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RONALD RADANO

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Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Loved professor Radano. He is extremely well-versed on the subject matter and does a great job facilitating discussion even when you feel completely lost. Would take another class in a heartbeat if I weren't graduating.
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Classes with RONALD RADANO

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2020AFRICAN 409Topics in US and Global Black Music Studies
Spring 2020AFRICAN/ANTHRO/ECON/GEOG/HISTORY/POLISCI 983Interdepartmental Seminar in African Studies Topics
Fall 2019AFRICAN 405Topics in African Cultural Studies
Fall 2019AFRICAN 700Reading and Writing African Cultural Studies
Spring 2018AFRICAN 403Theories of African Cultural Studies
Spring 2018AFRICAN 409Topics in US and Global Black Music Studies
Fall 2017AFRICAN 100Introduction to African Cultural Expression
Spring 2017AFRICAN 901Seminar in Modern African Literature
Spring 2016MUSIC 799Independent Work
Spring 2016MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Fall 2015MUSIC 405Seminar: Cultural Study of Music
Fall 2015MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Spring 2015MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Fall 2014MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Spring 2014MUSIC 405Seminar: Cultural Study of Music
Spring 2014MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Fall 2013FOLKLORE/MUSIC 915Seminar in Ethnomusicology
Fall 2012MUSIC 497Special Topics in Music
Spring 2012MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Spring 2011FOLKLORE/MUSIC 915Seminar in Ethnomusicology
Fall 2010MUSIC 799Independent Work
Spring 2010FOLKLORE/MUSIC 915Seminar in Ethnomusicology
Fall 2009MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Spring 2009FOLKLORE/MUSIC 915Seminar in Ethnomusicology
Spring 2009MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Fall 2008MUSIC 497Special Topics in Music
Fall 2008MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Spring 2008MUSIC 799Independent Work
Spring 2008MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Fall 2007MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Spring 2007FOLKLORE/MUSIC 915Seminar in Ethnomusicology
Spring 2007MUSIC 799Independent Work
Spring 2007MUSIC 990Masters Thesis
Spring 2007MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Fall 2006FOLKLORE/MUSIC 515Proseminar in Ethnomusicology
Fall 2006FOLKLORE/MUSIC 915Seminar in Ethnomusicology
Fall 2006MUSIC 799Independent Work
Fall 2006MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project

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