# AFRICAN 405: Topics in African Cultural Studies | UW–Madison

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TOPICS IN AFRICAN CULTURAL STUDIES

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Examines various mediated cultural forms such as broadcasting, news, performance, music, film, or social media created and used across regions and countries in Africa, addressing issues such as cultural identity, nation building, constraints on expression, access, and reception, and the interaction of global and African cultural forms.

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      "quality": 2.14,
      "difficulty": 2.14,
      "quality_count": 7,
      "difficulty_count": 7,
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      "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2839428",
      "match_basis": "exact_name",
      "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:38.511548+00:00",
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      "prior_mean": 3.6596857835465957,
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      "sections": 14
    },
    "instructor_url": "/instructors/WARRICK_MOSES--instructor_71107b1fba962b0be45501b5"
  }
]
```

### grades

```json
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]
```

### statistics

#### gpa

3.723

#### graded

157

#### counts

* 112
* 25
* 14
* 2
* 1
* 0
* 3

### grade conflicts

None recorded.

### evidence

#### history

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course\_ec7aaca96caa89e1ba87b4a9-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course_ec7aaca96caa89e1ba87b4a9-0.json)

#### traces

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course\_ec7aaca96caa89e1ba87b4a9-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course_ec7aaca96caa89e1ba87b4a9-0.json)

#### results

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_ec7aaca96caa89e1ba87b4a9-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_ec7aaca96caa89e1ba87b4a9-0.json)

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

## context

### all

#### term



#### gpa

3.7229299363057327

#### count

157

#### university

##### size

4329

##### gpa Percentile

49

##### count Percentile

56

##### median Count

128

##### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 1     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 10    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 305   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 1198  | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 2815  | true    |

#### departments

```json
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      "gpaPercentile": 45,
      "countPercentile": 64,
      "medianCount": 107,
      "histogram": [
        {
          "range": "0.0–0.4",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "0.4–0.8",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "0.8–1.2",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "1.2–1.6",
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          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "1.6–2.0",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "2.0–2.4",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
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        {
          "range": "2.4–2.8",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
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        {
          "range": "2.8–3.2",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
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        {
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          "count": 5,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "3.6–4.0",
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]
```

### terms

#### 1164

##### term

1164

##### gpa

3.710526315789474

##### count

19

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| AFRICAN |            |

#### 1174

##### term

1174

##### gpa

3.96

##### count

25

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| AFRICAN |            |

#### 1182

##### term

1182

##### gpa

3.8

##### count

10

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| AFRICAN |            |

#### 1184

##### term

1184

##### gpa

3.9285714285714284

##### count

14

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| AFRICAN |            |

#### 1194

##### term

1194

##### gpa

3.8333333333333335

##### count

21

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| AFRICAN |            |

#### 1202

##### term

1202

##### gpa

3.1153846153846154

##### count

13

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| AFRICAN |            |

#### 1204

##### term

1204

##### gpa

3.8125

##### count

16

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| AFRICAN |            |

#### 1212

##### term

1212

##### gpa

3.05

##### count

10

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| AFRICAN |            |

#### 1222

##### term

1222

##### gpa

4

##### count

12

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| AFRICAN |            |

#### 1242

##### term

1242

##### gpa

3.4583333333333335

##### count

12

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| AFRICAN |            |

#### 1254

##### term

1254

##### gpa

4

##### count

5

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| AFRICAN |            |

### benchmarks

#### all

##### school

###### size

4329

###### gpa

3.66901235662502

###### top Share

82.4455254217986

###### count

128

##### AFRICAN

###### size

23

###### gpa

3.698831885759706

###### top Share

86.1801526873496

###### count

107

#### terms

##### 1164

###### school

###### size

965

###### gpa

3.46491230798535

###### top Share

69.92376287143657

###### count

68

##### 1172

###### school

###### size

991

###### gpa

3.465129042641772

###### top Share

69.42600667567366

###### count

67

##### 1174

###### school

###### size

955

###### gpa

3.4597947384071412

###### top Share

69.5290038366363

###### count

69

##### 1182

###### school

###### size

1025

###### gpa

3.474159360325319

###### top Share

70.34861441764347

###### count

69

##### 1184

###### school

###### size

1010

###### gpa

3.47925290354517

###### top Share

70.86270937115944

###### count

68

##### 1194

###### school

###### size

1040

###### gpa

3.4906527436719808

###### top Share

71.74728845515045

###### count

67

##### 1202

###### school

###### size

1102

###### gpa

3.5102605987403313

###### top Share

72.78244569053733

###### count

68

##### 1204

###### school

###### size

1012

###### gpa

3.703747431523761

###### top Share

84.59811226304916

###### count

65.5

##### 1212

###### school

###### size

1111

###### gpa

3.5856416028074487

###### top Share

77.58926748660845

###### count

68

##### 1222

###### school

###### size

1157

###### gpa

3.563052311875811

###### top Share

76.64869058732418

###### count

64

##### 1242

###### school

###### size

1295

###### gpa

3.595302892737449

###### top Share

78.36291889885307

###### count

67

##### 1254

###### school

###### size

1289

###### gpa

3.6126423469389106

###### top Share

79.48050408754871

###### count

66

## instructor Trends

```json
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        "count": 13,
        "sections": 1,
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        "sections": 1,
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## following

| code        | title                                       |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| AFRICAN 605 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN AFRICAN CULTURAL STUDIES |
| AFRICAN 606 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN AFRICAN LITERATURE       |
