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    • Introduction to African-American Studies . BL ST 1

    Explores historical and current social conditions of Black people in the United States. Topics include the following: origins of Black Studies; chattel slavery and resistance; Reconstruction; Jim Crow segregation; Harlem Renaissance; Black Nationalism; structural racism and anti-Blackness; Civil Rights and Black Power Movements; racial wealth gap; critical race theory and Neo-liberalism; carcerality and the prison industrial complex; white privilege and rage; and the intersection of race, gender, class, and sexuality in shaping Black identity and life chances. As a 5 unit course, BLST 1 is reading and writing intensive, with a focus on developing research skills through a Black Studies lens.

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    5

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    GEs AHI Area D Ethnicity Writing
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    GIRV 1115
    W R F
    11:00 AM - 12:20 PM
    22 / 48
    Sections
    SH 3707
    M
    10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
    8 / 24
    SH 3707
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    11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
    14 / 24
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    15:30 PM - 16:45 PM
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