Africa is at the center of the coursework in the department in regards to epistemology, foundational texts, and student research, with considerable room for diasporic texts, theory, and research projects.
If you’re interested in one of our courses and would like to know more about it, including access to past syllabi, please send an email to the Undergraduate Advisor, Toni Landis at tllandis@wisc.edu.
Spring 2021
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Undergraduate Courses
- African 100: Introduction to African Cultural Expression – Vlad Dima
- African 201: Introduction to African Literature – Samuel England
- African 202: Representations of Africans in the Diaspora – Kathryn Mara
- African 204: Language, Mobility, and Globalization: African Migrants’ Experience – Adeola Agoke
- African 210: The African Storyteller
- African 277: Africa: An Introductory Survey – Matthew Brown
- African 302: Arabic Literature and Cinema – Nevine El Nossery
- African 405: Islam in Africa & the Diaspora – Katrina Daly Thompson
Graduate Courses
- African 405: Islam in Africa & the Diaspora – Katrina Daly Thompson
- African 671: Multilanguage Seminar – Adeola Agoke
- African 804: Critical Applied Linguistics Working Group – Katrina Daly Thompson
- African 905: Rethinking Development: Capitalism, Pan Africanism and the Plantationocene – Reginold Royston
- African 983: The Question of Agency – Matthew Brown
Language Courses
Arabic
- African 322: Second Semester Arabic
- African 324: Fourth Semester Arabic – Mustafa Mustafa
- African 330: Sixth Semester Arabic – Mustafa Mustafa
Swahili
- African 332: Second Semester Swahili
- African 334: Fourth Semester Swahili
- African 436: Sixth Semester Swahili
Wolof
- African 392: Second Semester Wolof
Yoruba
- African 372: Second Semester Yoruba
Fall 2020
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Undergraduate Courses
- African 100: Introduction to African Cultural Expression – Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué
- African 202: Technology & Orality—Podcasting, Music, and New Media – Reginold Royston
- African 203: Poverty Porn – Matthew Brown
- African 204: The Politics of Language in Africa and the Diaspora – Adeola Agoke
- African 210: The African Storyteller
- African 277: Africa: An Introductory Survey – Neil Kodesh
- African 303: Soccer in Africa – Vlad Dima
- African 405: Politics of Fashion in Africa – Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué
- African 406: Women Writing Africa – Ainehi Edoro
Graduate Courses
- African 405: Politics of Fashion in Africa – Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué
- African 406: Women Writing Africa – Ainehi Edoro
- African 670: Theories and Methods of Learning a Less Commonly Taught Language – Adeola Agoke
- African 671: Multilanguage Seminar – Adeola Agoke
- African 700: Reading and Writing African Cultural Studies – Matthew Brown
- African 703: Communicative Lesson Planning – Adeola Agoke
- African 804: Critical Applied Linguistics Working Group – Katrina Daly Thompson
- African 905 (Sem. 1): Waiting for (Transnational) Cinema – Vlad Dima
Language Courses
Arabic
- African 321: First Semester Arabic
- African 323: Third Semester Arabic – Mustafa Mustafa
- African 329: Fifth Semester Arabic – Mustafa Mustafa
Hausa
- African 361: First Semester Hausa
Swahili
- African 331: First Semester Swahili
- African 333: Third Semester Swahili
- African 435: Advanced Studies in Swahili Language—Grammar
Wolof
- African 391: First Semester Wolof
Yoruba
- African 371: First Semester Yoruba
- African 373: Third Semester Yoruba
- African 475: Fifth Semester Yoruba
Graduate Language Courses
- African 670: Theories and Methods of Learning a Less Commonly Taught Language
- African 671: Multilanguage Seminar
Summer 2020
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Undergraduate courses
See our Summer offerings in the Enrollment Tool
- African 203: Comic Art & Graphic Novels
- African 204: Speaking African
- African 210: The African Storyteller
Spring 2020
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Undergraduate Courses
- African 100: Introduction to African Cultural Expression (Reginald Royston)
- African 201: Introduction to African Literature (Matthew Brown)
- African 204: Language, Mobility, and Globalization: The Experience of African Migrants (Adeola Agoke)
- African 210: The African Storyteller
- African 212: Introduction to African Popular Culture (Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué)
- African 233: Global HipHop and Social Justice
- African 277: Africa: An Introductory Survey (James Sweet)
- African 300: African Literature in Translation: Coming of Age Narratives (Luís Madureira)
- African 303: The Films & Novels of Ousmane Sembène (Vlad Dima)
