Africana Studies
AFR 100 - African Art and Culture
Description: History of African Art, from antiquity to present, in relation to the cultures which produced the art. Examination of representative African forms. West, East, and Central Africa. Introduction to historic African crafts, costume, and music. SUNY GE-SHUM; SUNY GEN ED-GART, GHUM; NCC GEN ED-HUM Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 110 - African American Dance Ensemble, Rehearsal and Performance
Description: (Dual listed with DAN 117) This is the first course in the AFR 110- AFR 111 sequence. Participation in the production, rehearsal and performance of the African American Dance Ensemble Productions. SUNY GE- SART; SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-HUM Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit Hours: 1
Department: Art
AFR 111 - African American Dance Ensemble, Rehearsal and Performance
Description: (Dual listed with DAN 118) This is the second course in the AFR 110- AFR 111 sequence. Participation in the production, rehearsal and performance of the African American Dance Ensemble Productions. SUNY GE-SART; SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-HUM Offered: Fall
Credit Hours: 1
Department: Art
AFR 112 - A Survey of the Art of African American Dancers and Choreographers
Description: (Dual listed with DAN 125) An introduction to the contributions of African American creative and performing artists to the development of social and theatrical dance in America. Classroom demonstrations by representative artists and field trips to dance concerts are part of the curriculum. SUNY GE-SART, SHUM; SUNY GEN ED-GHUM, GART; NCC GEN ED-HUM Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 113 - African American Dance Ensemble, Rehearsal and Performance
Description: (Dual listed with DAN 217) This is the first course in the AFR 113 - AFR 114 sequence. Participation in the production, rehearsal and performance of the African American Dance Ensemble productions. SUNY GE-SART; SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-HUM Offered: Fall
Credit Hours: 1
Department: Art
AFR 114 - African American Dance Ensemble, Rehearsal and Performance
Description: (Dual listed with DAN 218) This is the second course in the AFR 113 - AFR 114 sequence. Participation in the production, rehearsal and performance of the African American Dance Ensemble productions. SUNY GE-SART; SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-HUM Offered: Spring
Credit Hours: 1
Department: Art
AFR 130 - African American Literature I
Prerequisites: ENG 100 or ENG 101 and ENG 102 or ENG 109
Description: (Dual listed with ENG 207) This course covers development of African American literature from early slave narratives and folklore following the advent of the trans-Atlantic slave trade through the Revolutionary, pre- and post-Civil War periods, to the major literary flowering of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance. Writing is an integral component of the course. SUNY GE-SDES, SHUM; SUNY GEN ED-GHUM; NCC GEN ED-HUM, LIT, PLDI Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 131 - African American Literature II
Prerequisites: ENG 100, ENG 101, or ENG 108 and ENG 102 or ENG 109.
Description: (Dual listed with ENG 208) The course examines the ideas, themes, and aesthetics in literature by African Americans from the 1930s to the present. Writers such as West, Malcolm X, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Hayden, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, and Walter Moseley are read. Writing is an integral components of the course. SUNY GEN ED-GHUM; NCC GEN ED-HUM, LIT, PLDI Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 140 - African American History I
Prerequisites: Completion of RDG 001
Description: (Dual listed with HIS 176) A survey of the African American experience in the New World, from the advent of the African slave trade to the Civil War and the Reconstruction Era. Emphasis centers on the African background, the cultural heritage of the African Americans, slavery and a legacy of racial discrimination. SUNY GE- SDES, SSBS, SUSC; SUNY GEN ED-GSBS, GAMH; NCC GEN ED-SBS, WESH, PLDI
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 141 - African American History II
Description: (Dual listed with HIS 177) A survey of the African American experience since the Reconstruction Era to the post-World War II period and the current scene. Emphasis centers on the Civil Rights Movement, the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Revolution and the philosophies of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Jesse Jackson, Angela Davis, Cynthia Boston, Willie McGee and the "exiled" leaders of the contemporary scene. SUNY GE- SDES, SSBS, SUSC; SUNY GEN ED-GSBS, GAMH; NCC GEN ED-SBS, WESH, PLDI Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 142 - History of African Civilization
Description: The course concentrates on the traditional African ways of life and the African responses, political and cultural, to the colonial experience. SUNY GEN ED- GOWC, GSBS; NCC GEN ED-SBS, GLNW Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 143 - History of Contemporary Africa
Prerequisites: Completion of RDG 001 and/or RDG 002.
