BLST 3403F/G

BLOOD, BREATH, AND THE BLACK BODY

0.50 credits

Drawing on Black feminism, queer theories, and Black Studies, this course examines questions of health, risk, and care. Students consider how Black people have been depicted as non-human and vectors of disease. Topics may include politics of blood donation, Blackness and fatphobia, anti-Black racism and pandemics, sexual risk and pleasure.

Prerequisites & course information

Antirequisite(s): GSWS 3315F/G if taken in 2022-23. Pre-or Corequisite(s): Black Studies 1030F/G or the former GSWS 1030F/G; one of GSWS 1021F/G, GSWS 1022F/G, GSWS 1024F/G, the former GSWS 1023F/G, or any first-year essay course in Arts and Humanities, Social Science, or Media and Communication Studies. Extra Information: 3 hours. Course Weight: 0.50

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026-2027