PHIL 89.001 – FYS: Special Topics (Identity in African American Philosophy)
IDEAs in Action: Which curricular requirements does this course satisfy?
Instructor: Tom Dougherty. This course meets TR 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. in GS 1370.
In this discussion-focused First Year Seminar, we will closely read influential texts by African American philosophers that engage with issues concerning identity. We will ask questions like: What types of identity, if any, do all Black people have in common? What is the relationship between Black identity and Black culture? What types of Black identity are necessary for Black political solidarity? We will consider Black feminist insights about how some identities lie at the intersection of multiple social groups.