This summer institute is a week long opportunity that takes place abroad with a theme focused on the healing arts. Grounding this theme is the pursuit of reparatory justice in the Rastafari faith. The summer school will integrate learning activities with existing community projects, for instance, the School of Vision and Rastafari Indigenous Village. Students will study Rastafari as an African-centered ethos, inclusive of culture and economic sustainability.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Shilliam, Robbie
• Room:  
• Status: Approval Required
• Seats Available: 14/14
• PosTag(s): n/a

Anthropologist Irma McLaurin explains that Black feminist anthropologists are “Black women (first) who do anthropology (second).” Broadly, Black feminism is based on the notion that Black women and their knowledge matter. Being Black and female within a patriarchal white supremacist society subjects Black women to unique experiences that give insight into the many forms that oppression can take. But Black feminisms and Black feminists are not homogenous. There are various political views and disciplinary approaches. Of course, not all Black feminists are academics—there are artists, organizers, and mothers. There are different gender identities and sexualities. What is shared among Black feminists is an emphasis on retrieving and (re)producing Black women’s knowledge, doing activist work, and a commitment to humanism. In this course, we focus on engagements with Black feminism in all subfields of anthropology.

• Days/Times: T 4:00PM - 6:30PM
• Instructor: Lans, Aja Marie
• Room: Mergenthaler 439
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 1/8
• PosTag(s): n/a

Explore the social and political changes that have transformed the African continent in the modern era, with a focus on the rise and fall of colonialism, the relation between Africa and the world in the post-colonial era, and effect of colonialism and its aftermath on African household structures and gender roles.

• Days/Times: MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM
• Instructor: Thornberry, Elizabeth
• Room: Gilman 132
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 15/15
• PosTag(s): HIST-AFRICA

Explore the social and political changes that have transformed the African continent in the modern era, with a focus on the rise and fall of colonialism, the relation between Africa and the world in the post-colonial era, and effect of colonialism and its aftermath on African household structures and gender roles.

• Days/Times: F 10:00AM - 10:50AM, MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM
• Instructor: Thornberry, Elizabeth
• Room: Gilman 132
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 15/15
• PosTag(s): HIST-AFRICA

From 1948-1994, South Africa was governed under the system of apartheid, which denied political and civil rights to non-white citizens. This class traces the rise of apartheid in South Africa as well as the liberation struggle that eventually defeated it.

• Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
• Instructor: Thornberry, Elizabeth
• Room: Gilman 17
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 2/15
• PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, CES-LE, CES-RI, AFRS-AFRICA

From 1948-1994, South Africa was governed under the system of apartheid, which denied political and civil rights to non-white citizens. This class traces the rise of apartheid in South Africa as well as the liberation struggle that eventually defeated it.

• Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM
• Instructor: Thornberry, Elizabeth
• Room: Gilman 17
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 14/15
• PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, CES-LE, CES-RI, AFRS-AFRICA

We will explore key texts in the historiography of post-1939 North Africa as well as key recent publications, in French as well as in English.

• Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
• Instructor: Shepard, Todd
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 10/15
• PosTag(s): HIST-AFRICA, INST-GLOBAL, AFRS-AFRICA

Introduction to the grammar and writing system of the classical language of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (ca. 2055-1650 B.C.). In the second semester, literary texts and royal inscriptions will be read. Course meets with AS.133.600.

• Days/Times: TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
• Instructor: Wilkinson, Alison Michelle
• Room: Gilman 238
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/6
• PosTag(s): n/a

How can we think about the interconnections between racism, theories of race and the practice of medicine? Living at a moment when racial disparities in health outcomes in the United States are still very stark, this course will provide a historically grounded approach to thinking about the roles that race and racism have played in healthcare, the production of health disparities as well as the role of medicine in the development of racist thought. While much of this course will focus geographically within the United States, this class will also explore global histories of medicine, encountering questions of race and medicine in Africa, the South Pacific and Asia. In addition to the analysis of primary source documents and historical texts, students will also be introduced to theoretical approaches to the study of race and racism from W.E.B. Dubois, Sylvia Wynter, Frantz Fanon and others.

• Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
• Instructor: White, Alexandre Ilani Rein
• Room: Gilman 300
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/20
• PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, CES-RI, MSCH-HUM

Many sub-Saharan African countries are among the least developed countries in the world. In this course, we explore the economic development experiences of African countries, with more focus on sub-Saharan Africa. The course starts with a historical perspective, delves into development strategies, and examines evidence on successes and failures of some case study countries. We conclude by analyzing the many challenges that these countries continue to face in their development process. Elements of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics are required prerequisites. There would be group presentations on assigned readings.

• Days/Times: WF 1:30PM - 2:45PM
• Instructor: Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
• Room: Gilman 75
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/20
• PosTag(s): INST-ECON, CES-PD, CES-TI, CES-RI

Race has been and continues to be centrally important to American political life and development. In this course, we will engage with the major debates around racial politics in the United States, with a substantial focus on how policies and practices of citizenship, immigration law, social provision, and criminal justice policy shaped and continue to shape racial formation, group-based identities, and group position; debates around the content and meaning of political representation and the responsiveness of the political system to American minority groups; debates about how racial prejudice has shifted and its importance in understanding American political behavior; the prospects for contestation or coalitions among groups; the “struggle with difference” within groups as they deal with the interplay of race and class, citizenship status, and issues that disproportionately affect a subset of their members; and debates about how new groups and issues are reshaping the meaning and practice of race in the United States.

• Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
• Instructor: Weaver, Vesla Mae
• Room: Bloomberg 168
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 15/25
• PosTag(s): INST-AP, POLI-IR, CES-LSO, AGRI-ELECT

Designed to sharpen students’ abilities in contemporary spoken and written Portuguese. This third-year course fosters the development of complex language skills that enhance fluency, accuracy and general proficiency in Portuguese and its appropriate use in professional and informal contexts. Students will briefly review previous grammar structures and concentrate on new complex grammar concepts. Using a variety of cultural items such as current news, short stories, plays, films, videos, newspaper articles, and popular music, students discuss diverse topics followed by intense writing and oral discussion with the aim of developing critical thinking and solid communication skills. Successful completion of Advanced Portuguese I will prepare students for the next level, Advanced Portuguese II, AS.210.372. May not be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prereq: AS.210.272 or (old AS.210.278) or placement test. THERE IS NO FINAL EXAM.

• Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
• Instructor: De Azeredo Cerqueira, Flavia Christina; Nagasawa, Ellen
• Room: Shriver Hall 001
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/10
• PosTag(s): n/a

Did you know that Brazil is very similar to the United States? This course is intended as an introduction to the culture and civilization of Brazil. It is designed to provide students with basic information about Brazilian history, politics, economy, art, literature, popular culture, theater, cinema, and music. The course will focus on how Indigenous, Asian, African, and European cultural influences have interacted to create the new and unique civilization that is Brazil today. The course is taught in English. No Prereq. THERE IS NO FINAL EXAM.

• Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
• Instructor: De Azeredo Cerqueira, Flavia Christina
• Room: Hodson 305
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/20
• PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL

Did you know that Brazil is very similar to the United States? This course is intended as an introduction to the culture and civilization of Brazil. It is designed to provide students with basic information about Brazilian history, politics, economy, art, literature, popular culture, theater, cinema, and music. The course will focus on how Indigenous, Asian, African, and European cultural influences have interacted to create the new and unique civilization that is Brazil today. The course is taught in English. No Prereq. THERE IS NO FINAL EXAM.

• Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
• Instructor: De Azeredo Cerqueira, Flavia Christina
• Room: Hodson 305
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/5
• PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL

Race and ethnicity have played a prominent role in American society and continue to do so, as demonstrated by interracial and interethnic gaps in economic and educational achievement, residence, political power, family structure, crime, and health. Using a sociological framework, we will explore the historical significance of race and its development as a social construction, assess the causes and consequences of intergroup inequalities and explore potential solutions.

