Gender Studies 206FA - Women and Gender in History: 'Labor and Family in African History'

This course will focus on workers and work in African history. It will consider key concepts and theoretical debates, and highlight different types of free and unfree labor in Africa. By analyzing the politics and economics of labor, this course will examine the relationship between workplace and home, and the space between the two. Through class discussion, this course will shift focus from the "masculine" jobs undertaken by men in public spheres, and consider the varied experiences of women and children in African labor history.