AFRO 398

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Spec Topics Afro-Am Studies

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Credit: 3 hours.

Advanced seminar on selected topics with particular emphasis on current research trends.

May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: Junior status and one of the following: AFRO 224, or HIST 275 or HIST 276, or ENGL 259 or ENGL 260.

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AFRO 398 class schedule data for spring 2019
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	67051	Lecture-Discussion	LD	2:00PM -4:50PM	W	Christopher Hall	Lleras, C	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/11/19-05/01/19 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Section Title: Identity Dev. Res. in Ghana Section Info: Research Experience in Ghana, West Africa. This course focuses on ethnic identity development in the family context with an emphasis on Africans and people of African descent. We will examine why and how learning about identity, family, and community in historical and contemporary Ghana can provide insight into identity development for African Americans in the U.S. This course will consist of lectures, in-class discussion and exercises to familiarize students with Ghanaian history and culture, family and identity theories, and qualitative research methods. The 3-week experience in Ghana will consist of guided fieldwork, direct community engagement and visiting historical sites related to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Instructor approval required - contact Dr. Christy Lleras at clleras@illinois.edu or the ACES Study Abroad Office at 333-3638 for application. Application due by February 15, 2019. Additional Study Abroad cost is approximately $5,700. Travel dates for 3-week experience: June 1, 2019 through June 21, 2019.
	48359	Lecture-Discussion	WP	6:00PM -7:50PM	R	Music Building	Patterson, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/19-05/01/19 Section Title: Hip Hop Entrepreneurship Section Info: Students will explore the cultural landscape of urban America and how technology, engineering, and social entrepreneurship are contextualized and repurposed to support the development and enhancement of existing industries. Using that approach, students will look at how to redevelop existing urban spaces and envision how new millennial spaces will look and function. Principals in fundraising, incubating, marketing, business plan development, sales, intellectual property protection, and business management will be explored. In addition to guest lecturers, entrepreneurial students will collaborate on project-based initiatives in areas including sustainable energy, economic development, affordable housing, STEM education in public schools. Meets with TE 398, WP, 64184.