Course Descriptions - Spring 2026
CAROLINA CORE
AFAM 200: Freedom Papers: Narrative of Race and Nation
A study of the United States founding documents that emphasizes how the experiences
of African American citizens throughout history and culture shape the country’s values,
norms, and ideals.
(This course is only a requirement for non-AFAM majors and minors)
| Section | CRN | Days/Time | Format | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 50068 | MW 3:55–5:10PM | TRAD | Tolson |
| 002 | 50069 | MWF 12:00–12:50PM | TRAD | Holmes |
| 003 | 48490 | TR 11:40–12:55PM | TRAD | Deas |
| 004 | 48491 | MW 8:05–9:20AM | TRAD | Aba |
| 005 | 48492 | MW 2:20–3:35PM | TRAD | TBD |
| 006 | 53138 | MW 10:05–11:20AM | TRAD | TBD |
| Y05 | 49669 | ONLINE (12/29/25–1/18/26) | ONLINE | Tolson |
AFAM 201: Intro to African American Studies: Social & Historical Foundations
Introduction to the key debates, figures, and concepts fundamental to the interdisciplinary study of the historical, political, and social development of Black life in America.
| Section | CRN | Days/Time | Format | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 002 | 47453 | TR 1:15–2:30PM | TRAD | Deas |
| J11 | 44413 | ONLINE | ONLINE | Watson |
AFAM 202: Intro to African American Studies: Arts & Cultural
Introduction to the key debates, figures and concepts fundamental to the interdisciplinary study of the artistic, literary, and cultural development of Black life in America.
| Section | CRN | Days/Time | Format | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 40787 | MW 8:05–9:20AM | TRAD | Langley |
| J10 | 58645 | ONLINE | ONLINE | Davis |
| J11 | 49549 | ONLINE | ONLINE | Wideman-Davis |
SOCIAL SCIENCES
AFAM 308: African American Feminist Theory (WGST 308)
An interdisciplinary survey of the contributions of African American women to feminist theory.
Section 001 | CRN: 41048 | TR 1:15–2:30PM | TRAD | Instructor: Isom
AFAM 330: Psychology and the African American Experience (PSYC 330)
Psychological theory and research as it applies to African Americans. Explores Afrocentric and other perspectives and roles of culture, racism, and historical phenomena.
Section 001 | CRN: 50643 | TR 4:25–5:40PM | TRAD | Instructor: Martin
AFAM 332: Black Experience US since 1865 (HIST 332)
The social, cultural, economic, and political life of Black people in the United States since 1865.
Section 001 | CRN: 57674 | TR 1:15–2:30PM | TRAD | Instructor: Sims
AFAM 393: Race and Science Fiction (POLI 393)
Draws on science fiction to understand the contemporary history of American racial and ethnic politics and to speculate about the significance of race in America’s political future.
Section 001 | CRN: 56992 | MW 2:20–3:35PM | TRAD | Instructor: Shaw
AFAM 444: African American Women in History; Rebels, Radicals, Revolutionaries, and Black Girl Magic
A survey of the social and political developments in the United States through the diverse experiences of African American women from slavery to the twenty-first century. Situates the heroism, activism, and feminism of African American women within a global context.
Section 001 | CRN: 56808 | MWF 10:50–11:40AM | TRAD | Instructor: Holmes
AFAM 463: Jim Crow: Histories and Revival (HIST 463)
This course critically examines the continuities and discontinuities between Jim Crow and our current historical and political moment.
Section 001 | CRN: 57675 | TR 10:05–11:20AM | TRAD | Instructor: Stuckey
AFAM 476: Black Activism (Art) (POLI 476)
Critical review of theories of community organizing, grassroots activism, and social movements, and examination of contemporary forms of black activism.
Section 001 | CRN: 56994 | MW 3:55–5:10PM | TRAD | Instructor: Davis
HUMANITIES
AFAM 380: Cultural History of Hip Hop
Roots of rap/hip hop music from African bardic tradition to African American vernacular traditions and development as a musical genre; rap’s musical and verbal traits and political ideologies; hip hop’s influence on mainstream American society and global youth.
Section 001 | CRN: 57011 | TR 2:50–4:05PM | TRAD | Instructor: Johnson
AFAM 382: Lemonade and Beyond
A survey of the musical and artistic contributions of Black women from several musical traditions and eras, partially inspired by the visual album Lemonade released by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter in 2016.
Section 001 | CRN: 57012 | TR 10:05–11:20AM | TRAD | Instructor: Johnson
AFAM 398: Special Topics in African American Arts & Culture — Southern Black Folklore
The development of Southern Black folktales from origins to evolution, expansion and absorption into American cultural influence and throughout the South.
Section 001 | CRN: 53253 | MW 2:20–3:35PM | TRAD | Instructor: Tolson
AFAM 398: Special Topics in African American Arts & Culture — Performing Black Fashion Aesthetics
Explores the significance of socio-historical and contemporary contexts in performing Black aesthetics within fashion, self-adornment, and artistic expression, thereby defining our relationship with our bodies and concepts of beauty.
Section 002 | CRN: 44835 | MW 2:20–3:35PM | TRAD | Instructor: Wideman-Davis
AFAM 398: Special Topics in African American Arts & Culture — African American Television (FAMS 335)
Introduction to the critical study of African American representation on American television.
Section 003 | CRN: 49796 | MW 2:20–3:35PM | TRAD | Instructor: Young
AFAM 428A: African American Literature I: to 1903 (ENGL 428A)
Representative works of African American writers to 1903.
Section 001 | CRN: 52900 | MWF 10:50–11:40AM | TRAD | Instructor: Langley
AFAM 428B: African American Literature II: 1903–Present (ENGL 428B)
Representative works of African American writers from 1903 to present.
Section 001 | CRN: 57234 | MW 3:55–5:10PM | TRAD | Instructor: Trafton
AFAM 428E: Caribbean Literature (ENGL 428E)
Authors and literary forms representative of the Caribbean.
Section 001 | CRN: 54437 | TR 2:50–4:05PM | TRAD | Instructor: Jimenez
AFAM 443: AfroAsian Connections in American Culture
An examination of the political cracks, cultural changes, and liberation-focused collaborations between African Americans and Asian Americans in the contemporary period, including recent theoretical frameworks that bring Blackness and Asianness into view together in a post–Civil Rights era.
Section 001 | CRN: 56995 | MW 2:20–3:35PM | TRAD | Instructor: Lee
AFAM 515: Race, Gender, and Graphic Novels (ENGL 515, WGST 515)
Representations of race and gender in comics with a special emphasis on the experiences of African Americans.
Section 01 | CRN: 56949 | TR 8:30–9:45AM | TRAD | Instructor: Whitted
AFAM 517: An Anthropological View of Blacks in Film
Cultural representations, constructions, production, and consumption of African American identity in the popular culture medium of feature films.
Section 01 | CRN: 56996 | TR 10:05–11:20AM | TRAD | Instructor: Simmons