{"id":2936,"date":"2025-03-31T17:20:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T17:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/africa\/?p=2936"},"modified":"2025-03-31T17:20:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T17:20:31","slug":"spring-2025-course-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/africa\/spring-2025-course-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2025 course list"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join African Studies faculty members this spring for a diverse range of coursework.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Africa courses<\/b><\/p>\n

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DANCE 280: African Dance Techniques<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Manimou Camara<\/span><\/p>\n

TTh | 4:30-6:20 p.m. | Location MNY 265<\/span><\/p>\n

2-3 credits (A&H) | SLN: 13183<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Studio instruction in traditional and contemporary dance techniques of Africa and the African diaspora.<\/span><\/p>\n

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HSTAFM 151: Africa In The Era of The Atlantic Slave Trade<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Stephanie Smallwood<\/span><\/p>\n

TTh | 3:30-5:20 p.m. | Location PAA A114<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits (SSc, DIV) | SLN: 15289<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Explores the African past from c. 1400 through the end of the nineteenth century. Uses the emerging evidence of historical, linguistic, and archaeological analysis to think critically about lingering notions that Africa and its peoples are static and unchanging, primitive and simple, and best understood in terms of racial difference.<\/span><\/p>\n

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HSTAFM 253: African History In Real Time<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Lynn Thomas<\/span><\/p>\n

MW | 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. | Location CMU 228<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits (SSc, DIV) | SLN: 15290<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Overview of the past 150 years of African history and representations of that history, highlighting power struggles over colonialism, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, class, and sexuality. Collaborative research projects and presentations focus on placing today’s African news headlines in historical perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n

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HSTAFM 278: Modern North Africa<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Kyle Haddad-Fond<\/span><\/p>\n

MW | 2:30-4:20 p.m. | Location TBA<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits (SSc, DIV) | SLN: 15291<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

History of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya since the seventeenth century. Includes imperialism and local responses, development of national identities, the evolving role of Islam in politics and society, experiences of religious and ethnic minorities, impact of and on French culture, North African diaspora communities, and connections with the rest of Africa and the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MELC 230\/ RELIG 211: Introduction to Muslim Beliefs and Practices<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Lillian McCabe<\/span><\/p>\n

MW| 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. | FSH 108<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits (SSc, A&H) | SLN: 17139, 19541<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Examines the origins and development of central beliefs in various Muslim traditions; such as monotheism, prophecy, divine judgment, and predestination. Looks at ritual and socio-cultural practices in Muslim societies in Asia, Africa, and Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MELC 415\/ MELC 567: Holy People And Holy Places Of The Horn Of Africa<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Mehari Zemelak Worku<\/span><\/p>\n

WF | 9:30-10:50 a.m. | DEN 213<\/span><\/p>\n

3 credits (SSc, A&H) | SLN: 21654, 21655<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Offers a comprehensive introduction to the holy men and women of the Horn of Africa, whose lives and legacies have shaped the region’s religious, political, and cultural milieu. Explores major sacred spaces and their constitutions in the region. Covers Ethiopian Christian saints to Somali Sufi mystics and Jewish Ethiopian heroes. Explores the hero formation processes in the different religious traditions of the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

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African Diaspora courses<\/b><\/p>\n

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AFRAM 150\/ HSTAA 150: Introduction To African American History<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Alekzandr Wray<\/span><\/p>\n

TTh | 4:30-6:20 p.m. | CMU 326<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits (SSc) | SLN: 10179, 15271<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Introductory survey of topics and problems in African American history with some attention to Africa as well as to America. Basic introductory course for sequence of lecture courses and seminars in African American history.<\/span><\/p>\n

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AFRAM 318 \/ ENGL 318: Black Literary Genres<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Sonnet Retman<\/span><\/p>\n

TTh | 1:30-3:20 p.m. | MGH 251<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits (A&H, DIV) | SLN: 10181, 14126<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Considers how generic forms and conventions have been discussed and distributed in the larger context of African American, or other African diasporic literary studies. Links the relationship between generic forms to questions of power within social, cultural, and historical contexts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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DANCE 218: Afro-Peruvian Dance<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Monica Rojas<\/span><\/p>\n

