Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.72 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.63 GPA, 88.5% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.64 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Topics in American Folklore: Ethnic Studies
FOLKLORE 430 explores topics in historical and contemporary folklore and folklife focused on marginalized racial and ethnic groups in the United States.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Langston Wilkins
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Historical reviews of B. Marcus Cederstrom: Reviewers describe Cederstrom as an easy grader who prioritizes content knowledge over strict grading standards.
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Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for B. Marcus Cederstrom describe him as an engaging and kind instructor who cares about student well-being. Reviewers note he is an easy grader who prioritizes content knowledge over strict grading, making the class enjoyable for humanities credit.
LANGSTON WILKINS is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 14 / 30 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews for B. Marcus Cederstrom describe an engaging and kind instructor who makes the subject enjoyable and cares about student well-being.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.72 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.63 GPA, 88.5% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.53 GPA, 81.2% A/AB (n=32 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of B. Marcus Cederstrom: Reviewers describe Cederstrom as an easy grader who prioritizes content knowledge over strict grading standards.
Historical reviews of B. Marcus Cederstrom: Students found Cederstrom receptive to feedback and differing opinions, noting his genuine and funny teaching style.
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1289 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
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Selected offering source records
Topics in American Folklore: Ethnic Studies
Recorded 2026-09-07African American Folklife
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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