Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2011-2012
FSEM 155 - THE INVENTION OF AFRICA
Long Title: FRESHMAN SEMINAR: THE INVENTION OF AFRICA
Department: Humanities Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Freshman seminar course traces Western perceptions of Africa as a geographic, political, and racial entity, from ancient times to the present day through a variety of media, including ancient texts, travelogues, maps, slave narratives, novels, films, museum exhibits in Houston, and journalists' reports. This course is limited to first-year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: HIST 155.