Syllabus: BLACK WOMEN IN US POLITICS and MEDIA Fall 2023

POL 210-C: Black Women in Contemporary US Politics and Media

FALL2023

ProfessorMelissaHarris-Perry

DepartmentofPoliticsandInternationalAffairs

DepartmentofWomen,Gender,andSexualityStudies

PrograminAfricanAmericanStudies

ThiscourseexaminesblackwomenʼsparticipationinAmericanpoliticsascitizens,residents, voters,activists,candidates, electedofficials,andmediamakers.Topicsincludetraditional politicalactionsuchasvoting,campaigning,andprotestingandlesstraditionalengagement suchaseducation,research,andmediacreation Wewillconsidertheintersectionsofrace, gender,class,andsexualorientationandidentityinshapingapproachestothepoliticalworldand mediaenvironment. Wewill focusoncontemporaryUSpolitics,butwewillspendsometime groundingthiscurrentmomentintherecentandmoredistantpast.Thereisasubstantial amountofweeklyreadingassignedinthiscourse.Studentsareexpectedtowriteonaregular basisinthisandtocompleteagroupprojectwhichincludesamultimediacomponent.

PICTURED: Stacey Abrams, former speaker of Georgia House of Representatives and former candidate for Governor of Georgia Photo Credit: DUSTIN CHAMBERS, GETTY IMAGES

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:

Studentswillcriticallyengageawiderangeofscholarlytextsandmediasourcescreatedbyand aboutBlackwomenintheUnitedStates

Studentswillbecomefamiliarwithbroadthemesandapproachestosocialscienceresearchand contemporarywritingbyandaboutBlackwomenpoliticalactorsandmediamakers

Studentswillgainincreasedcompetencywithprofessionalandscholarly analysis,speaking, writing,andmediaproduction.

StudentswilldevelopknowledgeofthewaysmassmediainfluencesAmericanpoliticsandtheways politicalactorsshapethecontentofmassmedia.

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Pictured:MiaLove,RepublicanformermemberofCongressfromthestateofUtahduringherconcessionspeechaerlosing

PHOTOCREDIT:LeahHogsten/TheSaltLakeTribune,viaAssociatedPress

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ABOUT YOUR PROFESSOR

MELISSAHARRIS-PERRY

She,Her,Hers

MayaAngelouPresidentialChair

DepartmentofPoliticsandInternationalAffairs

Women, Gender,andSexualityStudies

PrograminAfricanAmericanStudies

PrograminEnvironmentandSustainability

FounderandPresident,AnnaJuliaCooperCenter

HostandManagingEditor,TheTakeaway(2021-2023)

Editor-at-Large,Elle.com(2016-2018)

Host,MelissaHarris-Perry(2012-2016)

harrismv@wfu.edu

MelissaHarrisPerry.com

OFFICEHOURS

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EMAILPOLICY

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PROTIPSABOUTPROFMHP

● Howtoaddressme:ProfessorHarris-Perry,ProfessorMHP,ProfMHP,Profareallacceptable. “Melissa”isnot.

● Igetalotofemail. Ifyoudon'tgetanimmediateresponse,donottakeitpersonally,Iam probablyjust“doingallthethings”andwillrespondassoonasIcan.

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CLASS MEETING SCHEDULE

● AsofAugust30,2023 thisclassisscheduledtomeet in-person,face-to-faceformat.

● ClassmeetsonceaweekonThursdayaernoonfrom5:00-7:30PM.

● Allstudents areexpectedtoarrivepromptlyandtostayuntiltheendofclass.

● SomesessionsofthisclasswillmeetviaZoomtoaccommodateguestspeakers.

● Ifitisnecessarytoshitoremotelearningasaresultofpolicychangesbytheuniversityorasa resultofillnessorotherunexpectedchallenges,yourprofessorwillclearlycommunicateall changesincoursescheduleandexpectations.

● Thiscoursemeetsonlyonceaweek.Attendanceiscrucial.MissingmorethanTHREE(3) unexcusedclassesduringthesemesterwillresultina⅓gradereductionfromthefinal gradeforthecourse.

PROTIPSFORATTENDINGCLASSMEETINGS

● Dothereadingandbeprepared.

● Askquestions.

● Feelfreetodisagree,raiseconcerns,andofferalternateperspectives.

● Remember:yourownexperienceisaGREATplacetogeneratehypotheses,butalousyplace totestthem. Evidencebasedanalysisiskeyforproductivediscussions.

