Course Schedule
Spring 2026
AFAS
AFAS 371 – Hip-Hop Cinema
Gen Ed: Diversity Emphasis · Gen Ed: Tier 2 Arts · Gen Ed Attribute: Writing · Gen Ed: Building Connections
This course provides a strong foundation in the history and development of hip-hop cinema from Africana Studies, Cinema and Cultural Studies perspectives. Major films, theories, and movements are studied in their historical, social, and cultural context, with a particular focus on the aesthetics of visual language and cinematic techniques. Interdisciplinary analysis will allow for viewing hip hop and cinema in revolutionary but academic ways.
This course provides a strong foundation in the history and development of hip-hop cinema from Africana Studies, Cinema and Cultural Studies perspectives. Major films, theories, and movements are studied in their historical, social, and cultural context, with a particular focus on the aesthetics of visual language and cinematic techniques. Interdisciplinary analysis will allow for viewing hip hop and cinema in revolutionary but academic ways.
Section
001
Days
MoWeFr
Time
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Date
Jan 14 - May 6
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
32 / 100
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Dotson, Jerome
- Days: MoWeFr
- Time: 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
- Dates: Jan 14 - May 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 32 / 100
Section
002
Days
TuTh
Time
12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Date
Jan 14 - May 6
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
69 / 100
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- Section: 002
- Instructor: Norton, Charles
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
- Dates: Jan 14 - May 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 69 / 100
Section
101
Days
Time
Date
Jan 14 - Mar 6
Instructor
Status
Closed
Enrollment
201 / 200
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Norton, Charles
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jan 14 - Mar 6
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 201 / 200
Section
102
Days
Time
Date
Mar 16 - May 6
Instructor
Status
Closed
Enrollment
183 / 200
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- Section: 102
- Instructor: Norton, Charles
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Mar 16 - May 6
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 183 / 200
Section
201
Days
Time
Date
Jan 14 - Mar 6
Instructor
Status
Closed
Enrollment
201 / 200
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- Section: 201
- Instructor: Norton, Charles
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jan 14 - Mar 6
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 201 / 200
Section
202
Days
Time
Date
Mar 16 - May 6
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
183 / 200
- +
- Section: 202
- Instructor: Norton, Charles
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Mar 16 - May 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 183 / 200