This take-home will consist of the choice of 1 or 2 short essay questions based on material covered in lectures and the readings and documentaries during the first four weeks of the quarter. You can also reference the documentaries, poetry or dance clips. Use your own words/voice, and be sure to include a bibliography with all the references cited. Total number of pages between 4-6, double spaced, note that single space would be 2-4.
1) What are some of the basic tenets or principles of Black feminism that are central to Black feminist ethnography? Focus on how any two or three authors have developed these?
2) You’ve landed on Mars, the Martians are curious about how the field of Black feminist ethnography emerged, you get to tell them the story…. As you take an historical approach, be sure to note both the external and internal factors, as well as dynamics within Black communities that lead to this formation.
3) Why is the neutral or objective observer a counterpoint to Black feminist ethnography ?