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Edward Sanford, (Assistant
Professor of Liberal Studies),
Advisor
African-American studies at The
University of Montana-Missoula offers a
broad historical link of African,
Caribbean, and African-American
experiences into the 21st century. The
overall goal of the curriculum is to
develop appreciation for a wholistic
paradigm that is applicable to any
discipline. This interdisciplinary
emphasis explores a socio-historical
perspective of the evolving status of
African-Americans with courses
internal and external to liberal studies
including: anthropology, Asian studies,
the arts, economics, geography,
international studies, psychology, and
sociology. Topics concern African
heritage and African-American cultural
identity, ancient African civilizations,
peoples of Africa, middle passage,
holocaust of African enslavement, civil
war, reconstruction, harlem renaissance,
civil rights movements, Gandhi and
King, and the plight of African-Americans into the 21st century.
The following courses also relate to
African-American studies:
- Anthropology
- Communication Studies
- 495 Special Topics: Communication and Cultural Values in the Classroom
- Dance
- Economics
- 332 International Economic Reltions
- Geography
- 101S Introduction to Human Geography
- History
- 355 The Age of the Civil War: U.S., 1830-1880
- Political Science
- Sociology
- 220S Race and Ethnic Relations
Courses
U = for undergraduate credit only, UG
= for undergraduate or graduate credit,
G = for graduate credit. R after the credit indicates the course may be repeated
for credit to the maximum indicated
after the R.
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-6) Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
U 220H The African/African-American: A Search for Identity 3 cr.
Historical perspective linking Africans
to the African-American experience.
Variable topics such as ancient African
civilizations, peoples of Africa, the
holocaust of African enslavement, Civil
War, Reconstruction Era, the civil rights
movement, and the evolving status of
African-Americans into the 21st
century.
U 295 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
U 325 Sexism and Racism 3 cr.
Offered alternate years. Explores the
experience of women and minorities
who face segregation and prejudice
through the oppressive application of
law and de facto law.
U 326 Violence and Nonviolence in
Human Relationships 3 cr. Offered
alternate years. Study of the interrelated
problems of violence in our society, in
our homes and in our personal lives.
The course interrelates violence of
socialization, child rearing and the
problems of race and sex discrimination.
UG 327 The African-American
Family 3 cr. Examination of
contemporary theories and research
studies of African-American families to
familiarize the student with major issues
within family life. Key concepts in the
course are diversity, historical
perspective, and social systems.
U 368E Gandhi and King: Ethics of
Nonviolence 3 cr. Prereq., lower-division course in Perspective 5 or consent of
instr. An examination of the writings of
Gandhi and King in search of the ethical
basis for their struggles for justice.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-9) Prereq., consent of instr.
Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
U 396 Independent Study Variable
cr. (R-9) Prereq., consent of instr.
U 493 Omnibus Variable cr. (R-6)
Prereq., consent of instr.
UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-9) Prereq., consent of instr.
Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
U 496 Independent Study Variable
cr. (R-9) Prereq., consent of instr.
Faculty
Assistant Professor
Edward K. Sanford, Ph.D., Howard
University, 1991
Professor
Ulysses S. Doss, Ph.D., The Union
Institute, 1974 (Emeritus)
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African-American Studies