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Study Material for Peoples and Culture of Africa | ANTH 350, Lecture notes of Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Western Kentucky University (WKU)Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Prof. Johnston A. Njoku

Material Type: ClassMaterial; Professor: Njoku; Class: PEOPLES & CULT OF AFRI; Subject: Anthropology (Univ); University: Western Kentucky University;

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AFAM/ANTH/FLK 350-001 PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF AFRICA SYLLABUS
AND COURSE OUTLINE FOR SPRING 2102
Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology, and African Studies Program
Western Kentucky University
Class time: Mondays from 4 to 6:45 p.m.
Professor: Dr. J. Akuma-Kalu Njoku
Office Hours: M and R 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Contacts: (270) 745-5907 and Johnston.njoku@wku.edu
About the Course:
The course provides a general overview of the cultural landscape of Africa, its regions,
and selected peoples and cultures. At the end of the course, each student will know and
be able to make a presentation on four linguistic or cultural groups in terms of:
Primordial homelands, settlement patterns, and the countries where they are mostly found: 1.
Social and spatial organizations of the people:2.
how their villages are set up ·
How their villages are run ·
Their family structure and kinship system ·
Primary occupations, vocations, and products 3.
Religion(s) and Worldview4.
Continuing Community Traditions:5.
Habitats of their everyday lives ·
Customary practices (rituals, customs, names and naming, ceremonies, and festivals) ·
Performing arts and decorative traditions ·
Material culture (tools, architecture, dress, food, etc.)·
Lasting values·
Continuing concerns and/or persistent issues within their society6.
Note: This course satisfies the Gen. Ed. World Culture requirement.
Grading Iuse the point system:
A total of 90 to 100 = A; 80 to 89 = B; 70 to 79 = C; 60 to 59 = D; and 59 = F.
There will be a midterm examination worth 30 points
A final examinatio nworth 30 points
Four papers (four pages each)together with in-class presentations worth 40 points
The four-page papers must be typed single-spaced and stapled. Be sure to include information from at
least one book and two journal articles on the people or cultural group that you have chosen to research.
The paper should be written in APA, or MLA or the Chicago Style. The paper should have title and
reference cited pages. (These are not part of the four required pages). The completed paper should have
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AFAM/ANTH/FLK 350-001 PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF AFRICA SYLLABUS

AND COURSE OUTLINE FOR SPRING 2102

Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology, and African Studies Program Western Kentucky University

Class time: Mondays from 4 to 6:45 p.m.

Professor: Dr. J. Akuma-Kalu Njoku

Office Hours: M and R 12:30 to 2 p.m.

Contacts: (270) 745-5907 and Johnston.njoku@wku.edu

About the Course: The course provides a general overview of the cultural landscape of Africa, its regions, and selected peoples and cultures. At the end of the course, each student will know and be able to make a presentation on four linguistic or cultural groups in terms of:

  1. Primordial homelands, settlement patterns, and the countries where they are mostly found:
  2. Social and spatial organizations of the people: ∑ how their villages are set up ∑ How their villages are run ∑ Their family structure and kinship system
  3. Primary occupations, vocations, and products
  4. Religion(s) and Worldview
  5. Continuing Community Traditions: ∑ Habitats of their everyday lives ∑ Customary practices (rituals, customs, names and naming, ceremonies, and festivals) ∑ Performing arts and decorative traditions ∑ Material culture (tools, architecture, dress, food, etc.) ∑ Lasting values
  6. Continuing concerns and/or persistent issues within their society

Note: This course satisfies the Gen. Ed. World Culture requirement.

Grading I use the point system: A total of 90 to 100 = A; 80 to 89 = B; 70 to 79 = C; 60 to 59 = D; and 59 = F. There will be a midterm examination worth 30 points A final examination worth 30 points Four papers ( four pages each ) together with in-class presentations worth 40 points

The four-page papers must be typed single-spaced and stapled. Be sure to include information from at least one book and two journal articles on the people or cultural group that you have chosen to research. The paper should be written in APA, or MLA or the Chicago Style. The paper should have title and reference cited pages. (These are not part of the four required pages). The completed paper should have

the following parts and subheadings:

