Academic Calendar - 2026

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2026
Western Main Campus

Black Studies 1030F/G

INTRODUCTION TO BLACK STUDIES


An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Black Studies that examines its foundations and debates, focusing on resilience and resistance in Black life. Students will examine practices used within this Black intellectual-activist tradition through various disciplinary approaches and by situating contemporary topics (identity, fashion, sexuality) within historical frameworks.

Antirequisite(s): The former GSWS 1030F/G.

Extra Information: 2 hours.

Course Weight: 0.50
Breadth: CATEGORY B i   CATEGORY A i  
Subject Code: BLST

This Course is Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages:

Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MAJOR IN BLACK STUDIES
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MAJOR IN GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MAJOR IN SEXUALITY STUDIES
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MINOR IN BLACK STUDIES
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MINOR IN FEMINIST, QUEER, AND CRITICAL RACE THEORY
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MINOR IN GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MINOR IN SEXUALITY STUDIES
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | SPECIALIZATION IN GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Social Science | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Social Science | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MAJOR IN BLACK STUDIES
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Social Science | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MAJOR IN GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Social Science | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MAJOR IN SEXUALITY STUDIES
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Social Science | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MINOR IN BLACK STUDIES
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Social Science | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MINOR IN FEMINIST, QUEER, AND CRITICAL RACE THEORY
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Social Science | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MINOR IN GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Social Science | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | MINOR IN SEXUALITY STUDIES
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Social Science | Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program | SPECIALIZATION IN GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES