Course Title
Gender & Sexuality in Africa
Course Description
This course explores the history of Africa through the lens of women and gender. Focusing on gender roles across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, students will attempt to recover the voices of individuals often silenced. Students will consider power dynamics based on gender and study how women were active participants in the making of their own histories. Degrees of autonomy and dependence are scrutinized through themes that include access to land and property, slavery, colonization, and decolonization. 4 SH. CC: Historical Perspectives.
Course Types
Historical Perspectives (HISTR), Standard (STAND)
Semester Hours
4