AFST 209

Spring 2026 All Classes

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Constr Afr and Carib Identity

Credit: 3 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - Non-West

Humanities – Lit & Arts

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AFST 209 class schedule data for spring 2026
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	32902	Lecture-Discussion	X	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	1068 Lincoln Hall	Reynolds, F	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course. Section Info: This course will introduce students to the diverse religions and expressions of folk spirituality among peoples of the Afro-Atlantic world, with special attention to religious and spiritual practices of the French-Creole circum-Caribbean. Special attention will be devoted to the French/Creole-speaking populations of the former French colonies (i.e. Haiti, Martinique, Louisiana). Using historical and anthropological approaches, we will explore the core concepts of religious syncretism and how the religious identities of Africans and their descendants developed under New World conditions. We will also draw upon interdisciplinary scholarship (i.e. dance studies, ethnomusicology, cultural studies) to examine the relationship between religious expression and cultural production. This will include discussions of music and dance expression, visual arts, and literature, as well as religious commodification, tourism, and critiques of media portrayals. Text, film, audio, and explorations of performance will be used in the course format.