This is not technically American Studies but it is African American Studies

1st question: According to Manning Marble, what is the Black intellectual tradition? Identify and describe the three characteristics that define this intellectual tradition. Be specific.

2nd question: Briefly identify and describe the four central tenets of Black feminist thought (as identified by Collins in Black Feminist Epistemology)

3rd question: Provide a brief summary of the text (when was it written, why, by whom, for whom, etc.). Drawing on your response to Question #2 above, select a paragraph from the reading that illustrates one or more of the central tenets of Black feminist epistemology. Identify the tenet(s) and explain how the excerpt you chose illustrates this tenet(s).

4th question: Drawing on material covered in class and in the video, “The Urgency of Intersectionality” (WATCH FROM 5:13 – 10:58) why did Kimberlee Crenshaw create the term “intersectionality”? Who is Emma? What dilemma did Emma face? According to Crenshaw, how might intersectionality as an interpretative framework help the law see and respond to Emma’s dilemma? Be specific.

The urgency of intersectionality | Kimberlé Crenshaw | TED (youtube.com)