GWSS 290 A: Special Topics in Women Studies

BLACK GENDER THIS COURSE ENGAGES THE COMPLEXITIES OF RACIAL AND GENDER IDENTITIES WITHIN BLACK COMMUNITIES. WE QUESTION THE CONCEPTS OF MANHOOD AND WOMANHOOD AND THEIR INTERSECTION WITH RACIAL CONSTRUCTS AS CATEGORIES OF PERSONHOOD THROUGH THE CRITICAL LENS OF AFRICANA/AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES AND GENDER, WOMEN AND SEXUALITY STUDIES. WE WILL DISCUSS HOW GENDER IN THE US IS MEDIATED BY RACE BY FOCUSING ON EVERYDAY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE AND GENDER WITHIN BLACK COMMUNITIES. THIS CLASS MAKES USE OF POPULAR CULTURE, CURRENT EVENTS, AND EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING A DEMOCRATIC LEARNING COMMUNITY. THIS WILL BE A HYBRID COURSE.