http://ocw.nd.edu At the University of Notre Dame, the Department of Africana Studies stands at the center of the study of the African American experience, Africa, and the African Diaspora-the global dispersion of peoples of African descent. Africana Studies exposes students to historical and contemporary issues that offer a deeper understanding of the cultural diversity inherent in Afrodiasporan and African life. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the faculty prepares students to interact and function in a diverse society. daily 1 2008-01-25T05:25:48Z http://ocw.nd.edu/africana-studies/Heath.gif David Heath, Portrait of a Youth. 1957-60. Acquired with funds provided by the Humana Foundation Endowment for American Art. administrator David Heath, 1963 Photography Art Africana Studies African American History David Heath 2008-01-26T22:24:20Z Image image/gif http://ocw.nd.edu/africana-studies/creole-lanuage-and-culture CHP for AFAM 35775 - Creole Lanuage and Culture. Cross-listing for ILS 30102 administrator 2008-06-25T19:10:56Z Course text/html http://ocw.nd.edu/africana-studies/faith-and-the-african-american-experience This course will introduce students to the African American faith experience, with particular attention being given to the historical development of spiritualities of liberation in the American Diaspora. Brief lectures and seminar discussions will offer "perspectives" on this rich and heterogeneous tradition from several vantage points within the humanities, social sciences, and theological disciplines. administrator Faith African American History Africana Studies African-American Christianity Spirituality Religion African Diaspora Theology Hugh Page David George 2008-04-02T22:40:16Z Course text/html http://ocw.nd.edu/africana-studies/african-american-history-ii AFAM 30202 is a cross-listed course. For complete course materials, please see HIST 30800 administrator Great Migration African American History Africana Studies African-American American Studies Reconstruction Civil Rights Movemment American History History Richard Pierce Patrick Mason 2008-01-25T05:40:55Z Course text/html http://ocw.nd.edu/africana-studies/islamic-societies-of-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-religion-history-and-culture This new course offers a panoramic survey of the Islamic societies of the Middle East and North Africa from their origins to the present day. It will deal with the history and expansion of Islam, both as a world religion and civilization, from its birth in the Arabian peninsula in the seventh century to its subsequent spread to other parts of western Asia and North Africa. Issues of religious practices, political governance and movements, gender, social relations and cultural norms will be explored in relation to a number of Islamic societies in the region. The course foregrounds the complexities and diversity present in a critical geographic area of what we call the Islamic world today. administrator Asma Afsaruddin Africana Studies Religion Africa Culture Middle East History North Africa Islam Asma Afsaruddin David Poell Terri Bays 2008-01-25T05:40:55Z Course text/html