● Makeuseoftheweeklyofficehourswheneveryouhavequestionsthatcannotbereadily addressedduringclassorviaemail.

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Wecontinuetolivewiththelongtermconsequencesofamultiyearglobalpandemic.No assignment,meeting,discussion,oranyotheraspectofthisclassismoreimportantthan ourindividualandcollectivephysical,mental,andemotionalhealth.

Pleaseprioritizeyourhealthandthehealthofothers.Ifanyassignments,meetingsor expectationsofclassarelikelytonegativelyimpactyourhealthpleasediscussalternatives withProfMHP.

PROTIPSforHEALTHandWELLBEING

● Drinkmorewaterthanyouthinkyouneed.

● Whenpossible,takeanap.

● Itʼsalongclass!Wewilltakeashortbreakineachclass,butalwaysfeelfreeto stand up,leaveclassbriefly,orusethe restroom. Justbeconsiderateofothers andwork toensureyoudonotdistracttheoveralllearningenvironment.

● Doyouneedabitmoresupport?TheCounselingCenterisagreatplacetostart.

● Alwaysfeelfreetomakeanofficehoursappointmentifyoufallbehindorjustwant todiscussideasorconcernsrelatedtoclass.

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LATEASSIGNMENTPOLICY

AllstudentshaveONEFREEPASS tobeusedonanyassignmentsexceptthefinalgroup project.ThismeansanyONEassignmentcanbeturnedinupto48hourslatewithno questionsaskedandnonegativeconsequencesforthegrade.AertheFREEPASSis used, anyassignmentsubmittedlatewillbesubjecttothelateassignmentpolicy.

Assignmentssubmittedlatewilllose1/3lettergradeforanylatesubmissionwithinthefirst 48hours.Eachadditional24hoursresultsinanother1/3lettergradereduction.Exceptions tothispolicywillonlybemadeforemergenciesorhealthchallengesthataredocumented byaphysician,universityadministrator,orotherreasonablesource.

Studentillnessoremergencysituationsarenotpartofthislateassignmentpolicy DLate assignmentsduetodocumentedillnessandemergencieswillbeconsideredona case-by-casebasis

ATTENDANCE

Missingmorethanthree(3)unexcusedclasssessionsduringthesemesterwillresultin1/3 lettergradereductionfromthefinalgradeofthecourse.However,studentscanbeexcused foravarietyofvalidconcerns.

ACADEMICINTEGRITY

Plagiarismisaseriousviolationofethicalconductandacademicintegrity.Plagiarismneednotbe intentional Allcasesofplagiarism–thetheofwords,ideas,sources,andconclusionswhether fromwritten,audio,oral,ordigitalmaterials–isunacceptable

Atthesametime,learningandcompletingassignmentsonlinecanmakeitdifficulttodiscern preciselyhowtoensureyouruseofsources,information,images,andideasisappropriate.Please seetheCanvassiteforaprimeraboutAcademicIntegrityandpropercitationpracticesonline.Andif youarestuckorconfused,ask!

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GENERATIVEAITOOLS

Tomaintainacultureofintegrityandrespect,generativeAItools(suchasChatGPT) shouldnotbe usedinthecompletionofcourseassignmentsunlessProfessorHarris-Perryspecificallyauthorizes theiruse.PermissiontousegenerativeAItoolsmaybegiveninsomecasesbasedonthespecific goalsoftheassignment.However,thesetoolsshouldbeusedonlywiththeexplicitandclear permissionofyourprofessorandusedonlyforthepurposesoutlined. AnyuseofgenerativeAI toolstocompleteassignmentsoutsideoftheseexplicitparameterswillbeconsideredbasisfor nullificationoftheassignmentandthestudentwillreceiveaZERO(0)fortheassignment

DISABILITYANDACCOMMODATIONS

Studentswithdisabilitiesrequiringaccommodationsshouldcontact theCenterforLearning, Access,andStudentSuccessnolaterthanthestartofthesemester,toensureappropriate accommodationsareavailable.Pleaseemailclass@wfu.eduorcall336-758-5929.

TUTORINGANDWRITINGASSISTANCE

WakeForestofferstrainedpeertutorsandeffectivewritingandassignmentassistancethroughThe WritingCenter@WakeForestUniversity.Thisisagreatresourceifyouneedassistancewithcourse assignments.

EXPECTATIONSFORCLASSROOMCONDUCT

Discussingissuesofrace,gender,andAmericanpoliticscanbechallenging. Wewillproceedwith empathyforoneanother,kindnesstowardsourselves,andenthusiasmforourcollectivejourney. Wewilleachdoourverybesttobepresentandpreparedinourin-person,virtual,synchronousand asynchronouslearningenvironments.

