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GSIJ 219: Black Feminisms (Martin-Baron)

COURSE | GSIJ 219: BLACK FEMINISMS (MARTIN-BARON)

Assignments

Politics of Representation Analysis Essay 

  • choose a black woman prominent in one of the following arenas: film/media, music, politics, or athletics
  • conduct independent research on your assigned woman and analyze her negotiations of the politics of representation 

Black Feminist Activism Synthesis Essay

  • look at black feminist analysis of injustice and at activism to challenge or combat these injustices, specifically through the lens of reproductive justice
  • conduct independent research on an issue of injustice of your choice and identify how, where, and why you see black feminism present in the activism used to address the injustice(s)
  • synthesize multiple texts from this unit of study as well as the first half of the semester
  • utilize a minimum of five sources from our syllabus