Spring 2024 Black Studies

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

Last generated: Wednesday, May 01 2024 09:01 PM UTC

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
44081DIS - AD109:00 AM - 09:50 AMF3162BHSmith, SMeet on campus
44082DIS - AD210:00 AM - 10:50 AMF3162BHSmith, SMeet on campus
44083DIS - AD311:00 AM - 11:50 AMF1002LHPrince, TMeet on campus
44084DIS - AD412:00 PM - 12:50 PMF1002LHPrince, TMeet on campus
44078LEC - AL09:00 AM - 09:50 AMMWD0022LCDWilliamson, TMeet on campus

BLST 101

Introduction to Black Diaspora Studies

3 hours. Previously listed as AAST 101. Past, and World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44085LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMTRA0032LCAClarno, AMeet on campus
3 hours

BLST 104

Race, Place, and Schooling: Black Americans and Education

3 hours. Same as EDPS 104. Previously listed as AAST 104. Individual and Society, and US Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
47220LCD12:30 PM - 01:45 PMTR2162THStovall, DMeet on campus
3 hours

BLST 111

Introduction to African American Literature Since 1910

3 hours. Same as ENGL 119. Previously listed as AAST 111. Creative Arts, and US Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44364LCD10:00 AM - 10:50 AMMWF2042THJun, HMeet 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
44433LCD09:00 AM - 09:50 AMMWF2422ARCIsaac, V; Rodriguez Rico, M; Washington, PMeet on campus

BLST 248

African American History since 1877

3 hours. Same as HIST 248. Previously listed as AAST 248. 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
44986LCD03:00 PM - 04:15 PMMW2042THJewell, JMeet on campus

BLST 258

Race and Urban Life

3 hours. Same as SOC 258. Previously listed as AAST 258.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44087LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMMW2202SHJohnson, CMeet on campus
3 hours

BLST 261

Reading Black Women Writing

3 hours. Same as ENGL 261 and GWS 261. Previously listed as AAST 261. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in a 100-level Black Studies or African American literature course; or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44366LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMT2162THBarnes, NMeet on campus

BLST 274

The Politics of Blackness in Latin America

3 hours. Same as LALS 274 and POLS 274. Recommended background: Three credit hours in BLST or LALS or POLS.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
47470LCD08:00 AM - 09:15 AMTR2202SHHarrington, JMeet online at set times

BLST 294

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. Previously listed as AAST 294.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
46227LCD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMTRARR12ONLHarrington, JMeet online at set times
Care, Community & Love Drawing from scholarship across the Black diaspora, students will examine critical perspectives, theoretical frameworks and debates pertaining to three central themes: care, community and love. This course is comparative and will draw from historical and contemporary cases throughout the Black diaspora. We will explore questions including: What is care? How are Black communities formed and strengthened through love and care? What are revolutionary dimensions of care? How do class, race, gender, sexuality and citizenship inform perspectives on care, love and community membership?

BLST 356

Constitutional Law: Women, Gender and Privacy

3 hours. Same as GWS 356 and POLS 356. Previously listed as AAST 356. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in POLS 101 or Grade of C or better in POLS 112; or Grade of C or better in BLST 100 or Grade of C or better in BLST 103; or Grade of C or better in GWS 101; or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44219LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMTR1002THLyles, KMeet on campus

BLST 358

Constitutional Law: African-American Legal History

3 hours. Same as POLS 358. Previously listed as AAST 358.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44220LCD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMTR1002THLyles, KMeet on campus

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
44100CNFARRANGEDBarnes, N
44101CNFARRANGEDBlair, C
46234CNFARRANGEDBost, D
44102CNFARRANGEDBrown, N
44103CNFARRANGEDClarke, A
44104CNFARRANGEDClarno, A
44106CNFARRANGEDForman, T
44107CNFARRANGEDHarrington, J
44108CNFARRANGEDJabir, J
44109CNFARRANGEDJackson, L
44120CNFARRANGEDJewell, J
44110CNFARRANGEDJohnson, C
44111CNFARRANGEDJun, H
44112CNFARRANGEDLaMothe, M
44113CNFARRANGEDLewis, A
44114CNFARRANGEDRansby, B
44115CNFARRANGEDRhodes, J
44116CNFARRANGEDRichie, B
44117CNFARRANGEDStovall, D
46235CNFARRANGEDWilliamson, T

