Schedule of Classes
Spring 2012 | Winter 2012
Spring Quarter 2012
With the exception of BL ST 49A & 49B, all Black Studies courses must be taken for a letter-grade.
The P/NP option is not available.
Disclaimer:
The information included below is for reference only and may contain errors. Please refer to the major and minor requirements and general education listings in the General Catalog for all Academic Senate approved requirements.
Lower Division
4. Critical Introduction to Race and Racism
Professor Gaye Johnson
MW 330-445pm
Located in Embarcadero Hall
Major/Minor Area: Preparation for the major/minor
GE/Special Subject Area(s): D, Ethnicity
Examines historical and contemporary manifestations of racism and anti-racism, as well as theoretical approaches to understand the social, cultural, political and economic aspects of race.
6. The Civil Rights Movement
Mr. Otis Madison
MWF 11-1150am
Located in Harold Frank Hall 1108
Major/Minor Area: Preparation for the major only
GE/Special Subject Area(s): D, Writing, Ethnicity
History of the modern civil rights movements, its organization and ideology from its origins in the post reconstruction era to its triumphs with the end of legal racial segregation, and its recognition in the civil rights legislation in the 1960s.
7. Introduction to Caribbean Studies
Professor Christopher McAuley
(Students who have received credit for Black Studies 1B may not take this course for credit.)
TR 330-445pm
Located in Buchanan Hall 1920
Major/Minor Area: Preparation for the major/minor
GE/Special Subject Area(s): E, Writing, World Culture
A survey of the culture and society of the Caribbean. After surveying Amerindian communities and examining the impact of the Atlantic slave trade, focus will be on slavery, emancipation, African and Creole cultures, and the issues accompanying an independent nationhood status.
99. Independent Studies in Black Studies
(1-4) Staff
Prerequisite: BL ST 1 or 3 or 4 or 7 and one additional course in Black Studies.
Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Cannot be applied towards the Major or Minor in Black Studies.
Major/Minor Area: This course cannot be applied to the major or minor in Black Studies.
GE/Special Subject Area(s): None
Independent studies and mentorship in Black Studies under the direction of a faculty member in the department.
Upper Division
125. Queer Black Studies
Instructor Alix Chapman
TR 1230-145pm
Located in Psychology Building 1902
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Major/Minor Area: C
GE/Special Subject Area(s): D, Writing,
An exploration of the intersection of Black Studies and Queer Studies from various theoretical, literary, historical, and multi-media perspectives. Cultural producers studied include: Audre Lorde, Marlon Riggs, Bayard Rustin, and Bruce Nugent.
153. Black Popular Music in America
Professor Earl Stewart
TR 11-1215pm
Located in Buchanan Hall 1940
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Major/Minor Area: A
GE/Special Subject Area(s): F, Writing,
A critical survey of African-American popular styles since 1950. The course is style specific but also addresses the music's relationship to other aspects of popular culture.
154. Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice
Professor Laura Pulido
(Concurrently offered with BL ST 254.)
TR 1230-145pm
Located in South Hall 1431
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Major/Minor Area: B
GE/Special Subject Area(s): None
This course investigates environmental injustice—that some people, especially poorer people, bear a disproportionate burden of living in communities with environmental hazards—and environmental racism—that a high coincidence exists between the location of toxic waste sites and Black and Brown communities, even when they are predominantly middle class.
160. Analyses of Racism and Social Policy in the United States
Mr. Otis Madison
MWF 1-150pm
Located in South Hall 1431
Prerequisite: Black Studies 1 or 4; upper division standing.
Major/Minor Area: B
GE/Special Subject Area(s): D, Writing, Ethnicity
In-depth analysis of the history, ideological and scientific origins of racism in the United States from the nineteenth century. The effects of institutional racism on social policy, desegregation, integration, and affirmative action programs are also examined.
162. African Cinema
Professor Jude Akudinobi
Lecture: TR 8-915am
Located in Buchanan Hall 1940
Lab: M 630-820pm
Located in Buchanan Hall 1920
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Major/Minor Area: A
GE/Special Subject Area(s): F, Writing, World Culture
Critical perspectives on African cinema from its inception to the present. Production contexts, aesthetic/narrative strategies, ideological/ representational concerns are examined along with issues of authorship, culture, gender, identity, post-coloniality, etc.
169BR. African-American History
Professor Gaye Johnson
(Same course as History 169BR. Not open for credit to students who have completed Black Studies 169B.)
MW 1230-145pm
Located in North Hall 1105
Prerequisite: Any lower-division course in Black Studies or History, or upper-division standing.
Major/Minor Area: B
GE/Special Subject Area(s): D,Writing, Ethnicity
Influence/experience of Africans/African-Americans in United States history. Nineteenth-century expansion of slavery, anti-slavery, civil war, reconstruction and development of segregation.
171. Africa in Film
Professor Jude Akudinobi
Lecture: TR 930-1045am
Located in 1940
Lab: W6-750pm
Located in 1910
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Major/Minor Area: A
GE/Special Subject Area(s): D, F, Writing, World Cultures
Explores, with examples from dominant (Hollywood) cinema and African cinema, what the sample films show about the relationship between ideology and representation, especially the reference points through which Africa functions as a site of complex and conflicting meanings.
190. Senior Thesis Seminar in Black Studies
Professor Claudine Michel
T 5-750pm
Located in Girvetz Hall 2129
Prerequisite: Open to senior Black Studies majors only.
Major/Minor Area: E
GE/Special Subject Area(s): None
Designed to sharpen knowledge of major themes in Black Studies and strengthen skills in research, critical analysis, and effective writing. This course emphasizes primary research and the writing of a major paper or thesis based on that research.
191IB. Special Topics in Black Studies – Seminar on Race, Class and Gender in Hip Hop/ Hip Hop as a culture.
Instructor Jessica Barros
MW 930-1045am
Located in Phelps Hall 1160
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units provided letter designations are different (only 8 units may be applied toward the major).
Major/Minor Area: F
GE/Special Subject Area(s): None
Designed to broaden opportunities for students by offering topics related to the Black experience.
193AD. Seminar in Black Studies – Seminar on Afro-Hispanic Discourse
Professor Roberto Strongman
T 2-450pm
Located in South Hall 3709
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units provided letter designations are different (only 8 units may be applied toward the major).
Major/Minor Area: F
GE/Special Subject Area(s): None
Please Contact Undergraduate Advisor (athompson@blackstudies.ucsb.edu) if interested in the following courses:
195C. Honors Thesis Seminar in Black Studies
(4-4-4) Claudine Michel
Prerequisites: senior standing and consent of department.
Must have a 3.3 university grade-point average; 3.5 departmental grade-point average; A three-quarter in-progress sequence course with grades for all three quarters issued upon completion of the final quarter.
Major/Minor Area: E
GE/Special Subject Area(s): None
Each student, under the direction of the department chair, will identify a research topic and map out a research project with the appropriate faculty member(s). Research will begin in fall and continue more intensely during winter. Research papers will be completed in spring with a formal presentation before an audience of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students in Black studies.
197. Research Seminar
(1-8) STAFF
Prerequisite: consent of department and/or instructor.
It is recommended a student have a 3.0 Grade Point Average prior to enrolling in this course.
Directed field research on a topic in Black Studies.
199. Independent Studies in Black Studies
(1-4) STAFF
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in Black Studies; consent of department.
Must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding three quarters. Students are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
199RA. Independent Research Assistance in Black Studies
(1-5) STAFF
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in Black Studies; consent of instructor and department.
Must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding three quarters. Students are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Coursework shall consist of faculty supervised research assistance.
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