HISTORY 439
Black Intimacies in the U.S.
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.
Topics
- black women's reproductive agency
- interracial sexual intimacies
- the politics of respectability
- black family formation/ marriage
- chosen family
- eroticism
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
At least one class in Women's and Gender Studies, History, or Afroamerican and African Studies. (3). May not be repeated for credit.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
Catalogue variants
- Black Intimacies in the U.S. · 3 · Undergraduate credit