| Course Title: Women and Gender in the Study of History: 'West African Women in Their Own Words' |
| Start Date: 08/24/2020 End Date: 10/15/2020 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2020 |
| Description: This course challenges students to consider how and why, following Ralph-Michel Trouillot, certain voices get "silenced" in the historical record. We study how women have both shaped history and been subject to its forces, though often in unexpected ways. This course is unique because we learn about women in 18th, 19th and 20th century West Africa through their own words. Students will encounter more than a dozen real and fictional African women: mighty queens, snide co-wives, shrewd traders, ingenious slaves, brilliant writers, and fierce activists. Engaging with their stories in multiple formats; students will study graphic novels, fiction, and memoir, in addition to academic works. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Elisa Prosperetti | eprosper@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020 | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc. | Monday | 02:30PM - 03:45PM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020 | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc. | Tuesday and Thursday | 02:15PM - 04:00PM | Weekly | ||
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020 | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc. | Wednesday and Friday | 03:00PM - 04:00PM | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| AFCNA0001 | AFCNA: Africana Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Africana Studies major and/or minor. |
| AFCNA0001 | AFCNA: Africana Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Africana Studies major and/or minor. |
| MOD0001 | MOD-1: Courses meeting in Module 1 | This course meets in Module 1. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| HIST-296WA-01 West African Women |
| AFCNA-241WA-01 West African Women |
| GNDST-206WA-01 West African Women |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 15 | Available: 3 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |