Africana Studies & Research Center (ASRC)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

ASRC 1201

This two-course sequence assumes no previous knowledge of Arabic and provides a thorough grounding in the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It starts with the alphabet ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 1201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6625 ASRC 1201   SEM 101

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 1201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6552 ASRC 1201   SEM 102

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 1201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6553 ASRC 1201   SEM 103

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 1201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6554 ASRC 1201   SEM 104

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 1201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10188 ASRC 1201   SEM 105

ASRC 1203

In this two-course sequence learners continue to develop the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing and grammar foundation through the extensive use of graded materials on a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 1203

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6556 ASRC 1203   SEM 102

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 1203

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17501 ASRC 1203   SEM 103

ASRC 1500

This course offers an introduction to the study of Africa, the U.S., the Caribbean and other diasporas.  This course will examine, through a range of disciplines, among them literature, history, politics, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 1500GOVT 1503

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8657 ASRC 1500   LEC 001

  • This course will not fulfill the introductory course requirement for Government.

ASRC 1816

An examination of selected works by Zora Neale Hurston which allows the students to study this writer and simultaneously address issues of self-invention, creativity, the imagination and the writing of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17625 ASRC 1816   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.

ASRC 1825

This course deals with educational innovations geared to promoting equal opportunity based on gender, race and class, in Africa and the African Diaspora.  After an introduction of the concepts and theories ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17628 ASRC 1825   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.

ASRC 1846

The lead crisis in Flint, Michigan and the protests at Standing Rock are among the recent moments of social unrest concerning development. Communities around the globe are facing rising inequalities, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17636 ASRC 1846   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.

ASRC 1847

In the context of this course, we will "remap" the cartographical boundaries of the circum-Caribbean to include the U.S. Gulf South. Historically speaking, the Caribbean and the American South have been ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17638 ASRC 1847   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.

ASRC 1996

This seminar and its accompanying immersion offer undergraduates the unique opportunity to explore the abolition movement of upstate New York. This course provides an introductory examination of antebellum ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17149 ASRC 1996   SEM 101

    • W Africana Ctr 111
    • Oct 9 - Dec 1, 2017
    • Aching, G

      Miller, A

ASRC 2105

This course is designed for students who can speak and understand a spoken Arabic dialect (Egyptian, Lebanese, Syrian, Iraqi, etc.) but have little or no knowledge of written Arabic, known as Classical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 2201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17371 ASRC 2105   SEM 101

ASRC 2160

Prepare to be challenged in this course exploring the historic and contemporary dynamics of the African American family in U.S. society. From the African Diaspora to the Cosby Show, we will focus on the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2165HD 2710

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8985 ASRC 2160   LEC 001

ASRC 2212

This introductory course to the study of the Caribbean will begin with examinations of what constitutes the Caribbean and an understanding of Caribbean space.  We will then study its peoples, contact between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 2512LSP 2212

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17150 ASRC 2212   SEM 101

ASRC 2350

This course explores the history and significance of musical performance in the African Diaspora. What specific cultural practices survived the Middle Passage, and how were they transformed in the New ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 2350

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17424 ASRC 2350   LEC 001

ASRC 2674

This course examines major trends in the evolution of the Middle East in the modern era. Focusing on the 19th and 20th centuries and ending with the  "Arab Spring," we will consider Middle East history ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 2747HIST 2674NES 2674

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8506 ASRC 2674   LEC 001

  •  8535 ASRC 2674   DIS 201

  •  8536 ASRC 2674   DIS 202

  •  8537 ASRC 2674   DIS 203

  •  8538 ASRC 2674   DIS 204

  •  8771 ASRC 2674   DIS 205

  •  8818 ASRC 2674   DIS 206

  • 18269 ASRC 2674   DIS 207

  • 18622 ASRC 2674   DIS 208

ASRC 2770

This team-taught course uses literature and popular culture, alongside literary, social, and cultural theory to consider how people from different cultures encounter and experience each other. The course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2770ENGL 2770LSP 2770

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16846 ASRC 2770   LEC 001

ASRC 3031

This course will examine the "age of democratic revolutions" in the Americas from the perspective of the Black Atlantic. During this momentous era, when European monarchies were successfully challenged ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3032HIST 3031LATA 3031

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16659 ASRC 3031   LEC 001

ASRC 3100

In this two-semester sequence, learners will be introduced to authentic, unedited Arabic language materials ranging from short stories, and poems, to newspaper articles dealing with social,  political,  ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 3201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6557 ASRC 3100   SEM 101

ASRC 3340

Ideas change the world. Sometimes the same ideas can do tremendous good and also cause great suffering. In this course we will consider violence and revolutionary changes through the prism of British 17th ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 3340

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16398 ASRC 3340   SEM 101

ASRC 3350

Beyoncé's trajectory from Houston, Texas as a member of the group Destiny's Child to international fame and superstardom and a successful career as a solo singer, actress, clothing designer and entrepreneur ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3355ENGL 3950FGSS 3350

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17200 ASRC 3350   SEM 101

ASRC 3470

To what extent is New York City part of the Caribbean? This course explores the ways in which writers from Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic write New York, whether as tourists, residents, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16978 ASRC 3470   SEM 101

ASRC 3501

This course is a survey of the visual artistic traditions of Africa. It investigates the different forms of visual art in relation to their historical and socio-cultural context. The symbolism and complexity ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 3510

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17209 ASRC 3501   LEC 001

ASRC 3511

In this debate-format exploration of the most polarizing topics in hip hop, we'll examine the intersection of urban culture and American values. Does hip hop glorify violence, or simply reflect the reality ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3511

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8989 ASRC 3511   SEM 101

ASRC 3652

What impact did Africa's involvement in the slave trade and its colonization by Europe have on its long-term economic health? What role have post-independence political decisions made within Africa and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 3652

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8924 ASRC 3652   LEC 001

ASRC 3975

Are you an Afropolitan? Are you a Cosmopolitan? Perhaps yes, perhaps no? How is afropolitanism different from cosmopolitanism, diaspora, or pan-africanism? How about finding it out while exploring the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3975ENGL 3975

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17273 ASRC 3975   SEM 101

ASRC 3999

This course explores the rich and diverse history of African American filmmaking.  Focusing on films written and/or directed by African Americans, this seminar traces the history of filmmaking from the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3461PMA 3461VISST 3461

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17533 ASRC 3999   LEC 001

ASRC 4212

Black women first began to shape the genre of autobiography during the antebellum era slavery.  They were prolific in developing the genre of autobiography throughout the twentieth century, to the point ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4212ENGL 4912FGSS 4212

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17205 ASRC 4212   SEM 101

  • In Fall 2017 this course will run as The Rabinor Seminar in American Studies.

ASRC 4514

This course examines the intersection of Africana/Black Studies and Postcolonial Studies.  Although the two fields are often perceived as being distinct from one another, in reality they overlap in significant ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 4514ARTH 6514ASRC 6514

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17211 ASRC 4514   SEM 101

ASRC 4547

In this seminar we will explore the Ottoman Empire's presence in the continent, and the continent's influence on the rest of the Ottoman Empire.  In addition to the focus on the history of Ottoman North ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17223 ASRC 4547   SEM 101

ASRC 4606

The family, as a social institution, is structured according to historical, socio-economic, political, and cultural factors. Course topics include the concepts of the nuclear and extended family, the roles, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 6066SOC 4780

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17215 ASRC 4606   SEM 101

ASRC 4733

How should decent, anti-racist people respond to the new racialized white identities that have emerged recently in Europe and the United States? What alternative conceptions of whiteness are available? ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18624 ASRC 4733   SEM 101

ASRC 4900

For senior Africana Studies majors working on honors theses, with selected reading, research projects, etc., under the supervision of a member of the Africana Studies and Research Center faculty. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5857 ASRC 4900   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Edmondson, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6724 ASRC 4900   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Harris, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7166 ASRC 4900   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Boyce Davies, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6725 ASRC 4900   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Assie-Lumumba, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6726 ASRC 4900   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Hassan, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6727 ASRC 4900   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Farred, G

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7167 ASRC 4900   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Richardson, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7728 ASRC 4900   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Gosa, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8148 ASRC 4900   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Aching, G

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8149 ASRC 4900   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Rooks, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8294 ASRC 4900   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Byfield, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 10230 ASRC 4900   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Taiwo, O

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 10283 ASRC 4900   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Grovogui, S

ASRC 4902

For students working on special topics, with selected reading, research projects, etc., under the supervision of a member of the Africana Studies and Research Center faculty. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8295 ASRC 4902   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Byfield, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5859 ASRC 4902   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Edmondson, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6751 ASRC 4902   IND 604

    • TBA
    • LaBennett, O

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7168 ASRC 4902   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Boyce Davies, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6752 ASRC 4902   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Assie-Lumumba, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6753 ASRC 4902   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Hassan, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6754 ASRC 4902   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Farred, G

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6755 ASRC 4902   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Richardson, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7710 ASRC 4902   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Gosa, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7844 ASRC 4902   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Ademoyo, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8152 ASRC 4902   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Aching, G

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8153 ASRC 4902   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Rooks, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8296 ASRC 4902   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Bulugu, H

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8297 ASRC 4902   IND 621

    • TBA
    • Staff

ASRC 6010

This graduate seminar will examine direct and indirect claims by W.E.B. DuBois, Franz Fanon, Sylvia Wynter, and Hortense Spillers for sociogeny as both a critique of and supplement to psychoanalytical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17231 ASRC 6010   SEM 101

ASRC 6011

We will consider a selection of recent scholarship on some of the main issues of African American and Africana Studies.  The African American Intellectual tradition is so vast, that our readings ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 6011

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17232 ASRC 6011   SEM 001

ASRC 6066

The family, as a social institution, is structured according to historical, socio-economic, political, and cultural factors. Course topics include the concepts of the nuclear and extended family, the roles, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 4606SOC 4780

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17230 ASRC 6066   LEC 001

ASRC 6514

This course examines the intersection of Africana/Black Studies and Postcolonial Studies.  Although the two fields are often perceived as being distinct from one another, in reality they overlap in significant ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 4514ARTH 6514ASRC 4514

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17213 ASRC 6514   SEM 101

ASRC 6547

In this seminar we will explore the Ottoman Empire's presence in the continent, and the continent's influence on the rest of the Ottoman Empire.  In addition to the focus on the history of Ottoman North ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17224 ASRC 6547   SEM 101

ASRC 6900

Independent study course in topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the course work. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6549 ASRC 6900   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Edmondson, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6733 ASRC 6900   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Ademoyo, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6734 ASRC 6900   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Gaines, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7169 ASRC 6900   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Boyce Davies, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6735 ASRC 6900   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Assie-Lumumba, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6736 ASRC 6900   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Hassan, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6737 ASRC 6900   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Farred, G

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7170 ASRC 6900   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Richardson, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7709 ASRC 6900   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Gosa, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8037 ASRC 6900   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Byfield, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8150 ASRC 6900   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Aching, G

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8151 ASRC 6900   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Rooks, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8481 ASRC 6900   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Bulugu, H

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8826 ASRC 6900   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Terrazas Williams, D

ASRC 6902

This class is the first in a two-part course sequence offered in the fall and spring semesters annually. In this hybrid theory and methods course, students will read historiographic, ethnographic, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: History, Political and Social Analysis

  •  8656 ASRC 6902   SEM 101