UCSB 2009-2010 Catalog Course Search
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| BL ST 1 - Introduction to Afro-American Studies |
| (4) Banks, Johnson, Lipsitz, Woods |
| Historical and current social conditions of black people in the united states. Topics include slavery, emancipation, reconstruction, and urban black migration, with particular consideration given to the black church and the black family as bearers and creators of Afro-American culture. |
| BL ST 1H - Introduction to Afro-American Studies- Honors |
| (5) Banks, Johnson, Lipsitz, Woods |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| Lecture is concurrent with BL ST 1, including weekly honors seminar with instructor. Additional assignments and rigorous discussion of readings facilitated by the instructor. Intended for highly motivated and well-prepared students actively engaged in critical thought. |
| BL ST 3 - Introduction to African Studies |
| (4) Daniels |
| A survey of the subject matter, themes, and methods of African Studies. While briefly surveying the prehistory and early states of Africa, the course focuses on the culture and society of the colonial and independence eras. |
| BL ST 4 - Critical Introduction to Race and Racism |
| (4) Banks, Johnson, Michel |
| 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. |
| BL ST 5 - Blacks and Western Civilization |
| (4) McAuley, Robinson, J. Stewart |
| An interdisciplinary analysis of the effect of Africa on Western Civilization, specifically the politics, economics, and cultures of Europe,the Caribbean, and North America. |
| BL ST 6 - The Civil Rights Movement |
| (4) BANKS, JOHNSON |
| 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. |
| BL ST 7 - Introduction to Caribbean Studies |
| (4) McAuley, Strongman |
| A survey of the culture and society of th 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. |
| BL ST 14 - The History of Jazz |
| (4) Daniels, Johnson, Lipsitz |
| A survey of the historical origins and development of jazz, beginning with the West African heritage and the Afro-American folk tradition, and examining the social and cultural context of this twentieth-century music. |
| BL ST 15 - The Psychology of Blacks |
| (4) Michel |
| Examines manifestations of psychological characteristics of people of African decent, cultural and behavioral norms, and ways that race, class, gender and sexuality affect their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Connections between Africa, the Caribbean, and Afro-America are explored. |
| BL ST 33 - Major Works of African Literatures |
| (4) Strongman, Akudinobi |
| An introduction to the diverse literary traditions of Africa through an examination of selected works. Regional focus on North, West, East, Central, and South Africa varies. |
| BL ST 36 - Afro-American Oral Traditions |
| (4) Daniels, Michel |
| The roots and contemporary manifestations of oral traditions of Afro-American and Caribbean cultures are examined as expressed in oral narratives and non-verbal modes of communication. |
| BL ST 38A - Introduction to Afro-American Literature (Part 1) |
| (4) Batiste, J. Stewart, Strongman |
| Afro-American literature from colonial times through the Harlem Renaissance. |
| BL ST 38AH - Seminar on African-American Literature (Part 1) |
| (1) Batiste |
| Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Black Studies 38A; consent of instructor. |
| Seminar course for a select group of students enrolled in Black Studies 38A designed to enrich the large lecture experience for the motivated student. Course includes supplementary readings or more intensive study of the Black Studies 38A reading list, and supplemental writing. |
| BL ST 38B - Introduction to African-American Literature (Part II) |
| (4) Batiste, J. Stewart, Strongman |
| African-American literature from the 1930s to the present. |
| BL ST 38BH - Seminar on African-American Literature (Part 2) |
| (1) Batiste |
| Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Black Studies 38B; consent of instructor. |
| Seminar course for a select group of students enrolled in Black Studies 38B designed to enrich the large lecture experience for the motivated student. Course includes supplementary readings or more intensive study of the Black Studies 38B reading list, and supplemental writing. |
| BL ST 45 - Black Arts Expressions |
| (4) Lipsitz, Stewart, J. Stewart |
| A comparative examination of the traditions of African American music,
literature, dance, folklore, cinema, the visual arts, and musical theatre. No prior
musical background is required, though some musicological concepts and
nomenclature are employed. |
| BL ST 45 - Black Arts Expressions |
| (4) Lipsitz, Stewart, J. Stewart |
| A comparative examination of the traditions of African American music,
