Fall 2025 Black Studies

Location: 1223 UH; Phone: (312) 996-2950.

Last generated: Thursday, July 17 2025 08:30 AM CDT

NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

BLST 100

Introduction to Black Studies

3 hours. Previously listed as AAST 100. Individual and Society, and US Society course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44843DIS - AD110:00 AM - 10:50 AMF1172BSBMeisenbach, OMeet on campus
44844DIS - AD211:00 AM - 11:50 AMF1172BSBMeisenbach, OMeet on campus
44845DIS - AD312:00 PM - 12:50 PMF1172BSBWest, JMeet on campus
44846DIS - AD401:00 PM - 01:50 PMF1172BSBWest, JMeet on campus
44842LEC - AL01:00 PM - 01:50 PMMW2082BHJohnson, CMeet on campus
48871DIS - CD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMRMeet on campus
48870LEC - CL02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTMeet on campus
Departmental Approval Required

BLST 103

Black Politics and Culture in the United States

3 hours. Same as POLS 112. Previously listed AAST 103. Individual and Society, and US Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
50491LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTRMeet on campus

BLST 191

African and Caribbean Francophone Literature in Translation

3 hours. Same as FR 191. Previously listed as AAST 191. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
48525LCD03:00 PM - 04:15 PMMW1152LHBrown, NMeet on campus

BLST 206

Black Studies and the Production of Knowledge

3 hours. Previously listed as AAST 206. Prerequisite(s): Three credit hours in Black Studies; or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44847LCD12:30 PM - 01:45 PMTR3002LHJun, HMeet on campus

BLST 207

Racism: Global Perspectives

3 hours. Same as SOC 207. Previously listed as AAST 207. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 160 or ENGL 161. Individual and Society, and World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
47090LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMTR1072LHHarrington, JMeet on campus

BLST 225

Racial and Ethnic Groups

3 hours. Same as LALS 225 and SOC 225. Previously listed as AAST 225. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100; or consent of the instructor. Individual and Society, and US Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
45074LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMTR2082BHJeong, I; Kaiser, DMeet on campus

BLST 242

History of Modern Africa

3 hours. Same as HIST 242. Previously listed as AAST 242. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 161; or consent of the instructor. to be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Discussion/Recitation.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
50019DIS - AD103:00 PM - 04:15 PMWA0022LCAJackson, LMeet on campus
World Cultures, and Past course.
50018LCD - AS03:00 PM - 04:15 PMMA0022LCAJackson, LMeet on campus
Past, and World Cultures course.

BLST 246

Black Lives in Historical Context

3 hours. Same as HIST 243. Previously listed as AAST 246. Prerequisite(s): BLST 100; or consent of the instructor. Past, and US Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44848LCD12:30 PM - 01:45 PMTR1072LHBlair, CMeet on campus

BLST 247

African American History to 1877

3 hours. Same as HIST 247. Previously listed as AAST 247. Prerequisite(s): One course in Black Studies or History; or consent of the instructor. Past, and US Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
46494LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTR1012LHJewell, JMeet on campus

BLST 252

U.S. Racism and Imperialism

3 hours. Recommended background: Grade of C or better in GLAS 100 or Grade of C or better in BLST 100 or Grade of C or better in BLST 101.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
48695LCD03:00 PM - 04:15 PMMWB102BHPaik, AMeet on campus

BLST 272

Race, Gender, and Sexuality

3 hours. Same as GWS 272. Previously listed as AAST 272. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in ENGL 161. Individual and Society, and US Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44853LCD04:30 PM - 05:45 PMMW1152LHLaMothe, MMeet on campus

BLST 306

Black Politics in the United States

3 hours. Same as POLS 311. Previously listed as AAST 306. Prerequisite(s): Three courses in political science, history or sociology; or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
45408LCD03:00 PM - 04:15 PMMW2152BSBJohnson, CMeet on campus

BLST 394

Special Topics in Black Studies

3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Students may register for more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): BLST 100; or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
46907LCD03:00 PM - 04:15 PMMW1042LHCeleste, MMeet on campus
Same as GWS 394 and PUBH 394. Black Women and Health: In describing how she started the National Black Women's Health Project, Byllye Avery wrote, What we did first off was to come together as a group of black women to start talking about the realities of our lives. This course introduces students to three interconnected areas. First, following Avery, we consider the realities of Black womens lives locally and globally, with emphasis on health disparities. Second, we explore how Black women have and continue to organize public health projects, seek public health reform, and respond to health disparities and crises, from the HIV and AIDS epidemic to the Covid-19 pandemic. Third, we engage with scholarship and broader works of Black women who contribute knowledge on multiple aspects of health (e.g. mental, physical, spiritual). Taken together, students will learn about factors that impact Black womens health and how Black women work to improve the health and lives of all.

