Introduction to African American Women's History
AFAM 206
Fall 2017
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01
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| Crosslisting:
FGSS 206 |
This course offers a solid foundation in the history of black women in the United States, from the 17th-century beginnings of North American slavery to the present. Using a broad range of primary and secondary sources, from writings by and about enslaved women to films and documentaries, we will examine the experiences, voices, and contributions of everyday black women as well as famous figures in African American women's history. Major questions of the course will include how black women forged political and social movements that transformed the United States, even as they faced the constraints of slavery, segregation, and gender-based exclusion. Students will practice reading, thinking, speaking, and writing critically about a range of historical sources and questions, with an aim of understanding how race, gender, class, legal status, and sexuality have intersected to shape the lives of African American women throughout U.S. history. |
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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: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., ed., The Classic Slave Narratives
Paula J. Giddings, When and Where I Enter: The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America
Beverly Guy-Sheftall, ed., Words of Fire: An Anthology of African-American Feminist Thought
Darlene Clark Hine and Kathleen Thompson, A Shining Thread of Hope: The History of Black Women in America
Gerda Lerner, ed., Black Women in White America: A Documentary History
Additional selected primary and secondary sources
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Examinations and Assignments:
Exams & essays |
| Instructor(s): Nasta,Jesse Times: ..T.R.. 08:50AM-10:10AM; Location: CAAS LOUNG; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 2 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 11 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 10 | FR: 10 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
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