AFST 317 - African Women & Feminism

Credits: 4

An interdisciplinary approach to issues of importance to African women drawing extensively from a range of theoretical writings, literary and/or filmic works to study the political, social and economic roles of women. Paying close attention to culture, it examines the impact of colonialism, nationalism, dictatorship and military rule on women’s autonomy, agency and rights within and outside the family. This course is offered in the spring.