AFAM 357: The Black Female in the U.S.

Course Description

This course is designed to provide an overview of what it means to be a Black woman in America. We will study the historical and contemporary socio-political challenges and successes of Black women. Students will engage with text and media materials that give voice to Black women and Black womanhood and further explicate the ways in which race, gender, identity, class, religion, and age intersect in regard to Black womanhood and concepts of belonging, community, and citizenship.