Africana Studies 202aa - Topics in Africana Studies-Anthropology and the African Diaspora
T-Anthropology & African Diaspora
Fall
2021
01
4.00
Traci-Ann Wint
M W 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
Smith College
AFR-202aa-01-202201
Seelye 310
twint@smith.edu
The African continent’s place as the cradle of humanity has made it central to Anthropology however, Anthropology’s imperial origins have long put it at odds with the people of the African Diaspora. This course examines the complexities of the relationship between Anthropology and the African Diaspora. We begin with an exploration of the African Diaspora as space, place, and identity. We then critically examine Anthropology’s history and explore the discipline’s core theories and thinkers. Finally, we turn to broadening our thinking of the discipline’s canon and look to the future, examining key ethnographies of and from the African diaspora. Enrollment limited to 50. (E)