Joseph Ewoodzie

Student instructors gain mastery of their subject of interest by practical application in teaching a course. Students are supervised by the faculty sponsor as approved by the Dean of Undergraduates. Students must have taken COLL 300 in developing the course. Repeatable for Credit.

This course offers the opportunity to work with a faculty member on that faculty member's existing research project. The course involves intensive pedagogy and mentoring including a pedagorical plan developed in conjunction with the sponsoring faculty member.

Directed reading and written papers on subjects not regularly offered; advanced study of subjects on which courses are offered. Repeatable for Credit.

This course examines the relationship between Black populations and the modern nation-state, using a ten-category global typology of Blackness as the organizing framework. We will explore how states name, protect, erase, exploit, or criminalize Blackness, and how these dynamics vary worldwide. Readings blend sociology, political theory, history, ethnography, and cultural production (film, literature). Students will engage with foundational and contemporary thought, then apply the typology through comparative analysis of texts, films, and case studies. Each week features a scholar from a country in that category and an artist, public figure, or activist whose work embodies the category’s lived realities. Cross-list: SOCI 519. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for SOCI 419 if student has credit for SOCI 519.

Sociological research under faculty supervision. Includes first-semester review of relevant literature and the preparation of an outline for planned research, followed by second-semester research and the writing of an honors thesis. Open only to students in sociology honors program.

This course examines the relationship between Black populations and the modern nation-state, using a ten-category global typology of Blackness as the organizing framework. We will explore how states name, protect, erase, exploit, or criminalize Blackness, and how these dynamics vary worldwide. Readings blend sociology, political theory, history, ethnography, and cultural production (film, literature). Students will engage with foundational and contemporary thought, then apply the typology through comparative analysis of texts, films, and case studies. Each week features a scholar from a country in that category and an artist, public figure, or activist whose work embodies the category’s lived realities. Cross-list: SOCI 419. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for SOCI 519 if student has credit for SOCI 419.

Individual research not for thesis credit. Repeatable for Credit.

Thesis Research Repeatable for Credit.

Sociological independent study under faculty supervision. Only open to graduate students. Repeatable for Credit.

Dissertation research credit. Repeatable for Credit.