literature, dance, folklore, cinema, the visual arts, and musical theatre. No prior
musical background is required, though some musicological concepts and
nomenclature are employed. |
| BL ST 45 - Black Arts Expressions |
| (4) Lipsitz, Stewart, J. Stewart |
| A comparative examination of the traditions of African American music,
literature, dance, folklore, cinema, the visual arts, and musical theatre. No prior
musical background is required, though some musicological concepts and
nomenclature are employed. |
| BL ST 45 - Black Arts Expressions |
| (4) Lipsitz, Stewart, J. Stewart |
| A comparative examination of the traditions of African American music,
literature, dance, folklore, cinema, the visual arts, and musical theatre. No prior
musical background is required, though some musicological concepts and
nomenclature are employed. |
| BL ST 49A - Survey of African History |
| (4) Miescher |
| An Introduction to the history of Africa from the earliest times to the present. Course themes include: organization of production, state formation, Africa and the world economy, colonialism, resistance, power and identities in African societies, current struggles and conflicts. Prehistory to 1800CE. |
| BL ST 49B - Survey of African History |
| (4) Miescher |
| An introduction to the history of Africa from the earliest times to the present. Course themes include: organization of production, state formation, Africa and the world economy, colonialism, resistance, power and identities in African societies, current struggles and conflicts. 1800CE to the present. |
| BL ST 50 - Blacks in the Media |
| (4) Lipsitz, Madison |
| The development of Black stereotypes. Studying literature, comic books, comic strips, cartoons, music, theater, cinema, broadcasting, and television, students analyze the mythical imageries which have created stereotypes. |
| BL ST 55 - Race and Space |
| (4) Lipsitz |
| A Study of urban spatial relations, housing discrimination, environmental racism, school segregation, urban renewal, and city planning from the nineteeth century to the present. |
| BL ST 58 - Education and Inequality |
| (4) Lipsitz |
| The role of education in the racialization of opportunities and life chances in U.S. society with special emphasis on the origins, implementation, and legacy of the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown vs. Board of Education. |
| BL ST 60A - Survey of Afro-American Religious Traditions |
| (4) Strongman |
| A historical examination, beginning with West African heritage, of Afro-American religious leaders and organizations in the United States during slavery and until the end of the nineteenth century. |
| BL ST 60B - Religion in Black America (Part II) |
| (4) Strongman |
| A historical survey of major black religious figures, organizations, movements, philosophies, and issues. Emphasis on contemporary religious phenomena in the black religious community of the United States during the twentieth century. |
| BL ST 90 - Sophomore Seminar |
| (1-4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Sophomore standing. |
| A research and/or writing seminar which focuses on major themes in Black Studies. |
| BL ST 100 - Africa and United States Policy |
| (4) McAuley |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Post-World War II Africa and United States foreign policy. Special attention is devoted to southern Africa and parallels between social movements in that part of the world and the United States civil rights movement. |
| BL ST 102 - Black Radicals and the Radical Tradition |
| (4) Daniels, Johnson, Lipsitz |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| This course examines the tradition of radical thought and the relevance of this thought to the needs and interests of the Black community. |
| BL ST 103 - The Politics of Black Liberation - The Sixties |
| (4) Daniels, Johnson, Lipsitz |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| The origins of various Black liberation organizations and their ideologies and strategies in the 1960s. Study of grass roots organizations and their struggles sheds light on the developments that occurred when this movement encountered the intransigence of entrenched American racism. |
| BL ST 104 - Black Marxism |
| (4) Lipsitz, McAuley, Robinson |
| Prerequisites: upper-division standing. |
| A theoretical explication and critique of the diverse Marxian analyses developed in Africa and the African Diaspora from the early 20th century. The course traces and analyzes the divergences of Black Marxisms from Western Marxism. |
| BL ST 106 - Women and Politics of the Body |