Weacknowledgethatracism,sexism,heterosexism,classism,ableism,andotherformsof interpersonalandinstitutionalizedformsofinequalityexistinsociety Thisdoesnotmeanweall agreeonthecauses,consequences,orsolutionsfortheseformsofinequality Itdoesmeanwe agreetodoourbesttobetterunderstandthem,refrainfromrepeatingmisinformation,andrefrain frompersonalattack Nostudentisexpectedtohavealltheanswers Mistakesandquestionsare welcomedinthespiritofcooperativelearning.

Wewillworktocreateanatmospherewhere:

Wekeepanopenmindandlisten; Everyoneisvaluedandrespected; Everyonecanworkandlearn; Everyoneengagesinthethoughtfulpresentationofideas,sharesthefloor,andcancriticallyassess eachotherʼsideas;

Noindividualisridiculedordemeanedforsharingpersonalexperiencesandideas;Personal experiencessharedinthecontextoftheclassroomremainconfidentialunlessotherwiseagreed; Noindividualisexpectedtobearepresentativespokespersonforagivengroupofpeople,given thereisintra-groupdiversityofskills,beliefs,attitudesandbehaviors.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcernsabouttheseexpectations,pleasefeelfreetoraisetheconcern orquestioninclassortocontactProfessorHarris-Perrydirectly.

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADE SCALE

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NOTE:ProfMHPreservestherighttomakechangestopointallocationsandscalewithreasonablenotice

ASSIGNMENTCATEGORIES

COURSEENGAGEMENT

Allstudentsareexpectedtobeactivelyengagedinthecourse.Courseengagementwillbeassessed basedonthefollowingassignments

READINGRESPONSE

Formostweeksofthesemesterthereisabriefwritingassignmentinresponsetotheassigned readingsfortheweek.AllstudentswillcompleteandsubmitTHREE(3)oftheseassignments.The readingresponseassignmentsaredueonthedayofclassby4:00PM

Noerrorsandspelling,grammaranduseof languageOrganizationandcoherenceofideas

Content:

Allelementsofthepromptareaddressed Informationandideaspresentedaresoundand coherent

Informationbasedonaccurateandcomplete engagementswithassignedtexts.Coherenceof information:specifically,thethesisstatement shouldbeclear,the"roadmap"oftheargument shouldbeclearandtheconclusionsshouldbe clear

Noopinionsareofferedwithout supporting evidencetoexplainhowtheopinionwascraed Thebestpaperswillincludesomenuanceand acknowledgethecomplexityofhistoricaland politicalarguments

Insightandoriginality

Assignedfortheunique,particular,surprisingand originalinsights

References

Howeffectivelythereferencesareusedinthe essaySoundnessofreferences Consistentstyleincitations

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SPEAKERRESPONSES

StudentswillhaveanopportunitytohearexpertspeakershostedbyourclassviaZoom Studentswill attendthespeakerssynchronouslyasmuchaspossible. However,studentsmaywatchtheevent recordingsatalaterdateifsynchronousattendanceisnotpossible.Studentswillcompletea written reflectionforTWO(2) speakers.SeeCanvasforthefullguidelinesforthewrittenreflections.

GROUPFINALPROJECT

Studentswillworktogetheringroups.GroupsmusthaveatleastTWO(2)membersandcanhaveas manyFOUR(4) EachgroupwillconductacasestudywhichtellsthestoryofacontemporaryBlack womanorBlackwomenledorganizationcurrentlyworkinginAmericanpoliticsorpoliticalmedia

NOTE:SeeCanvasAssignmentlinksforfulldescriptions/expectationsforeachaspectoftheproject

EXTRACREDIT

ProfessorHarris-Perrywillmakeavarietyofexperiencesavailableforstudentstoengageissuesand ideasraisedthroughoutthecourse.Toearnextracreditstudentswillsubmitreadingresponsesin responsetotheseexperiences. ACTIVITY POINTSPERACTIVITY MAX POINTS POSSIBLE

Opportunities willbemadeavailableforin-person andvirtualextracreditthroughoutthesemester.

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MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1INTRODUCTION

WEEK1:AUGUST31INTRODUCTIONTOCLASS

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

● LogintotheCanvas. Lookaroundtofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeupcomingcontent, expectations,andtools.

