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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
SUMMER 2 2007 - Course Announcement
Black Pandemics/Epidemiology of Disease
Course #: AFR U424
Key # 24150 | SH 4, Sequence B
Time: Mon/Wed 1:30pm-5:00pm
Instructor: Richard G. Wamai, Ph.D.
Description: Examines the roles of disease and medicine among continental African peoples and African-derived populations in the Americas and elsewhere in the African Diaspora. Emphasis is on such epidemic diseases as malaria, yellow fever, smallpox, and the current AIDS pandemic. Also explores the susceptibilities and resistances (both acquired and inherited) to certain diseases among particular populations within the African Diaspora.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or above.
For more information, contact the
Department of African-American Studies @ 617-373-3148.
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Contact
Leslye M. Smith
Administrative Assistant
Northeastern University
132 Nightingale Hall
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-373-3148
Fax: 617-373-2625
e-mail: aas@neu.edu