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Highest historical GPA first. At least 100 letter grades over the five years through the selected term. Grades reflect past outcomes, not workload or a guaranteed result.
7 courses
Ranked courses have at least 100 recorded letter grades.
Introduction to African cultural expression covering literary genres, screen media, music, cartoons, journalism, soccer, and drama through scholarly methods.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Matthew Brown
One student found the assigned reading volume overwhelming and described it as pointless.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introductory course covering a special topic in African literature, focusing on a specific region or genre as indicated by the title and description.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Tobi Idowu
Workload consisted of reading three books, posting in daily discussions, writing weekly journal entries, and completing a final research essay on a chosen topic.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introductory course covering African language diversity, multilingual societies, and language-society relationships through special topics.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026The African Storyteller explores oral tradition, the written word, story composition, performer-audience dynamics, and tradition transmission in African societies.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Matthew Brown
One student reported a lot of busy work, while another noted that the midterm was fairly difficult and grading became stricter as the semester progressed.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to African literature and visual culture across various periods and places, with varying specific topics.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Vlad Dima
The grade consisted of a midterm paper, a final paper, and short weekly discussion posts, with readings that were not considered challenging.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Introductory survey of African society, culture, polity, and economy from prehistory to contemporary developments, covering nationalism and social change.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · James Delehanty
The workload included a heavy reading load, but exams and a five-page paper were considered manageable if students completed the assigned work.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Critical interrogation of the relationship between HipHop and social justice, exploring concepts in Black studies and social theory.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026