American Studies 205 professor Abraham Washington is teaching an exciting new class at Tufts this semester. We managed to get a sneak peek at his syllabus. Take a look!

and no late homework assignments will be accepted. All essays will be checked for originality using Turnitin.com. Extensions will only be granted with a note from your academic dean or a blank prescription for Viagra.

Required Texts

“Mama, Why Do We Drink Shasta?”: Race and Class in the American Supermarket, by Nakwame Williams, Ph.D

Queen Bees, Wallflowers, and Uberjocks: Reconstriving the Politics of the Locker Room, by Mychelle Grundberger, Ph.D

The Whip that Broke the Camel’s Toe: A Marxist Theory of BDSM, by Cohllin Fulvela-Darns, Ph.D

The “Color” of Conduct, by Phillip Browns, Ph.D

Mad Dogs 20/20: Race, Class, and the Legacy of Bumfights, by Ronaldo Fuchs, Sanji Kemp-Walkerman, and Leland Elbers, Ph.Ds

Early to Rise, Early to Fall: Hegemony, Capitalism, and America’s “Sleepwalking Presidents”, by Sandrina Quincey, Ph.D

A Stake for Every Heart: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Third-Wave Feminism, and the Empowervising of the Yonic Supernatural, by Debra Willzensteiner, Ph.D

Pedagogical Approaches to the Pornographical : A Kindergarten Companion, by Janice Nakrumah Kleitzman

Sub-Saharan Elevators: Race, Class, and the Proliferization of African Diaspora Muzak, by Chelloway Janeese Murré, Ph.D

Quench Yur Thirst (For My Lifestyle): ESPN, Rerotalization, and the Deconstruction of the American Rapper/Athlete/Actor, by Shoahwn “P-Wizzy Burzt” Fathers, Ph.D

Circle Jerks and Square Meals: A Post-Deconstructionalarist Critique of Boys’ Games, by Trevor Blimpt, Ph.D