Assignment:
Your term paper must be organized around the framework of the syllabus. In analyzing any topic, for instance, African soap operas, theater arts, dance styles, music genres( like Chimurenga), music video, street art, visual arts, life style magazines, literary works, blog cultures, beauty pageants, media, stardom, demonstrate sophisticated understandings of the historical, cultural, political, ideological and aesthetic considerations which frame it. Studies of distinctive features od "African popular culture", their interactions and exchanges with global popular cultures are, especially, encouraged. As much, concerted , interdisciplinary, scholarly frameworks for critically engaging the field are particularly encouraged.
Your paper should shun clinches and embody perspectives that are capable of fostering fresh understanding. Hence while ideas from the class, reading and/or other sources may be used ad premises por supporting materials for the paper, premium should be placed on exploring the not-so obvious.