- African 402: Theory of African Literature (Luís Madureira)
- African 405 (Lec. 1): Africa through Comics and Graphic Fiction (Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué)
- African 405 (Lec. 2): The Problem of Whiteness
- African 409: The Making of Global Black Sound (Ronald Radano)
- African 605: Methods of African Cultural Studies (Matthew Brown)
Graduate Courses
- African 402: Theory of African Literature (Luís Madureira)
- African 405 (Lec. 1): Africa through Comics and Graphic Fiction (Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué)
- African 405 (Lec. 2): The Problem of Whiteness (Damon Sajnani)
- African 409: The Making of Global Black Sound (Ronald Radano)
- African 605: Methods of African Cultural Studies (Matthew Brown)
- African 671: Multilanguage Seminar (Adeola Agoke)
- African 901: Decolonial Narratives of Africa (Nevine El Nossery)
- African 983: Race, Embodiment, and Value (Ronald Radano)
Language Courses
Arabic
- African 322: Second Semester Arabic
- African 324: Fourth Semester Arabic (Mustafa Mustafa)
- African 330: Sixth Semester Arabic (Mustafa Mustafa)
Swahili
- African 332: Second Semester Swahili
Wolof
- African 392: Second Semester Wolof
Yoruba
- African 372: Second Semester Yoruba
Past Courses
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Spring 2019
Undergraduate Courses
- African 201: Introduction to African Literature (Samuel England)
- African 210: African Storyteller
- African 233: Global HipHop and Social Justice (Damon Sajnani)
- African 277: Africa: An Introductory Survey (Matthew H. Brown)
- African 300: Arab Publics (Samuel England)
- African 405: The Problem of Whiteness (Damon Sajnani)
- African 405: Africa + the Internet (Reginold Royston)
- African 407: Critical Approaches to Multilingualism (Colleen Hamilton)
- African 440: African/Francophone Film (Vlad Dima)
- African 605: African Screen Media (Matthew H. Brown)
- African 606: Francophone Women’s Voices from Africa and the Middle East (Nevine El Nossery)
Graduate Courses
- African 405: Africa + the Internet (Reginold Royston)
- African 405: The Problem of Whiteness (Damon Sajnani)
- African 407: Critical Approaches to Multilingualism (Colleen Hamilton)
- African 605: African Screen Media (Matthew H. Brown)
- African 606: Francophone Women Voices from Africa and the Middle East (Nevine El Nossery)
- African 671: Multilanguage Seminar (Colleen Hamilton)
- African 901: The Form of the African Novel (Ainehi Edoro)
Fall 2018
Undergraduate Courses
- African 100: Introduction to African Cultural Expression (Matthew H. Brown)
- African 210: The African Storyteller
- African 277: Introduction to Africa (Neil Kodesh)
- African 403: Theories of African Cultural Studies (Matthew H. Brown)
Graduate Courses
- African 670: Theories and Methods of Learning a Less Commonly Taught Language (Colleen Hamilton)
- African 671: Multilanguage Seminar (Colleen Hamilton)
- African 700: Reading and Writing African Cultural Studies (Samuel England)
- African 803: Theories of African Cultural Studies (Matthew H. Brown)
- African 905: Oral Culture & Africa in the Digital Era (Reginold Royston)
Spring 2018
Undergraduate Courses
- African 201: Introduction to African Literature (Matthew H. Brown)
- African 210: The African Storyteller (online course)
- African 233: Global HipHop and Social Justice (Damon Sajnani)
- African 277: Introduction to Africa (Jo Ellen Fair)
- African 297: African and African-American Linkages (Teju Olaniyan)
- African 300: Contemporary Arabic Literature and Cinema (Lec 1: Nevine El Nossery)
- African 300: Arabic Fiction and Falsehood (Lec 2: Samuel England)
- African 403: Theories of African Cultural Studies (Ron Radano)
- African 405: The Problem of Whiteness (Damon Sajnani)
- African 407: Language, Gender, & Sexuality in African Contexts (Katrina Daly Thompson)
- African 409: Global Jazz and Blues Authenticities (Ron Radano)
- African 445: The Discipline of Politics in Arabic Literature and Film (Samuel England)
- African 605: Sound & Afro-Modernity: Digitizing the Body and Soul of the Nation (Reginold Royston)
Graduate Courses
- African 405: The Problem of Whiteness (Damon Sajnani)
- African 407: Language, Gender, & Sexuality in African Contexts (Katrina Daly Thompson)
- African 409: Global Jazz and Blues Authenticities (Ron Radano)
- African 445: The Discipline of Politics in Arabic Literature and Film (Samuel England)
- African 605: Sound & Afro-Modernity: Digitizing the Body and Soul of the Nation (Reginold Royston)
- African 671: Multilanguage Seminar (Katrina Daly Thompson)
- Note: requires prior enrollment in African 670
- African 905: Africa and (Neo)Liberalism (Matthew H. Brown)
- African 905: The Invention of Africa (Luís Madureira)
