The Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies Major
The Major. The major consists of 30 credits not including department courses taken to fulfill Distributional Requirements.
Courses to be taken are as follows:
I. |
Six credits from among the courses: afpl 101, 201, 202, 203, 204, 241,
and 242 |
II. |
Three credits from the course: AFPL 281 |
III. |
The remaining twenty-one credits to be completed in either of the following categories:* |
A) Africana Sequence:
21 credits in a combination of both disciplines or 15 credits in Humanities and 6 credits unrestricted or 15 credits in Social Sciences and 6 credits unrestricted
B) Puerto Rican/Latino Sequence:
21 credits in a combination of both disciplines or 15 credits in Humanities and 6 credits unrestricted or 15 credits in Social Sciences and 6 credits unrestricted
C) Africana Puerto Rican/Latino Combined:
21 credits in a combination of both disciplines or 15 credits in Humanities and 6 credits unrestricted or 15 credits in Social Sciences and 6 credits unrestricted
* Note:At least 12 credits under III above must be taken from 300/400 level courses. At least 3 credits must be taken in Puerto Rican/Latino Studies if a student's concentration is in Africana Studies and vice versa.
The department prepares students for careers in government, education, and community organizations; for entrance to professional schools such as law, social work, and urban planning; and for graduate study and research in the social sciences and humanities. Graduates of the department have followed careers in journalism, counseling, teaching, social work, law, and medicine. Some work in museums; others have entered politics; still others have careers in private industry or in human services, as self-employed professionals.
Minor. The minor should be chosen in consultation with the student's major department advisor. A student may choose 12 credits from the humanities or social sciences, or 6 credits each from the humanities and social sciences.
Students majoring in nursing or the health sciences, psychology, political science, communications, sociology, history, and many other subject areas often choose to minor in Black and Puerto Rican Studies, particularly when their career interests include activities with people other than those of European origin.Similarly, students preparing to teach, and therefore minoring in education, often choose to major in Black and Puerto Rican Studies as a specialty subject in the elementary and secondary school curriculum.
Course Access Codes. Students must fulfill developmental course requirements before taking many introductory and most advanced courses at Hunter College.Codes DX (Reading) and DW (Writing) apply to the following courses in Black and Puerto Rican Studies: AFPL 143, 235-237, 245-24, all 300-level and 400-level courses.Codes DX, DW, and DM (Math) apply to AFPL 181.For further explanation of the codes see the Course Access Codes section of the undergraduate catalog.
Distribution Requirement. No courses offered toward fulfillment of the major may also be offered toward the distributionrequirement.The department suggests that students who are considering graduate study of this subject select French or Spanish, Swahili or Yoruba to meet the foreign language distribution requirement (Category III).
COURSE LISTINGS
AFPL 100 Introduction to Black Politics
3 hr., 3 cr.; GER/2/B; PD/B. Offered day/fall. General survey of politics of African world with major emphasis on politics in Black America.
AFPL 102 Latino Communities in the United States
3 hr., 3 cr.; GER/2/B; PD/B. Migration, ethnicity, community life, and public policy issues of Latino groups compared; an introduction to the field of Puerto Rican experience.
AFPL 103 Conquest and Resistance: Puerto Rican Experiences in Comparative Perspective
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER/2/B; PD/B. Introductory study of the Puerto Rican experience compared with experiences of Native and African Americans, Chicanos, and Pacific Island peoples in the
territorial expansion of the United States.
AFPL 141 Puerto Rican Folklore
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER/2/C, PD/A or B. Study of Puerto Rican folklore: traditional beliefs, legends, religious rites, and typical music.
AFPL 143 The Image of Puerto Rican National Identity in Its Literature
3 hrs, 3 cr. Prereq.: ENGL 120 and reading knowledge of Spanish; PD/A. Offered fall only. Analysis of literary works of Puerto Rican authors and their images of Puerto Rican society.
AFPL 181 Language and Ethnic Identity
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 2/C Role of language in perception of self and world.
AFPL 182 Culture and Ethnic Identity
3 hrs, 3 cr. GER 2/C. Social structure and world view as aspects of culture.
AFPL 201 African History from Human Origins to 1600 CE
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER/2/B; PD/A. African history from ancient times with emphasis on endogenous African development of civilizations and complex economic, technological and cultural systems over time.
