AFRO 498

Spring 2010 All Classes

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Spec Topics African Am Studies

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Seminar on selected topics with particular emphasis on current research trends.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated up to a maximum of 6 undergraduate hours or 8 graduate hours. Prerequisite: Upper level AFRO course (300 or above) or consent of instructor.

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AFRO 498 class schedule data for spring 2010
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
54261	Conference	HN4	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Neville, H Russell, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours
53786	Conference	JH	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Hamer, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Independent Study Section Info: Independent study section; enrollment restricted.
52117	Conference	JL3	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Loewen, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Directed Research Section Info: Students allowed to enroll in this course will be expected to work independently. The supervising professor resides off-campus and interaction will be limited to once a week via conference call or through email exchanges. Once in the class, students must build a strong knowledge base on 'sundown towns' (communities that are, or were, all-white on purpose). Course requirements include reading "Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism", researching the professor's database, retrieving population data from census and "manuscript census", and updating the sundown town interactive map on the web. Additional research activities include visiting a 'probable' sundown town to research the claims made for/against the town's diversity (or lack of), updating Wkipedia or other web encyclopedias, and serve as an ambassador and a resource for knowledge on sundown towns long after completing the course.
52118	Conference	JL4	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Loewen, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Directed Research Section Info: Students allowed to enroll in this course will be expected to work independently. The supervising professor resides off-campus and interaction will be limited to once a week via conference call or through email exchanges. Once in the class, students must build a strong knowledge base on 'sundown towns' (communities that are, or were, all-white on purpose). Course requirements include reading "Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism", researching the professor's database, retrieving population data from census and "manuscript census", and updating the sundown town interactive map on the web. Additional research activities include visiting a 'probable' sundown town to research the claims made for/against the town's diversity (or lack of), updating Wkipedia or other web encyclopedias, and serve as an ambassador and a resource for knowledge on sundown towns long after completing the course.
47725	Lecture-Discussion	WS	6:00PM -9:00PM	M	Location Pending	Summerville, W	Part of Term: XM Date Range: 01/25/10-05/03/10 Section Fee: Graduate - Urbana-Champaign OCE Tuition $309.00 per Bill Hour, Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign OCE Tuition $277.00 per Bill Hour, and OCE Fees $54.00 per Bill Hour. Section Title: Harmonizing Differences Section Info: Academic Outreach restrictions and assessments apply; see http://www.outreach.uiuc.edu. Classes will meet in the southwest Chapel at the Salem Baptist Church, 500 East Park Street, Champaign, IL on Monday evenings from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on the following dates: January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1, 8, 15, 29; April 5, 12, 19, 26; May 3. Restriction(s): Restricted to NDEG:Grad Nondegree-CE-UIUC or NDEG:Undergrad Nondeg-CE-UIUC.