| (4) Banks |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Examines the relationship between race and gender in the construction of bodily politics that include perceptions of beauty and femininity. In understanding how race and gender matter in conceptualizations of beauty, this course centers black women's bodies as important sites of resistance. |
| BL ST 118 - Comparative Rebellion |
| (4) Johnson |
| Examines key events in Brown/Black resistance and rebellion in the U. S. and the Borderlands. Using primary and secondary sources, the course emphasizes parallel rebellions, transnational revolutionary thought, and cross-racial alliances. |
| BL ST 121 - The Black Family in the United States |
| (4) Oyewumi |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| A developmental analysis of the role and significance of family life in theBlack experience. Particular attention will be paid to the various forces that have influenced the structural and behavioral aspects of family life among Black Americans. |
| BL ST 122 - The Education of Black Children |
| (4) Michel |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Explores the effects of social, political, and economic forces on the history of Black education. Examines ways of challenging the impacts of race, class, gender, and language in the educational achievement of Black children. Focuses on anti-bias/multicultural curricula in urban settings. Fieldwork required. |
| BL ST 124 - Housing, Inheritance, and Race |
| (4) Lipsitz |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Housing discrimination systematically skews opportunities and life chances in the United States across racial lines. This course examines the origins and evolution of fair housing laws, and the role that housing plays in asset accumulation, inheritance, and wealth. |
| BL ST 125 - Queer Black Studies |
| (4) Strongman |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| 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. |
| BL ST 126 - Comparative Black Literatures |
| (4) Strongman |
| Prerequisites: Upper-divison standing. |
| Using a social constructionist approach to race, this course examines the multiple ways in which racial discourses operate in global literary cultures. It emphasizes that blackness need not be a homogeneous concept in order to continue to be a powerful agent in the postmodern world. |
| BL ST 127 - Black Women Writers |
| (4) Batiste, Strongman |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Examines the significance of race, class, gender, sexuality, and place as experienced and articulated in the literature of black women of the African diaspora. |
| BL ST 128 - The Black Experience in Southern California |
| (4) Johnson, Woods |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| An interdisciplinary examination of the history, culture, economic conditions, policy debates, and social movements of Blacks in Southern California from 1781 to the present. Music, literature, film, autobiography, and social theory are used to analyze the processes of regional and racial transformation. |
| BL ST 129 - The Urban Dilemma |
| (4) Woods |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Examines the evolution of African American urban communities. Focuses on theoretical and historiographical debates: social organization; conditions; daily life; culture; social movements; sustainable development; and class, gender, race relations. Analysis of current policy debates and community initiatives. |
| BL ST 130A - Negritude and African Literature |
| (4) Strongman |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Black Studies 1, 3 or 7. |
| History of Francophone West Indian and African literature from the 1920s through the 1950s. Writers studied include Aime and Suzanne Cesaire, Leon Gontran Damas, Leopold Sedar Senghor, and Jane and Paulette Nardal. |
| BL ST 130B - The Black Francophone Novel |
| (4) Strongman |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Black Studies 3 or 7. |
| A study of theoretical and literary discourses of decolonization that appeared simultaneously in Africa and the West Indies after the second World War. Writers studied include Mongo Beti, Camara Laye, Aime Cesaire, Ferdinand Oyono, Miriam Warner-Viegyra, Maryse Conde, and Simone Schwartz-Bart. |
| BL ST 131 - Race and Public Policy |
| (4) Woods |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Provides a theoretical overview of the role of race and ethnicity in local, national, and international public policy debates. Examines critical case studies of several policies: regional development, social welfare, environment, criminal justice, etc. Student policy projects with fieldwork component. |
| BL ST 133 - Gender and Sexuality in Black Studies |
