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Africana Studies is interdisciplinary
The field draws from history, politics, literature, sociology, cultural studies, and more.
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01:014:103 · Africana Studies · School 01 — New Brunswick School of Arts and Sciences
Introduction to Africana Studies surveys Africana Studies as an interdisciplinary field and examines African, African American, and diasporic histories, politics, cultures, and protests.
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SIRS · 924 responses · 2016–2025
Spring 2027
2 open in snapshot · 2 instructors
When it meets
Livingston
Checked-in sections · current seat counts are unavailable.
W 10:20 AM · Livingston · 1 section · 1 open
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4 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor
Students examine Africana Studies as an intellectual project shaped by social movements and institutional change.
The course uses diasporic and comparative approaches to connect African peoples across regions and histories.
Official descriptions foreground politics, historical struggle, and protest as major lenses.
Students consider how culture, identity, and scholarship shape what questions Africana Studies asks.
A small set of public Rutgers discussions suggests that Intro to Africana Studies can feel approachable when the section format is clear, but students describe different reading and writing patterns across instructors and terms. Treat those comments as anecdotal planning signals, not a course-wide workload guarantee.
The field draws from history, politics, literature, sociology, cultural studies, and more.
Diasporic comparison helps students see linked experiences without flattening regional differences.
A central question is who gets to define, preserve, and interpret Black experience.
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Track local, national, and transnational scales.
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Compare patterns while preserving historical and regional specificity.
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Also ask what method, archive, or standpoint the author is using.
2 open · Livingston
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0213197 | Open | Ramsamy | Monday 3:50 PM-5:10 PM at LSH B269; Wednesday 3:50 PM-5:10 PM at LSH B269LSH B269 | Livingston |
| 0313198 | Open | April Grier | Wednesday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at LSH B117; Friday 3:50 PM-5:10 PM at LSH B117LSH B117 | Livingston |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
4.47
Course quality
4.45
Response rate
46.1%
Coverage
63 offerings · 2016–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anitha Ramachandran | 11 | 4.67 | 4.60 |
| Denniston Bonadie | 11 | 4.38 | 4.43 |
| Kavitha Ramsamy | 11 | 3.85 | 3.88 |
| Bonadie Denniston | 8 | 4.74 | 4.72 |
| Ramsamy Kavitha | 7 | 4.74 | 4.79 |
| Karla Jackson-Brewer | 5 | 4.56 | 4.48 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
3
Current campuses
Livingston
Current availability
2 open of 2
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Core codes
CCD, SOEHS
Loaded terms
7
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