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Black Matters: Introduction to Black Studies

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States24.912
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2017English
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Interdisciplinary survey of people of African descent that draws on the overlapping approaches of history, literature, anthropology, legal studies, media studies, performance, linguistics, and creative writing. This course connects the experiences of African-Americans and of other American minorities, focusing on social, political, and cultural histories, and on linguistic patterns.

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