Elective

AP/HUMA 4305 3.0 Black Canadian Studies Practicum

This course provides practical experience analyzing issues through the lens of Black Canadian Studies. Placement will be in the offices of school trustees and MPPs.

AP/HUMA 4306 6.0 Imagining Slavery and Freedom

This seminar combines creative texts—novels, music, and the visual arts—alongside slave narratives, nonfiction and theoretical works in an examination of questions of Transatlantic slavery, the imagination, and the idea of freedom. Beginning with slave narratives, students will theorize slavery and freedom, thinking through what Saidiya Hartman calls the “afterlife of slavery” and what Rinaldo Walcott […]

AP/HUMA 3316 3.00 Black Women’s Writing: Diaspora and Gender in the Caribbean, Canada and the United States

This course introduces students to the body of literature being produced by black women writers in the Caribbean, Canada and the US after the 1970s. While black women engage the particular concerns of their individual societies, their work also speaks across a larger body of writing. The course examines the intersecting oppressions of racism, sexism […]

FA/MUSI 3510 3.00 African American Popular Music

The course surveys the history of African- American popular music from spirituals to hip hop, focusing on the role of black music in the quest for survival, respect, dignity and equal citizenship. Issues explored include musical roots and connections; social/ political contexts specifically Civil Rights and Black Power; and impact of the music industry, technology […]

FA/MUSI 3406 3.00 History of Gospel Music

This course explores the development of African-American gospel music with special emphasis on the 1930s onwards. It explores the musical, sociological, political and religious influences of gospel music eras and styles. Using a variety of methods including lecture/discussion, required readings, recorded music and written responses, students learn about the significant musical/non-musical contributions of Black gospel […]