123 School Work

Politics of Black Womens Studies

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       For my first short paper I chose the section from Chapter 1 on the politics of Black women's studies. I found this very interesting because women's rights and achievements are something I feel everyone should be interested in for the simple reason that women haven't always had very many rights, especially black women.
       This article begins by saying that, "Black women's rights in a white man's world is an act of political courage." I don't think this could be any truer. Black men had to work for centuries to have rights in our society, let alone black women. I believe that the rights of Black women are still emerging even today.
       The book then states four issues that are important for consideration when talking about the politics of Black women's studies. These four issues are "(1) the general political situation of Afro-American women and the bearing this has had upon the implementation of Black women's studies; (2) the relationship of Black women's studies to Black feminist politics and the Black feminist movement; (3) the necessity for Black women's studies to be feminist, radical, and analytical; and (4) the need for teachers of Black women's studies to be aware of our problematic political positions in the academy and of the potentially antagonistic conditions under which we must work." I think these issues are things that could be worked around and changed as to make the process easier for Black women. As past history shows Black people have always been fighters to get what they wanted, and I think that Black women should be no exception...