WMST 416: Policing Black Bodies

WMST 416-001: Policing Black Bodies
(Fall 2022)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W

Thompson Hall 1017

Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Interrogates the myriad ways in which Black Bodies are formally and informally policed. Special focus is given to the ways in which Black women’s bodies are policed not only by the criminal justice system, but also informally through sexual and intimate partner violence, forced sterilization and contraception. Course utilizes the theoretical lenses of intersectionality and of color blind racism. Equivalent to INTS 441.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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