AFST 20035. BLACK FEMINIST ETHNOGRAPHY This course introduces students to the history and intellectual contributions of Black feminist ethnographers. The class invites students to engage with key questions such as: What is the history of Black feminist thought in ethnographic research? How do Black feminist ethnographers carry out research? How have Black feminist scholars contributed to shaping knowledge about the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality? How does Black feminist ethnography imagine new life possibilities for communities of African descent?

WGSS 33000. DOING FEMINIST RESEARCH: THEORY & PRACTICE This course addresses the question of what makes a research methodology feminist. Through advanced interdisciplinary readings and short writing assignments, students are introduced to feminist research methods as well as distinctive feminist critical approaches to issues in the social sciences, natural sciences, and the humanities.