Africana Studies & Research Center (ASRC)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

ASRC 1201

This two-course sequence assumes no previous knowledge of Arabic and provides a thorough grounding in the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It starts with the alphabet ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 1201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8614 ASRC 1201   SEM 103

    • MTWR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Weatherspoon, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 1201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8615 ASRC 1201   SEM 104

    • MTWR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Younes, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 1201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8616 ASRC 1201   SEM 105

    • MTWR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Weatherspoon, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 1203

In this two-course sequence learners continue to develop the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing and grammar foundation through the extensive use of graded materials on a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 1203

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8619 ASRC 1203   SEM 101

    • MTWR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 1203

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8620 ASRC 1203   SEM 102

    • MTWR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Azzam, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 1500

At the inception of this department at Cornell University in 1969, the Africana Studies and Research Center became the birthplace of the field Africana studies. Africana studies emphasizes comparative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1500GOVT 1503

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8145 ASRC 1500   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Dromgoole, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8146 ASRC 1500   DIS 201

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Dromgoole, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 1595

Focusing on political and social history, this course surveys African-American history from Emancipation to the present. The class examines the post-Reconstruction Nadir of black life; the mass black insurgency ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 1595HIST 1595

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12170 ASRC 1595   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Rickford, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 1833

W.E.B Du Bois famously warned that “the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.” In this class we ask what it means to think about the color line, that is, the problem of race ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2452 ASRC 1833   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Layman, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

ASRC 1834

According to the 2025 U.S Census, Latino/a/x communities are the fastest-growing population of residents. Yet how do we define Latino? Who is not included in such terminology? This course complicates the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2453 ASRC 1834   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Meadows-Muriel, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

ASRC 1835

How do we talk about the dress culture of the Caribbean in the face of major historical events, such as the trans-Atlantic slave trade? What is the relationship between text and textiles/clothing? This ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2454 ASRC 1835   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Duval, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

ASRC 1844

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2408 ASRC 1844   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Grovogui, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

ASRC 1932

(Intro) To Black Music will introduce students to a multitude of Black musical artists across a range of styles and genres - from the blues of Bessie Smith and Blind Lemon Jefferson to the contemporary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 1332MUSIC 1332

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9398 ASRC 1932   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Dromgoole, A

      Xaka, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 1976

Waves of voluntary and forced migrants and their imposition on indigenous communities led to radically new societies in the Caribbean. Though popularized as tropical paradises, the Caribbean has one of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 1976

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 12300 ASRC 1976   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Byfield, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 1985

On the eve of the American Revolution Britain administered 26 colonies-not just the 13 that would become the United States. British North America's dramatic struggle for independence has led many history ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 1985HIST 1985

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12218 ASRC 1985   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Schmitt, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 2020

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 2525

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8153 ASRC 2020   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Taiwo, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 2023

This course centers Black women who have often described their reproductive health experiences as fighting for our lives. While grounded in an exploration of Black women 's experiences in the US, this ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8166 ASRC 2023   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Chresfield, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 2060

This course explores the history of religions among people of African descent from the period of the development of the transatlantic slave trade (1440s) to the present. Its aim is to introduce students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2055RELST 2060

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8173 ASRC 2060   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Pickett, X

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 2105

This course is designed for students who can speak and understand a spoken Arabic dialect (Egyptian, Lebanese, Syrian, Iraqi, etc.) but have little or no knowledge of written Arabic, known as Classical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 2201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8707 ASRC 2105   SEM 101

    • MTWR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Younes, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 2317

This seminar will introduce students to the expanding and dynamic historiography of the African diaspora. The most astute scholars of the African diaspora argue that diaspora is not to be conflated with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 2307LATA 2307

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 12237 ASRC 2317   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Byfield, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 12238 ASRC 2317   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Byfield, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASRC 2380

This course is a hybrid seminar/performance forum that combines scholarly exploration of hip hop musical aesthetics with applied performance. Students will engage in online and in-class discussions of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 2380PMA 2380

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9282 ASRC 2380   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Appert, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 2603

Each year this seven-week, one-credit course focuses on a different novel by Nobel Laureate and Cornell alumna Toni Morrison. We read and discuss each novel in the context of Morrison's life and career, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First.  Combined with: ENGL 2603

