Professors: Ellen Oxfeld (sociology/anthropology), James Ralph (history); Associate Professors: William Hart (history), William Nash (American studies) (program director); Program Coordinator: Renée Brown This program offers a minor in African American studies to students who complete the following requirements:
(1) Two of the following core courses, designed to offer theoretical perspectives and broad background:
* AMST 0357 Images of Blackness and Whiteness in American Literature
* HIST 0371 African American History
* AMST/SOAN 0224 Race and Ethnicity in the US
(2) Two of the following courses, which are more focused explorations of a part of the African American experience:
* AMST 0330 Black Chicago
* ENAM/AMST 0252 African American Literature
* ENAM/AMST 0356 The 19th Century African American Literary Tradition
* HIST 0372 The Civil Rights Revolution
(3) One advanced, relevant 0400 level course or an independent 0500-level project.
Other appropriate courses offered during the fall and spring semesters, or during the winter term, may be substituted for courses in category 2 at the discretion of the program director. The director or minor adviser will also approve courses to count in category 3.