Black America Fall 2020 Juan Battle Jbattle@Gc

Black America Fall 2020 Juan Battle Jbattle@Gc

Black America Juan Battle Fall 2020 [email protected] This course will serve as a broad survey of the Black experience (mainly) within the United States. Because students will be exposed to (and contribute from) a wide variety of perspectives on the subject, this course is appropriate for students in the traditional social sciences (e.g. sociology, anthropology, psychology, urban education, and history) as well as more contemporary ones (e.g. women’s studies, race studies, American studies, cultural studies, lesbian and gay studies). Grading - All assignments are due on their due date, via email, at least two hours before the beginning of class - Grading will be a combination of: reaction papers (40%) one class presentation (20%) drafting a proposal (15%) a final proposal – due Monday, 12/14 @ 2:00pmET (15%) class participation (10%) Prerequisite – None Required Texts – See “Homework” for required and suggested readings Online Requirements - Students are to submit all work as a PDF - As a part of class participation, students are to leave their video on - Be sensitive to background noise. If needed, mute your computer, unless you’re speaking Course Outline: Week 1 – (8/31) Introduction and Course Overview Week 2 – (9/14) Overview of Black America I: Week 3 – (9/21) Overview of Black America II: Intellectuals and Activists Week 4 – (10/14)* Historical Perspective(s) I: Theories and Theorists Week 5 – (10/19) Historical Perspective(s) II: The Great Migration Week 6 – (10/26) Class, Race, and Their Intersections (I): Black Poverty In America Week 7 – (11/2) Class, Race, and their Intersections (II): Black Middle & Privileged Classes In America Week 8 – (11/9) Workshop Proposals Week 9 – (11/16) #SayHerName Week 10 – (11/23) Queering Black America Week 11 – (11/30) “Criminal” (In)Justice System Week 12 – (12/7) Intersections of the 21st Century Week 13 – (12/14) Final Proposal Due Course Evaluation Due Book Summaries Discussed .

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