• Days/Times: TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
• Instructor: Greif, Meredith
• Room: Maryland 202
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/19
• PosTag(s): INST-AP, CES-RI, CES-CC, MSCH-HUM

An introduction to Urban Health with Baltimore as a case study: wellbeing, nutrition, education, violence and city-wide geographic variation. Lectures by JH Faculty, local government/service providers and advocates.

• Days/Times: T 4:30PM - 5:45PM
• Instructor: Leaf, Philip
• Room: Gilman 50
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/15
• PosTag(s): CES-CC

An introduction to Urban Health with Baltimore as a case study: wellbeing, nutrition, education, violence and city-wide geographic variation. Lectures by JH Faculty, local government/service providers and advocates.

• Days/Times: T 4:30PM - 5:45PM
• Instructor: Leaf, Philip
• Room: Gilman 50
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 12/15
• PosTag(s): CES-CC

An introduction to Urban Health with Baltimore as a case study: wellbeing, nutrition, education, violence and city-wide geographic variation. Lectures by JH Faculty, local government/service providers and advocates.

• Days/Times: T 4:30PM - 5:45PM
• Instructor: Leaf, Philip
• Room: Gilman 50
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 14/15
• PosTag(s): CES-CC

An introduction to Urban Health with Baltimore as a case study: wellbeing, nutrition, education, violence and city-wide geographic variation. Lectures by JH Faculty, local government/service providers and advocates.

• Days/Times: T 4:30PM - 5:45PM
• Instructor: Leaf, Philip
• Room: Gilman 50
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 13/15
• PosTag(s): CES-CC

Introduction to Critical Diaspora Studies will explore the transnational, relational, and comparative approach to racism, migration, and colonialism at the heart of this major. It will introduce students to cutting-edge literature in the major’s four tracks: Migration and Borders; Global Indigeneities; Empires, Wars, and Carceralities; and Solidarities, Social Movements, and Citizenship. Topics covered will include diasporic and indigenous cultures and politics from Asia, Africa, and Latin America, as well as the United States. Students should expect to learn the value of interdisciplinary and transnational approaches to questions of social belonging, activism, justice, and politics. This course will also be useful to students in all humanities and social science majors who are interested in questions of racism, migration, and colonialism. This course may entail travel over fall break.

• Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
• Instructor: Schrader, Stuart Laurence
• Room: Gilman 75
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 1/18
• PosTag(s): n/a

This course introduces students to the field of Africana Studies. It focuses on the historical experience, intellectual ideas, theories, and cultural production of African-descended people. We will consider how people of the black diaspora remember and encounter Africa. We will explore, too, how such people have lived, spoken, written, and produced art about colonialism and enslavement, gender and mobility, violence and pleasure. This course will be thematically organized and invite you to center your own stories about black people within your understanding of the modern world and its making.

• Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
• Instructor: Jackson, Lawrence P; Makalani, Minkah
• Room: Gilman 219
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 3/15
• PosTag(s): CES-ELECT, CES-RI

This course will examine the lasting aesthetic impact of the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) on Black fiction writers and playwrights, with an emphasis on issues related to culture wars, imaginary marronage, colonial language, slave memory, literary violence & trauma, sexual politics, beliefs, and the African diaspora.

• Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
• Instructor: Desormeaux, Daniel
• Room: Gilman 10
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/10
• PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR

This course explores Black social movements in the United States to better understand social inequality, social structures, oppression, agency, and power across time and space.

• Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
• Instructor: Okechukwu, Amaka Camille
• Room: Krieger 308
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 7/20
• PosTag(s): CES-RI, CES-ELECT

What role does resistance play in black political thought and action? How do black concepts of resistance shape broader political processes? How are these concepts essential in understanding political development past and present?

• Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
• Instructor: Spence, Lester
• Room: Latrobe 107
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 16/25
• PosTag(s): INST-PT, CES-LC, CES-RI