Blacks and Asians: Encounters Through Time and Space

CAS HI 490

  • Aesthetic Exploration
  • Creativity/Innovation
  • Historical Consciousness

Comparative exploration of how artists and activists of African descent and those of Asian descent, such as Tomiyama Takeo, James Baldwin, Octavia Butler and Takeuchi Yoshimi struggled against global white supremacy and imagined and invented new modes of human liberation. Effective Fall 2026, this course fulfills a single requirement in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation, Historical Consciousness.

FALL 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Richardson STH 625 T 12:30 pm-3:15 pm Counts as World/Regional History for the History major.

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