| (4) Banks, Strongman |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Examines the intersection of gender, sexuality, race, and class in creating disadvantage and advantage. In examining how racism, sexism, and heterosexism shape black life chances in a 21st century context, this course focuses on systems of oppression that exist within and outside black communities. |
| BL ST 134 - African American Language and Culture |
| (4) Bucholtz |
| Prerequisites: Linguistics 20. |
| The history, structure, and use of varieties of African American English. Topics include debates over the origins of African American vernacular English; the politics of African American English; representations of African American speech in popular culture; language and hip hop culture; the use of African American vernacular English by other ethnic groups. |
| BL ST 136 - Black Feminist Thought |
| (4) Banks |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Examines past and contemporary scholarship in black feminist thought. By examining the intervention of black feminist thought within mainstream feminist theory and the field of black studies, this course presents a critical examination of the theoretical and practical contributions of black feminist scholars. |
| BL ST 137E - Sociology of the Black Experience |
| (4) Oyewumi |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| This course will give a sociological over view of the experiences of Blacksin the United States from slavery to the present. Sociological analysis of the changing historical significance of Black poverty, the Black family, and the Black worker in the United States will be presented. |
| BL ST 138 - African Religions in the Americas |
| (4) Michel, Strongman |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| A study of Neo-African religions in the Americas, with special emphasis on Haitian Vodou. Beliefs, myths, philosophical perspectives, moral order, rituals and practices as well as social and political dynamics are examined in various contemporary religious communities. Women's roles and sexuality issues are also explored. |
| BL ST 142 - Music in Afro-American Cultures: U.S.A. |
| (4) Stewart |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Introduction to the music of Afro-Americans in the U.S.A. From the antebellum era to the present, including folk, religious, popular,and classical music forms. The sociology of Black music in America forms the basis for lectures and discussions. |
| BL ST 152 - Music of the African Diaspora |
| (4) Johnson, Stewart |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| A survey of select African derived musical traditions from the Caribbean, North and South America, and Africa. |
| BL ST 153 - Black Popular Music in America |
| (4) Johnson, Lipsitz, Stewart |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| 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. |
| BL ST 160 - Analyses of Racism and Social Policy in the United States |
| (4) Madison |
| Prerequisites: Black Studies 1 or 4; upper division standing. |
| 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. |
| BL ST 161 - "Third World" Cinema |
| (4) Akudinobi, Robinson |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Studies representative films from Africa, Asia, and Latin America from the 1950s to the present. Explores the socio-cultural and aesthetic dimensions of these cinemas (which have emerged as the "other" of Hollywood and European cinema). |
| BL ST 162 - African Cinema |
| (4) Akudinobi |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| 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. |
| BL ST 165 - African Civilizations |
| (4) Daniels |
| Prerequisites: Black Studies 3 or 5. |
| Using different historical methods and texts, this course traces the evolution of the peoples of Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, Mali, and Zimbabwe and evaluates the significance of their civilizations. |
| BL ST 169AR - Afro-American History |
| (4) Daniels, Johnson, J. Stewart |
| Prerequisites: Black Studies 1 or 5 or History 17A or 17B or 17C or upper-division standin |
| Influence/experience of Africans/African Americans in United States history. Origins and developments of slavery and racism in British colonies. |
| BL ST 169BR - Afro-American History |
| (4) Daniels, Johnson, J. Stewart |
| Prerequisites: Any lower-division course in Black Studies or History, or upper-division standing. |
| Influence/experience of Africans/African Americans in United States history.
Nineteenth-century expansion of slavery, anti-slavery, civil war, reconstruction
and development of segregation. |
| BL ST 169CR - Afro-American History |
| (4) Daniels, Johnson, J. Stewart |
| Prerequisites: Black Studies 1 or 5 or History 17A or 17B or 17C or upper-division standing. |
| Influence/experience of Africans/African Americans in United States history.
