African American and Africana Studies

The African American and Africana Studies (AAAS) minor program explores the social, cultural, spiritual, economic and political experiences and perspectives of the African Diaspora. With key focuses on the study of Black life within the United States, the global links across the African diaspora, and examining the contributions of the African intellectual heritages as key components of American culture and resistance. Classes engage the entire African diaspora, including the study of Africa, Afro-Latino/Afro-Caribbean, African-Native, Afro-Asian, African American, and other fusions and iterations of Black cultures.

With an emphasis on interdisciplinary study, the AAAS minor enables students to conduct research and synthesize new knowledge across disciplinary and departmental boundaries. The minor program provides academic and career advising, research training and mentorship, leadership skills development, peer mentoring and local/global community learning opportunities and engagement, including study abroad for students. Students who minor in AAAS will find that they are able to apply their newly gained knowledge, skills, and abilities masterfully across various fields and job sectors, which is vital in an increasingly culturally and ethnically diverse society.

Requirements

African American and Africana Studies is a critical and scholarly engagement of African American and African Diasporic Life. The interdisciplinary discourse focuses on critical race theory, ethics, politics, religion, medicine, gender, history, language and literature.

Minor Requirements

The minor in African American and Africana Studies requires 18 credit hours, including:

• Six (6) hours chosen from

AAAS 10103 Engaging Difference and Diversity in America

AAAS 20103 Introduction to African American Studies

ENGL 20593 Introduction to Literatures of the Global African Diaspora

• Twelve (12) hours from courses that carry the AAAS attribute, from at least three different departments
• No more than nine (9) hours may be taken throughout the minor program in any one department
• At least nine (9) hours must be at the 30000 level or above

Emphasis Requirements

The emphasis in African American and Africana Studies requires 16 credit hours, including:

• Six (6) hours chosen from

AAAS 10103 Engaging Difference and Diversity in America

AAAS 10203 Introduction to African American Studies

ENGL 20593 Introduction to Literatures of the Global African Diaspora

• Select the remaining nine (9) hours from courses that carry the AAAS attribute from a at least three different departments.

Current List of Courses

Course Number	Course Title	TCU Core Curriculum	Credit Hours
AAAS 10103	Engaging Difference and Diversity in America	CA or CSV	3
AAAS 20103	Introduction to African American Studies		3
ADRN 20101	Make Your Major Work		1
ADRN 20103	Africa through Film	CA, GA	3
CRJU 30853	Multiculturalism in the Criminal Justice System	CA	3
CRJU 30903	Law and Society	CSV, WEM	3
EDUC 50003	Diversity in American Education	CA	3
ENGL 10133	Introduction to Literature	LT, HUM	3
ENGL 20593	Introduction to Literatures of the Global African Diaspora	GA, LT, HUM	3
ENGL 30573	African-American Literature	CA, LT, WEM	3
ENGL 30733	Satire	HUM	3
ENGL 40533	Toni Morrison	WEM	3
HIST 10703	African American Experience Since 1619	HT, CA	3
HIST 30803	Recent U.S. Urban History : Race, Space and Community Activism	CA, CSV	3
HIST 31903	Summer Study in Ghana	CA, GA	3
HIST 40873	The Civil Rights Movement in America	SSC, CA, CSV	3
HIST 41913	Afro-Latin America	WEM	3
NURS 10403	Introduction to Health Disparities in African Americans	CA	3
NURS 20403	Health Disparities in African Americans	CSV	3
POSC 31523	The Civil Rights Movement in America	SSC, CA, SCV	3
POSC 31623	Urban Politics	CSV, SSC	3
POSC 35023	Comparative Social Movements	SSC,  CA, GA	3
RELI 10043	Understanding Religion: Society and Culture	RT, HUM	3
RELI 20503	Africa and the African Diaspora: History, Religion, and Culture	HUM, RT	3
RELI 20513	Africa and the African Diaspora: History, Religion, and Culture	HUM, RT	3
RELI 30343	Black Religion in United States		3
RELI 30553	African Religions		3
RELI 30813	Black Religion and Black Literature		3
RELI 35023	Caribbean Religions	RT	3
SPAN 41803	Afro-Hispanic Literature		3
SOCI 30443	Social Movements and Protest		3
SOCI 40803	Social Inequality	WEM	3
SOWO 30513	Social Work and Civil Rights	SSC	3
SOWO 30583	Social Work and Diversity	CA	3

Faculty & Staff

Frederick Gooding	Associate Professor; Dr. Ronald E. Moore Professor in Humanities	817.257.7125	F.GOODING@tcu.edu	Honors College
M. Francyne Huckaby	Professor and Associate Dean	817.257.4163	f.huckaby@tcu.edu	Interdisciplinary Studies
Max Krochmal	Associate Professor of History	817.257.7315	m.krochmal@tcu.edu	History
Brandon Manning	Assistant Professor of of Black Literature and Culture, Interim Director African American and Africana Studies Minor	817.257.6258	brandon.manning@tcu.edu	English
Stacie McCormick	Associate Professor, Co-Director African American and Africana Studies Minor	817.257.6245	s.mccormick@tcu.edu	English
Darren J. N. Middleton	John F. Weatherly Professor of Religion; Director, MLA Program	817.257.6445	d.middleton2@tcu.edu	Religion
Claire Sanders	Senior Instructor	817.257.6289	c.sanders@tcu.edu	History