Black Geographies

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

Though its disciplinary reach is extensive, Black Geographies exists primarily at the intersection of Geography and Black Studies as a means of interrogating the spatial dimensions of Black life, culture, politics, and epistemic traditions in ways that not only critique the “politically neutral” analyses of space common in Geography, but also offer alternative ways of comprehending space from Black perspectives, traditions, and histories. “Black” in this seminar is always global, though never monolithic. We will consider the spatiality of global Blackness and its various resonances and dissonances. We will draw from several books, articles, essays, films, and other media to engage Black geographic thought and practice from several different global locations and disciplines, and we’ll have some guiding questions to follow our path together through the semester.