ABS 315 - Black Hair Politics

• define key concepts in relation to the study of Antiracism, Diversity, and Inclusivity including antiracism, racism, race, ethnicity, discrimination, privilege, diversity, equity, inclusivity, and intersectionality,
• analyze the role of race, racism, and antiracism in the United States,
• describe intersections between race and ethnicity and other minoritized identities,
• explain systematic and structural mechanisms that perpetuate both privilege and inequities,
• compare and contrast their own core values, assumptions, and biases with those held by other individuals, cultures, or societies,
• analyze the relationship between Black hairstyling practices and interrelated ideas of physical and mental health, identity, cultural dependency, and self-concept,
• differentiate the roles of primary Black hairstyles (naturals, permed, braided, dreaded, weaves, extensions, Afros, twists, knots, etc.) used as socio-political spaces of resistance, empowerment, and oppression, and
• synthesize the major theories and research on the socio-political effects of Black hair in schools, the workplace, relationships, and the law.