Minor in Black Studies
The Black Studies Minor provides students with an interdisciplinary approach to exploring the histories and cultures of Black diasporas, ideologies of anti-Black racism, themes of Black resistance to oppression and exploitation, and the range of political strategies and community-based mobilization tactics Black activists and their allies have employed to counter systemic and institutionalized oppressions and fight for social justice.
Administered by: Department of English
Exclusions: Students may use a maximum of two (2) courses in any given discipline (indicated by the subject prefix of the course code) toward completion of the minor in Black Studies. To enhance the cross-disciplinary range of the minor and to limit overlap with the Caribbean Studies minor, students are limited to only two (2) Caribbean Studies courses in the Black Studies minor; a maximum of two from the following: CRB 501, FRS 602, GEO 705, GMS 693, HST 222, SPS 502, ENG 620. Please note, it is not possible for students to use the same course to count for more than ONE minor.
To receive this Minor, students must complete six (6) courses in total from the following:
Required course (1):
- ENG 142 Black Arts, Black Power
Plus five (5) elective courses from the following:
Group 1: A minimum of three (3), maximum of five (5) of the following courses:
- CRM 250 Criminalizing Blackness
- ENG 653 Black Literatures and Cultures
- FRE 605 Francophone Language and Culture
- FFS 120 Fashion and Race
- FSN 610 Carnival Arts
- GMS 694 The African Business Environment
- HIS 107 Colonization, Colonialism and Independence
- HIS 854 African-American History
- HST 633 Modern Africa
- IDE 400 Africa and Beyond: The Decolonization of Design Culture
- JRN 333 Reporting on Race
- NNS 333 Covering Race
- POL 688 Colonialism and Imperialism
- RTA 484 Music of the African Diaspora
- RTA 183 Rhythm, Beat and Groove
- SOC 221 The Hip Hop Lens on Society
- SOC 530 Blackness and Freedom
- SOC 576 Colonialism and Anti-Blackness
- THF 470 Black Creative Practices
Group 2: Minimum of zero (0) to a maximum of two (2) of the following courses:
- CRB 501 Racism & Caribbean Peoples in Canada
- ENG 620 Literatures of the Caribbean
- FRS 602 French Caribbean Literature and Culture
- GEO 705 Environment and Society of the Caribbean
- GMS 693 The Latin American and Caribbean Business Environment
- HST 222 The History of the Caribbean
- SPS 502 Spanish Caribbean Literature and Culture
