# AFRICAN/ANTHRO/ECON/GEOG/HISTORY/POLISCI 983: Interdepartmental Seminar in African Studies Topics | UW–Madison

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### statistics

#### gpa

3.81

#### graded

21

#### counts

* 14
* 6
* 1
* 0
* 0
* 0
* 0

### grade conflicts

None recorded.

### evidence

#### history

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course\_6511c66c3cc44e2cdb4ad513-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course_6511c66c3cc44e2cdb4ad513-0.json)

#### traces

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course\_6511c66c3cc44e2cdb4ad513-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course_6511c66c3cc44e2cdb4ad513-0.json)

#### meetings

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/meetings/course\_6511c66c3cc44e2cdb4ad513-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/meetings/course_6511c66c3cc44e2cdb4ad513-0.json)

#### results

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_6511c66c3cc44e2cdb4ad513-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_6511c66c3cc44e2cdb4ad513-0.json)

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

## context

### all

#### term



#### gpa

3.8095238095238093

#### count

21

#### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| AFRICAN |            |
| ANTHRO  |            |
| ECON    |            |
| GEOG    |            |
| HISTORY |            |
| POLISCI |            |

### terms

#### 1102

##### term

1102

##### gpa

3.5714285714285716

##### count

7

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| AFRICAN |            |
| ANTHRO  |            |
| ECON    |            |
| GEOG    |            |
| HISTORY |            |
| POLISCI |            |

#### 1172

##### term

1172

##### gpa

3.8333333333333335

##### count

6

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| AFRICAN |            |
| ANTHRO  |            |
| ECON    |            |
| GEOG    |            |
| HISTORY |            |
| POLISCI |            |

#### 1254

##### term

1254

##### gpa

4

##### count

8

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| AFRICAN |            |
| ANTHRO  |            |
| ECON    |            |
| GEOG    |            |
| HISTORY |            |
| POLISCI |            |

