HUM 1051 - African American Cultural Perspectives

1. The course follows a thematic rather than a chronological structure. The beginning of the course explains how white controlled institutions of religion, politics, and science helped to shape African American culture (starting with slavery). Next, the course shows contemporary elements of African American culture that reflects how these elements of humanity are reflected in present time. The course then focuses on how the elements of history, theater, literature, language, art, music, and motion pictures helped to mold African American culture from slavery to present time.
2. Beginning Topics may include: Elements in literature, politics, science, and other arts that have influenced African American culture.
3. Mid-term Topics may include: Elements in language, film, white supremacy ideology, and other arts that have influenced African American culture.
4. Closing Topics may include: Elements of modern music, modern film, electoral politics, and science that have influenced African American culture.

1. define the essential terminology of elements of African American culture.
2. identify perspectives, ideas, themes, theories, and content of elements in the humanities that helped to shape African American culture.
3. demonstrate a knowledge of elements in the humanities that helped to develop African American culture.
4. explain the significance of elements in the humanities that helped to shape African American culture.
5. to extrapolate on how those elements in the humanities that helped to shape African American culture function today.
6. identify the relationships between these elements of humanities and the reactions of African Americans, European Americans, and non-African Americans to African American culture.
7. discuss the personal impact that a greater awareness of the elements that shaped African Americans had had on their own lives.

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