AFPL 202 African History Since 1600 CE
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER/2/B; PD/A. Main currents in African history from 1600 CE to present.
AFPL 203 African-American History I
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER/2/B; PD/B. Survey of historical experiences of African people in U.S. from the African heritage to end ofCivil War.
AFPL 204 African-American History II
3 hrs, 3 cr; GER/2/B, PD/B. Survey of historical experiences of African people in the U.S. from Reconstruction era to the present.
AFPL 205 African-American Politics of Social Change
3 hrs, 3 cr.; PD/B. The Civil Rights Movement and social change in the U.S. since 1954.
AFPL 206 African Political and Social Change
3 hrs, 3 cr; PD/A. Introductory study of political and social change in Africa during the second half of the 20th century.
AFPL 207 African-Caribbean Politics I
3 hrs, 3 cr.; PD/A. Examines political economy of slavery and colonialism, and responses of Caribbean people from 1492 to political independence.
AFPL 208 African-Caribbean Politics II
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: AFPL 207; PD/A. Begins with attainment of political independence by major Caribbean countries; focuses on nation-building.
AFPL 209 Introduction to Caribbean History to 1900
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: ENGL 120; GER/2/B; PD/A. Introduction to the major themes in Caribbean history to 1900.
AFPL 210 Introduction to Caribbean History: 1900 - Present
3 hrs, 3 cr. Prerequisite: ENGL 120; PD/A; GER/2/B. Introduction to the major themes in Caribbean history after 1900.
AFPL 211 Black Economic History
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Survey of economic behavior of Black Americans since 1619, with African background.
AFPL 220 African Spirituality in the Diaspora
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER/2/C; PD/A or B. The nature and expressions of the spiritual ethos enabling the survival of classical African human values in dehumanizing circumstances during and after enslavement in North America, South America and the Caribbean.
AFPL 222 African Civilization
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER/2/C; PD/A. Introduction to the study of African civilization.
AFPL 235 (W) African Literature
3 hrs, 3 cr., Prerequisite: ENGL 120; GER/2/A; PD/A. Introduction to contemporary African literature originally written in English. The course is conducted in English; all course requirements are in English.
AFPL 236 (W) African-American Literature
3 hrs, 3 cr. Prerequisite: ENGL 120; GER/2/A, PD/B. Introduction to African-American writing, from earliest expressions to present.
AFPL 237 (W) African-Caribbean Literature
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: ENGL 120; GER/2/A; PD/A or B. Introduction to the historical development and major artistic preoccupations of Caribbean literature. The course is conducted in English; all course requirements are in English.
AFPL 241 Puerto Rican History to 1897
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER/2/B; PD/A. An examination of Taino society, Spanish colonialism, slave economy, and the development of nationhood in the 19th century.
AFPL 242 Puerto Rican History Since 1898
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER/2/B; PD/A. Socio-historical, political, and economic analysis of Puerto Rico dating from the U.S. invasion to the present.
AFPL 243 Puerto Rican Culture
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER/2/C; PD/A or B. General study of Puerto Rican culture and ethnic mixtures that went into making of that culture.
AFPL 244 Puerto Ricans in the United States
3 hrs, 3 c.r; GER/2/B; PD/B. Survey of the origins, contemporary and future development of Puerto Ricans in the United States.
AFPL 245 Puerto Rican Literature I
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: SPAN 202 or equiv. or perm instr; PD/A. Analysis of the emergence and development of the various literary genres which surfaced during the 19th century in the literature of Puerto Rico. Discussion and analysis of major 19th century Puerto Rican authors (Hostos, Tapia and Zeno Gandia).
AFPL 246 Puerto Rican Literature II
3 hrs, 3cr.; Prerequisite: SPAN 202 or equiv. or perm instr; PD/A. Discussion and analysis of the literary and cultural evolution of Puerto Rico viewed through the works of key 20th century authors. Literary production from the 1960s onward is emphasized.
AFPL 247 Puerto Ricans in the U.S. as a Literary Theme
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: ENGL 120 and reading knowledge of Spanish. Analysis of literary texts dealing with Puerto Rican communities in U.S. and their migration experiences.
