Selected Topics in African American Studies
Introduction to historical or contemporary topics concerning the African American experience, exploring key factors impacting current society.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.59 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Describe the history, culture and social conditions of African Americans in the United States and, secondarily, in the African diaspora.
Recognize inequities in personal and institutional contexts.
Explain the results of academic research in the area of race to various audiences.
Develop an understanding of the connection between different disciplinary approaches to the study of race.
Source: UW Guide
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.59 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
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Topics
- Historical and contemporary topics concerning the African American experience.
- History, culture, and social conditions of African Americans in the U.S. and the African diaspora.
- Inequities in personal and institutional contexts.
- Disciplinary approaches to the study of race.
Skills
- Describe the history, culture, and social conditions of African Americans in the U.S. and the African diaspora.
- Recognize inequities in personal and institutional contexts.
- Explain academic research results on race to various audiences.
- Understand connections between different disciplinary approaches to the study of race.
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