Twentieth-century New South, urban migration and desegregation. |
| BL ST 170 - Afro-Americans in the American Cinema |
| (4) Robinson |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| An examination of the representation of Afro-Americans in the Hollywood feature film, from 1915 to the present. The course explores the relationship between screen icons and the racial attitudes held by black and white Americans. |
| BL ST 171 - Africa in Film |
| (4) Akudinobi |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| The purpose of this course is to provide an understanding of African cultures, traditions, and politics as depicted by African and non-African filmmakers. Students will explore stereotypical as well as positive and romantic images of Africa. Films: semi-documentaries, documentaries, fiction. |
| BL ST 172 - Contemporary Black Cinema |
| (4) Robinson |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| The course explores the new directions in Afro-American cinema with emphasis on the directors, the aesthetics and the social content of contemporary Black film. The problems of production, distribution, and exhibition will be examined. |
| BL ST 174 - From Plantations to Prisons |
| (4) Lipsitz, Woods |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| An introduction to the historical roots of the U.S. penal industry and current policies. Provides a structural understanding of the contemporary prison crisis and questions contemporary notions of crime, punishment, rehabilitation, restoration and justice. Focuses on the unprecedented prison population explosion in terms of race, gender and class. |
| BL ST 186BF - Gender and Culture |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Lectures in special areas of interest in contemporary women's studies. Consult the program office regarding proposed course topics. |
| BL ST 190 - Senior Seminar in Black Studies |
| (4) J. Stewart |
| Prerequisites: Open to upper-division Black Studies majors only. |
| 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.
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| BL ST 191 - Special Topics in Black Studies. |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Designed to broaden opportunities for students by offering topics related to the Black experience. |
| BL ST 192 - Community Studies and Outreach Initiatives |
| (1-4) Staff |
| Internship and/or studies in contemporary urban problems and decision-making processes as they affect the black community. For internships, students are individually assigned, instructed and supervised in fieldwork involving practical experience in decision-making unit of community liaison agencies. |
| BL ST 193 - Seminars In Black Studies. |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor. |
| Seminars will focus on a specific topic chosen by the professor and will involve in-depth reading of a number of works and the writing of a paper ona subject chosen in consultation with the instructor. |
| BL ST 195A - Honors Thesis Seminar In Black Studies |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Senior standing; consent of department. |
| 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. |
| BL ST 195B - Honors Thesis Seminar In Black Studies |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Senior standing; consent of department. |
| 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. |
| BL ST 195C - Honors Thesis Seminar In Black Studies |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Senior standing; consent of department. |
| 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. |
| BL ST 197 - Research Seminar |
| (1-8) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Consent of department/and or instructor. |
| Directed field research or writing seminar on a topic in Black Studies. |
| BL ST 198 - Readings In Black Studies |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division courses in Black Studies. |
| Reading and discussion will be centered around a single topic or problem tobe announced in advance by the instructor. |
| BL ST 199 - Independent Studies in Black Studies |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division courses in Black Studies; consent of department. |
| Independent studies in Black Studies. |
| BL ST 199RA - Independent Research Assistance in Black Studies |
| (1-5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division courses in Black Studies; consent of instructor and department. |
| Coursework shall consist of faculty supervised research assistance. |
| BL ST 206 - Graduate Proseminar |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Completion of at least 12 upper-division units related tthe subject matter of the course. |
| Critical inquiry based on dissertation related research addressing several issues in the curricular development of black studies: research writing, formal presentation, postdoctoral programs, revision, and journal publication process. |
| BL ST 501 - Teaching Methodology in Black Studies |
| (1-4) Robinson, Michel |
| Prerequisites: Appointment as teaching assistant in Black Studies. |
| For graduate students who serve as teaching assistants: analyses of texts and materials; discussion of teaching techniques; conducting discussion sections; formulation of topics and questions for papers and examinations; and grading papers and examinations under supervision of instructor assigned to course. |
| BL ST 596 - Directed Reading and Research |
| (2-5) STAFF |
| Individual tutorial. Plan of study must be approved by department chair. |
| BL ST 598 - Master's Thesis Research and Preparation |
| (2-8) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| To assist graduate students who are doing research or writing their dissertation in African area studies and/or Black Studies. |