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Academic Year 2003/2004

Black Feminist Thoughts and Practices
AFAM 331 SP
Crosslistings:
WMST 332
ANTH 331

In this course, we will engage anthropological and historical perspectives to examine the individual and collective experiences of African American women. Our aim is to gain awareness of the political, social, and cultural threads that, when woven together, form the central themes that gave rise to organic black feminist practices and ideologies. Particular attention will be devoted to developing knowledge and understanding of African American women's experiences of enslavement, efforts at self-definition and self-sufficiency, social and political activism and the need to forge a political collective based on feminist thoughts.

MAJOR READINGS

Gloria T. Hull, Patricia Bell Scott and Barbara Smith, ALL THE WOMEN ARE WHITE, ALL THE MEN ARE BLACK, BUT SOME OF US ARE BRAVE
Joy James, SHADOWBOXING: BLACK FEMINIST POLITICS
Audrey Lorde, SISTER OUTSIDER
Irma McLaurin, BLACK FEMINIST ANTHROPOLOGISTS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Class presentations, research projects and paper.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS AFAM    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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