Key Issues in Black Feminism (FGSS Gateway)
ANTH 201
Spring 2016
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01
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| Crosslisting:
FGSS 217 |
This course surveys key issues in the development of black feminism. Particular attention will be paid to contributions of feminists from black diaspora to this extensive and diverse body of knowledge. Our aim is to engage with works by black feminist and womanist theorists, activists and artists that consider how intersections of race, class, sexuality, religion, and other indices of identity operate in the daily lives of black women. To that end, we will take an interdisciplinary approach to unpack both the politics of and historical tensions in theory/practice, representation/self-making, and expression/performance. We will conclude with examination of #BlackLivesMatter, #SayHerName, and #BlackGirlMagic. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AFAM |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AFAM)(ANTH)(FGSS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Cox Aimee Meridith, SHAPESHIFTERS: BLACK GIRLS AND THE CHOREOGRAPHY OF CITIZENSHIP, Duke 2015
bell hooks, FEMINIST THEORY: FROM MARGIN TO CENTER. Boston: South End Press, 2000
Robin D. G. Kelley, YO' MAMA'S DISFUNKTIONAL!: FIGHTING THE CULTURE WARS IN URBAN AMERICA. Boston: Beacon Press, 1999
Audre Lorde, SISTER OUTSIDER: ESSAYS AND SPEECHES. New York: Crossing Press, 2007 [1984]
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly responses, final presentation project |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students must attend the first day of class. |
| Instructor(s): Ulysse,Gina Athena Times: .M..... 07:00PM-09:50PM; Location: WYL115; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 2 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 5 | FR: X |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 7 | 1st Ranked: 3 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 3 |
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