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Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

Philosophy 14


COURSE DESCRIPTION
14 Survey of Black Thought Units: 3.00
 
Prerequisite: None.
 
A survey of Black thought from the earliest times, including Ethiopian-Egyptian-Coptic sources, medieval Muslim Africa, and the modern Western slave and liberation periods. Representative thinkers of the modern periods are discussed. 54 hours lecture.
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR CLASS SCHEDULE
A survey of Black thought from earliest times to modern liberation periods.
 
ADVISORY ENTRY SKILLS
None.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1.   Allow the student to comprehend and understand the reasoning of
      Black thought from earliest times and to the present.

2.   Acquaint the student with political and social writings of Black
      thinkers.

3.   Analyze Black philosophical thought and its relation to
      contemporary issues.

4.   To further develop the student's critical thinking ability by requiring
      the analysis and evaluation of data, the anticipation of alternative 
      explanations and the forming of conclusions from the data
      presented.
 
COURSE CONTENT
  TOPICS
 
  1.  Introduction:  The Roots of the Past
    1. Egyptian and Coptic Sources
    2. Islamic and Medieval Sources
  2.  American Slavery and the Long Aftermath
    1. The Colonial Period:  Frederick Douglas and abolitionist though
    2. The Niagara Movement:  NAACP-DuBois
    3. Ideological Conflict:  DuBois vs Washington
    4. Marcus Garvey and the Back to Africa movement
    5. Regression, Accommodation, and Disillusionment
  3.  The Calls and Clash of Freedom
  4.  Elijah Muhamed, Malcolm X and the Black Muslims
    1. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Non-Violence
    2. Carmichael, Cleaver and Black Power
 
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
 Methods of instruction used to achieve student learning outcomes may include, but are not limited to:

  • Lecture
  • Discussion groups
     
 
METHODS OF EVALUATION
 Students will be evaluated for progress in and/or mastery of learning outcomes by methods of evaluation which may include, but are not limited to:

  • Mid-term exam
  • Term paper
  • Final exam
ASSIGNMENTS

Required Reading Assignments


Required Writing Assignments


Other Outside-of-Class Assignments
 
COURSE MATERIALS
 All materials used in this course will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate for college level instruction. Possible texts include:

  • Possible texts include:

    Asante(ed), African Intellectual Heritage, 1996.

    Bell, Faces at the Bottom of the Well, 1993.

    DuBois, The Souls of Black Folk,1996.

    Hill (ed.) Call and Response: Riverside Anthology of African American Literary Tradition, 1998.

    Hooks, Ain’t I a Woman, 1981.

    Jahn, Muntu: African Culture in the Western World, 1991.

    Mbitit, African Religions and Philosophy, 2nd edition, 1992.

    West, Race Matters, 1994.
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