HISTORY 2271 - Black Thought

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Bard College

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Africana Studies, GSS, SRE A survey of contemporary African American intellectuals on such subjects as cultural representation, black feminism, black neoconservatism, aesthetics, nationalism, colonialism, and American legal discourse. Students read essays by Toni Morrison, Cornel West, Kimberle Crenshaw, Derrick Bell, Patricia Williams, and bell hooks, and are required to read such publications as The Nation, New Republic, and the New York Times in order to engage cogently in current debates. As an introduction to contemporary black thought, this course begins with canonical essays written from 1890 to 1980 on the subject of race, and more specifically of blackness, métissage, and gender. It also looks back at the Hill-Thomas hearings and the plethora of essays published in response to them, and considers the new affirmative action debates.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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