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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2020
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AAAS 200 901 (CRN: 16021)
INTRO TO AAAS
Long Title: KNOWING BLACKNESS: INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
Department: African & African Amer Studies
Instructor: Byrd, Alexander
Meeting: 8:30AM - 9:25AM MWF (24-AUG-2020 - 4-DEC-2020)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Online
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 99
Section Enrolled: 39
Enrollment data as of: 14-DEC-2024 3:50PM
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam
Final Exam Time:
15-DEC-2020
9:00AM - 12:00PM T
Description: An exploration of the origins and development of African Studies and African American Studies. Through a focus on the articulation and resolution of field-changing debates, the course introduces students to methodologies and practices that have led to and that continue to lead to knowing Africa and African-descendent people with earnest regard for the complexity and subtlety that the subjects require.