CMLT235

Black Diaspora Literature and Culture

Examination of key works by writers of the African Diaspora. Relationship among black people across multiple geographic spaces; Africa, the Caribbean, the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Specific historical, cultural, and literary contexts; themes such as gender, sexuality, migration, slavery, freedom, and equality. Readings may include literary texts (fiction, poetry, drama), music and film. All readings in English, but drawn from multiple languages of the black diaspora, including English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.03 between 570 students*

CMLT235 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 19.82%
A: 20.35%
A+: 10.53%
B-: 7.37%
B: 10%
B+: 10.88%
C-: 2.28%
C: 2.63%
C+: 2.98%
D-: 0.18%
D: 0.88%
D+: 0.7%
F: 3.86%
W: 6.67%
other: 0.88%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.