Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies - African Art. Literature and Cultural Studies

Africana Studies is a multidisciplinary program with its basic content in the social sciences and humanities. The B.A. prepares a student to develop a complex and critical assessment of the social, political, intellectual and artistic dimensions of the African American and African Diasporic experience through comparative analyses of articles, books, film, art and archival material, to effectively communicate that knowledge orally and in written work and to apply their skills in projects that provide service to black communities in the region. This knowledge and these skills may be effectively incorporated into virtually any career path the student chooses.The Africana Art, Literature and Cultural Studies Concentration (BA)provides understanding of film, media, visual, and material culture specifically centered around African descended people. Students who successfully complete the Africana Art, Literature and Cultural Studies Concentration (BA) program will be able to: 1. Use concepts from art, literature, and cultural studies in varying multifaceted forms, and specifically analyze artistic, literary, social, and political context in which Black culture manifests itself. Cultural aspects of study involve understanding, knowledge, and interpretation of African, African American, and African diasporic traditions, times, and places and that reflect chronological, geographical andor thematic form. 2. Use an Africana Studies disciplinary lens to describe works of art, literary works, visual, media, and material culture and demonstrate ability to write evidencing primary, secondary, visual, textual, and material sources. 3. Employ Africana Studies foundational concepts to describe and analyze critical issues and commitment related to the Black community and regarding Black representation. 4. Employ Africana Studies research methods and tools used to conduct cultural analysis. 5. Synthesize disciplinary knowledge acquired through reading academic literature and integrate such knowledge in a multidisciplinary way that not only construes but also contributes to better understanding. 6. Demonstrate academic development that reflects presentation and delivery skills in a public setting.

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