Course Outline
*subjected to change
Many people have something to say about Black women, yet, this course analyzes how Black women see themselves. Using films, videos, novels and articles, we examine representations of Black womanhood in popular culture.
TOPICS: Anger, Romantic Love, Self-Love, Pain, Colorism, White Supremacy, Black Women's Sexuality
Week 1: Black Women, Marriage, Friendships and Community - Why Are They Important to Black Women?
Week 2: Black Women, Marriage, Friendships and Community - Why Are They Important to Black Women? pt II
Week 3: Black Women As Superheroes, Super Villains and Regular Degular People: Why is it Important to See Black women Embody the Range of Human Emotions on Screen and novels?
Week 4: Black Women and Love: How Have Black Women Artists Depicted Love, Betrayal and Forgiveness? How do Black Women Love, Betray and Forgive Themselves?
Renina Jarmon is the Global Project Manager and an instructor at The Women and Power Academy. Formerly she taught African American Studies and Women's Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is the author of Black Girls Are From the Future: Essays on Race, Digital Creativity and Pop Culture and Niama's Adventures. She has been invited to speak at Barnard College, The University of The District of Columbia, Princeton University and The University of Illinois: Urbana Champagne.
She has studied at Mills College, Brooklyn Law School, The New School and The University of Maryland, College Park.
Renina is an internationally known author, keynote speaker and public intellectual
You are welcome to also come nerd out with her on Twitter and her 5K followers.
2017 Student Testimonial, University of Maryland College Park.
2019 Student Testimonial, University of Maryland College Park.
2019 Student Testimonial, University of Maryland College Park.
COURSE MEETING DATES + TIME + LOCATION
DATES: Saturdays - 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14
TIME: 12pm-1:30pm
LOCATION: ZOOM
FIRST DAY: The syllabus will be reviewed on the first day. We will establish student learning interests and I will adjust the syllabus to reflect the topics that students are interested in.
LECTURE START DATE: We will start the actual course lectures and discussion on 9/23/23.
OFFICE HOURS: I will offer weekly office hours to chat with students about topics. Time TBD. Office Hours will last 1 hour.
More Student Testimonials
I absolutely love teaching. I taught at the University of Maryland, College Park for eight years. I blogged about hop hop, feminism and pop culture for 8 years. A few years ago some students got together on Twitter to discuss my impact on their thinking about African American History, Art and Culture. I promise the same experience for you in my course.
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