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Black Agency: Resistance and Resilience
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Duration

4 weeks

Total fee

2,205

Mode of learning

Online

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Black Agency: Resistance and Resilience
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  • Duration 4 weeks
  • Weekly study 3 hours
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Black Agency: Resistance and Resilience
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  • In 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement exploded onto the global stage, shedding light on the sheer scale of institutional anti-Black racism the world over.
  • Following on from
  • , on this course you'll explore Black agency - Black people's sense of free will and individual power - learning what it is and why it's so important in the face of injustice and anti-Blackness.
  • Alongside Dr Sharde M. Davis - a world-leading expert on Black resistance and resilience - you'll explore how race, racism, and anti-Blackness intersect and feed into each other.
  • You'll get a refresher overview of the history of racism, exploring how Black Americans are taught about racism from a young age, and how racial identity is formed via socialization.
  • Looking at art, community, and culture, you'll discover the methods by which Black people consciously cope with systemic racism.
  • Identifying the structural barriers that exist to hold Black people back, you'll consider the dextrous and creative ways in which Blacks have used their sense of agency to fight back and take back control of their lives.
  • You'll discuss how the course material reflects your own lived experience of racism and prejudice, as well as how it challenges your knowledge and belief systems.
  • Ultimately, you'll emerge with a deeper appreciation of Black Pride and grace, able to understand how Blacks, people of colour, and allies alike can resist everyday oppression.
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