Assignments

1. CompleteGETTINGSTARTEDstudentsurvey.

2. Signupforaweektoleadclassdiscussion.

3. Identifyonerecent(last6months)newsstoryaboutanAfricanAmericanwomaninpolitics. Thestorycanbeatanationalorlocallevel.ThestoryshouldaddressUSpoliticsbutpcan bedefinedbroadly.Youmightidentifyastoryabouta womanrunningforoffice,or someoneinanissueadvocacyorcommunityorganizingrole.Writeaparagraphaboutwhy youhavechosenthisstory. Bepreparedtodiscussyourstory inclass.

MODULE 2: VOTING AND ORGANIZING

SOURCE:LibraryofCongress,Lot12572,https://wwwlocgov/item/93505051/

MODULE2DATES

September7

September14

September21

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Pictured:NineAfrican-AmericanwithNannieHelenBurroughsholdingbannerreading,"BannerStateWoman'sNational BaptistConvention"(1905-1915)

2.1 BlackWomenVoting

2.2 BlackWomenOrganizing

2.3 ToolsandStrategies

2.1 BLACK WOMEN VOTING

Week2

September7

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

WATCH19thAmendment:'AStart,NotAFinish'ForSuffrage|NPR(Approx6minutes)

READ2003DoublyBound:TheImpactofGenderandRaceonthePoliticsofBlackWomen.PoliticalPsychology.

READJunn,J.,&Masuoka,N.(2020).TheGenderGapIsaRaceGap:WomenVotersinUSPresidentialElections. PerspectivesonPolitics,18(4),1135-1145.doi:10.1017/S1537592719003876

READGillespie,Andra,andNadiaE.Brown."#BlackGirlMagicDemystified:BlackWomenasVoters,Partisansand PoliticalActors."Phylon(1960-)56,no.2(2019):37-58.

READEzie,Chinyere."NotYourMule?DisruptingthePoliticalPowerlessnessofBlackWomenVoters."U.Colo.L.Rev. 92(2021):659

READCarlaLaroche,"BlackWomenandVoterSuppression,"BostonUniversityLawReview102,no.7(2022): 243-249

READEmilyM Farris&MiryaR Holman(2014)SocialcapitalandsolvingthepuzzleofBlackwomen'spolitical participation,Politics,Groups,andIdentities,2:3,331-349,

READSlaughter,ChristineMarie.2022."BlackWomenʼsOptimism,Resilience,andPoliticalEngagementinTimesof Crisis."PHILLIS:TheJournalforResearchonAfricanAmericanWomen.

READ WhyBlackMenandBlackWomenVoteSoDifferently.LeahWrightRigueurTheAtlantic.November2020.

REMEMBER:EachstudentneedstosubmitonlyTHREE(3)readingresponsesforthesemester.Youmaychooseto whichpromptsyourespond.

2.1 readingresponsePROMPT

InwhatwaysareBlackwomenvotersunique?Whataretheconsequencesofthosedifferences?BESPECIFIC. Base youranswerintheassignedmaterialsandyouranalysisofthosematerials. Useclearexamples.Citeevidencefor allclaims.

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2.2 BLACK WOMEN ORGANIZING

WEEK3

September14

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

READ:AfricanAmericanPolicyForum,DidyouknowtheplightofBlackWomen?

READ CombaheeRiverCollectiveStatement

READ:“BlackWomenʼsIssuesasWomenʼsIssues.”Chapter5of KimberlySpringer.LivingfortheRevolution:Black FeministOrganizations,1968-1980,DukeUniversityPress,2005

READBarbaraRansby2018 PoliticalQuiltersandMaroonSpaces FromMakingAllBlackLivesMatter:Reimagining FreedomintheTwenty-FirstCentury UniversityofCaliforniaPress

READLindsey,TrevaB."Post-Ferguson:A“Herstorical”ApproachtoBlackViolability." FeministStudies41,no.1(2015):232-37.

READKeeanga-YamahttaTaylor.HowBlackFeministsDefinedAbortionRights.TheNewYorker.February2022.

