An interdisciplinary examination of the historical and current functioning of the American criminal justice system and the ways that society has created and applied different practices and standards of justice with regard to marginalized populations.

Representations of race and gender in comics with a special emphasis on the experiences of African Americans.

Cross-listed course: ENGL 515, WGST 515

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

Cultural representations, constructions, production, and consumption of African-American identity in the popular culture medium of feature films.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

The major movements, figures, plays, and critical strategies that have marked the development of African American theatre in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.

Cross-listed course: ENGL 565, THEA 565

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

Students will explore the African Diaspora as a social, cultural, and historical formation with Africa at its center, focusing on US, Latin American, and Caribbean African-descended communities.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Global Learning, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences

Reading and research on selected topics in African American Studies. May be repeated as content varies by title.