Special Topics in Social Policy (351-0-20)

Topic

Black Women's History in Education

Instructors

Zenzile Riddick

Meeting Info

Annenberg Hall G21: Tues, Thurs 3:30PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

his course explores the history of U.S. education through the lives, works, and agency of Black women. In this course, students will learn about Black women's social and political contributions as intellectuals, students, teachers, institution builders, and educational activists in the U.S. from the late 18th through the late 20th century. Students will study writing by and about key figures in Black women's history, including Phillis Wheatley, Maria Stewart, Anna Julia Cooper, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Mary McLeod Bethune, Septima Clark, and many others. Students will also engage key themes and eras in African American education, including the significance and multifaceted meanings of literacy, leadership, racial uplift, spirituality, and self-determination across the eras of Slavery, Jim Crow, Civil Rights, and Black Power. By the end of the course, students will be able to identify key figures and themes in Black women's educational history and critically analyze primary and secondary sources. Students will engage in archival research methods and will process their learning through reflective, dialogical, and analytical writing.

Teaching Method

Individual & Collaborative Analysis; Discussion; Lecture

Class Materials (Required)

All course materials will be available on Canvas. No purchases necessary.

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Pre-Registration -- Reserved for SESP Students until the end of preregistration, after which time enrollment will be open to everyone who has taken the prerequisites, if applicable.