AFRICAN WOMEN AND FEMINISM SYLLABUS, 2012
iconic photo of Sudanese women dubbed "Kandake" (Queen) led protest that culminated in fall of Omar el Bashir regime BROOKLYN COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE SPRING 2012 POLITICAL SCIENCE 3412 / AFRICANA STUDIES 3365/ WOMEN’S STUDIES 3447: AFRICAN WOMEN AND FEMINISM Wednesday 12:50-03:30PM; 2611 JAMES HALL Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome, Ph.D., 3413 James Hall Phone: (718) 951-5000, ext. 1742; fax: (718) 951-4833 email: mokome@brooklyn.cuny.edu , mojubaolu@gmail.com Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays, 4-5pm and by appointment **When sending email, please write “African Women and Feminism in the subject line so that I can prioritize answering your email. Preferred Email address: mojubaolu@gmail.com COURSE DESCRIPTION Feminists assume that there are commonalities shared by all women in the world, which arise from the exercise of patriarchy. As a critical movement, feminism brought a great deal of necessary awareness to the injustices o