POSC 131: Black Political Thought

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Units: 4

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

Catalog page 567

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

Description: Examines approaches and evaluates what is at stake in engaging and producing Black political thought. Focuses on to the Black experience in the context of the United States but also covers African and Caribbean thinkers. Topics include freedom, democracy, liberation, futurity, community, radical imagining, and state-sanctioned violence.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with BLKS 118.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.
Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Combined: BLKS 118 / POSC 131
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 14/25 14/25
2024-25 24/25 24/25
2023-24 17/20 17/20