Africana Studies 201 - METHDS OF INQUIRY: BLACK 70s

This course is designed to introduce students to the many methods of inquiry used for research in interdisciplinary fields such as Africana studies. Guided by a general research topic or theme, students are exposed to different methods for asking questions and gathering evidence.: Through intensive study of the racialized contexts of the 1970s, students are introduced to and practice using the tools of intellectual investigation particular to Africana Studies. Early on, students learn about the formation of the field, and then engage a quick study of the 1970s in preparation for conversations with scholars across various disciplines (for example history, literature, cultural studies, sociology/anthropology, political science). Throughout the semester the focus is on the challenges and opportunities made possible by doing multi- and interdisciplinary research: how and why scholars in each discipline ask and approach research questions, how they put various methods in conversation with each other, etc. Students also have an opportunity to develop their own research project.

Topic: The Black Seventies.