AFCS 1113 — Black Popular Culture
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath DDNUpath ICusually offered: falltypical days: TBostonTraditional
Surveys U.S. and international Black popular culture from the mid-1950s to the present through music, movies, music videos, and other forms of multimedia, paying close attention to social commentary, political critique, economic inference, cultural formation, explications of religious and spiritual beliefs, and the like. Discusses and ponders issues of representation, identity, values, and aesthetics. Offers students an opportunity to rethink and reexamine the intent, impact, and circulation of Black popular culture as a method and means of expression and communication.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 94% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 25 | 35 | 71% | 10.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 40% · T 60% · W 0% · Th 40% · F 0%
Common patterns: T (60% of sections), MR (40% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Caleb Gayle (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Nicole Castor (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (AFCS course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All AFCS courses · Plan it at numap.app