MW | 4:30-6:20 p.m. | MNY 267<\/span><\/p>\n

2-3 credits (A&H) | SLN: 13173<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Covers one or more of the following Afro-Peruvian dance genres: festejo, zapateo, lando, zamacueca, and\/or marinera. Studio-based course that focuses on movement practice developed by African-descent populations in the Peruvian coast. Includes an introduction to the cultural, historical, and sociopolitical context in which the dances emerged and evolved.<\/span><\/p>\n

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DANCE 236: Salsa And Afro-Caribbean Social Dance<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Juliet McMains<\/span><\/p>\n

MWF | 2:30-4:20 p.m. | MNY 267<\/span><\/p>\n

2-3 credits (A&H, DIV) | SLN: 13176<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Instruction in salsa and other Afro-Caribbean social dances, such as mambo, rumba, bachata, and cha cha cha, contextualized through study of dance as a site for community and individual negotiation of ethnicity, race, and gender.<\/span><\/p>\n

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DANCE 287: Capoeira<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: silvio aleixo dos reis<\/span><\/p>\n

MW | 4:30-6:20 p.m. | MNY 266<\/span><\/p>\n

2-3 credits (A&H) | SLN: 13185<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Practice-based instruction in the Afro-Brazilian art of capoeira, including movement, music, culture, history.<\/span><\/p>\n

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DANCE 343: Hip Hop, Street, And Club Dance Culture<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Annie Franklin<\/span><\/p>\n

MWF | 10:30-11:50 a.m. | MNY 268, 267<\/span><\/p>\n

3 credits (DIV, A&H) | SLN: 21592<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Explores histories, philosophies, and cultures of hip hop, street, and club dances, such as social and party dances, breaking, house, waacking, vogueing, popping, and locking, that were developed by Black and Latine communities in response to systematic oppression. Combines lecture, discussion, reading, viewing, and movement practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

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DANCE 357: Diaspora Negra: Afro-Latinx Dance Traditions<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Monica Rojas<\/span><\/p>\n

MW | 10:30 a.m-12:20 p.m. | MNY 267<\/span><\/p>\n

3 credits (DIV, A&H) | SLN: 13194<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Explores dance traditions among various Afro-Latinx cultures, the history, politics and the role of performance in imagining, constructing and projecting identities. Through dance practice, readings and discussions students will investigate participatory vs. presentational performance and dance as a tool for activism within the larger social, political, and cultural contexts in which these traditions emerged, are practiced and continue to evolve.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MUSIC 131: History Of Jazz<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Cuong Vu<\/span><\/p>\n

*Asynchronous<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 17500<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Extensive overview of important musicians, composers, arrangers, and stylistic periods of jazz history from emergence of the first jazz bands at the turn of the twentieth century through post-modern bebop era of the 1990s.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Language courses<\/b><\/p>\n

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AMHAR 103 \/ AMHAR 513: Elementary Amharic III<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Mehari Zemelak Worku<\/span><\/p>\n

TTh | 9:30-11:20 a.m. | SAV 136<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 21764, 21765<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Enables students to acquire the Amharic language including its unique writing script. Familiarizes students with major historical and cultural aspects of Ethiopia. Includes multiple practice sessions targeted at developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ARAB 103 \/ ARAB 513: Elementary Arabic<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Khalil Ahmed<\/span><\/p>\n

MTWThF | 9:30-10:20 a.m. | MLR 316<\/span><\/p>\n

MTWThF | 10:30-11:20 a.m. | SAV 138<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits | SLN: 10346, 10347, 10352, 10353<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Develops the four communicative language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Stresses communication skills and emphasizes the links between language and culture, using mainly Modern Standard Arabic, with exposure to Egyptian Colloquial Arabic. Third in a sequence of three.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ARAB 203 \/ ARAB 523: Intermediate Arabic<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Amina Moujtahid<\/span><\/p>\n