Description: (Dual listed with HIS 110) The study of African independence movements; discussion of the problems of post-independent Africa, such as nation building, strategies of development, education, pan-Africanism; and problems of democracy in southern Africa. SUNY GE-SSBS, SWHI; SUNY GEN ED-GOWC, GSBS; NCC GEN ED-SBS, GLNW Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 150 - African American Choral Ensemble
Description: (Dual listed with MUS 129) This is the first course in the AFR 150-151 sequence. Participation in the production, rehearsal and performance of the African American Choral Ensemble productions. (3 hours) SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-FAPA, HUM Offered: Fall
Credit Hours: 1
Department: Art
AFR 151 - African American Choral Ensemble
Description: (Dual listed with MUS 130) This is the second course in the AFR 150 - AFR 151 sequence. Participation in the production, rehearsal and performance of the African American Choral Ensemble performances. (3 hours) SUNY GE-SART; SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-FAPA, HUM Offered: Spring
Credit Hours: 1
Department: Art
AFR 152 - Perspective on Jazz
Description: (Dual listed with MUS 207) This course is designed to explore the inception and evolution of jazz, its styles and influence on other musical types. Included is the heritage of the African American: i.e., spirituals, work songs, blues, with emphasis on characteristics of African music. SUNY GE- SART, SDES, SHUM; SUNY GEN ED-GART, GHUM; NCC GEN ED-PLDI, HUM, WESH Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 153 - African American Choral Ensemble
Description: (Dual listed with MUS 229) Participation in the production, rehearsal and performance of the African American Choral Ensemble productions. (3 hours) SUNY GE-SART; SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-FAPA, HUM Offered: Fall
Credit Hours: 1
Department: Art
AFR 154 - African American Choral Ensemble
Description: (Dual listed with MUS 229 - MUS 230) Participation in the production, rehearsal and performance of the African American Choral Ensemble productions. (3 hours) SUNY GE- SART; SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-FAPA, HUM Offered: Spring
Credit Hours: 1
Department: Art
AFR 155 - African American Music
Description: (Dual listed with MUS 205) In addition to an evaluation of the basic musical materials of African American music and its effects on other music forms, an historical/philosophical/political analysis and survey are also included. SUNY GE-SART, SDES, SHUM; SUNY GEN ED-GART, GHUM; NCC GEN ED-HUM, PLDI, WESH Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 170 - Black Social Philosophy
Prerequisites: Students must have satisfied all ENG and RDG remediation requirements prior to starting the course. (
Description: Dual listed with PHI 108) An examination of the social philosophy of thinkers such as Du Bois, Garvey, King and Fanon. Particular attention is paid to oppression and the struggle for self-identity. The ideals of freedom, equality, justice and community are carefully considered. SUNY GE- SDES, SHUM; SUNY GEN ED-GHUM; NCC GEN ED-HUM, PLDI Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 185 - African American Culture
Description: (Dual listed with SOC 214) A comprehensive survey of the various aspects of the lives, life-styles, values, art forms and social impacts of the African American. The course includes the varying lifestyles at different socioeconomic levels; speech patterns; the role of the church as a religious, historical, political and recreational institution; African American cultural patterns; and the influence of Africa. SUNY GE-SART; SUNY GEN ED-GSBS; NCC GEN ED-PLDI, SBS Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 186 - The African American Family
Prerequisites: SOC 201 or ANT 203, or permission of instructor.
