BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICA: RECONSTRUCTION TO THE PRESENT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2017 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the implications of being Black and female in the United States since the Reconstruction era. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Appreciate the multitude of contributions made by women of African descent in the social, political, cultural, and economic development of the United States of America. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Describe how certain histories have been valued and devalued, and how these differences have promulgated racial disparities in contemporary American society. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Critique canonical US history and its impact on gender and race relations in the US, developing a healthy skepticism of knowledge claims. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Use primary sources and secondary peer-reviewed sources in written assignments to connect course topics to the lived experiences of African Americans. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Communicate with others in a way that displays an understanding of racial inequities in the US. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Understand and apply the primary theories and methods employed by historians of African American history. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the implications of being Black and female in the United States since the Reconstruction era. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Appreciate the multitude of contributions made by women of African descent in the social, political, cultural, and economic development of the United States of America. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Describe how certain histories have been valued and devalued, and how these differences have promulgated racial disparities in contemporary American society. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Critique canonical US history and its impact on gender and race relations in the US, developing a healthy skepticism of knowledge claims. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Use primary sources and secondary peer-reviewed sources in written assignments to connect course topics to the lived experiences of African Americans. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Communicate with others in a way that displays an understanding of racial inequities in the US. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Understand and apply the primary theories and methods employed by historians of African American history. Audience: Graduate