READ FannieLouHamer,DNCtestimony,1964

WATCHBlackLivesMatterasanOrganizingStrategy:March2021ConversationwithMercedesFullbrightandDee DeeJackson(approx1hour)

WATCHAsblackprotestscontinue,Blackwomenactivistsleadagain.PBS.2020 (Approx4minutes)

CONVERSATIONSERIESEVENT#1:STRATEGIESFORORGANIZINGBLACKWOMEN

REMEMBER:EachstudentneedstosubmitonlyTHREE(3)readingresponsesforthesemester.Youmaychooseto whichpromptsyourespond

2.2:ReadingResponsePrompt

Howdidthereadingsthisweekchallengeorconfirmyourpriorexpectationsofwhatitmeanstobea“Blackwoman organizer?”BESPECIFIC Baseyouranswerintheassignedmaterialsandyouranalysisofthosematerials Use clearexamples.Citeevidenceforallclaims. 16

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2.3 TOOLS AND STRATEGIES: ORGANIZING WEEK4

September21

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

READAliciaGarza,ThePurposeofPower:HowWeComeTogetherWhenThingsFallApartPenguinRandomHouse 2021

Chapter10:NewMovementsNewLeaders

Chapter11:VotingCanbeaMovement

Chapter12:ThePowerofIdentityPolitics

Chapter13:ImposterSyndromeandthePatriarchy

READStaceyAbrams,LeadfromtheOutside:HowtoBuildYourFutureandMakeRealChange Macmillan2019

Chapter1:DaretoWantMore

Chapter5:MoneyMatters

Chapter6:PreparetoWinandEmbracetheFail

WATCHBlackRepublicanwomenexplainwhytheysupportPresidentDonaldTrump Channel4Detroit 2020 (Approx3.5minutes)

READ.TessaStuart.MeettheBlackWomenDefendingTrumpʼsRecordonRace.RollingStone. September28,2016

REMEMBER:EachstudentneedstosubmitonlyTHREE(3)readingresponsesforthesemester.Youmaychooseto whichpromptsyourespond.

2.3: ReadingResponsePrompt

Basedontheassignedmaterialsfortoday,detailtwo lessonsof/toolsforpoliticalorganizingemergingfromthese examplesofcontemporaryBlackwomeninUSpolitics BESPECIFIC Baseyouranswerintheassignedmaterials andyouranalysisofthosematerials Useclearexamples Citeevidenceforallclaims

MODULE 3: CANDIDACY AND CAMPAIGNS

MODULE3DATES

Pictured:KamalaHarrisspeaksduringaneventtolaunchherpresidentialcampaigninOakland,Calif.onJan.27,2019.

PhotoCredit:DavidPaulMorris/Bloomberg

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3.1: RUNNING FOR OFFICE: DEMOCRATS

WEEK5

September28

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

READBrown,NadiaE.,andDanielleCasarezLemi.SisterStyle:thePoliticsofAppearanceforBlackWomenPolitical Elites.NewYork,NewYorkState:OxfordUniversityPress,2021.

Chapter5:SisterlyDiscussionsaboutBlackWomenCandidates

Chapter7:VoterResponsestoBlackWomenCandidates

Chapter8:LinkedFate,BlackVoters,andBlackWomenCandidates

READStaceyGreene,YalidyMatos&KiraSanbonmatsu(2022)WomenVotersandtheUtilityofCampaigningas “WomenofColor”,JournalofWomen,Politics&Policy,43:1,25-41

READBrown,NadiaE,andDanielleCLemi.“ʻLIFEFORMEAINʼTBEENNOCRYSTALSTAIRʼ:BLACKWOMEN CANDIDATESANDTHEDEMOCRATICPARTY.”BostonUniversityLawReview100,no.5(2020):1611–1634.

READDanielleCasarezLemi,ManeeshArora&SaraSadhwani(2022)BlackandDesi:IndianAmericanPerceptionsof KamalaHarris,JournalofWomen,Politics&Policy,43:3,376-389,

LISTENCalifornia's37thDistrictisinForaSHElection!TheTakeaway.September2022(Approx30min)

WATCH AndreaJenkinsonherHistoryMakingWin.(approx11minutes)

WATCH AcandidconversationwitheightwomenofcolorrunningforCongressthisyear GoodMorningAmerica

2022

REMEMBER:EachstudentneedstosubmitonlyTHREE(3)readingresponsesforthesemester.Youmaychooseto whichpromptsyourespond.

3.1 ReadingResponsePrompt

Politicalresearchersandmediaobserverstypicallybelievethatvoterschoosecandidateswhobestrepresenttheir substantivepoliticalinterests.Basedontheassignedmaterialsforthisweek,assesswhetherthisbeliefisaccurate forBlackwomenDemocraticcandidates.BESPECIFIC.Useclearexamples.Citeevidenceforallclaims.

