Africology and African American Studies
https://www.cla.temple.edu/africology-and-african-american-studies/
Department e-mail: liberal-arts-africology-african-american-studies@temple.edu
Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, Chairperson
810 Gladfelter Hall
215-204-8491
masante@temple.edu
Dr. Nilgun Anadolu-Okur, Director of Undergraduate Studies
826 Gladfelter Hall
anadolu@temple.edu
Belinda Wilson, Administrator
821 Ritter Annex
215-204-0472
bwilson@temple.edu
Tammey Abner, Coordinator
808 Gladfelter Hall
215-204-8491
tammey.abner@temple.edu
Mission
Temple University's Department of Africology and African American Studies provides students with a textured intellectual experience through the systematic Afrocentric study of the thought, behavior and practices of African people globally. Inasmuch as our faculty and students pursue knowledge from the perspective of African people as both agents and subjects of experience, we also remain open to plural understandings emanating from the multicultural society in which we live, and the rapidly shrinking world beyond. Students engage in critical discourse about issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class and culture across a great expanse of time and geographical space. Our classes interrogate African frames of reference, from the classical to the contemporary periods, tracing continuities and transformations from Africa to numerous diasporic communities worldwide.
We commit ourselves to the shaping and evolution of our discipline, and to positive change in our communities. Through enhanced mentoring and cooperative pedagogy, we cultivate the academic excellence, social responsibility and political engagement necessary for subsequent generations of scholars to carry this work into the future.
Curriculum
The curriculum stresses the skills necessary to think critically, write clearly, argue persuasively, and solve problems effectively. Students are exposed to theory and research in a variety of subject areas and are encouraged to engage in active research and service beyond the classroom.
Career Opportunities
Our alumni have entered careers in primary and secondary education and administration, social work and administration, research design, law enforcement, city government, and have also worked with museums and other cultural and artistic institutions. Several Africology and African American Studies alumni are active in local and national entertainment in roles that include music production, film making, acting, and script writing. Many others have earned graduate degrees in a variety of areas, including Africology, law, the health-related professions such as medicine and nursing, public administration, and the social sciences, including political science, history, psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
Awards and Honors
The department offers three internal awards for graduating seniors—two privately-sponsored awards for outstanding academic performance and one departmental award for outstanding service. The Department of Africology and African American Studies supervises the Temple in Ghana program, which allows students to study for six weeks during the summer at the University of Ghana in Accra.
Courses
AAAS 0829. The History & Significance of Race in America. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: GD
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 0834. Representing Race. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: GD
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 0857. Sport & Leisure in American Society. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: GU
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 1124. Elementary Yoruba. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 1125. Elementary Hausa. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 1152. Introduction to African Aesthetics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 1253. Blacks in World History. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 1261. Africa in the 20th Century. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: IS
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 1268. African American History Since 1900. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: AC
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 1271. Urban Black Politics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 1500. Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
AAAS 1968. Honors Africa in the 20th Century. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO, IS
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2044. The Black Church. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2058. African American Music I. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2100. Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
AAAS 2111. Tupac Shakur and the Hip Hop Revolution. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2131. Creative Writing Workshop. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2133. The African American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Experience. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2134. The Literature of American Slavery. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2142. The Black Male Experience. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2151. History of Blacks in Cinema. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2165. History and Culture of the Caribbean. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2168. African Americans in Sports. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2175. Hip Hop and Black Culture. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2200. Topics in African-American Studies. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
AAAS 2201. African Civilization. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2205. Black Politics in America. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2208. Black Folklore: African and African-American. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2211. African Politics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2218. Psychology of the African American Experience. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2242. Afrocentricity. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2248. Public Policy and the Black Community. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2251. Mass Media and the Black Community. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2255. Introduction to Research Methods. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
AAAS 1296|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR AAAS 2296|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
AAAS 2296. Introduction to Africology. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2405. Introduction to Afro-Jewish Studies. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 2934. Honors Literature of American Slavery. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO, RS
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 3000. Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
AAAS 3010. Special Topics in African Languages. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
AAAS 3176. Contemporary Black Poets. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 3205. The Black Woman. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 3215. Languages and Cultures of West Africa. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
AAAS 2201|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
AAAS 3257. Black Social and Political Thought. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 3268. Critical Readings in African American History. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 3271. History of Pan-African Thought. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 3296. The Black Family. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 4000. Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
AAAS 4082. Independent Study. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
AAAS 4091. Junior/Senior Directed Research. 1 to 3 Credit Hour.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
AAAS 4096. Senior Seminar. 3 Credit Hours.
Field of Study Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Fields of study: Africology + African Amer St, African American Studies.
Class Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classes: Senior 90 to 119 Credits, Senior/Fifth Year 120+ Credits.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
AAAS 2255|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
AAAS 4115. Black Aesthetics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 4146. Women Writers in Black Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 4161. Studies in African-American Literature. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 4221. The Black Child: Development and Socialization. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 4248. Dimensions of Racism. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: RS
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
AAAS 4389. Seminar in Community Service. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
Pre-requisites:
(AAAS 2248|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
AND AAAS 2255|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently)