WGS.S10 Black Feminist Health Science Studies

Virtual Spring 2021
Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
T TH 2 - 3:30pm

Black feminist health science studies is a critical intervention into a number of intersecting arenas of scholarship and activism, including feminist health studies, contemporary medical curriculum reform conversations and feminist technoscience studies. We argue towards a theory of Black feminist health science studies that builds on social justice science, which has as its focus the health and well-being of
marginalized groups. Students will engage Black feminist health science theories that range from explorations of the linguistic metaphors of the immune system, the medicalization of race, to critiques of the sexual binary. We will use contemporary as well as historical moments to investigate the evolution of “scientific truth” and its impact on the U.S. cultural landscape.
M. Bailey

This class will be held Tues & Thurs from 2 - 3:30pm through March 18th, and on Tuesdays from 2 - 3:30pm for the rest of the semester, with additional asynchronous hours.