Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

AFAM 298
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
AFAM 299
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
AFAM 301
Black Family Life
3 Semester Hours
This course examines relevant issues about life within the
Black Family and the impact that these issues have on the
individual, the community, and the society at large.
Emphasis is placed on myths, gender roles, socialization,
parenting styles, and male/female relationships. The
course gives students an opportunity to select an aspect
of Black life and do an in-depth critical analysis of it with
a focus on the current research, competing views, and
implications for the future.
AFAM 335
Sociology of the Black Community
3 Semester Hours
A survey of the effects of long-standing discrimination and
deprivation upon family structure, occupational patterns,
health and educational conditions, motivation, and
personal as well as group identity. An analysis of the
Black power concept and its influence upon the growing
community control of the ghetto.
AFAM 337
Black Arts Movement
3 Semester Hours
A survey of the critical, fictional, poetic, and dramatic
writings of Black Americans in the 1920s-1930s and the
1960s-1970s.
AFAM 395
Black Drama
3 Semester Hours
A survey of dramatic literature written by African
American playwrights from the 19th century to the
current day. Representative playwrights include Garland
Anderson, Theodore Ward, Langston Hughes, James
Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry, Charles Gordone, Charles
Fuller, Ntozake Shange, and August Wilson. Students will
have opportunities to attend live performances of African
American drama in L.A. communities and to stage
readings of selected works.
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AFAM 396
Survey of African American Literature
3 Semester Hours
A study of the major themes in selected works of African
American literature; examination of their social, historical,
cultural, and contemporary significance.
AFAM 398
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
AFAM 399
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
AFAM 435
Sex, Race, and Violence
3 Semester Hours
This course examines the issues of sex, race, and violence
and their implications for the individual, the family, and
the community. Emphasis is placed on the role of
socialization and the myths that impact societal attitudes
about sex and violence. Students have an opportunity to
identify and to explore factors that influence the
manifestation of physical violence (including dating
violence, child abuse, and domestic violence) and sexual
violence (including date rape, stranger rape, and marital
rape) across the dimensions of race, ethnicity, and gender.
AFAM 485
African American Social Thought
3 Semester Hours
A survey of the development of African American social
thought with special emphasis upon current philosophies
which have influenced contemporary African American
social movements.
AFAM 497
Senior Seminar
3 Semester Hours
Designed as a capstone experience for African American
Studies majors and minors. In the seminar format,
students will be challenged to integrate knowledge, skills
gained in course work, and life experiences into a
meaningful project that meets the challenge of academic
excellence and social responsibility.
Prerequisite: Senior standing.