AADS 2182 Black Popular Culture

Name: Black Popular Culture
Rating: 4.5 (87 reviews)

Explore AADS2182 Black Popular Culture at Boston College, including instructors, sections, and official aggregate ratings.

Course overview

Department: African and African Diaspora Studies
School: Boston College
Credits: 0

Requirements fulfilled

African and African Diaspora Studies: AADS electives numbered 2000 or above (at least six of the eight electives) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating: 4.50 / 5 · Excellent
87 responses
Instructor rating: 4.57 / 5 · Excellent
87 responses
Terms evaluated: 5
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Spring 2026	Florence Madenga	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4–6 hrs/week	18 of 29
Spring 2025	Florence Madenga	4.5	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.6	1–3 hrs/week	22 of 28
Fall 2024	Florence Madenga	4.4	4.4	4.6	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.9	4.4	—	16 of 27
Fall 2023	Kalemba Kizito	4.4	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.5	4.2	1–3 hrs/week	13 of 20
Fall 2022	Kalemba Kizito	4.7	4.7	4.5	4.6	4.5	4.7	4.8	4.8	4–6 hrs/week	18 of 27

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Florence Madenga
Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.60/5
Kalemba Kizito
Fall 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.51/5