Description: (Dual listed with SOC 219) Sociological approaches to the African American family. Topics include interactions with public and social institutions, male/female relationships, state of the extended family, identity as a socialization agent, courtship, sex patterns and roles, health and economic issues, alternative life styles, the Black male as an "endangered species," and the effects of public policy on the Black family. SUNY GEN ED-GSBS; NCC GEN ED-PLDI, SBS Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 190 - Introduction to Black Theatre in America
Description: (Dual listed with THR 102) An introduction to the literature and artists of the contemporary African American theatre. The course includes representative playwrights, actors and technicians as speakers in the class and field trips to theatre productions. Students have the opportunity to work in at least one production per semester, selected from contemporary African American drama which may, whenever possible, be performed in the community. SUNY GE-SART; SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-HUM Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 191 - African American Theatre Ensemble, Rehearsal and Performance
Description: (Dual listed with THR 117) Participation in the production, rehearsal and performance of the African American Theatre Ensemble productions. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-HUM Offered: Fall
Credit Hours: 1
Department: Art
AFR 192 - African American Theatre Ensemble, Rehearsal and Performance
Description: (Dual listed with THR 118) Participation in the production, rehearsal and performance of the African American Theatre Ensemble productions. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-HUM Offered: Spring
Credit Hours: 1
Department: Art
AFR 193 - African American Theatre Ensemble, Rehearsal and Performance
Description: (Dual listed with THR 217) Participation in the production, rehearsal and performance of the African American Theatre Ensemble productions. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-HUM Offered: Fall
Credit Hours: 1
Department: Art
AFR 194 - African American Theatre Ensemble, Rehearsal and Performance
Description: (Dual listed with THR 218) Participation in the production, rehearsal and performance of the African American Theatre Ensemble productions. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-HUM Offered: Spring
Credit Hours: 1
Department: Art
AFR 197 - Communications in Black America
Prerequisites: Students must have satisfied all ENG and RDG remediation requirements prior to starting the course.
Description: (Dual listed with COM 130) A study of how oral communication functions in various relationships. Emphasis on discussion, group exercises, role playing. The role of oral communication in the Black experience. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-HUM Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 200 - History of the Black Woman
Prerequisites: Completion of RDG 001
Description: (Dual listed with HIS 178) A historical examination of the image, role and treatment of the Black Woman in America from the Age of Slavery to the advent of the feminist movement and the contemporary scene. Emphasis centers on the burdens of racism, sexism, single-parent motherhood, welfare, Black female and male relationships, sterilization, the Black family and the issues of Black Women's liberation, women's lib and the ERA amendment. SUNY GE-SDES, SUSC; SUNY GEN ED-GAMH, GSBS; NCC GEN ED-SBS, WESH, PLDI Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 203 - The Afro-Caribbean World
Description: (Dual listed with HIS 221) A historical presentation of the African experience in the Caribbean nations of Cuba, Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the nations of the Lesser Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago. Emphasis centers on the impact and effects of African slavery in the Caribbean, African contributions to the region, its cultural roots in Caribbean society, and the contemporary problems in the Caribbean today. SUNY GE-SDES, SSBS, SWHI; SUNY GEN ED-GOWC, GSBS; NCC GEN ED-GLNW, WESH, PLDI, SBS Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 295 - Independent Study-Africa
Description: SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-n/a. Formerly AFR 699. Students who have completed AFR 699 wil not receive credit for AFR 295.
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
AFR 297 - Introduction to Reggae Music
Prerequisites: ENG 100, or ENG
Description: Prerequisites: ENG 100, or ENG 101 or ENG 108 This course traces the roots of Jamaican music, popularly known as Reggae, examining its cultural-historical influences from Africa and its diaspora, analyzing the works of key performers, musicians, producers, as well as considering the key cultural and social-political events that helped shaped the music. When possible, audio-video clips and other media will be used to tell the story of this music that has become popular in influencing more than listening tastes the world-over. NCC GEN ED- PLDI, GLNW Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit Hours: 3
Department: Art
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