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Paradise

  •  8533 ASRC 2603   LEC 001

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Oct 9, 2026
    • Gilbert, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 2670

This lecture class will explore the socio-cultural history of modern Egypt from the late 18th century to the 21st century Arab Spring. We will explore Egyptian history under the Ottomans and the Mamluks, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 2673HIST 2672NES 2670

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8696 ASRC 2670   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8697 ASRC 2670   DIS 201

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8698 ASRC 2670   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8699 ASRC 2670   DIS 203

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8700 ASRC 2670   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 2680

This course will introduce students to African American literary traditions in the space that would become North America. From early freedom narratives and poetry to Hip-Hop and film, we will trace a range ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2650ENGL 2650SHUM 2650

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8406 ASRC 2680   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Frazier, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 2700

This course surveys global and American black art and visuality from the 18th century to the present and introduces its major figures, movements, criticisms and social, political, and economic issues. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2700ARTH 2700

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7254 ASRC 2700   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ekpo, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7255 ASRC 2700   DIS 201

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ekpo, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7256 ASRC 2700   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ekpo, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 3060

This course explores past and contemporary theories of emotions and different kinds of emotions like wonder, grief, anger, and fear, all with an eye toward the study and practice of religion, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: RELST 3060

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8176 ASRC 3060   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Pickett, X

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 3100

In this two-semester sequence, learners will be introduced to authentic, unedited Arabic language materials ranging from short stories, and poems, to newspaper articles dealing with social, political, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 3201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8626 ASRC 3100   SEM 101

    • MTWR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Younes, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 3334

The body has been crucially important to Black liberation politics. Not only has it been a site of contestation and control, but it has also served as a productive site of protest, alliance, and collective ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8162 ASRC 3334   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Chresfield, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 3625

Frederick Douglass (1818?-1895) and France Harper's (1825-1911) careers as activists, orators, writers, and suffragists spanned the better part of the nineteenth century, from the age of enslavement through ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3625ENGL 3625

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18530 ASRC 3625   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 3705

This course offers an opportunity to read in depth two major writers of the twentieth century, Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. Friends and one-time collaborators in the New York City of the 1920s, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3503ASRC 3705ENGL 3505

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8543 ASRC 3705   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Braddock, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 3503ASRC 3705ENGL 3505

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8544 ASRC 3705   SEM 102

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Braddock, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8545 ASRC 3705   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Braddock, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASRC 3947

This course introduces students to questions and debates around the role and effects of race and racism in international politics. Scholars of international politics have long neglected such questions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 3947

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10317 ASRC 3947   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ba, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 4109

This course will offer students the opportunity to both study and shape the ways in which US public culture attempts to both remember and forget some of the most contentious aspects of US history topics: ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Remembering the History of Police Violence

  • 12278 ASRC 4109   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Baptist, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • Topic: Remembering the History of Police Violence

  • 12279 ASRC 4109   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASRC 4368

This seminar will focus on the writings of the polymorphous Martinican poet and thinker, Edouard Glissant (1928-2011). We will attend to the historical context of French colonialism, particularly in the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7684 ASRC 4368   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Melas, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 4509

In this course, we will engage in close and reflective critical readings of Toni Morrison's eleven novels. Morrison's writing style is characterized by highly distinctive strategies in the development ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4519ENGL 4509FGSS 4509

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8141 ASRC 4509   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Richardson, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 4590

"Epibiosi:" to survive, to survive in the face of not only the everyday demands of life, but to command a strategy to be in the world in the face of considerable odds. A biopolitical project that takes ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 6290

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8180 ASRC 4590   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Farred, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 4650

This seminar examines the dynamics of modern collective identities which dominated the Egyptian public sphere in the long twentieth century. We will explore the underpinnings and formation of territorial ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 4091NES 4605NES 6605

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8679 ASRC 4650   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 4721

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Syllabi: none
  • 10645 ASRC 4721   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Leuenberger, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 4900

For senior Africana Studies majors working on honors thesis, with selected reading, research projects, etc., under the supervision of a member of the Africana Studies and Research Center faculty. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8090 ASRC 4900   IND 602