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REPUBLICANS

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

READ SomebodyhadtoStayandFight. Chapter5InTomFarrington,JoshuaD..BlackRepublicansandthe TransformationoftheGOP,UniversityofPennsylvaniaPress,2016.

READLove,Mia.Qualified:FindingYourVoice,LeadingwithCharacter,andEmpoweringOthers.CenterStreet.2023

Chapter5 RunningTo,NotAway

Chapter6 Bounce-abilityandMakingHistory

Chapter7 QualifiedforGoodTrouble

READCatherineWineinger(2021)HowcanablackwomanbeaRepublican?Anintersectionalanalysisofidentity claimsinthe2014MiaLovecampaign,Politics,Groups,andIdentities,9:3,566-588,

READ:MiaLove,LosesReelectionBid,NYTimes

READBurnley,Malcolm."TheLonelinessoftheBlackFemaleRepublican."POLITICOLLC,

READRice,Condoleezza.2010. Extraordinary,OrdinaryPeople:AMemoirofFamily.

Chapter8 SchoolDays

Chapter9 SummerRespite

Chapter10 TurninguptheHeatinBirmingham

Chapter11 1963

*Pleasenote,ProfessorRicedidnotrunforoffice Hermemoirisausefulprimarydocumentforunderstandingahighprofile BlackwomanRepublicanwhoservedinsubstantivenationalleadershiproles.

WATCHBlackconservativewomenreadytobeheard APNEWS 2022(approx6min)

WATCH LeahWrightRigueratDoleInstituteofPoliticsdiscussingTheLonelinessoftheBlackRepublican.(1hour)

WATCH The'quagmire'facingBlackRepublicanwomenwhorunforCongress.ABCNEWS2020.(90minutes)

REMEMBER:EachstudentneedstosubmitonlyTHREE(3)readingresponsesforthesemester.Youmaychooseto whichpromptsyourespond

3.2ReadingResponsePrompt

BlackwomenRepublicansindicatebeing deridedasracially inauthenticordisinterestedintheconsequencesof racialinequality.Basedontheassignedmaterialsforthisweekassesstheaccuracyofthiscritique.BESPECIFIC. Baseyouranswerintheassignedmaterialsandyouranalysisofthosematerials. Useclearexamples.Citeevidence forallclaims.

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3.3: TOOLS AND STRATEGIES: CAMPAIGNING

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

EXPLORE:HigherHeightsforAmericaPAC

WATCH: DonnaEdwardsattheCenterforAmericanWomeninPolitics(Rutgers)2014

WATCH:WhyBlackWomenCandidatesHadMixedResultsintheMidtermElections

READ:AndrePerry.AnalysisOfBlackWomenʼsElectoralStrengthInAnEraOfFracturedPolitics.Brookings Institution.2018

CONVERSATION SERIES EVENT 2: Campaign Strategies for Black Women Candidates

REMEMBER:EachstudentneedstosubmitonlyTHREE(3)readingresponsesforthesemester.Youmaychooseto whichpromptsyourespond

3.3: ReadingResponsePrompt

WhenBlackwomenrunforelectedofficedotheyfaceparticularchallengesand/orenjoyparticularbenefitsrelated totheiridentities? Whataresomeofthestrategiesthesecandidatesusefornavigatingtheseissues?Rememberto groundyourresponsesintheassignedreadingsandciteanysourcesyouuse.

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MODULE 4: GOVERNING

Pictured:KarenBass,MayorofLosAngelessignsastateofemergencyregardinghomelessness

PhotographbySarahReingewirtz/MediaNewsGroup/LosAngelesDailyNews/Getty

Week 9

October 26

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

READ”BlackWomeninAmericanPolitics2023”ReportoftheCenterforAmericanWomenandPolitics

READBlackWomeninElectedOfficeReportofCAWP[focusonstateandlocalofficesinsecondhalfofreport]

LISTENWomenLeadingLocally:OhioStateRepEmiliaSykes TheTakeaway.2022(about15min)

READ:KathleenA.Bratton,KerryL.Haynie&BethReingold(2006)AgendaSettingandAfricanAmericanWomenin StateLegislatures,JournalofWomen,Politics&Policy,28:3-4,71-96,

READ Brown,NadiaE."BlackWomen'sPathwaystotheStatehouse:TheImpactofRace/GenderIdentities." NationalPoliticalScienceReview16,(2014):81-96.

