Skip to main content

AAS 2500

Topics Course in Africana Studies
Last taught: Spring 2026
5.0 Rating
1.0 Difficulty
3.92 GPA

Instructor
5.0
Enjoyability
5.0
Difficulty
1.0
Recommend
5.0

Reading
2.0
Writing
0.0
Group Work
0.0
Other
1.0

Total Hours / Week

Hours 3.0

Grade Distribution

A+: 2 (12.5%)A: 13 (81.3%)B-: 1 (6.3%)
Average GPA 3.92
Students Measured 16

1 Review

Add Review
Anonymous Spring 2026
5.00 Average

I loved this class!! Dr. Gaines is super chill and nice. The format of the class I took (Racial Passing in Literature) was cool. We started with a song and discussed it, then moved on to our topic or book of the day. This class was a lot of reading (5 books, one being over 400 pages), but it didn't feel like it. The class grading was pretty simple: a 15% midterm (I got a 97), a 20% final(I got a 98), and other classwork, but nothing was too serious. We had 6 2-page papers for each book we did, covering what we understood about the course title (you only have to do 4/6). We also had three discussion boards on movies and in-class writing from time to time. Overall, a super easy class with a great professor. I know she isn't re-teaching this specific topic, but I'd assume a general syllabus format like this.

Instructor 5.0
Enjoyability 5.0
Recommend 5.0
Difficulty 1.0
Hours/Week 3.0