MUS 356a04 - Black Music: From Africa to Afrofuturism
Department: Music
Description: This class explores the roots and routes of Black American music. It examines events that shaped spirituals, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, hip hop, call & response, interlocking polyphonies, and improvisation, and how the music fosters repair, affirmation, and futurities for a people whose past has been deliberately rubbed out.
Credit Hours: 3
Graduation Requirement: IDEAS - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in U.S. Society. This graduation requirement is for all students, starting with students following the 2023-2024 catalog.
Current Offerings
Fall 2025
- 001 - Lecture (In Person): T Th 9:35 AM - 10:50 AM , Nana Hemaa Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum 3.00 hour(s)
Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025
Location: Cook Hall 305 (CH 305)
Instructor: Nana Hemaa Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.