Course Catalog - 2013-2014

     

FSEM 155 - THE INVENTION OF AFRICA

Long Title: 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 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.