Africana Studies 201 - Colloquium: Methods of Inquiry in Africana Studies

Colq: Methods of Inquiry

Fall
2021
01
4.00
Daphne M. Lamothe

W F 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM

Smith College
AFR-201-01-202201
Seelye 204
dlamothe@smith.edu
This course is designed to introduce students to the methods of inquiry used for research in Africana Studies. Through intensive study of a single topic--past examples have included Toni Morrison's Beloved, the American South, the African Diaspora, The Black Seventies, Soul and Post-Soul--students will consider the formation of the field, engage canonical texts, attend lectures and learn from scholars whose work is based in disciplines such as history, literature, cultural studies and the social sciences. The focus throughout will be 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 methodologies in conversation with each other, etc. Students will also have an opportunity to develop their own research project.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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