READ:Brown,NadiaE,'LegislationforthePreventionofDomesticViolence' CHAPTER3inSistersinthe Statehouse:BlackWomenandLegislativeDecisionMaking(2014;onlineedn,OxfordAcademic,16Apr 2014)

READ: WendySmooth StandingforWomen?WhichWomen?TheSubstantiveRepresentationofWomen's InterestsandtheResearchImperativeofIntersectionality.Politics&Gender,7(3),436-441.2011

READ CrystalBirdFauset.Encyclopediaentry.

READMcGuire,J.T.(2013).WorkingwithintheLabyrinthofRace:CrystalBirdFauset,UrbanAfricanAmerican Women,andtheNationalDemocraticParty,1934–1944.JournalofUrbanHistory,39(2),172–192.

READ NicquelTerryEllis.TheNumberofBlackWomenMayorsLeadingMajorCitiestoReachHistoricHigh.HereIs WhyTheyAreWinning.Atlanta:CNN2021.

READARecordNumberof BlackWomenRunSomeoftheBiggestU.S.Cities.NewYorkTimes.November2021

REMEMBER:EachstudentneedstosubmitonlyTHREE(3)readingresponsesforthesemester Youmaychooseto whichpromptsyourespond

4.1 readingresponsePROMPT

Readthis2022articlefromtheNYTimesaboutStaceyAbramsunsuccessfulsecondbidtobeelectedgovernorof Georgia.Basedonwhatyouhavelearnedfromtheassignedmaterialsandrootedinwhatyoucanlearnabout Abramsʼstatelegislativeleadership,assessthemainargumentsinthispiece.

4.2 FEDERAL AND NATIONAL

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

READBlackWomeninElectedOfficeReportofCAWP[focusonfederalleveloffices]

READ:StatusofBlackWomeninAmericanPolitics.

READ22stateshaveeverelectedaBlackwomantoCongress.PewResearchCenter

EXPLORECongressionalCaucusonBlackWomenandGirls

READCurwood,Anastasia “BlackFeminismonCapitolHill:ShirleyChisholmandMovementPolitics,1968–1984” Meridians13,no 1(2015):204–32

READWoods,CarlyS.“BarbaraJordanandtheOngoingStruggleforVotingRights.”TheQuarterlyjournalof speech106,no.3(2020):291–298.

READClayton,DeweyM.,andAngelaM.Stallings.“BlackWomeninCongress:StrikingtheBalance.”Journalof BlackStudies30,no.4(2000):574–603.

READBarbaraLee,aLongtimeCongresswoman,IsRunningforSenateinCalifornia.NewYorkTimesFebruary2023

READ:CoriBush:CanSheBringtheMovementforBlackLivestoCongress?TeenVogueJanuary2021

WATCH KamalaHarris' talksaboutfamily assheisnominatedforvicepresident

CONVERSATIONSERIESEVENT3:Governing as a Black Woman

REMEMBER:EachstudentneedstosubmitonlyTHREE(3)readingresponsesforthesemester Youmaychooseto whichpromptsyourespond

4.2 ReadingResponsePrompt

InwhatwaysdoBlackwomenmembersofCongressrepresenttheirconstituents?Remembertoclarifywhatyou meanby“representation*andtomakecleartheconnectionsordistinctionsbetweensubstantiveanddescriptive representation. Bespecific.Buildyourargumentfromassignedmaterials.Citeallclaims.

MODULE 5: CHANGEMAKING THROUGH MEDIA

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Pictured:JoyAnnReidhostofTheReidOut:AWashington-basedweeknightshowonMSNBC ReidisthethefirstBlackwomantoanchora cablenewsshowduringprimetime

PhotoCredit:MSNBC

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

READJerald,MorganC.,L.MoniqueWard,LolitaMoss,KhiaThomas,andKylaD.Fletcher. “Subordinates,SexObjects,orSapphires?InvestigatingContributionsofMediaUsetoBlack StudentsʼFemininityIdeologiesandStereotypesAboutBlackWomen”JournalofBlackPsychology 43,no 6(September2017):608–35

READ VisionsofBlackFeminism:#FastTailedGirls,#YouOKSis,#SayHerName From#OscarGrantto#TrayvonMartin Chapter42in#HashtagActivism:NetworksofRaceandGender Justice.SarahJ.Jackson, MoyaBailey, BrookeFoucaultWelles.MITPRess.2020

READStewart,TerahJ.“WhereWeAre,ResistanceLives:BlackWomen,SocialMedia,andEveryday ResistanceinHigherEducation.”Journalcommittedtosocialchangeonraceandethnicity5,no.2 (2019):3–32.