BLST 406

Topics in Black Feminist and Queer Studies

3 OR 4 hours. Same as GWS 406. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and one 100-level course in Black Studies or one 100-level course in Gender and Womens Studies; or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44091LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTR1362ARCBost, DMeet on campus
3 hours This course examines the social, political, and cultural intersections of blackness and queerness. Taking a historical approach while discussing the limits and omissions of the archive, the course examines major periods in African American history and culture through queer and trans perspectives. Multi-methodological and interdisciplinary in scope, we will discuss short stories, film, poetry, primary source material, and secondary sources from literary studies, history, legal studies, film studies, and political science. We will consider how gender and sexuality have been central to the domination and marginalization of black Americans and how African American freedom struggles have often taken place within the realm of the intimatethrough non-normative gender and sexual practices and arrangements. Through a focus on figures such as Bayard Rustin, Pauli Murray, Father Divine, Lorraine Hansberry, Mabel Hampton, Little Richard, Sylvester, Sir Lady Java, and Delisa Newton, this course centers queer and trans perspectives to challenge the gender and sexual normativity of African American history.
44092LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTR1362ARCBost, DMeet on campus
4 hours This course examines the social, political, and cultural intersections of blackness and queerness. Taking a historical approach while discussing the limits and omissions of the archive, the course examines major periods in African American history and culture through queer and trans perspectives. Multi-methodological and interdisciplinary in scope, we will discuss short stories, film, poetry, primary source material, and secondary sources from literary studies, history, legal studies, film studies, and political science. We will consider how gender and sexuality have been central to the domination and marginalization of black Americans and how African American freedom struggles have often taken place within the realm of the intimatethrough non-normative gender and sexual practices and arrangements. Through a focus on figures such as Bayard Rustin, Pauli Murray, Father Divine, Lorraine Hansberry, Mabel Hampton, Little Richard, Sylvester, Sir Lady Java, and Delisa Newton, this course centers queer and trans perspectives to challenge the gender and sexual normativity of African American history.

BLST 494

Advanced Topics in Black Studies

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above. Any two 200-level Black Studies courses or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44097LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMMJohnson, CMeet on campus
3 hours Black Life & Carceral Power Black Life and Carceral Power. Same as POLS 494. This class will meet in UH 1250. This course critically examines policing, mass incarceration and their implications for black life. We will begin by examining the most prevalent explanation of the carceral expansion, the New Jim Crow discourse, before making a deeper dive into the historical evolution of police as an institution, and the relationship between race, policing and punishment in the twentieth century.
44098LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMMJohnson, CMeet on campus
4 hours Black Life & Carceral Power Black Life and Carceral Power. Same as POLS 494. This class will meet in UH 1250. This course critically examines policing, mass incarceration and their implications for black life. We will begin by examining the most prevalent explanation of the carceral expansion, the New Jim Crow discourse, before making a deeper dive into the historical evolution of police as an institution, and the relationship between race, policing and punishment in the twentieth century.

BLST 501

Interdisciplinary Seminar in Black Studies

4 hours. Previously listed as AAST 501.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44099DIS10:00 AM - 12:50 PMT2192SHRichie, BMeet on campus
4 hours Meets in UH 1250.

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
47590LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMW2152THWilliamson, TMeet on campus
Racialized Gender Violence and the Politics of Care. Same as GWS 594.

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
44118CNFARRANGEDBarnes, N
44119CNFARRANGEDBlair, C
46236CNFARRANGEDBost, D
44371CNFARRANGEDBrown, N
44121CNFARRANGEDClarke, A
44122CNFARRANGEDClarno, A
44124CNFARRANGEDForman, T
44125CNFARRANGEDHarrington, J
44126CNFARRANGEDJabir, J
44127CNFARRANGEDJackson, L
46237CNFARRANGEDJewell, J
44128CNFARRANGEDJohnson, C
44129CNFARRANGEDJun, H
44130CNFARRANGEDLaMothe, M
44132CNFARRANGEDLewis, A
44131CNFARRANGEDRansby, B
44133CNFARRANGEDRhodes, J
44134CNFARRANGEDRichie, B
44135CNFARRANGEDStovall, D
46238CNFARRANGEDWilliamson, T