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FLS 3311 - Yoruba Culture and Civilization in the Americas

Credits: 3 hrs
This course acquaints students with the Yoruba people, their history, traditional and contemporary arts, social organization, religion, and technology. It introduces students to the presence and influence of the Yoruba people and of the Yoruba culture in the Americas, including the United States of America. 
Periods Per week: three hours per week
Pre-requisite(s): No prerequisite; however, previous experience in any of the following will be an advantage: Intermediate Yoruba II or its equivalent, African- American history; peoples of Africa, history of African-American art, African arts.