HIST0718 - Black Women’s Activism in the United States

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Black Women’s Activism in the United States
Term
2024C
Syllabus URL
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
401
Section ID
HIST0718401
Course number integer
718
Meeting times
MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Marcia Chatelain
Description
This advanced undergraduate course examines African-American women’s history in the U.S., with an emphasis on social activism, politics, and cultural production. This course will use first-hand narratives as well as monographs to provide an overview of African-American women’s lives from slavery to the contemporary period. Through writing assignments, students will have an opportunity to strengthen their expository writing, as well as their primary and secondary research skills.
Course number only
0718
Cross listings
AFRC2548401
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false
Major Concentrations
Major/Minor Requirements Fulfilled