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Black Cultures and Classical Education

CLAS 3956: Black Cultures and Classical Education

Study the role of classics in African and the African Diaspora (US, Caribbean, Brazil). Major themes include: adaptations of classical literature, impact of classical education, classics as a tool of colonial oppression, classics as a tool of anti-colonial resistance, theories of race, classical and classicizing depictions of black bodies.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 3956. Cross-listed in AfAmASt. GE lit course. GE diversity global studies course.
Credit Hours
3

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Classics
Undergraduate
GEL Diversity: Global Studies
GEL Literature