AFRS 346. Black Women Writers (3)

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of the sociopolitical contexts and literary techniques of Black women writers. Themes include authors’ struggles to reconcile conflicting identities in a racist and sexist nation; the intertwining of class, gender identity, race, and sexual orientation in identity formation and politics; and how these writers portray Black women who develop and understand alternative ways of knowing and being in order to survive and thrive. Available for General Education, Area 3B Humanities. (W.I.)