  1. Introduction in which you tell the reader about what you have learned in this course about Africa and West Africa, why you chose the ethnic group that you are focusing on, and how you did the research
  2. Primordial homelands, settlement patterns and Primary Occupations and Vocations:
  3. Social and spatial organizations of the people (in the country where they are mostly found): ∑ how their provinces, districts, wards, clans, villages, compounds, etc., are set up ∑ The kinds of kinship system and family structures they have ∑ How their traditional (local) political administration is run
  4. Continuing Community Traditions and Lasting Values : ∑ Habitats of their everyday lives including food and recreation ∑ Religion and worldviews, their beliefs, and their theology ∑ Customary practices and performing arts (rituals, customs, names and naming, ceremonies, and festivals) ∑ Material culture (tools, architecture, dress, food, etc.) and decorative traditions
  5. Conclusion in which you summarize your findings, state the insights you gained from the case study and recommendations to someone who would like to do a similar research. Note: You are to submit each of the four papers as an attachment to an email to me (Johnston.njoku@wku.edu) no later than 3 p.m. on the due dates and come to class with your own copy for the in-class presentation. You will have at least two weeks to work on the paper and get ready for its presentation. To get the full 10 points for each of the four papers, you have to be in class to make the presentation and participate in the discussion of the presentations by your classmates. If you fail to submit your paper as specified, but in class for the presentations you will get 3 points for the class participation. If you submit a paper that meets all the requirements but are not in-class to make the presentation, you will only get 7 points. I will not accept any paper after the presentations have been made.

Attendance Policy: Regular and punctual attendance is required. I take that into account when I assign letter grades.

Required Readings:

  1. Peoples and Cultures of West Africa, By Mitchel
  2. Culture and Customs of Nigeria ISBN-10: 0313313385 | ISBN-13: 978-
  3. Culture and Customs of the Congo (Culture and Customs of Africa) (9780313314858): Tshilemale
  4. Culture and Customs of Kenya ISBN-10: 0313314861 | ISBN-13: 978-

Educational Videos:

  1. Africa Parts 1 to 6
  2. The Great Zimbabwe
  3. The History of Voodoo
  4. African Art

Readings:

  1. Peoples and Cultures , a. For Mande read pp. 17 21, 56, 61, 66, 68-71, 78, 99, 100, 101 (bogolan), 88, 89, 90 (griots), 32 (Lamba), Lorma 32 b. Mende read pp. 21, 74, 76, 78-79, 92, 93-94, 95 c. For Moors read pp. 21, 81, 82-83 (Haratin or Sudan [black] and Bidani [white]). d. For Mossai read pp. 34, 68, 76, 84-85, 96. e. For Songhai read pp. 14, 16, 54, 61, 68, 84, 96-97, 102 f. For Tuareg read pp. 12-13, 19, 26-27, 33, 40, 49, 68, 73, 81, 83, 96, 97, 102- g. For Wolof read pp. 14, 66, 88, 89, 98, 104-1-
  2. Educational Video:

Feb 13 Akan, Dogon, Ashanti, and Fon Reading(s):

  1. Peoples and Cultures , read a. pp. 24-25, 41, 53 for Akan; b. 34-35, 85, 95, 96 masks 12, 31, 35, 74, (76), 77 for Dogon; c. 36-39, 31, 32, 40, 88, 100 for Ewe; d. 44-45, 21, 44, forest regions 9, 27, 76, 106 for Fon.
  2. Educational Video(s): A Great Tree Has Fallen

Feb 20 In-Class Presentation #1 on Mande, Mende, Moors, Mossi, Songhai, Tuareg, Wolof, Akan, Dogon, Ashanti, and Fon

Feb 27 Midterm Examination

Mar 5 Spring Break

Mar 12 Customs of Cultures of Nigeria: Hausa, Igbo, Ibibio, Yoruba

Readings:

  1. Customs of Cultures of Nigeria chapter 1 to 4
  2. Peoples and Cultures of West Africa a. For Hausa read pp. 14, 16, 21, 42, 49, 54-57, 58, 61, 66, 91, 106, 96, 100 (boubous), 56 (kusigu well), 33, 90 (song), 98, 99, 101 (textiles); b. For Igbo read pp. 18, 20, 22, 23, 58-59, 74, 12, 14, 58, 81 (Igbo Ukwu), c. For Yoruba read pp. 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 30, 32, 37, 44, 81, 87, 89, 93, 106-107.

d. For Ibibio read 58, 74

  1. Educational Video: Africa Part 3

Mar 19 Customs of Cultures of Nigeria chapter 5 to 8

Mar 26 In-class presentation #2 on Peoples and Cultures of Nigeria

Apr 2 Customs and Culture of Congo chapters 1 to 4

Apr 9 Customs and Culture of Congo chapters 5 to 8

Readings and Educational Videos:

Apr 16 Presentation #3 on Peoples and Culture of Congo

Apr 16 Customs and Cultures of Kenya and Tanzania chapters 1 to 4

Apr 23 Customs and Cultures of Kenya and Tanzania chapters 5 to 8

Readings and Educational Videos:

Apr 30 Presentation #4 Customs on Peoples and Cultures of Kenya and Tanzania Review for Final

May 7 Final Examination 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Note: I have the right to make changes to this syllabus if and when necessary and I will make sure that every enrolled student gets the modified syllabus.