FYS 10 Black Movements
Historically, Blackness has been bounded within degraded space, uprooted, and threatened with erasure. Yet, Black people resist, persist, and make places for themselves. Grounded in the study of Black Geography, this course will examine the relationship between race and space, exploring when, why, and how Black people are spatially marginalized, how they move and are moved through space and time, and how they create a sense of place. We will explore topics such as the transatlantic slave trade, marronage, gentrification, migration, environmental racism, and social movements like the Movement for Black Lives. Our texts will include articles, films, maps, monographs, music, and novels.
Prerequisite
Open only to first year frosh