READWilliams,Sherri.“StreamofSadness:YoungBlackWomenʼsRacialTrauma, PoliceBrutalityandSocialMedia.”FeministMediaStudies21,no.8(2021): 1270–1284.

READ KnightSteele,Catherine.“WhentheBlackLivesThatMatterAreNotOurOwn:DigitalBlack FeminismandaDialecticofSelfandCommunity.”Feministmediastudies21,no.5(2021):860–863.

READMelissaBrown,RashawnRay,EdSummers&NeilFraistat(2017)#SayHerName:acasestudyof intersectionalsocialmediaactivism,EthnicandRacialStudies,40:11,1831-1846,

READSaraMatsuzaka,LaniceR Avery,andAlexisG Stanton BlackWomenʼsSocialMediaUseIntegrationandSocialMediaAddiction SocialMedia+Society 20239:1

REMEMBER:EachstudentneedstosubmitonlyTHREE(3)readingresponsesforthesemester.You maychoosetowhichpromptsyourespond

5.1 ReadingResponsePrompt

Assessthepotentialpoliticalbenefitsandcostsof Blackwomenʼsdigital/socialmediaspacesthat arespecificallycuratedtocenterBlackwomenʼsexperiencesandperspectives.BESPECIFIC.Ground youranswersintheassignedmaterials.Citeevidenceforallclaims.

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READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

READPinar,WilliamF."THEEMERGENCEOFIDAB.WELLS."CurriculumandTeachingDialogue8,no.1 (2006):153-170

READMarianMyers,AfricanAmericanWomenintheNews:Gender,Race,andClassinJournalism Routledge: 2013 (PLEASENOTE:Thisisabookyoumustpurchaseorrent)

READAvaGreenwell LadiesLeading:TheBlackWomenWhoControlTelevisionNews.2021

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Chapter3

READCandaceOwensistheNewFaceofBlackConservatism.TheWashingtonPost.March2019

READ Lucas,JenniferC.“GenderandRaceinCongressionalNationalNewsMediaAppearancesin2008.” Politics&Gender,vol.13,no.4,2017,pp.569–596

CONVERSATION SERIES EVENT 4: Black Women in Media Covering National Politics

Noreflectionpromptforthisweek.FocusonFinalProjects

MODULE 6: FINAL PROJECT

Studentswillworktogetheringroups.GroupsmusthaveatleastTWO(2)membersandcanhaveas manyFOUR(4). EachgroupwillconductacasestudywhichtellsthestoryofacontemporaryBlack womanorBlackwomenledorganizationcurrentlyworkinginAmericanpoliticsorpoliticalmedia.

Reviewofrelevantscholarlyliterature.

Originalprimarysourceinterview.

Originalanalysissituatedwithincoursethemesandmaterials. Multimediacomponenttobeincludedinthefinalpresentation

Thefinalproject willanalyze thesubjectwithinthescholarlystudyofBlackwomeninAmerican politicsandofferinsightfuloriginalanalysis Thefinalcasestudymustnotexceedfieen(15)PAGES

TOTAL.SeeMODULE6forfulldetailsanddates

NOTE:SeeCanvasAssignmentlinksforfulldescriptions/expectationsforeachaspectoftheproject.

proposedprojectandsubmitanannotatedbibliographyofat leastSEVEN(7)sources

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES

ProfessorHarris-Perrywillmakeavarietyofexperiencesavailableforstudentstoengageissuesand ideasraisedthroughoutthecourse.Toearnextracreditstudentswillsubmitreadingresponsesin responsetotheseexperiences.ProfessorHarris-PerrywillupdatetheCANVAScoursesiteforin-person optionssuchaslecturesandparticipatoryevents.

ThemaximumnumberofExtraCreditactivitiesforwhichyoucanearncreditisFIVE(5).

ExtraCreditReflectionGeneralFormatforVideos

Studentsshouldsubmitaresponseofnomorethan1000wordsinresponsetoanyextracredit opportunityattended.Theresponseshouldincludethefollowingelements,butdoesnotneedto rigidlyadheretothisorder.

● Brieflydescribetheeventbyofferingaverybriefsummaryofthecontent,date, location,andpurpose.

● Explorewhatyoulearnedfromtheevent.

○ Wastheinformationnew?Didithelpyouthinkaboutanissuedifferently?

● Reflectonthewaystheeventisconnectedtoourcoursematerials

○ Forexample,wasitSurprising?Upsetting?Helpful?Antagonizing?

● Highlightanypersonaloremotionalresponsesyouexperience.