AFPL 248 Caribbean Spanish
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Linguistic analysis of Spanish as spoken in Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Cuban communities.
AFPL 255 Puerto Rican/Latino Children in North American Schools
3 hrs, 3 cr.; PD/B. Survey of educational system viewed as an acculturating institution.
AFPL 270 Economic History of Puerto Ricans
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: AFPL 242 or 244. Stages of change in economic structures and labor conditions among Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico and the U.S.
AFPL 276 The Puerto Rican Family
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Investigation of structure and function of Puerto Rican family as integrating unit on island and mainland.
AFPL 281 Fieldwork in African-American/Latino Communities
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Fieldwork involvement and sociopolitical analysis of a community organization in the Black and/or Puerto Rican/Latino community.
AFPL 290 Selected Topics in Africana and Puerto Rican Studies
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Topics change according to instructor.
AFPL 304 (W) Leaders and Movements of Black Urban Communities
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: AFPL 203, 204, 205; GER 3/B PD/B. Personalities and movements that have influenced Black communities of U.S.; focuses mainly on 20th century.
AFPL 306 (W) Modern African International Relations
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: AFPL 206 or perm dept; GER 3/B PD/A. Factors affecting relations among African states and between African and non-African states within international system.
AFPL 307 (W) Contemporary African Politics
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/B Study of post-independence, nationalism, political systems, regional and inter-nation cooperation of African nations.
AFPL 308 (W) Contemporary International Relations of the African-Caribbean
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/B Examination of use of foreign policy for economic development in
Caribbean and as instrument of transformation.
AFPL 309 (W) African-Americans and Africa
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: AFPL 203, 204; GER 3/B PD/A or B. Major evidence of Black American involvement and interest in Africa from 1775 to present.
AFPL 310 (W) Modern Nigeria
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/B; Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Detailed study of the historical development of modern Nigeria from the late 19th century to the present.
AFPL 313 Slavery (W)
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: AFPL 203 or 209 or permission of the instructor; GER 3/B PD/A or B. History of slavery from Africa to the Americas.
AFPL 314 (W) Blacks in Labor and Politics
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/B; Prerequisite: AFPL 204 or 205, or permission of the instructor. Black labor from emancipation to present. Emphasis on period between New Deal and present.
AFPL 318 (W) Women in Africa
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/B PD/C Prerequisite: AFPL 202 or 222 or permission of the instructor; Examination of African womanhood in traditional settings during colonialism and neo-colonialism, independence, and revolution.
AFPL 319 (W) Women in the African Diaspora
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: AFPL 203, 204, 209 or 210 or perm instr; GER 3/B PD/B or C. The cultural-historical role of women of African descent in North America and the Caribbean in relation to the family, to political resistance, and in sustaining African culture and values.
AFPL 320 (W) African-Caribbean Culture
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: AFPL 209 or 210, or 222; GER 3/A PD/A or B. Anthropological study of culture of Caribbean peoples of African descent: African roots, slavery, and contemporary life styles.
AFPL 322 (W) African World View: Philosophy and Symbolic Thought
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: AFPL 222 or perm instr; GER 3/A PD/A. Offered every other semester. Examination of African religious systems, metaphysical conceptions, and philosophy.
AFPL 323 (W) Islam and Christianity in Africa
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: AFPL 201 or 202 or 222 or permission of the instructor. Examination of relationship of Islam and Christianity to primary African religion and their political role in African history.
AFPL 324 (W) African-American Ethnohistory
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: AFPL 220 or permission of the instructor. Ethnohistorical survey of development of Black culture in the diaspora; reinterpretation of African forms in Western European environment.
AFPL 330 (W) Autobiography as a Theme in Black Literature
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/A Prerequisite: ENGL 120. Treatment of autobiographical works of Black authors in U.S., Caribbean, and Africa during 19th and 20th centuries.
AFPL 336 (W) African-American Women Writers
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: AFPL 236 or permission of the instructor. African-American female authors from slavery to present: novels, short stories, essays, plays, poetry, teenage fiction, and children’s books.
AFPL 337 (W) Caribbean Women Writers
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/A Prerequisite: AFPL 236 or 237 or ENGL 220 or WOMST 100. A study of some of the major preoccupations of Caribbean fiction, such as history, migration/travel, creolization, memory, and language, from the perspectives of selected women writers, paying close attention to the historical, intellectual, and cultural contexts that stimulated the production of these works.
