Genre, Gender, and The Black Arts Movement

5 credits

Explores the literature, music, visual art, and performing arts of the Black Arts Movement, the sibling of the Black Power Movement. Students engage with in-depth reading assignments and sensory activities. Covers themes such as anti-Black violence, gender roles, self-love, socioeconomic inequity, and Black empowerment. Includes artists such as Larry Neal, Sonia Sanchez, Sun Ra, Katherine Dunham, and Barbara Jones-Hogu. Recommended: AFRAM 101; AFRAM 150/HSTAA 150; and AFRM 334/HSTAA 334.