Syllabus for African Dance MPADE-UE 1542.002 Spring 2013 Contact hours: Wednesday‚ 1:30-3:30pm‚ studio 304 Education building Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions‚ Program in Dance Education New York University Instructor: Alfdaniels Mabingo Phone: 917-679-8119 E-mail: <alfmab@gmail.com> Consultation: By appointment ----------------------------------------- A survey course in East African dance with accompanying songs‚ music‚ and cultural contexts in which these
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This data shows us that there are about 8‚420‚300 more white families living in poverty than African American families. Though I will concede that for the population that African American make up there is large amount poverty among single parent households. Out of this data‚ there are 25 in which there are white impoverished families than African Americans. This proves that poverty is not just a race issue and should be treated more as an American issue. If white American’s are born with white privilege
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Brenda Gonzalez Professor McGrath Art History Hybird November 5‚ 2012 African Chokwe Masks The term Chokwe has at least 30 different spellings. Their history dates back to the 15th century‚ when a Lunda queen married a Luba prince Chibinda Ilunga. Because a member of the Lunda aristocracy disapproved of the marriage‚ the queen and prince migrated south to present-day Angola. There they founded several kingdoms‚ each headed by a god-king. The masks they created probably played important roles
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The Ascent of African American Females and the Decline of African American Males Introduction Throughout the history of the United States‚ African Americans have been discriminated against in all areas of life including academics. African Americans are still lagging behind their white counterparts in various academic achievement areas. In Oakland High School‚ only 40.8% of graduating African Americans have completed their UC/CSU requirements. It is a telltale sign that something is wrong. Moreover
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not. The people that are oppressed by society are strengthened by their oppression because they learn to be strong. In a way‚ these oppressed people are strengthened by their oppression. They gain strength and immunity to society’s harmful ways. African American people have faced oppression since slavery. They have
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for the lighter skin women. The men in the documentary made comments about how they prefer a woman with lighter skin due to preference but they did not approve of the women that bleach their skin since these women “look like ghost or sickly”. Among African American’s the ideal has evolved into wanting a woman with light skin and hair that is Caucasian type. (Hall‚ 1990) This blatant kind of colorism is what is helping
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“A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry Introduction The play “A Raisin in the Sun” reflects on Youngers‚ an African-American Family‚ who lived on the southern side of Chicago in the late 1950s. The play opens with the family receiving a $10‚000 insurance check from Mr. Younger’s (the deceased) life insurance policy. Each member of the family is ready with an idea of what to use the money on (Hansberry‚ 11). For example‚ Mama has a dream of buying a house. On the other hand‚ Walter Lee who is
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Being first-generation African American is a big part of me that I believe would reflect positively on my ability to succeed at Penn State. I take pride in my heritage and I think it has definitely shaped my growth and thinking. As an individual‚ I think I am defined largely in terms of my experiences with others. My parents came from a developing country to America and they have made many sacrifices for me to have better opportunities than they had growing up. As a child of immigrants‚ I began
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nonstandard language or dialect of a place‚ region‚ or country.” In terms of African American history‚ the evolution of vernacular is very important and a very unique part of the culture. The African American vernacular has aided the development of a distinct culture in terms of what African Americans were subjected to from the installation of slavery. The African American vernacular was used as a way to expose the atrocities that African Americans were imperiled to through songs and language. “Go down Moses
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Traditional African Religion Before one starts to outline the traditional religion in Africa‚ one must first explain the way Africa is as a whole. Without the knowledge of the past combined with knowledge of culture‚ one would have a very vague‚ if any‚ understanding of traditional religion. Out of all of the continents‚ Africa is the most central. It is told that the first man was found in Africa‚ so with this‚ many feel that Africa is the birthplace of human culture. Within this continent
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