### benchmarks

#### all

##### school

###### size

3854

###### gpa

3.648036600988052

###### top Share

81.10460158631088

###### count

110

##### AFRICAN

###### size

20

###### gpa

3.654599789352332

###### top Share

83.02147566450103

###### count

70.5

##### ANTHRO

###### size

39

###### gpa

3.507883003579375

###### top Share

73.54628380763928

###### count

122

##### ECON

###### size

103

###### gpa

3.519035961245208

###### top Share

72.20125296126209

###### count

125

##### GEOG

###### size

57

###### gpa

3.560534494793602

###### top Share

75.77085032678548

###### count

120

##### HISTORY

###### size

125

###### gpa

3.5386791755798166

###### top Share

76.11612442608401

###### count

98

##### POLISCI

###### size

86

###### gpa

3.554988433410232

###### top Share

77.7634573166617

###### count

98.5

#### terms

##### 1102

###### school

###### size

774

###### gpa

3.36712622366007

###### top Share

63.703228532165696

###### count

67

###### ANTHRO

###### size

13

###### gpa

3.0709620419945898

###### top Share

46.57345933987916

###### count

95

###### ECON

###### size

27

###### gpa

3.1047684954005166

###### top Share

46.644448387645376

###### count

65

###### GEOG

###### size

16

###### gpa

3.175647035843029

###### top Share

52.980982554409486

###### count

77.5

###### HISTORY

###### size

29

###### gpa

3.299449715313935

###### top Share

60.88479925336744

###### count

70

###### POLISCI

###### size

14

###### gpa

3.1739664025187007

###### top Share

53.18004491288821

###### count

76.5

##### 1124

###### school

###### size

821

###### gpa

3.406589342026613

###### top Share

66.35774230127205

###### count

67

###### ANTHRO

###### size

10

###### gpa

3.083718182579056

###### top Share

48.40422456797342

###### count

140

###### ECON

###### size

24

###### gpa

3.138562080604336

###### top Share

49.97311224248656

###### count

116

###### GEOG

###### size

15

###### gpa

3.1841492533973814

###### top Share

52.248440894211974

###### count

79

###### HISTORY

###### size

30

###### gpa

3.3198854292249442

###### top Share

62.6505782436383

###### count

71

###### POLISCI

###### size

13

###### gpa

3.1934937099142284

###### top Share

53.71713794999391

###### count

93

##### 1164

###### school

###### size

965

###### gpa

3.46491230798535

###### top Share

69.92376287143657

###### count

68

###### ANTHRO

###### size

12

###### gpa

3.3729412064486097

###### top Share

65.27334781115319

###### count

79

###### ECON

###### size

32

###### gpa

3.2386078353906425

###### top Share

54.482642655777084

###### count

83

###### GEOG

###### size

16

###### gpa

3.324838933788734

###### top Share

62.882338618367044

###### count

87.5

###### HISTORY

###### size

35

###### gpa

3.428679559250852

###### top Share

69.03170713044813

###### count

64

###### POLISCI

###### size

14

###### gpa

3.387238014237884

###### top Share

65.7223661684711

###### count

58

##### 1172

###### school

###### size

991

###### gpa

3.465129042641772

###### top Share

69.42600667567366

###### count

67

###### ANTHRO

###### size

16

###### gpa

3.324226030909669

###### top Share

61.8674474966601

###### count

69.5

###### ECON

###### size

34

###### gpa

3.283515605218873

###### top Share

56.18377536261731

###### count

91.5

###### GEOG

###### size

16

###### gpa

3.3601991654243832

###### top Share

63.20012922722716

###### count

81.5

###### HISTORY

###### size

36

###### gpa

3.4365744320689013

###### top Share

70.07017874828301

###### count

57.5

###### POLISCI

###### size

14

###### gpa

3.3267512689228935

###### top Share

63.863048828219576

###### count

57.5

##### 1192

###### school

###### size

1077

###### gpa

3.50327634323125

###### top Share

72.44641925727845

###### count

67

###### ANTHRO

###### size

17

###### gpa

3.4050246832371975

###### top Share

69.20918761886678

###### count

45

###### ECON

###### size

38

###### gpa

3.2727133601045373

###### top Share

56.19863891625153

###### count

85

###### GEOG

###### size

21

###### gpa

3.436453371088323

###### top Share

69.30075813293759

###### count

73

###### HISTORY

###### size

30

###### gpa

3.483182945022113

###### top Share

74.41214884789021

###### count

69.5

###### POLISCI

###### size

24

###### gpa

3.3877472679471077

###### top Share

66.73340391838997

###### count

71.5

##### 1202

###### school

###### size

1102

###### gpa

3.5102605987403313

###### top Share

72.78244569053733

###### count

68

###### ANTHRO

###### size

19

###### gpa

3.4303108469826933

###### top Share

69.31547266328839

###### count

57

###### ECON

###### size

38

###### gpa

3.3091483887175275

###### top Share

57.52333435644998

###### count

87.5

###### GEOG

###### size

18

###### gpa

3.456671683161845

###### top Share

67.85126625248914

###### count

62

###### HISTORY

###### size

33

###### gpa

3.50670789984067

###### top Share

74.20364692802478

###### count

67

###### POLISCI

###### size

26

###### gpa

3.4780734884386755

###### top Share

73.10491162594762

###### count

62

##### 1204

###### school

###### size

1012

###### gpa

3.703747431523761

###### top Share

84.59811226304916

###### count

65.5

###### ANTHRO

###### size

12

###### gpa

3.679246756852459

###### top Share

81.54245568601605

###### count

77.5

###### ECON

###### size

33

###### gpa

3.5818404132725767

###### top Share

77.38790104739134

###### count

79

###### GEOG

###### size

18

###### gpa

3.582718246474726

###### top Share

76.43639814202594

###### count

78.5

###### HISTORY

###### size

28

###### gpa

3.629295413331057

###### top Share

81.94448656224995

###### count

50

###### POLISCI

###### size

29

###### gpa

3.6515292898120917

###### top Share

84.42435417336284

###### count

59

##### 1212

###### school

###### size

1111

###### gpa

3.5856416028074487

###### top Share

77.58926748660845

###### count

68

###### ANTHRO

###### size

13

###### gpa

3.5676872285583197

###### top Share

78.4195939610838

###### count

66

###### ECON

###### size

43

###### gpa

3.4217856837040865

###### top Share

67.0762430121588

###### count

62

###### GEOG

###### size

19

###### gpa

3.5848710600704585

###### top Share

79.56717101308115

###### count

69

###### HISTORY

###### size

31

###### gpa

3.5642176596168866

###### top Share

79.3614797797419

###### count

69

###### POLISCI

###### size

29

###### gpa

3.536672518177847

###### top Share

76.4438470307079

###### count

73

##### 1254

###### school

###### size

1289

###### gpa

3.6126423469389106

###### top Share

79.48050408754871

###### count

66

###### ANTHRO

###### size

11

###### gpa

3.5749804544642414

###### top Share

77.3825894543364

###### count

66

###### ECON

###### size

39

###### gpa

3.4082741335226703

###### top Share

66.64551412266185

###### count

73

###### GEOG

###### size

22

###### gpa

3.5765534265131054

###### top Share

77.77119788550397

###### count

73

###### HISTORY

###### size

33

###### gpa

3.6448450648479227

###### top Share

83.42920425150963

###### count

52

###### POLISCI

###### size

32

###### gpa

3.654521141473103

###### top Share

83.94942250442324

###### count

55.5

## instructor Trends

```json
[
  {
    "uid": "instructor_e3209fa29eda6a023ce5f2c1",
    "name": "NEIL KODESH",
    "count": 13,
    "terms": [
      {
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        "count": 7,
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      },
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        "count": 6,
        "sections": 1,
        "gpa": 3.8333333333333335
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "uid": "instructor_4fb1bad0c3d247d50642febb",
    "name": "MATTHEW BROWN",
    "count": 8,
    "terms": [
      {
        "term": "1254",
        "count": 8,
        "sections": 1,
        "gpa": 4
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "uid": "instructor_e0cb8d7a381b7dd527491d0d",
    "name": "CLAIRE WENDLAND",
    "count": 7,
    "terms": [
      {
        "term": "1102",
        "count": 7,
        "sections": 1,
        "gpa": 3.5714285714285716
      }
    ]
  }
]
```

## following

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