UGRC 224 — Introduction to African Studies/African Popular Culture: Traditional
University-Wide Required Courses (UGRC) · University of Ghana
Festivals and Funeral Ceremonies Course Description This course is a general survey of African festivals and funeral ceremonies. It is intended to make the under-graduate students conscious of the two events in their own communities, and also to help them identify, classify, perceive and understand the relative importance of these popular events. Assuming anthropological, sociological and folkloristic perspective, this course will examine ‗Traditional Festivals‘ and ‗Funeral Ceremonies‘ as two components of ‗African Popular Culture‘. The course will pay particular attention to conflicts in these social phenomena and their respective roles in African societies.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- UGRC 221 — Introduction to African Studies/African Art, its Philosophy and
- UGRC 222 — Introduction to African Studies/ Africa in the Contemporary World
- UGRC 223 — Introduction to African Studies/ Africa and the Diaspora
- UGRC 225 — Introduction to African Studies/African Dance
- UGRC 226 — Introduction to African Studies/African Drama
- UGRC 227 — Introduction to African Studies/African Music
- UGRC 228 — Introduction to African Studies/Chieftaincy and Development
- UGRC 229 — Introduction to African Studies/ Culture and Development
- UGRC 230 — Introduction to African Studies/ Gender and Culture in Africa
- UGRC 231 — Introduction to African Studies/Gender and Development
- UGRC 232 — Introduction to African Studies/Issues in Africa’s Population
- UGRC 233 — Introduction to African Studies/Our African Heritage through
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).