24.912 | Spring 2017 | Undergraduate

Black Matters: Introduction to Black Studies

Course Description

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 …
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.
Learning Resource Types
Written Assignments
Presentation Assignments with Examples
Lecture Videos
Instructor Insights
Malcolm X holds up a newspaper which reads, "Our Freedom Can't Wait"
Malcolm X holding up a copy of his newspaper “Muhammad Speaks” which reads “Our Freedom Can’t Wait,” at a podium addressing a crowd at a Black Muslim rally in New York City in 1963. This image is in the public domain. From Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, NYWT&S Collection, LC-USZC2-5832.