HUM 109 Introduction to The Harlem Renaissance (5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities; General Transfer Elective
Course Description
An introduction to the Harlem Renaissance, its cultural importance and impact, through study of its history, politics, philosophy, literature, music, visual arts, dance, theatre, and film.
Course Content
A. History, politics, thought, and culture of the Harlem Renaissance
B. Major cultural, philosophical, and political themes of the Harlem Renaissance
C. Literature of Harlem Renaissance
D. Music and Film of Harlem Renaissance, with an emphasis on the interconnectivity of jazz, blues, improvisation, documentary, and soundtrack.
E. Visual arts of the Harlem Renaissance
F. Dance and theatre of the Harlem Renaissance
G. Complexities of race and intersectionality during the Harlem Renaissance
H. The impact of the Harlem Renaissance on the 21st century
Student Outcomes
1. Explain major cultural, historical, philosophical, and political themes of the Harlem Renaissance.
2. Identify concepts central to Harlem Renaissance (e.g. prohibition, speakeasies, hush harbors; passing, complexion, and U.S.’s historical one-drop rule; the crossroads and The Great Migration, the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow; the racial wealth gap and patronage versus social-economic collectivity) in order to recognize the role that race and intersectionality play in this movement.
3. Analyze major works of literature and art, music and film, dance and theatre, within the Harlem Renaissance.
4. Create a project that analyzes a Harlem Renaissance artist or artistic work in order to synthesize major historical themes, concepts, philosophies, and impacts of the movement.
5. Analyze the impact of The Harlem Renaissance on 21st century cultural movements globally.
Degree Outcomes
Humanities: Graduates acquire skills to critically interpret, analyze, and evaluate forms of human expression and create and perform as an expression of the human experience.
Intercultural Engagement: Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
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