Black Masculinities

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This course examines how different cultural media—film, literature, magazines, sports commentary, newspaper articles, and political cartoons—have represented Black men’s identities, and the tangible impacts that those portrayals have had material in American life, policy, politics, and culture. It, too, will examine the robust response that Black men and Black people more broadly have mounted to define themselves, and will showcase the impact their alternative representations have had in reshaping American culture, policy, life, and politics.