce basic grammar, vocabulary, and the reading and writing of Swahili to new speakers. During this term, folktales, other texts, and film selections are used to help introduce important aspects of Swahili culture and the use of the language in wide areas of Africa.


Course number only
181
Use local description
No

AFRC177 - AFRO AMER HIST 1876-PRES

Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
AFRO AMER HIST 1876-PRES
Term session
0
Term
2017A
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
401
Section ID
AFRC177401
Meeting times
MW 1100AM-1230PM
Meeting location
FISHER-BENNETT HALL 201
Instructors
AKINS, JACQUELINE
Description
A study of the major events, issues, and personalities in Afro-American history from Reconstruction to the present. The course will also examine the different slave experiences and the methods of black resistance and rebellion in the various slave systems.


Course number only
177
Use local description
No

AFRC171 - ELEMENTARY YORUBA II

Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
ELEMENTARY YORUBA II
Term session
0
Term
2017A
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
680
Section ID
AFRC171680
Meeting times
MW 0500PM-0700PM
Meeting location
WILLIAMS HALL 28
Instructors
AWOYALE, YIWOLA
Description
The main objective of this course is to further sharpen the Yoruba linguistic knowledge that the student acquired in level I. By the end of the course, the student should be able to (1) read, write, and understand simple to moderately complex sentences in Yoruba; and, (2) advance in the knowledge of the Yoruba culure.


Course number only
171
Use local description
No

AFRC169 - HISTORY OF AMERICAN LAW

Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
HISTORY OF AMERICAN LAW
Term session
0
Term
2017A
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
401
Section ID
AFRC169401
Meeting times
TR 1030AM-1200PM
Meeting location
COLLEGE HALL 314
Instructors
NATALINI, ROBERT
Description
This course covers the development of legal rules and principles concerning individual and group conduct in the United States since 1877. Such subjects as regulation and deregulation, legal education and the legal profession, and the legal status of women and minorities will be discussed.


Course number only
169
Use local description
No