Combines elements of black (trans) feminist theory and black queer theory to examine the written works and films/videos by and about lesbians, bisexual, transgender, gay and queer Black people. Emphasis is on tracing the emergence of Black cinematic voices from the late twentieth century to the present. We read theory and essays as well as watch films with an eye towards understanding the historical and theoretical construction of sexual and gender identities, politics and sexual/cultural practices in Black communities. Special attention is paid to the construction of race, gender and sexual identities in North America, the Caribbean and the United Kingdom.
4
UnitsOptional
Grading1, 2
PasstimeUpper division only
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeWeekly forums, midterm paper, and final paper. Lectures were not mandatory but were helpful to understand the reading and get tips for papers. It was reading heavy, basically a (short) novel per week. However unless you are writing paper on that book, you can skim as we are not tested on them. Genuine, passionate, professor that I would recommend.
Professor Richardson's course is easy to pass even without attending class. Just go to section, read/skim the readings, post on the forums, and do the midterm and final. Most of his lectures were confusing because they didn't seem very organized but passing was still very easy.
very simple class, but if you value your education you will be extremely disappointed. almost every lecture consisted of about 15 minutes of mindless stumbling over random topics and then he would put on a sometimes unrelated video and leave the room. also only covered a few very niche topics for a class that's supposed to be an intro.
Terrible professor and class. Advocated for pedophilia and did not lecture well. You will read so much for very little in return.