Faculty First Year Seminars 191AFA2 - Using Black Feminist Writing

Through readings, songs, clips and short films, this course centers the theories and everyday practices of Black Feminists as a framework for seeking college success. From the Combahee River Collective, Audre Lorde and bell hooks, to Beyonce, Megan the Stallion, and even Doechii, the course engages in a dialogue to highlight key principles and goals of Black feminists, past and present. We will use central Black feminist concepts such as intersectionality and the importance of inclusion, finding your voice and self-definition, valuing and creating community, and embracing self-care to discuss strategies that support academic success and thriving at universities. Weekly reading, submitting short discussion questions, as well as completing a few reading or event responses and a short song lyric analysis will be used to assess your work in the course. We will also familiarize ourselves with campus resources.

First-year (R1ST)