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Center for Ethnic Studies
COURSE LISTINGS
The following classes are offered by the Center for Ethnic Studies.
AsianCulture (ASN)
Social Science  
ASN 111 Chinese Culture and Heritage
(Same as ANT 111)
3 crs 3hrs
ASN 114 Asian American History
(Same as HIS 114)
3 crs 3 hrs
Literature  
ASN 339 Asian American Literature 3 crs 3 hrs

Africana Studies (AFN)
Black Literature
Note: Courses in Black Literature(300 level) satisfy requirements for a third semester of the English sequence. Completion of the ENG 201 is required for all Black Liturature courses.
AFN 321 African-American Writing From 18th Century to 1940 3 crs 3 hrs
AFN 322 Contemporary Black Writers 3 crs 3 hrs
AFN 335 History of Black Theater 3 crs 3 hrs
AFN 338 Black Literature of the Caribbean 3 crs 3 hrs
Music and Art  
AFN 101 African Art
(Same As Art 801)
2 crs 2 hrs
AFN 102 African-American Art 2 crs 2 hrs
Social Science  
AFN 121 History of African Civilization
(Same as HIS 121)
3 crs 3 hrs
AFN 122 Africa 1500 to Present
(Same as HIS 122)
3 crs 3 hrs
AFN 123 African-American History, 17th Century to 1865
(Same as HIS 123)
3 crs 3 hrs
AFN 124 African-American History 1865 to Present
(Same as HIS 124)
3 crs 3 hrs
AFN 126 Caribbean History
(Same as HIS 126)
3 crs 3 hrs
AFN 127 Haitian History and Culture
(Same as ANT125)
3 crs 3 hrs
AFN 128 Black Women in the Americas and the Caribbean
(Same as ANT 127)
3 crs 3 hrs
AFN 129 The Black Man in Contemporary Society
(Same as SOC 129)
3 crs 3 hrs
AFN 152 Modern Black Political Thought (Same as POL 152) 3 crs 3 hrs
AFN 154 Sociology of the Black Urban Community
(Same as SOC154)
3 crs 3 hrs
AFN 253 The Black Experience in Africa 3 crs 3 hrs
AFN 256 The Contemporary Black Family
(Same as SOC 256)
3 crs 3 hrs
AFN 271 Foundations of Black Psychology (Same as PSY 271) 3 crs 3 hrs

Africana/ Latino Studies (AFL)  
AFL 102 Introduction to Afro-American and Caribbean Dance 1 cr 2 hrs
Social Science  
AFL 111 Economics of Urban Communities 3 crs 3 hrs
AFL 112 Economic Development of the Dominican Republic in the 20th Century 3 crs 3 hrs
AFL 113 African Development in the 20th Century 3 crs 3 hrs
AFL 125 Comparative Ethnic Studies I
(Same as SOC 125)
3 crs 3hrs
AFL 151 Political Economy of the Caribbean 3 crs 3 hrs
AFL161 Health Problems in Urban Communities 3 crs 3 hrs

Latino Studies (LAT)  
Modern Languages and Literature  
LAT 233 Representative Puerto Rican Writers 3 crs 3 hrs
LAT 235 Puerto Rican Theatre 3 crs 3 hrs
LAT 237 Puerto Rican Literature: Early Colonial Through 19th Century 3 crs 3 hrs
LAT 238 Contemporary Puerto Rican Literature 3 crs 3 hrs
LAT 239 The Short Story in the Spanish Speaking Caribbean 3 crs 3 hrs
LAT 338 Latino/a Writers in the U.S.
(Same as ENG 338)
3 crs 3hrs
Music and Art  
LAT 141 Puerto Rican Music
(Same as MUS 881)
2 crs 2 hrs
Social Science  
LAT 125 Puerto Rican Culture and Folklore 3 crs 3 hrs 0 lab hrs
LAT 127 History of Puerto Rico: Discovery through 19th Century 3 crs 3 hrs 0 lab hrs
LAT 128 History of Puerto Rico: 1900 to Present 3 crs 3 hrs 0 lab hrs
LAT 131 History of the Dominican Republic 3 crs 3 hrs
LAT 151 Politics of Puerto Rican Communities 3 crs 3 hrs 3 lab hrs
LAT 152 Puerto Rican Experience in Urban U.S. Settings 3 crs 3 hrs 0 lab hrs
LAT 234 The Puerto Rican Family 3 crs 3 hrs 0 lab hrs
LAT 236 Puerto Rican Economic Development Since 1898 3 crs 3 hrs
LAT 475 Latin American & Caribbean Society 3 crs 3 hrs

 
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Monday - Friday 9:00 - 5:00
Room S-642
tel.212-220-1370
fax.212-220-1508
Courses Offered
Asian Culture (ASN)
Africana Studies (AFN)
Africana/ Latino Studies(AFL)
Latino Studies(LAT)
 
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