GSS 402 - Seminar: Black Sexual Politics

Racism has long been permeated through ideologies of gender and sexuality.  However, historically, black political and social movements have often only marginally addressed issues of gender and sexuality.  Furthermore, in the post-Civil Rights era, many feminist and queer scholars of color have noted the evolving and increasing emphasis placed on gender and sexual differences to propagate “new” forms of racism.  Therefore, this course will explore the role and relationship of gender and sexuality in contemporary racism and anti-racist black politics.  This course will pay particular attention to black subjectivity, such as what bodies or embodiments are il/legitimized politically and to what effect? 

Satisfies Gender and Sexuality Studies major and minor requirement.
Satisfies Africana Studies major requirement. 
Satisfies Justice, Equality and Community requirement.
Satisfies Social-Scientific Thought requirement.