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African Diaspora Archaeology: Uncovering Roots, Routes, & Resistance

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/3/24 - 12/13/24
MoWeFr 1p.m. – 1:50p.m.
University Hall Y04-4160 3 $1984 (guest students)
Date
9/3/24 - 12/13/24
Time
MoWeFr 1p.m. – 1:50p.m.
Location
University Hall Y04-4160
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1984 (guest students)

Description

This course is an introduction to African Diaspora archaeology, a burgeoning area of study within the sub-discipline of historical archaeology. Students will explore the concept of diaspora as a means to critically understand the factors underlying the forced dispersal of African people. Participants will consider how archaeological studies of the African diaspora have yielded alternative interpretations of the black past. Throughout the semester, students will examine how archaeologists have investigated the physical and culture landscape, foodways, ritual and religion and objects from everyday life to reveal the ways the black people have resisted and responded to enslavement and other forms of racial oppression.

This course is closed for registration.

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