AAST 328 - Seminar: African Women in Comparative Perspective

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
Next Offered: 2015-2016
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD

In this course we will widen our appreciation of African Women’s experiences, including history, legal and socio-economic status, religious and political roles, productive and reproductive roles, and the impact of colonialism and post-independence development and representation issues. The course will move across time and space to examine the aforementioned in pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial Africa. We will begin with the question: What common beliefs/images about African women did/do Euro-Americans share?
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: H. Ballah
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HIST 334