I love teaching a variety of courses for students at Worcester State University. While most are explicitly about the history of Africa and the African Diaspora, my courses on world history and history skills-building center race, gender, class, empire, and migration. I endeavor to teach students how to think like historians and how to transfer their skills and experiences into their chosen professions.
Introductory Courses
- HI 155: World History through Film
- HI 178: A History of Ghana
- IS 100: Intro to African and African Diaspora Studies
Intermediate Courses
- HI 278: African History before 1800
- HI 279: African History since 1800
- HI 280: Intro to African Diaspora History
Advanced Courses
- HI 373: African Immigration in the 20th Century
- HI 375: Popular Music and Performance in Modern Africa
Courses for Majors/Minors (that I teach or supervise regularly)
- HI 200: The Historians’ Craft
- HI 301: Research and Writing of History
- HI 460: Senior Research Seminar in History
- HI 465: American Studies Seminar at the American Antiquarian Society
Courses in Development
- African History through Literature (100 level)
- Resistance in the Archives (400 level)
Alison Okuda, Ph.D. 