| Course ID: | WMST(AFAM) 4060/6060. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Black Feminism |
Course
Description: | Examination of the ideas and practices of black feminists and
womanists. Students will examine African communities within the
diaspora, particularly the historical and contemporary debates
of black women in the United States, including black womanhood,
sexual mythologies and vulnerabilities, class distinctions, and
the origins of black feminist thought. |
| Oasis Title: | BLACK FEMINISM |
| Prerequisite: | WMST 4010/6010 |
| Pre or Corequisite: | WMST 1110 or WMST 2010 or permission of department |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Students should develop an appreciation for and understanding of
the lives of black women in historical and contemporary America.
They should be able to articulate the relationship between
historical notions of black womanhood (particularly the legacy
of slavery and racial-sexual violence) and contemporary
concerns of black feminists and womanists. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Introduction to the ideas of Black feminism and
womanism
2. Black feminism and womanism in contemporary perspective
3. Black feminism in historical perspective
4. Contemporary Black feminism: issues and responses
5. Conclusion |
| Honor Code Reference: | Students will be informed of and held to the UGA Student Honor
Code: "I will be academically honest in all of my academic work
and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of others." A Culture
of Honesty, the University's policy and procedures for handling
cases of suspected dishonesty, can be found at www.uga.edu/ovpi. |