"How to think like a black Jew" course highlights one of the most controversial and talked about issues today, the massive ethnic and cultural diversity existing in both the African American, African and Jewish Diaspora experience and its impact on those who were sold into the African slave trade to both North and South American Continents.
It explores the connection between the African Americans and the African Diaspora in North America, Caribbean and Latin America, their ethnic history, Igbo African heritage and potential relationship to the Tribes of Israel. Using primary source readings, live lectures, and class discussions, students will examine representative works of selected African American, African, and Jewish Sources from the seventeenth- into the twenty-first centuries. .
Uses primary source readings, live lectures, and class discussions, students will examine representative works of selected African American, African, and Jewish Sources.
Topics cover with include the African diaspora of Judaism, African continental history, migration immigration, and research in anthropological and sociological studies of the slave trade into the American continents.
At the conclusion of this course: the student will have a comprehensive understanding of the historical, biblical, anthropological and cultural evidence of the African American relationship with Africa and the Tribes of Israel.
Enhanced critical thinking skills as you analyze and interpret the historical and contemporary connections between these groups.Opportunities to engage in meaningful discussions and debates about the role of religion, culture, and ethnicity in shaping the experiences of these groups.
Improved understanding of the complex relationship between Africa, African Americans, and the lost tribes of Israel.
Increased empathy and understanding of the experiences of those who were forcibly removed from Africa and brought to the North American continent as part of the transatlantic slave trade.
Greater appreciation for the diverse cultural and religious traditions of African, African American, and Black Jews.
