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AFST 3 - Black Masculinities

444 Credit Hours
Introduces students to the major sociological, historical, and cultural perspectives on African American masculine identity, paying special attention to race and ethnicity. For some, race and/or ethnicity is an inescapable fact of life. For others, race and/or ethnicity is virtually invisible and does not seem to affect their daily experiences. Students will be engaged with critical texts that range from slave narratives and autobiographies to speeches, writings and other contemporary works in a quest to investigate African American masculine identity at different historical points. For instance, we will attempt to answers questions such as: How has masculinity been defined and displayed throughout the African American experience? What forces have impacted these definitions and perceptions? And, how do African American men communicate, recall, and make meaning from these experiences? Upon successful completion of this course, students should be familiar with the social and cultural importance that identity plays in everyday life and how African American men have navigated how they are (re)positioned within American society.
Cross-listed: (Same as Sociology 444 and Women, Gender, and Sexuality 444).



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