Topic:
Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks: Democracy and Civil Society on Google Video
Class Plan:
This section examines the role of civil society in democratic societies with an emphasis on its boundaries and scope, historical roots and evolution, and its uniqueness and relationship to African Americans.
· Representative Government by John Stuart Mill in Democracy A Reader
· Civil Society Introduction and Civil Society And Political Theory by Jean Cohen and Andrew Arato
· Associative Principles And Democratic Reform by Paul Hirst in Democracy A Reader
· Deliberation Introduction, New Developments In Deliberative Democracy by Ricardo Blaug in Democracy A Reader
· On Legitimacy And Politcal Deliberation by B. Manin in Democracy A Reader
· Freedom Dreams by Robyn Kelley– Preface: “When History Sleeps”: A Beginning; & Chapter 1
Supplementary Reading
· Civil Society and Political Theory Introduction by John Cohen and Andrew Arato
VITAL Training with John Frankfurt, Educational Technologist I Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (CCNMTL). Contact Information: jmf@columbia.edu, (212) 854-1865.
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Session 4
Monday – February 05, 2007 |
Topic:
Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks: Foreign Policy-Making
Class Plan:
Historically foreign policy-making was viewed as the purview of elites and foreign policy-making institutions such as the Executive Branch and other administrative agencies that should not be captured by domestic interests.
- USPolicy.be website source of information on U.S. Government Policy and U.S. Society & Institutions: http://www.uspolicy.be/mofp/mofp_introduction.asp
- Beyond Boundaries by Karin Stanford-Preface, Introduction, and Chapter 2
- African Americans And U.S. Policy Toward Africa 1850-1924 by Elliott P. Skinner- Introduction
Supplementary Reading
· Foreign Policy And The Black (Inter)national Interest by Charles Henry, Introduction
Websources
USPolicy.be Source of Information on U.S. Government Policy and U.S. Society & Institutions
http://www.uspolicy.be/mofp/mofp_introduction.asp
U.S. Foreign Policy The Paradox of World Power
http://www.cqpress.com/cs/hook/chap1/study.asp
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Henry, Charles
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Session 5
Monday – February 12, 2007 |
Topic:
Non-state Actors and Racial/Ethnic Mobilization
Class Plan:
As can be deduced from the title, this theme will focus on methods of intervention by those outside of traditional spaces for federal legal discussion. Community activism and its effects, both legally and philosophically will be discussed.
- Ethnicity Race And American Foreign Policy History by Alexander DeConde-Chapter 1 Interpretations
- Foreign Attachments The Power of Ethnic Groups in the Making of American Foreign Policy by Tony Smith-Introduction and Chapter 1
- Beyond Boundaries by Karin Stanford-Chapter 4
- A Nation within A Nation-Chapter 1;4
- Freedom Dreams–Chapter 2;4
Assignment
Review Martin Kilson Quicktime clip on VITAL site and write essay.
- Black Civil Society’s Leadership Burden by Martin Kilson on The Black Commentator, Issue 154, October 13, 2005.
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Kilson Civil Society VITAL Essay
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Session 6
Monday – February 19, 2007 |
Topic:
The Role of Social Organizations and African Freedom
Class Plan:
As can be deduced from the title, this theme will focus on methods of intervention by those outside of traditional spaces for federal legal discussion. Community activism and its effects, both legally and philosophically will be discussed.
- Booker T. Washington and African Nationalism by Manning Marable
- Beyond Boundaries by Karin Stanford-Chapter 5 & Conclusion
- Afro-Americans and Africa by Minion Morrison
- American Black Leaders by James Roark
- “Always Leading Our Men In Service and Sacrifice” by Karen S. Adler
- ‘Claudia Jones and the West Indian Gazette’: Reflections on the Emergence of Post-Colonial Britain by Bill Schwarz
Supplementary Reading
Beyond Boundaries-Chapter 7
Assignments Due:
Review Gordon and Monteiro Quicktime clips on VITAL site and develop essay. |
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Gordon and Monteiro Kilson Black Studies Contibution VITAL Essay
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Session 7
Monday – February 26, 2007 |
Topic:
Transnational Linkages
Class Plan:
In this theme we will focus on the concerns of domestic Blacks as they relate to the Ethiopian/Italian conflict of the early to mid 1900’s. There will also be a introduction to the Black thespian as activist in personages such as Robeson, Belafonte, and Hansberry.
