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The Africana Studies Major at Davidson

The Africana Studies major is dedicated to the critical examination of the experience of people of whole or partial African descent whether they are in Africa, the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe or other places around the world.

The Africana Studies Department requires 10 courses for the completion of the major. We highly recommend that students begin their study with AFR 101.

Courses You Might Take

POL 182

Intro to Research Methods

Instructors
Bersch, Ceka, Crowder-Meyer, O'Geen, Toska

The framework of social science analysis, and the use of statistics for studying political problems. Topics range from research design and hypothesis testing to correlation and multiple regression.

Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement.
Satisfies…

DAN 242

Haitian Dance Technique I

Instructor
Chapman

In this combined technique and theory course, students will engage in the practice of Haitian dance, and support this embodied learning with study of Haitian artists, history and culture. Bi-weekly physical practice introduces students to the foundations of…

DAN 252

History, Memory,Perf, Place

Instructor
Chapman

What racist and exclusionary legacies on campus must we still contend with? How might both the practice and theory of performance help us understand the unfinished business of history- "the endings that are not over," as sociologist Avery Gordon…

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History English Philosophy Mathematics and Computer Science Gender and Sexuality Studies Latin American Studies

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