U.S. Women of Color

Catalog description

This course provides students with a better understanding of the unique experiences of women of color living in the U.S. and focuses on groups such as Native American, African American, Latina, and Asian American women. The historical and contemporary experiences of U.S. women of color will be at the center of the course, and students will use theories of race, class, gender, and sexuality to examine these experiences in terms of the contributions U.S. women of color have made in shaping the nation. Course content and class discussions will focus on visual representations, ethnographies and writings of U.S. women of color.