Sexy Courses Attract Students
Issue date: 12/13/06 Section: News
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Clark Atlanta University is bringing a host of new courses for the Spring 2007 semester.
The African-American Studies and Political Science department's new courses are giving traditional courses a run for their enrollment.
Each department is introducing two new courses that will emphasize today's African-American concerns.
Dr. Abi Awomolo, Political Science department chair, is excited about the debut of her departments' new courses.
"Our sexiest courses are the Politics of Contemporary Thought: A Hip-Hop Perspective and Politics of Contemporary Thought: Exploring the Political Philosophy and Contemporary Relevance of Malcolm X," Awomolo said.
According to Awomolo, the Political Science departments' addition to curriculum is largely due to the sign of the times.
"The Political Science department is adding classes such as these to be caught in age, future oriented and dynamic," she said.
Dynamic courses are key to Awomolo. She is anticipating students' reactions to the courses to further evaluate the current political science curriculum.
"We are currently revising the curriculum to appeal to a younger audience and deal with the here and now," Awomolo said.
Joseph Jones, adjunct professor and CAU PhD candidate, is the professor of Politics in Contemporary Thought: A Hip-Hop Perspective.
"This course looks at the politics of hip-hop," Jones said, "It is a research based course. We delve into the hip-hop and look at a few things."
Some of the topics discussed in the course are: the history of hip-hop, what is hip-hop, political economy of hip-hop, women and religion in hip-hop and international hip-hop.
This course was first taught at CAU in the Spring of 2006. Jones is making history as there is currently no other class taught like this in the country.
When asked how he came up with the idea for the course Jones replied, "There is a gap between college students and people in the industry."
This is a gap Jones intends to narrow by bringing a guest speaker connected to the hip-hop industry to class once a week.
Past speakers include Spelman professor Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall and rapper Professor Griff of Public Enemy.
Possible speakers for the Spring of 2007 include M-1 of dead prez, coordinators of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) and radio personalities such as V103's Frank-Ski.
Other new Spring courses include Current Issues in African-African Studies and African-American Studies: The Modern Era Exploring the Historical Development of "Black Studies."
Students should consult with their advisors before registering for the courses.
The African-American Studies and Political Science department's new courses are giving traditional courses a run for their enrollment.
Each department is introducing two new courses that will emphasize today's African-American concerns.
Dr. Abi Awomolo, Political Science department chair, is excited about the debut of her departments' new courses.
"Our sexiest courses are the Politics of Contemporary Thought: A Hip-Hop Perspective and Politics of Contemporary Thought: Exploring the Political Philosophy and Contemporary Relevance of Malcolm X," Awomolo said.
According to Awomolo, the Political Science departments' addition to curriculum is largely due to the sign of the times.
"The Political Science department is adding classes such as these to be caught in age, future oriented and dynamic," she said.
Dynamic courses are key to Awomolo. She is anticipating students' reactions to the courses to further evaluate the current political science curriculum.
"We are currently revising the curriculum to appeal to a younger audience and deal with the here and now," Awomolo said.
Joseph Jones, adjunct professor and CAU PhD candidate, is the professor of Politics in Contemporary Thought: A Hip-Hop Perspective.
"This course looks at the politics of hip-hop," Jones said, "It is a research based course. We delve into the hip-hop and look at a few things."
Some of the topics discussed in the course are: the history of hip-hop, what is hip-hop, political economy of hip-hop, women and religion in hip-hop and international hip-hop.
This course was first taught at CAU in the Spring of 2006. Jones is making history as there is currently no other class taught like this in the country.
When asked how he came up with the idea for the course Jones replied, "There is a gap between college students and people in the industry."
This is a gap Jones intends to narrow by bringing a guest speaker connected to the hip-hop industry to class once a week.
Past speakers include Spelman professor Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall and rapper Professor Griff of Public Enemy.
Possible speakers for the Spring of 2007 include M-1 of dead prez, coordinators of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) and radio personalities such as V103's Frank-Ski.
Other new Spring courses include Current Issues in African-African Studies and African-American Studies: The Modern Era Exploring the Historical Development of "Black Studies."
Students should consult with their advisors before registering for the courses.
