An examination of the representation of African-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.

Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.

4

Units

Letter

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Upper division only

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
GEs Area F Ethnicity Writing
AKUDINOBI J
Jude Akudinobi
3.4
89 reviews
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Winter 2026 . Akudinobi J
PSYCH1902
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09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
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3.4
BLST170 . Akudinobi J 5 Years Ago

Professor is a kind instructor. He is always willing to help students during office hours. The discussion lectures always help with understanding the material and encourage participation. Textbook was important to supplement the lectures. Pay good attention and enjoy the class :)

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BLST3 . Akudinobi J 10 Months Ago

Professor is very kind and welcoming to students. Lectures are difficult to be engaged in because it is one single document with paragraphs. TA Miriam was horrible for this course, switching section structures and participation heavy in section. Easy grader however, and great GE course. Midterm paper and final paper (take home). Would take again.

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BLST127 . Akudinobi J 11 Months Ago

He is very sweet and caring, often dismisses our class early and sometimes has it on Zoom. He does ramble a lot but seriously does care about his students and what he teaches. He says go gauchos a lot. I would highly recommend this class to anyone he just wants to talk to people

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CLIT33 . Akudinobi J 1 Year, 22 Days Ago

Prof Akudinobi is a very enthusiastic and knowledgable lecturer. He is very willing to give students feedback and advice on writing.

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BLKST126 . Akudinobi J 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

Akudinobi is a great instructor and you can get a lot out of his classes as long as you actually read!! He's super funny & caring. Grade is mainly based on a take-home midterm and final plus 1 paper. Make sure you participate

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BLST33 . Akudinobi J 1 Year, 4 Months Ago

Can seem pretty daunting at first, but is a nice charismatic professor. Honestly didn't attend many lectures but the sections led by Miriam Burnett were great and super insightful, she's amazing. Be ready to do lots of reading and writing in this course but it's doable if you don't get behind.

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