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8091 ASRC 4900   IND 604

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8092 ASRC 4900   IND 607

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Boyce Davies, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8093 ASRC 4900   IND 608

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Assie-Lumumba, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8094 ASRC 4900   IND 609

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Hassan, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8095 ASRC 4900   IND 610

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Farred, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8096 ASRC 4900   IND 612

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Richardson, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8097 ASRC 4900   IND 615

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8098 ASRC 4900   IND 616

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Aching, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8099 ASRC 4900   IND 617

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Rooks, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8100 ASRC 4900   IND 618

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Byfield, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8101 ASRC 4900   IND 622

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Taiwo, O

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8102 ASRC 4900   IND 623

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Grovogui, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASRC 4902

For students working on special topics, with selected reading, research projects, etc., under the supervision of a member of the Africana Studies and Research Center faculty. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8103 ASRC 4902   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Byfield, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8104 ASRC 4902   IND 602

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ngugi, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8105 ASRC 4902   IND 604

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • LaBennett, O

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8106 ASRC 4902   IND 607

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Boyce Davies, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8107 ASRC 4902   IND 608

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Assie-Lumumba, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8108 ASRC 4902   IND 609

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Hassan, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8109 ASRC 4902   IND 610

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Farred, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8110 ASRC 4902   IND 612

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Richardson, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8111 ASRC 4902   IND 615

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8112 ASRC 4902   IND 616

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ademoyo, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8113 ASRC 4902   IND 617

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Aching, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8114 ASRC 4902   IND 618

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Rooks, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8115 ASRC 4902   IND 619

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bulugu, H

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8116 ASRC 4902   IND 621

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8117 ASRC 4902   IND 622

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

ASRC 6109

This course will offer students the opportunity to both study and shape the ways in which US public culture attempts to both remember and forget some of the most contentious aspects of US history topics: ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Remembering the History of Police Violence

  • 12284 ASRC 6109   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Baptist, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • Topic: Remembering the History of Police Violence

  • 12285 ASRC 6109   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASRC 6204

This class is devoted to the in-depth study of the works of W.E.B. DuBois. The aim is to locate DuBois in the general philosophical filaments while mining his works for specific philosophical insights ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8138 ASRC 6204   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Taiwo, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 6290

"Epibiosi:" to survive, to survive in the face of not only the everyday demands of life, but to command a strategy to be in the world in the face of considerable odds. A biopolitical project that takes ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 4590

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8181 ASRC 6290   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Farred, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 6321

This seminar explores the international and transnational dimensions of the Black Power Movement, broadly defined. Beginning with an examination of transnationalism in the early 20th century, it examines ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 6321HIST 6321

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 12173 ASRC 6321   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Rickford, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 12174 ASRC 6321   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASRC 6334

The body has been crucially important to Black liberation politics. Not only has it been a site of contestation and control, but it has also served as a productive site of protest, alliance, and collective ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17957 ASRC 6334   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Chresfield, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 6368

This seminar will focus on the writings of the polymorphous Martinican poet and thinker, Edouard Glissant (1928-2011). We will attend to the historical context of French colonialism, particularly in the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7687 ASRC 6368   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Melas, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASRC 6900

Independent study course in topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the course work. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8118 ASRC 6900   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8119 ASRC 6900   IND 602

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ademoyo, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8120 ASRC 6900   IND 603

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8121 ASRC 6900   IND 605

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Diabate, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8122 ASRC 6900   IND 606

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Assie-Lumumba, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8123 ASRC 6900   IND 607

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Hassan, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8124 ASRC 6900   IND 608

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Farred, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8125 ASRC 6900   IND 610

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Richardson, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8126 ASRC 6900   IND 612

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8127 ASRC 6900   IND 613

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Byfield, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8128 ASRC 6900   IND 614

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Aching, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8129 ASRC 6900   IND 615

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Rooks, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8130 ASRC 6900   IND 616

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bulugu, H

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8131 ASRC 6900   IND 622

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8132 ASRC 6900   IND 623

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASRC 6903

This class is the second in a two-part course sequence offered in the fall and spring semesters annually. In this hybrid theory and methods course, students will read historiographic, ethnographic, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8133 ASRC 6903   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Farred, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person