(WGSS 393) Black Feminist Thought and the Media Industries

4 Credits

From the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Feet from Stardom to Lifetime’s investigative series Surviving R.Kelly, recent media highlights injustices faced by black women in the media industries. This course historicizes the place of black women within media, introduces students to Black Feminist Thought, and unpacks concepts such as hypervisibility, intersectionality, and womanism. It explores how race and gender manifest in (and are challenged by) the creative industries. Course fills major and minor requirements in AAS and WGSS. Attribute/Distribution: SS