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Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 2231F/G

BLACK FEMINIST THOUGHT: PRINCIPLES, DEBATES, SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

Course Description

Focusing on ‘theory as liberatory practice,’ Black feminist thought has re-shaped knowledge production across numerous academic disciplines, intellectual traditions, and social justice movements. With an emphasis on intersectionality and visionary pragmatism, this course introduces students to the foundational principles, debates, and concepts in Black feminist thought in the African diaspora.

Pre or Corequisites

Pre-or Corequisite(s): GSWS 1030F/G and 0.50 course from GSWS 1021F/G, GSWS 1022F/G, GSWS 1023F/G, GSWS 1024F/G, or 0.50 of any first-year essay course in Arts and Humanities, Social Science, or Media, Information, and Technoculture.

Extra Information

Extra Information: 3 hours.

Course Weight: 0.50

Breadth: CATEGORY A i CATEGORY B i

Subject Code: GSWS

This Course is Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages:

Courses 13

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 3401F/G - ACTIVISM AND SOLIDARITY: #BLM AND THE INDIGENOUS AND QUEER COMMUNITIES

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 3402F/G - HAUNTED BY HISTORY: RECONCILING PAST AND PRESENT IN BLACK CANADIAN HISTORY

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 3420F/G - BLACK INTELLECTUAL TRADITIONS

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 3430F/G - WE BEEN HERE: BLACK QUEER AND TRANS LIVES

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 3450F/G - SPECIAL TOPICS IN BLACK STUDIES

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 3451F/G - SPECIAL TOPICS IN BLACK STUDIES

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 3452F/G - ADVANCED TOPICS IN BLACK STUDIES

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 3453F/G - ADVANCED TOPICS IN BLACK STUDIES

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 3455E - SPECIAL TOPICS IN BLACK STUDIES

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 3456E - SPECIAL TOPICS IN BLACK STUDIES

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 4430F/G - ADVANCED SEMINAR IN BLACK STUDIES

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 4431F/G - ADVANCED SEMINAR IN BLACK STUDIES

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 4432F/G - ADVANCED SEMINAR IN BLACK INTELLECTUAL TRADITIONS

Modules/Programs 10

Honours Specialization

Huron University College | Centre for Global Studies - Faculty of Arts and Social Science | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GLOBAL RIGHTS STUDIES

Huron University College | Centre for Global Studies - Faculty of Arts and Social Science | SPECIALIZATION IN GLOBAL RIGHTS STUDIES

Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MAJOR IN SEXUALITY STUDIES

Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MINOR IN BLACK STUDIES

Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MINOR IN FEMINIST, QUEER, AND CRITICAL RACE THEORY

Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MINOR IN SEXUALITY STUDIES

Faculty of Social Science | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MAJOR IN SEXUALITY STUDIES

Faculty of Social Science | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MINOR IN BLACK STUDIES

Faculty of Social Science | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MINOR IN FEMINIST, QUEER, AND CRITICAL RACE THEORY

Faculty of Social Science | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MINOR IN SEXUALITY STUDIES