Black Women and Spiritual Narrative (LA)

Subject associations
AAS 318 / REL 318 / GSS 375
Term
Spring 2022
Instructors
Wallace D. Best
Registrar description

This course will analyze the narrative accounts of African American women since the nineteenth century. Working from the hypothesis that religious metaphor and symbolism have figured prominently in Black women's writing (& writing about Black women) across literary genres, we will explore the various ways Black women have used their narratives not only to disclose the intimacies of their religious faith, but also to understand and to critique their social context. We will discuss the themes, institutions, and structures that have traditionally shaped Black women's experiences, as well as the theologies Black women have developed in response.

AAS Subfield
AACL