AF AMER 293Epistemology and Power in Africana Religious Studies
African American Studies · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Exploration of how race, gender, and power shape the way Black religion is thought about. Study engages contemporary critical theory, methods, and practices that shape race, religion, and spirituality. Working at the intersection of Black and religious studies, study illustrates the contingency and conditionality of these fields and sharpens critiques of colonial hegemonies, religious racism, and religious statecraft. Using the work of Dianne Stewart Diakite, Tracey Hucks, Charles Long, Audre Lorde, Sylvia Wynter, and others as guides, students have opportunities to apply what they have learned to what is happening in the world.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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