Courses on Africa
| African Studies course offerings | 2007-08 Academic Year | ||
| See table below for degree of Africa content | |||
| Fall | Winter | Spring | |
| ANTH | Paleoecology and Human Evolution - 60% AFR content (S. Frost) | ANTH 410 Post colonial Africa - 100% AFR content | |
| BIO | BI 399: The Biology of Tropical Disease: Africa (J. Weeks) | ||
| DANCE | Dan 185: African Dance I (R. Honka) | Dan 185: African Dance I (R. Honka) | Dan 185: African Dance I (R. Honka) |
| DAN 285: African Dance II (R. Honka) | DAN 285: African Dance II (R. Honka) | ||
| DAN 481: Dance Africa *audition required (R. Honka) | DAN 481: Dance Africa *audition required (R. Honka) | DAN 482: Dance Africa *audition required (R. Honka) | |
| DAN 199: Afr Drum I (B. West) | DAN 199: Afr Drum I (B. West) | DAN 199: Afr Drum I (B. West) | |
| DAN 399: Afr Drum II (B. West) | DAN 399: Afr Drum II (B. West) | DAN 399: Afr Drum II (B. West) | |
| EDUCATION | |||
| ENVS | ENVS 607: Seminar in Political Ecology 50% AFR content (P.Walker) | ||
| FOLKLORE | |||
| GEOG | Geogaphy 475/575: Environment and Development in Africa | ||
| HIST | |||
| HUM | HUM 315: Intro to Afr St | ||
| INTERNATIONAL STUDIES | INTL 399: Africa in Oregon | INTL 345: Africa Today | |
| INTL 4/507: African Experiences | |||
| INTL 4/507: Senegal Orientation (D. Galvan) | |||
| Fall | Winter | Spring | |
| JRNL | J455/555 Third World Development Comm. 30% AFR content(Janet Kwami) | ||
| LAW | |||
| LING | LING 331: African Languages: Ethnicity, Identity, History (D. Payne) |
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| HONORS COLL. | HC 4XXH: The Challenge of Malaria and HIV/AIDS in Africa | ||
| HCXXX Comparative Tribalism (D. Galvan) | |||
| 3PM | |||
| POL SCI | PS 607 Identity Politics (D. Galvan) | ||
| ROM LANG | FR 490/590: Contemporary Africa | ||
| FR 303: Identités Francophones - 60% AFR content (Karen McPherson) | RL 407: The Revolutionary Imagination in 20th century Caribbean Literature - 20% AFR content | ||
| FR 303: Identités Francophones (André Djiffack) | FR 407 Francophone Cinema | FR 303: Identités Francophones (André Djiffack) | |
| SOCIOLOGY | SOC 4/550: Socioloogy of Developing Areas (Y. Braun) | ||
| SOC 313: Social Issues and Social Movements (Y. Braun) 33% AFR content | |||
Africa Courses throughout the Year
The following courses relating to Africa, in whole or in part, may be offered in a given academic year. Please consult the department or instructor listed to find out about future offerings of a particular course.
Course Instructor ANTH 310, African Masks and Meanings Stephen Wooten ANTH 327, Anthropological Perspectives on Africa Stephen Wooten ANTH 410/510, Ethnography of Postcolonial Africa Stephen Wooten BI 399, Biology of Tropical Diseases in Africa Janis Weeks DAN 199, Special Studies: Drumming (African) Brian West DAN 301, Dance in Folk Culture: Africa and the Diaspora Rita Honka DAN 399, Special Studies: Drumming (African) Brian West DAN 481, Dance Africa Rita Honka DANC 185, African Dance I, Rita Honka Rita Honka DANC 285, African Dance II, Rita Honka Rita Honka ENG 109, World Literature TBD ENG 399 Special Studies: African Literature TBD ENVS 201, Introduction to Environmental Studies: Social Sciences Peter Walker ENVS 450/550, Poltiical Ecology Peter Walker ENVS 607, Seminar in Poltiical Ecology Peter Walker FLR 399, Special Studies: African Folklore Lisa Gilman FLR 607, Seminar: Power and Performance in Africa Lisa Gilman FR 303, Identités Francophones André Djiffack or Karen McPherson FR 361, Francophone Literature and Culture André Djiffack FR 407 Seminar: Contemporary Africa André Djiffack FR 407, Seminar: African Identities André Djiffack FR 410, Experimental Course: African Cinema André Djiffack FR 490 The Absurd and the Fantastic André Djiffack FR 490, 20th-Century Literature: Post-colonial Africa André Djiffack GEOG 475/575 Africa: Politics, Development and Environment Peter Walker HIST 325, Precolonial Africa Laura Fair HIST 326, Colonial & Postcolonial Africa Laura Fair HIST 416, African Women’s History Laura Fair HIST 417, Society and Culture in Modern Africa Laura Fair HIST 419, Topics in African Regional Histories Laura Fair HUM 315, Introduction to African Studies Stephen Wooten INTL 240, Perspectives on International Development Dennis Galvan INTL 345, Africa Today: Issues & Concerns Stephen Wooten INTL 399, Africa in Oregon TBD INTL 407/507, African Experiences TBD INTL 420/520, International Community Development Dennis Galvan INTL 445, Development and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa Stephen Wooten INTL 447, Comparative "Tribalisms": Politics of Identity in Africa and the US Dennis Galvan J 410/510 Media in Ghana Leslie Steeves J 455, Third World Development Communication Leslie Steeves LING 199, Special Studies: Arabic TBD LING 199, Special Studies: Bamana/Dyula TBD LING 199, Special Studies: Swahili TBD LING 199, Special Studies: Wolof TBD LING 290, Introduction to Linguistic Analysis Doris Payne LING 407/507, Seminar: African Language Families Doris Payne MUS 358, Music in World Cultures TBD MUS 451, Introduction to Ethnomusicology TBD MUS 452, Musical Instruments of the World TBD MUS 462, Popular Music in the African Diaspora John Fenn PS 399 Cultural Peace and Globalization Dennis Galvan PS 399 Globalization and Ethnic Conflict Dennis Galvan PS 399, Special Studies: Politics of West Africa Ken DeBevoise PS 399, Special Studies: South Africa Post Aparthed Ken DeBevoise PS 607 Institutions and Development Dennis Galvan PS 607 Politics of Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Africa and the US Dennis Galvan PS 607 Politics of Sustainable Development Dennis Galvan SOC 313, Social Issues and Social Movements Yvonne Braun SOC 450, Sociology of Developing Areas Yvonne Braun SOC 656, Topics: Gender and Development Yvonne Braun