GER240

043526

The African diaspora is a concept that deals with the global migration (voluntary and involuntary) of African people throughout history. It addresses questions of belonging and identity abroad, stretching across time and space based on a common African origin. With this global and connected concept in mind, philosophers, theologians, playwrights, and poets writing in German and in English have grappled with questions of the African human condition for centuries. Both German and American thinkers and dreamers have been exploring the possibilities and limitations of the human intellect in action. This course takes a wide-angled look at commonalities in pioneering ideas about and by Black historical figures and scholars to explore what German-speaking and English-speaking intellectual history can tell us about the contemporary world and about the complex cultural and social history leading up to today.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Undergraduate

GEED - BC (Gen Ed: Building Connections)