The Introduction to Africana Studies course explores the history, field, and function of the discipline of Africana Studies, including engagement of sources detailing student organizations, nomenclature, debates over whether it is multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, or transdisciplinary; its major figures, ideas, personalities, theories, governing bodies, and a foray into its impact on contemporary culture and academic inquiry. The course is a mode of inquiry on how to engage the study of the African(a) world, a survey of best practices.
- Teacher: M.Z. Yehudah