Gender Studies 204 - Black Women's Creatv Productn

This course explores the interconnections of Black women's creative production and Black Feminist and Womanist thought. We will explore Black women's art, performance, and creative processes as a means of physical and psychic survival. Students will be exposed to emerging and classic Black Feminist and Womanist texts as well as the creative work of emerging and established visual artists, musicians and poets. Students will have the opportunity to engage with the work closely through close reading, formal analysis as well as creative and improvisational modes of engagement.