Foodways is often an understudied multidisciplinary subfield in academia, but foodways illuminates various aspects of a particular group's lived experience. This course will examine how foodways have aided the Black experience of survival, resistance, and the cultivation of their culture in the United States. By the end of the course, students will develop a deeper understanding of foodways as a critical avenue for interpreting the Black experience and will examine how regional, political, and historical differences have influenced the development of African American culture.

and reflecting upon these stories? How are the lives of African/African- descended women/girls told and represented when that representation is in service of telling someone else s (hist)tory? what sociologist Paul Gilroy describes as the Black Atlantic World. Each week narrates a specific era of Black Atlantic history from the perspective/vantage point of one or more African or African-descended women and/or girls. Through curated pairings of readings, students will explore the ways that the lives of the women unfolded within differing and often fluid geo-political and cultural contexts (i.e. the Atlantic slave trade, colonization, race-formation, abuse and exploitation, privilege and power, the Age of Revolution, and America s Founding Fathers). The texts engaged with through the course will allow students to compare and evaluate the various ways that African and African descended women and girls appear in the primary sources of historical narratives and also compare and evaluate specific methods that the authors engaged these primary sources and narrated their lives. Together, the readings and assignments of this course equip students to assess and form their own answers to the following questions: What does a history of the Black Atlantic World look like when narrated from the perspectives of African and African-descended women and girls? Who are these women/girls, and ho do their respective locations, positionalities, circumstances within the specific geographical and cultural contexts affect their actions, choice motivations and overall visibility within the archives? What is the utility of genres such as biography, microhistory, and narrative in tell and reflecting upon these stories? How are the lives of African/African- descended women/girls told and represented when that representation is in service of telling someone else s (hist)tory?

A critical exploration of Hip Hop and how it transcends race, socioeconomic background, culture, and gender.

This course delves into the multifaceted relationship between race, sport, and gender, exploring the historical and contemporary dynamics of race and sport. Students will examine how race and gender intersect with sport, challenging social norms and shaping political movements. Through the lens of critical race theory, we will analyze the role of athletes in addressing issues such as race, oppression, advocating for social justice, and politics. Topics include social justice movements in sports the historical impact of race on sports, the impact of Name, Image & Likeness on Black student-athletes, and real-life stories of collegiate and professional athletes, illustrating the cultural agency of Black athletes amidst ongoing racial oppression in sports. The course integrat Critical Race Theory and Critical Sports Studies to deepen understanding of race, gender, sports, and social activism.