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AAS 438 - Black Intimacies in the U.S.
Fall 2023, Section 001
Instruction Mode: Section 001 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: Afroamerican & African Studies (AAS)
Department: LSA Afroamerican and African Studies
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Details

Credits:
3
Waitlist Capacity:
99
Advisory Prerequisites:
At least one class in Women's and Gender Studies, History, or Afroamerican and African Studies.
Repeatability:
May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:
Jones, Jennifer Dominique
Start/End Date:
Full Term 8/28/23 - 12/6/23 (see other Sections below)
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Description

In this interdisciplinary course, students will analyze how historical processes of racialization (associated with blackness) inform(ed) scholarly, literary and visual representations of Black Intimate life within the United States. Topics include black women's reproductive agency, interracial sexual intimacies, the politics of respectability, black family formation/ marriage, chosen family, eroticism, etc.

Schedule

AAS 438 - Black Intimacies in the U.S.
Schedule Listing
001 (SEM)
 In Person
33245
Open
20
 
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TuTh 2:30PM - 4:00PM2114 MLB
8/28/23 - 12/6/23

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