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CSRE 385

Race, Ethnicity, and Language: Anansi in the Machine: Black Oral Traditions and Digital Cultures (AFRICAAM 389C, EDUC 389C, PWR 194AJB)

UNITS:3-4
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

The Race, Ethnicity, and Language seminars explore the intersections of language and race/racism/racialization. This course will examine Black engagements with digital culture as sites for community building, social action and individual and collective identity formation, with a focus on how Black oral traditions are still alive and inform our digital lives. We'll explore Black technology and study phenomena like #BlackTwitter, memes, GIFs, Vine, TikTok, selfie culture, blogging and more. Full course description can be found here: https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/advanced-elective-writing-and-rhetoric-courses/PWR194AJBanansi

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1 Term
Seminar 1Open
ID: 12436
0 / 20 enrolled
DAYS:Wednesday
TIME:4:30 PM – 7:20 PM
LOCATION:ANKO 008
INSTRUCTOR:
Banks, Adam
units

CSRE 385: Race, Ethnicity, and Language: Anansi in the Machine: Black Oral Traditions and Digital Cultures (AFRICAAM 389C, EDUC 389C, PWR 194AJB)

3-4 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

The Race, Ethnicity, and Language seminars explore the intersections of language and race/racism/racialization. This course will examine Black engagements with digital culture as sites for community building, social action and individual and collective identity formation, with a focus on how Black oral traditions are still alive and inform our digital lives. We'll explore Black technology and study phenomena like #BlackTwitter, memes, GIFs, Vine, TikTok, selfie culture, blogging and more. Full course description can be found here: https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/advanced-elective-writing-and-rhetoric-courses/PWR194AJBanansi

Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Wednesday 4:30 PM – 7:20 PM — ANKO 008 — Banks, Adam (Graduate)

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