AFST 205 Gender in Africa (3)

The purpose of this course is to give an overview of gender within the African context through an interdisciplinary examination of gender from both temporal and current perspectives; this course will utilize gender as a point of focus for various subjects related to countries across the continent. Notions of gender have shaped cultural, social and geopolitical landscapes across Africa as they have on other continents, and this shaping has far reaching implications for countries on the continent. By the end of this course, you should have a definitive grasp on how gender is intertwined with the past, present and future of Africa as well as how the homogenizing tendencies of west (and its feminisms) prove detrimental to the understanding of the roles which gender plays.
Course Frequency: Spring