ETHN 143Images of Black Women

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An intersectional study of Black women in the U.S., using literature, womanist theory, the arts, and media, produced by and about Black women. Explores the intersections of gender, race, and socio-economic class in Black women's identity and experiences. Themes include power and resistance, political activism, family and culture, cultural representations and stereotypes, and the interplay of social processes on the development of Black womanist identity. (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-4, CSU-C2,D, IGETC-3B,4, Cal-GETC-3B,4)