Women's Studies 49 - African Women and Feminism

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CUNY Brooklyn College

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3 hours; 3 credits Women's power, activism, and inequality on the basis of gender in the African continent. Explorations of gender-based inequality and the way African women exercise formal power. African women scholars' and activists' theoretical and practicalanalyses of feminism and the consequences of such analyses on gender relations in the continent. Theoretical readings and case studies. Course may have a national, regional, or continental focus. This course is the same as Political Science 78.35 and Africana Studies 44.9. Prerequisite: Core Studies 3 or Core Studies 9, or Political Science 1.51 or 1.7, or Africana Studies 0.12, or Women's Studies 10.7 or 12, or permission of the instructor.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brooklyn.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 951-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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