BLST 398

Independent Study: Special Topics

1 TO 3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Previously listed as AAST 398. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and departmental approval. Departmental Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44884CNFARRANGEDBarnes, N
44885CNFARRANGEDBlair, C
47164CNFARRANGEDBost, D
44886CNFARRANGEDBrown, N
44887CNFARRANGEDClarke, A
44888CNFARRANGEDClarno, A
47166CNFARRANGEDFair, F
44890CNFARRANGEDForman, T
45267CNFARRANGEDHarrington, J
45119CNFARRANGEDHoppe, k
45116CNFARRANGEDHudson, L
44891CNFARRANGEDJabir, J
44892CNFARRANGEDJackson, L
47167CNFARRANGEDJewell, J
44894CNFARRANGEDJohnson, C
44896CNFARRANGEDJun, H
44897CNFARRANGEDLaMothe, M
44898CNFARRANGEDLewis, A
47168CNFARRANGEDMartin, D
44899CNFARRANGEDRansby, B
44900CNFARRANGEDRhodes, J
44901CNFARRANGEDRichie, B
44902CNFARRANGEDStovall, D
45114CNFARRANGEDTodd-Breland, E
47169CNFARRANGEDWilliamson, T

BLST 408

Global Black Feminisms

3 OR 4 hours. Same as GWS 408 and LALS 408. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Recommended background: Undergraduate students: at least three credit hours in BLST or GWS or LALS.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
48406DIS03:30 PM - 04:45 PMTR1312BSBHarrington, JMeet on campus
3 hours
48407DIS03:30 PM - 04:45 PMTR1312BSBHarrington, JMeet on campus
4 hours

BLST 502

Graduate Colloquium in Black Studies

1 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. May not be repeated for credit towards the Graduate Concentration in Black Studies. Previously listed as AAST 502. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in BLST 501; or approval of the department.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44850DIS01:00 PM - 02:00 PMW2142LHClarke, AMeet on campus

BLST 503

Topics in Black Studies

4 hours. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 hours. Previously listed as AAST 503.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
46068LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMR2192SHBost, DMeet on campus
4 hours Project 3025: Future of BLST Project 3025: Planning for the Future of Black Studies ------ Starting with Stefano Harney and Fred Moten's concepts of fugitive planning and Black study, the course will explore how Black intellectuals, artists, and activists have engaged with questions of futurity. Applying these theories and devising their own, students will work together on a plan to secure the future of Black study and, implicitly, Black life, culture, and politics.

BLST 596

Independent Study

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated for credit. Students may register for more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and department approval. Departmental Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44904CNFARRANGEDBarnes, N
44906CNFARRANGEDBlair, C
47171CNFARRANGEDBost, D
44907CNFARRANGEDBrown, N
44908CNFARRANGEDClarke, A
44909CNFARRANGEDClarno, A
47172CNFARRANGEDFair, F
44912CNFARRANGEDForman, T
45268CNFARRANGEDHarrington, J
45120CNFARRANGEDHoppe, k
45118CNFARRANGEDHudson, L
44914CNFARRANGEDJabir, J
44915CNFARRANGEDJackson, L
47173CNFARRANGEDJewell, J
44916CNFARRANGEDJohnson, C
44917CNFARRANGEDJun, H
44918CNFARRANGEDLaMothe, M
44919CNFARRANGEDLewis, A
47174CNFARRANGEDMartin, D
44920CNFARRANGEDRansby, B
44921CNFARRANGEDRhodes, J
44922CNFARRANGEDRichie, B
44923CNFARRANGEDStovall, D
45115CNFARRANGEDTodd-Breland, E
47175CNFARRANGEDWilliamson, T