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.
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 – Reginald Royston
- African 203: Poverty Porn – Matthew Brown
- African 204: The Politics of Language in Africa and the Diaspora
- African 210: The African Storyteller
- African 211: The African Autobiography
- African 220: HipHop, Youth Culture, and Politics in Senegal – Damon Sajnani
- African 277: Africa: An Introductory Survey – Neil Kodesh
- African 303: Soccer in Africa – Vlad Dima
- African 406 (Lec. 1): Magic Realism in African Fiction
- African 406 (Lec. 2): Contemporary African Women Writing – Ainehi Edoro
Graduate Courses
- African 406 (Lec. 1): Magic Realism in African Fiction
- African 406 (Lec. 2): Contemporary African Women Writing – Ainehi Edoro
- African 435: Advanced Studies in Swahili Language—Grammar
- African 670: Theories and Methods of Learning a Less Commonly Taught Language
- African 671: Multilanguage Seminar
- African 700: Reading and Writing African Cultural Studies – Matthew Brown
- African 703: Communicative Lesson Planning
- African 804: Critical Applied Linguistics Working Group – Katrina Daly Thompson
- African 905 (Sem. 1): Waiting for (Transitional) Cinema – Vlad Dima
- African 905 (Sem. 2): African Diaspora Theories and Tropes – Damon Sajnani
- African 983: Interdepartmental Seminar—African Studies – Neil Kodesh
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
Zulu
- African 335: First Semester Zulu
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
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- African 203: Comic Art & Graphic Novels
- African 204: Speaking African
- African 210: The African Storyteller
- African 216: Paris-Dakar: A Cinematic Journey through Urban Space(s)
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 (Damon Sajnani)
- 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 (Damon Sajnani)
- 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 (Névine 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
Fall 2019
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Undergraduate courses
- African 100: Introduction to African Cultural Expression (Vlad Dima)
- African 202: Satire in Africa (Tejumola Olaniyan/Katrina Thompson)
- African 204: The Poltics of Language in Africa and the Diaspora
- African 210: The African Storyteller (Matthew Brown)
- African 212: Introduction to African Popular Culture (Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué)
- African 220: HipHop, Youth Culture, and Politics in Senegal (Damon Sajnani)
- African 233: Global HipHop and Social Justice (Damon Sajnani)
- African 277: Africa, An Introductory Survey (Neil Kodesh)
- African 300: Tales of Love & War (Luís Madureira)
- African 405: Lec 1, Gender & Sexuality in Afro-Futurism (Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué)
- African 405: Lec 2, Colonialism & its Cultural Critique (Ron Radano)
- African 606: African Historical Fiction (Luís Madureira)
Graduate courses
- African 405: Lec 1, Gender & Sexuality in Afro-Futurism (Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué)
- African 405: Lec 2, Colonialism & its Cultural Critique (Ron Radano)
- African 606: African Historical Fiction (Luís Madureira)
- African 670: Theories & Methods of Learning a Less Commonly Taught Language (must take with African 671)
- African 671: Multilanguage Seminar (must take with African 670)
- African 700: Reading & Writing African Cultural Studies (Ron Radano)
- African 804: Critical Applied Linguistics Working Group (Katrina Daly Thompson)
- African 905: Cinematic Bodies: Aural Spaces in African Cinema (Vlad Dima)
- African 926: Literary Ethnography (Katrina Daly Thompson)
Language courses
Arabic
- African 321: First Semester Arabic
- African 323: Third Semester Arabic
- African 329: Fifth Semester Arabic
Swahili
- African 331: First Semester Swahili
- African 333: Third Semester Swahili
- African 435: Advanced Swahili
Yoruba
- African 371: First Semester Yoruba
- African 373: Third Semester Yoruba
- African 475: Fifth Semester Yoruba
Wolof
- African 391: First Semester Wolof
Hausa
- African 361: First Semester Hausa
Zulu
- African 335: First Semester Zulu
Spring 2019
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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)
Language courses
Arabic
- African 322: Second Semester Arabic
- African 324: Fourth Semester Arabic
- African 330: Sixth Semester Arabic
Swahili
- African 332: Second Semester Swahili
Yoruba
- African 372: Second Semester Yoruba
Wolof
- African 394: Fourth Semester Wolof
Past Courses
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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)
Language Courses
- Arabic
- African 321: First Semester Arabic (Lafdouk, Sabaaalazab, Peterson)
- African 323: Third Semester Arabic (Mustafa Mustafa)
- African 329: Fifth Semester Arabic (Mustafa Mustafa)
- Swahili
- African 331: First Semester Swahili (Rebecca Mandich)
- Zulu
- African 335: First Semester Zulu (Njabulo Donda)
- Yoruba
- African 371: First Semester Yoruba (Tolu Akinwole)
- Wolof
- African 393: Third Semester Wolof (Astou Gueye)
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)
Fall 2017
Undergraduate Courses
- African 100: Introduction to African Cultural Expression (Ronald Radano)
- African 210: The African Storyteller (online course)
- African 220: HipHop, Youth Culture, and Politics in Senegal (Damon Sajnani)
- African 277: Introduction to Africa (Neil Kodesh)
- African 300: Arab Publics (Samuel England)
- African 405: Africa and the Internet (Reginold Royston)
- African 605: African Diaspora Theories and Tropes (Damon Sajnani)
- African 609: The Phonograph Record and Invention of “World Music” (Ronald Radano)
Graduate Courses
- African 405: Africa and the Internet (Reginold Royston)
- African 605: African Diaspora Theories and Tropes (Damon Sajnani)
- African 609: The Phonograph Record and Invention of “World Music” (Ronald Radano)
- African 670: Theories and Methods of Learning a Less Commonly Taught Language (Katrina Daly Thompson)
- African 671: Multilanguage Seminar (Katrina Daly Thompson)
- African 700: Reading and Writing African Cultural Studies (Jo Ellen Fair)
- African 703: Flipped Classes and Blended Learning (Katrina Daly Thompson)
- African 705: Teaching Portfolio (Katrina Daly Thompson)
- African 905: African Political Thought (Michael Schatzberg)