AFPL 342 (W) Political Nationalism in Puerto Rico
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/B PD/A. Nationalist ideology in Puerto Rico: its impact on contemporary political movements and economy.
AFPL 351 (W) Major Puerto Rican Figures
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: AFPL 143 or 242 or 243; GER 3/B PD/A or B. Theorists, poets, and statesmen in formation of Puerto Rican nationality.
AFPL 352 (W) Power Structure in Puerto Rico
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite. 243 or 270 GER 3/B; Social analysis of class divisions, role of the economy, and the United States presence in Puerto Rico.
AFPL 355 (W) The African Image in 19th and 20th Century Spanish Antillean Poetry
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: AFPL 143 or SPAN 208, reading knowledge of Spanish; GER 3/A PD/A. The portrayal of the African image in Spanish Antillean poetry seen through the work and poetic trends of its major exponents.
AFPL 356 (W) Latino Literature in English
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: ENGL 120; GER 3/A PD/B. Latino writing in English in the U.S.; analysis of cultural, linguistic, and ideological factors found in the work of such authors as Sandra Cisneros
(Chicana), Pedro Pietri (Puerto Rican), and Oscar Hijuelos (Cuban-American).
AFPL 360 (W) Politics in Puerto Rico
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: AFPL 242 OR 342 or perm instr. GER 3/B Analysis of the political status issue, development of political parties, national leadership, and participation.
AFPL 362 (W) Puerto Rican and Caribbean Religious Practices
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prereq: AFPL 141 or 243; GER 3/A PD/A or B. Reading knowledge of Spanish suggested. Analysis of roots of folk religion in Indian, African, and Spanish cultures. Religious syncretism, popular imagery, and ritual practices.
AFPL 370 (W) Sociolinguistic Fieldwork in Black and Puerto Rican/ Latino Communities
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/B Prerequisite: AFPL 181 or ANTHC 151. Sociolinguistic theory applied to linguistic varieties spoken in African-American, African-Caribbean, Puerto Rican, and other Latino communities.
AFPL 384 (W) Poverty in Society
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/B; Prerequisite: 2 AFPL courses completed. Causes and effects of deprivation, with emphasis on policy and program approaches for African Americans and Puerto Ricans/Latinos.
AFPL 387 (W) Puerto Rican/Latino Politics in the United States
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: AFPL 102 or 242 or 244 or perm. Instr. GER 3/B PD/B. An analysis of the political participation and leadership of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in the United States.
AFPL 390 (W) Research Topics in Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/B Open to Jr/Sr only. Topics change according to instructor.
AFPL 401 Pan-Africanism
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/B Prerequisite: AFPL 202, 204, or 206. Not open to freshmen. Seminar traces development of Pan-Africanism through the 20th century.
AFPL 402 African-American Political Thought
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/B Prerequisite: AFPL 203, 204, or 205. Comparative theorists, methods and ideological currents.
AFPL 403 Development Strategies in the African-Caribbean
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/B; Prereq: AFPL 207, 208, 209, 210 or permission of the instructor. Analysis of developmental strategies used by Caribbean nations after independence.
AFPL 420 The Black Church and Social Change
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/B Prereq: AFPL 203 or 204 or 205 or permission of the instructor. In-depth study of the sociopolitical role of Black church in political struggle of Black people with special emphasis on America.
AFPL 428 Selected Topics in Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies: Social Science
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/B Prerequisite: Dept. permission. Topics change according to instructor.
AFPL 442 History of Puerto Rican Labor Movements
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/B; AFPL 242 or 270 Historical development of Puerto Rican working class, its movements and organizations from 19th century to present.
AFPL 445 Caribbean Short Story in Spanish: Readings and Theories
3 hrs, 3 cr.; GER 3/A Pre or co-requisite: SPAN 208. A critical study of the short story genre in the Hispanic Caribbean viewed in conjunction with contemporary literary theory.
AFPL 499 Honors
3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: Dept. permission; upper Jr/Sr with 3.3 cumulative GPA, 3.5 major GPA. Individual research and honors essay under direction of a department member.
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