BLKS 151: Afrological Improvisation

← 2024-25 2025-26

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; activity, 2 hours; extra reading, 1 hour

Catalog page 180

Prerequisites: restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; or consent of instructor

Description: Examines afrological improvisation, a diasporic artform and essential element of jazz. Presents key concepts, pertinent bibliography, and basic discography on jazz since 1950. Covers styles and performers which enables placement in political traditions that draw from Black collective knowledge and engage formations of state, society, and empire.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.
Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 2/25 2/25
2024-25 4/25 4/25