• Paul Robeson: His Dreams Know No Frontiers by Acklyn Lynch
• Black Nationalism and the Italo-Ethiopian Conflict 1934-1936 by William R. Scott
• The Catholic Missions, British West African Nationalists, and the Italian Invasion of Ethiopia, 1935-36 by S.K.B. Asante
• Beyond Bandung: The Critical Nationalism of Lorraine
Hansberry, 1950-1965 by Fanon Che Wilkins
• Also check out the interview of Belafonte by Larry King (10-15-02)
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Session 8
Monday – March 05, 2007 |
Topic:
Transnational Linkages Continued
Class Plan:
This theme takes on the same issue of transnational linkages of domestic Black concerns, but we will focus on the Pan Africanism of Shirley Graham, DuBois and Stokley Carmichael.
• Race Woman (Preface; Introduction; Chapter 8) by Gerald
Horne
• Stokely Carmichael and Pan-Africanism: Back to Black Power
byDonald J. McCormak
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Session 9
Monday – March 12, 2007 |
Topic:
SPRING BREAK!
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Session 10
Monday – March 19, 2007 |
Topic:
The Spooks Who Sit By the Door: Black Politicians, State Department and United Nations Bureaucrats
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Session 11
Monday – March 26, 2007 |
Topic:
Contemporary Black Transatlantic Networks and Technology
Class Plan:
The Internet and digital technology has changed the way in which people and groups organize for social action. This section examines how Black non-profits/community groups use digital technology to organize and mobilize Black transatlantic networks.
- Free At Last? U.S. Policy Toward Africa And The End Of The Cold War by Michael Clough-Chapter 13
- Cyberorganizing United States Constituencies for Africa by Jill M. Humphries, Perspectives on Global Development and Technology, Volume 5, Issue 3
- In the Fight of Our Lives: Notes on AIDS in the Black Community by Phil Wilson in Race and Resistance African Americans in the 21st Century
- George Bush’s Global Agenda; Bad News for Africa by Salih Booker in Race and Resistance African Americans in the 21st Century
Assignment
Review the following websites using the website assessment form and assess their primary purpose, type of technology used, and, usefulness.
Africa Action: www.africaaction.org
Black AIDS Institute: www.BlackAIDS.org
Trans Africa Forum: www.transafricaforum.org
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Session 12
Monday – April 02, 2007 |
Topic:
Black Feminism Socio-political Cultural Contours and Ideological Thought
Class Plan:
This section’s readings focus on the specifics of stateside Black feminism and its transnational contexts. We will also do a brief reading of Claudia Jones, a Trinidadian social theorist.
- Resting in Gardens, Battling in Deserts: Black Women’s Activism by Joy James In Race and Resistance African Americans in the 21st Century
- Black Feminist Thought-Chapters 10-11
- Words of Fire-pp107-123 (Claudia Jones)
- Freedom Dreams-Chapter 5
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Group Website Assessment
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Session 13
Monday – April 09, 2007 |
Topic:
Africa As An Object of Asian Foreign Policy
Class Plan:
As indicated by the title, this section deals with the continent of Africa as an object of foreign policy, in particular, Asian policy. This topic is of major importance considering the recent “forgiveness of debt” extended by the Chinese government to those African nations indebted to China (choose any one of the following articles).
• Japan’s Foreign Aid Policy to Africa Since the TokyoInternational Conference on African Development by
Howard Lehman
• China’s Post-Cold War African Policy by Richard J. Payne & Cassandra R. Veney
• Southeast Asian Relations with Africa by Fred R. von der Mehden
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Session 14
Monday – April 16, 2007 |
Topic:
Group 1 Book Report Presentation
Class Plan:
Group 1 Presentation
Assignments Due:
Group Book Report Project: Each student must participate in a group book project. There will be 2–3 groups with 4-5 students assigned to each group, depending on the class size. The group book project will be worth 55% of your total grade and will include the following assignments.
· Book Report (BR): The book report is comprised of a one-page abstract, 10-15 pages (typed and double-spaced with 12-point font and I inch margins), and a detailed outline of your presentation. I encourage students to meet with either Mr. Taylor the class teaching assistant or myself throughout the semester for assistance. Please submit draft book reports via email at least one week before your presentation date so that I can make them available to the class via CourseWorks. Final book reports are due the last day of class April 30, 2006.
