BST Course Offerings BST Spring Courses Registration Home Have questions? Past Highlights BST 357 | IN PERSON Caribbean Spirituality and Resistance Class investigates the historic background & contemporary diversity of Afro-Caribbean spiritual/religious practices through study of surviving, synchretic (creolized) & accumulative spirit systems. Registration Home BST 359U | ON LINE The African Diaspora in Europe Addresses contemporary black presence & experience across Western European nation-states, beginning with the West's enslavement, occupation, and colonization of West Africa in the 15th Century. Registration Home BST 339U | IN PERSON Afrofuturisms/Black Science Fiction Explore concepts of Blackness & science fiction, speculative fiction & fantastical genres. Immerse in the ways Blackness in the past, present, future & alternative universes has reshaped the world. Registration Home BST 326 | IN PERSON Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico Class surveys the geography, history, culture, politics, gender, sexuality, race, class, national and intersectional identities of the people of the Spanish speaking Caribbean. Registration Home BST 352U | ON LINE African American Lit II An introduction to African American literature from the mid-nineteenth century to the beginnings of the “Black Arts” movement. It is the second in a three-part survey of African-American literature. Previous Hero Slide Next Hero Slide View All BST 2025 Spring Course Offerings here.Go to Registration Home here.Have Questions? Contact an Advisor here. Highlights BST 214 : CRN 40346 | ON LINE Race and Ethnic Relations Why are some states in the U.S. banning books by Black authors? What is Critical Race Theory? Why is access to many important resources, from healthcare to housing, disproportionately racialized? Registration Home BST 413/513 : CRN 40359/40361 | IN PERSON Slavery Course will examine the historical, philosophical, political, and socio-economic underpinnings of slavery and freedom from the European trans-Atlantic trade in enslaved people to the present. Registration Home BST 335U : CRN 44427 | ON LINE The Multiracial Experience Explores the concept of Multiraciality & what it means to be of African descent within the Multiracial Experience in the US through literature, documentaries, popular culture and academic articles. Registration Home BST 202 : CRN 40345 | ON LINE Intro to Black Studies Why the fuss? What drives our appetite to study blackness? What fuels this search? We’ll examine the legacies of this probing gaze and black refusals of surveillance, subverting being seen at all. Registration Home BST301U : CRN 40348 | WS335U : CRN 43909 | ON LINE Women in African History Explores African women's diverse and dynamic history, focusing on their social, political, economic, and cultural roles from ancient to modern times. Registration Home Previous Hero Slide Next Hero Slide More Highlights BST 211 : CRN 44424 | ON LINE Intro to African Studies Examines Africa’s diversity and significance, challenging common stereotypes and simplified narratives, by exploring Afrocentric perspectives and authentic African voices. Registration Home BST 204 : CRN 44423 | IN PERSON Intro to African American History An examination of racial public policy in the evolution of American History and development in the years between the creation of the US Constitution in 1789 and the beginning of the 20th Century. Registration Home BST 430 : CRN 44430 | ON LINE Intro to Black Thought Ever had the sense that there’s more to the world than the cards we’ve been dealt? In this class, we’ll use black theory to unearth myths and shattered realities, reshaping the world as we know it. Registration Home Previous Hero Slide Next Hero Slide