AFST 101: Introduction to Africana Studies
Final Paper Assignment
The instructions are just to answer these questions to the best of your ability. Whether you include sources is up to you but the point of this assignment is to show that I have grasped the concepts he asks in the question. The professor wants to see that I can have a knowledgeable conversation about each topic.
Questions:
1. In your own words describe how African-American poetry developed throughout history (2 pages, 5 points)
2. How did the interest of African Americans in Africa develop during the pre-and post-Garvey period? (2 pages, 5 points)
3. In your own words, describe the main concepts of the philosophy of Afrocentricity. (2 pages, 10 points)
4. Trace the development of the character of Harriet Tubman in Kasi Lemmon’s movie Harriet. (1 page, 5 points)
5. In your own words, describe the arguments for and against African sexualities according to Workineh Kelbessa in “Africa and the Philosophy of Sexuality” (2 pages, 5 points)
Thanks and let me know if you need any more guidance.