Bachelor of Arts in African Cultural Studies
500, USA
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Sep 2024
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Introduction
Bachelor of Arts in African Cultural Studies
The mission of the Department of African Cultural Studies is to research and teach the languages and expressive cultures of Africa and Africans around the world. This includes work at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and emphasizes the development and application of analytical, linguistic, and methodological tools that enable students to work effectively and imaginatively across regions, languages, cultural forms, methodologies, and disciplines.
Undergraduates study one of six languages offered by the department Arabic, Hausa, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba, and Zulu and combine their language study with popular courses in the humanities, literature, and ethnic studies. The department's undergraduate courses cover a wide range of topics, including introductory African literature and storytelling, contemporary cinema and music, and social issues ranging from gender and sexuality to whiteness to diasporic internet use.
Majors are encouraged to study abroad in Africa during their undergraduate careers. Study abroad programs sponsored by UWMadison include semesters or full years in Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Ghana, and other African nations.
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