The African Language Program in the Department of African and African American Studies offers instruction in more than ten languages every semester. African languages can be taken to fulfill the foreign language requirement for Harvard College
By focusing on specific problems (poverty, educational disparities, health, etc.) faced by people of African descent within the United States and globally, Social Engagement courses and the Social Engagement thesis (also called the “alternative thesis”) seek to wed academic study with practical experience.
The Wire and its Contribution to Understanding Urban Inequality
Students in this seminar watched, critiqued, and discussed selected episodes of "The Wire" along with assigned readings on urban inequality that relate to these episodes.
With a focus on race, gender, and identity, this course explored the portrayal of the human condition across cultures in feature films, documentaries, and photography. For the final, students created their own multimedia projects.
