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Sophomore Seminar (TASS) | Past Topics & Faculty

2008
Indiana: Social Identity in Contemporary African American and LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) Theatre
   Faculty:  Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe and Marlon Bailey, Indiana University
Michigan I: Pros and Cons of "Getting Involved" - Community Participation in Multicultural Communities
  Faculty:  Robert Ortega and Charles Kieffer, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Michigan II:  Imagining the Congo, Performing African History and Culture
  Faculty:  Mbala D. Nkanga and Nancy R. Hunt, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

2007
Indiana: Modern Sports and the African American Experience.
  Faculty: Gary Sailes, Indiana University, Bloomington; and JaDora Sailes, Indiana University at IUPUI campus.
Michigan I: American Politics and Culture: Left and Right.
  Faculty: Angela D. Dillard and Alan Wald, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Michigan II: Infectious Disease Detectives: Fighting Epidemics Using the Right Tools.
  Faculty: JoLynn P. Montgomery, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Kristi J. McClamroch, University at Albany, SUNY.

2006
Indiana: Civic Engagement and African American Youth.
Faculty: Paulette Patterson Dilworth and Carolyn Calloway-Thomas, Indiana University.

Michigan I: Bridging the Atlantic: Music and Media in the African Diaspora.
Faculty: Naomi André and Kelly Askew, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Michigan II: Black Multiculturalism: Harlem's World 1919-1940.
Faculty: Ifeoma C.K. Nwankwo and Frieda Ekotto, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

2005
Indiana: Films of the African American Experience: An Introduction to Film Studies.
Faculty: Audrey McCluskey and Natasha Vaubel, Indiana University.

Michigan I: Race, Space, and American Identity.
Faculty: Magdalena Zaborowska and Justyna Pas, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Michigan II: Who Deserves to Get Well? Public Health at the Crossroads of Science and Social Values.
Faculty: Sharon Kardia and Susan King, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

2004
Indiana: Conflicting Visions: A History of African American Political Thought and Action.
Faculty: Lawrence J. Hanks and Jas Sullivan, Indiana University.

Michigan: Slavery, Emancipation, and the Formation of Multicultural Societies in Brazil and the U.S.
Faculty: Susan Juster and Sueann Caulfield, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

2003
Indiana: Constructing "Race": Society and Law.
Faculty: Dennis Rome and Steve Russell, Indiana University.

Michigan: Social Identities and the Mass Media.
Faculty: Elizabeth Cole and Catherine Squires, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

2002
Indiana: Does My Vote Count: African Americans and the Struggle for Political Representation.
Faculty: Valerie Grim and Dennis Rome, Indiana University.

Michigan: Reading the Body through Ethnicity, Racism, Gender, and Power.
Faculty: Frieda Ekotto and Robin Wilson, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

2001
The African Diaspora: Music, Dance, and History.
Faculty: Iris Rosa and Daniel Walker, Indiana University.

2000
Understanding Black and Multiracial Political History in the New Millennium.
Faculty: Akwasi Assensoh and Yvette Alex-Assensoh, Indiana University.

1999
Law, Race, and Society: Demythologizing Common Notions of Legal Order.
Faculty: Frank Motley and Dennis Rome, Indiana University.

1998
Demythologizing Africa: Transatlantic Musical Crossroads.
Faculty: Mellonee Burnim and Takyiwaa Manuh, Indiana University.

1997
African-Americans in the Political System: A Historical and Political Analysis.
Faculty: Akwasi Assensoh and Yvette Alex-Assensoh, Indiana University.

1996
African-American Arts and Social Life: Exploring Their Influence on Each Other.
Faculty: William Banfield, Indiana University; and R. Drew Smith, Butler University.

1995
Contemporary Media Representations of the African-American Community.
Faculty: Gloria Gibson-Hudson and Dennis Rome, Indiana University.

1994
Self and Society: African-American Autobiographical Writings.
Faculty: Audrey Thomas McCluskey and Fred McElroy, Indiana University.

1993
Play and Performance: African-American Music and Sports in the Twentieth Century.
Faculty: William Wiggins, Jr. and Portia Maultsby, Indiana University.