HISTORY 306 - Intellectual Traditions of African American Women

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

Africana Studies, GSS, Human Rights, SRE A study of African American women's ideas about slavery, race, color, anger, class, work, suffrage, resistance, gender and sexuality, marriage, motherhood, charity, religion and spirituality, Africa (imagined), and escape. Essayists such as Patricia Hill Collins, Audre Lord, and Alice Walker are read first, and their methodologies are then used to guide the class through an exploration of primary sources. Students work chronologically from the mid-19th to mid-20th century, always across the discipline, using letters, fiction, institutional documents, music, art, and film to approach this subject.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

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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