AAST 345 - Narratives of Passing


Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, W-Int

Is passing about pretending to be someone you are not, or is it about becoming someone different than you were before? This course uses passing as a paradigm to destabilize normative understandings of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and sexuality. Through literature and film about various forms of passing from the early 20th century through the present, we will analyze relationships between privilege and oppression, representation and performance, normativity and difference, and visible and invisible identities.
Enrollment Limit: 16
Instructor: A. Ofori-Mensa
Prerequisites & Notes
Prior course work in African Studies, Comparative American Studies or a related field is strongly recommended.
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with CAST 345.

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