MWF | 9:30-10:50 a.m. | SAV 136<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 10348, 10354<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Explores aspects of Arab culture and emphasizes all skills of language acquisition: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students also learn more about Arab society in general and about features of Arab culture that influence the use of the language in daily life. Focuses on developing communication skills. Third in a sequence of three.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ARAB 303 \/ ARAB 533: Third Year Arabic<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Amina Moujtahid<\/span><\/p>\n

MWF | 9:30-10:50 a.m. | SAV 136, DEN 258<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 21467, 21503<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Helps students acquire an advanced proficiency in Arabic by focusing on developing all four skills of language acquisition: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Explores topics related to Arabic culture, Arabic society, Arabic music and arts, and Arabic literature.<\/span><\/p>\n

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FRENCH 101: Elementary French<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Helene Collins, Irina Markina<\/span><\/p>\n

MTWThF | 10:30-11:20 a.m. | Synchronous Online<\/span><\/p>\n

MTWThF | 1:30-2:20 p.m. | SMI 313<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits | SLN: 14765, 14766<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills to a basic level of proficiency. Teaches students to communicate in French and understand the cultural context of the language. Methods and objectives are primarily oral-aural. Oral practice in the language laboratory is required. First in a sequence of three.<\/span><\/p>\n

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FRENCH 102: Elementary French<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Claire Wagenseil, Helene Collins<\/span><\/p>\n

MTWThF | 12:30-1:20 p.m. | CHL 105<\/span><\/p>\n

MTWThF | 1:30-2:20 p.m. | Synchronous Online<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits | SLN: 14767, 21380<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills to a basic level of proficiency. Teaches students to communicate in French and understand the cultural context of the language. Methods and objectives are primarily oral-aural. Oral practice in the language laboratory is required. Second in a sequence of three.<\/span><\/p>\n

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FRENCH 103: Elementary French<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Emy Chevalier, Madeline Poole, Hedwige Meyer, Claire Wagenseil<\/span><\/p>\n

MTWThF | 9:30-10:20 a.m. | THO 331<\/span><\/p>\n

MTWThF | 11:30 a.m-12:20 p.m. | THO 202<\/span><\/p>\n

MTWThF | 12:30-1:20 p.m. | RAI 107<\/span><\/p>\n

MTWThF | 1:30-2:20 p.m. | ART 006<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits | SLN: 14768, 14769, 14770, 14771<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills to a basic level of proficiency. Teaches students to communicate in French and understand the cultural context of the language. Methods and objectives are primarily oral-aural. Oral practice in the language laboratory is required. Third in a sequence of three.<\/span><\/p>\n

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FRENCH 203: Intermediate French<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Hedwige Meyer<\/span><\/p>\n

MTWThF | 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. | RAI 107<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 14773<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Designed to bring students to an intermediate level of proficiency. Emphasis on experiencing the language in context through a multi-media approach. Third in a sequence of three.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SWA 103: Basic Swahili<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Jacqueline Waita<\/span><\/p>\n

MTWThF | 11:30 a.m-12:20 p.m. | SAV 157<\/span><\/p>\n

MTWThF | 12:30-1:20 p.m. | SAV 157<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits | SLN: 20260, 20261<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Introduces the Swahili language and the diverse cultures and customs of the people of East Africa. Provides a basic foundation in speaking, reading, and writing. Third in a sequence of three.<\/span><\/p>\n

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PORT 201: Intermediate Portuguese<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Felipe Carneiro de Figueredo, Eduardo Viana Da Silva<\/span><\/p>\n

TTh | 1:30-3:20 p.m. | SAV 164<\/span><\/p>\n

MTWThF | 11:30 a.m-12:20 p.m. | MEB 251<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 19076, 19077<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Modern texts, compositions, conversation, and a systematic review of grammar. First in a sequence of three.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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SWA 203: Intermediate Swahili<\/b><\/p>\n

Instructor: Jacqueline Waita<\/span><\/p>\n

MTWThF | 9:30-10:20 a.m. | SAV 158<\/span><\/p>\n

5 credits | SLN: 20262<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Description<\/b><\/p>\n

Builds proficiency in the language by speaking, reading, and writing. Includes children’s stories, newspaper articles, poetry, and folklore. Third in a sequence of three.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n



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