Social Engagement Thesis

Social Engagement Thesis

Naseemah Mohamed '12 and local high school students in Zimbabwe participated in the Ziolonge Arts-Literacy Project, a social entrepreneurship initiative part of a AAAS Social Engagement Thesis, entitled The Art of Literacy: A Post-Colonial Pedagogy for Zimbabwe.

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African Language Program

African Language Program

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

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Social Engagement Initiative

Social Engagement Initiative

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.

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The Wire and its Contribution to Understanding Urban Inequality

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.

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Using Film for Social Change - AAAS 109

Using Film for Social Change - AAAS 109

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.

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