This upcoming UWinteriM travel across the pond as we head to the UK for the course, Black Lives Matter: A Global Comparative Study in the UK.
This award-winning class takes an interdisciplinary perspective to examine the significance of identity, race, and nationhood in structuring the Black British experience. The course introduces students to the resilience of Black Britons in its diverse cultural expressions, including the Black British Arts Movement and Black British cinema. Students benefit from an immersive experience that integrates group visits to historical landmarks, galleries, museums, and cultural archives with social and cultural community activities to explore and examine the breadth of the Black British experience in London.
Students from all disciplines are welcomed to apply, particularly the humanities, social sciences, and arts will find the course of particular interest, including African and African Diaspora Studies, Anthropology, Art, Film, History, Media Studies, Peace Studies, Sociology, Social Work, Women and Gender Studies, and Urban Studies. (Class standing of Graduate, Junior, Senior, Sophomore)
Join us for an enriching experience! For more information, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at maysm@uwm.edu.