Race, Ethnicity, and Language: Anansi in the Machine: Black Languaging and Oral Traditions (AFRICAAM 389C, CSRE 385, EDUC 389C)

3–4 credits · Undergraduate

The Race, Ethnicity, and Language seminars explore the intersections of language and race/racism/racialization. This course will examine Black engagements with digital culture as sites for community building, social action and individual and collective identity formation, with a focus on how Black oral traditions are still alive and inform our digital lives. We'll explore Black technology and study phenomena like #BlackTwitter, memes, GIFs, Vine, TikTok, selfie culture, blogging and more. Full course description can be found here: https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/advanced-elective-writing-and-rhetoric-courses/PWR194AJBanansi