· Class Presentation (CP): Groups will use theory and research findings as well as knowledge gathered from class readings and discussions to present an organized, clear, and insightful critical analysis of an historical event(s), person(s) and/or issue(s) of an assigned topic. Presentations should be approximately 80 minutes (a class period minus 10 minutes for me to make announcements) long. Students may choose a format that includes a 50- 60-minute formal presentation followed by a 20- 30-minute discussion or one that integrates discussion throughout the presentation. Creativity is encouraged. Boredom is discouraged. Therefore the use of music, video, spoken word, clips, drama, and technology is welcomed. Presentations are to include handouts, overheads, and/or charts to illustrate major points. Remember time management is very important. Presentations must be completed by the end of the class period. The group presentations will be graded on organization and time management, use of research findings, ability to present a theoretical, critical, and insightful analysis of the book, ability to evoke class interest and discussion, and creativity. The class presentation is worth 25% of the total grade.
· Late papers will receive a 1/2 lowered grade for each week it is turned in after the due date. No late or incomplete papers will be accepted unless of an emergency.
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Session 15
Monday – April 23, 2007 |
Topic:
Group 2 Book Report Presentation
Class Plan:
Group 2 Presentation
Assignments Due:
Group Book Report Project: Each student must participate in a group book project. There will be 2–3 groups with 4-5 students assigned to each group, depending on the class size. The group book project will be worth 55% of your total grade and will include the following assignments.
· Book Report (BR): The book report is comprised of a one-page abstract, 10-15 pages (typed and double-spaced with 12-point font and I inch margins), and a detailed outline of your presentation. I encourage students to meet with either Mr. Taylor the class teaching assistant or myself throughout the semester for assistance. Please submit draft book reports via email at least one week before your presentation date so that I can make them available to the class via CourseWorks. Final book reports are due the last day of class April 30, 2006.
· Class Presentation (CP): Groups will use theory and research findings as well as knowledge gathered from class readings and discussions to present an organized, clear, and insightful critical analysis of an historical event(s), person(s) and/or issue(s) of an assigned topic. Presentations should be approximately 80 minutes (a class period minus 10 minutes for me to make announcements) long. Students may choose a format that includes a 50- 60-minute formal presentation followed by a 20- 30-minute discussion or one that integrates discussion throughout the presentation. Creativity is encouraged. Boredom is discouraged. Therefore the use of music, video, spoken word, clips, drama, and technology is welcomed. Presentations are to include handouts, overheads, and/or charts to illustrate major points. Remember time management is very important. Presentations must be completed by the end of the class period. The group presentations will be graded on organization and time management, use of research findings, ability to present a theoretical, critical, and insightful analysis of the book, ability to evoke class interest and discussion, and creativity. The class presentation is worth 25% of the total grade.
· Late papers will receive a 1/2 lowered grade for each week it is turned in after the due date. No late or incomplete papers will be accepted unless of an emergency.
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Session 16
Monday – April 30, 2007 |
Topic:
Group 3 Book Report Presentation
Class Plan:
Group 3 Presentation
Assignments Due:
Group Book Report Project: Each student must participate in a group book project. There will be 2–3 groups with 4-5 students assigned to each group, depending on the class size. The group book project will be worth 55% of your total grade and will include the following assignments.
· Book Report (BR): The book report is comprised of a one-page abstract, 10-15 pages (typed and double-spaced with 12-point font and I inch margins), and a detailed outline of your presentation. I encourage students to meet with either Mr. Taylor the class teaching assistant or myself throughout the semester for assistance. Please submit draft book reports via email at least one week before your presentation date so that I can make them available to the class via CourseWorks. Final book reports are due the last day of class April 30, 2006.
· Class Presentation (CP): Groups will use theory and research findings as well as knowledge gathered from class readings and discussions to present an organized, clear, and insightful critical analysis of an historical event(s), person(s) and/or issue(s) of an assigned topic. Presentations should be approximately 80 minutes (a class period minus 10 minutes for me to make announcements) long. Students may choose a format that includes a 50- 60-minute formal presentation followed by a 20- 30-minute discussion or one that integrates discussion throughout the presentation. Creativity is encouraged. Boredom is discouraged. Therefore the use of music, video, spoken word, clips, drama, and technology is welcomed. Presentations are to include handouts, overheads, and/or charts to illustrate major points. Remember time management is very important. Presentations must be completed by the end of the class period. The group presentations will be graded on organization and time management, use of research findings, ability to present a theoretical, critical, and insightful analysis of the book, ability to evoke class interest and discussion, and creativity. The class presentation is worth 25% of the total grade.
· Late papers will receive a 1/2 lowered grade for each week it is turned in after the due date. No late or incomplete papers will be accepted unless of an emergency.
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Session 17
Monday – May 07, 2007 |
Topic:
STUDY DAYS
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Session 18
Monday – May 14, 2007 |
Topic:
FINAL EXAMINATIONS
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