VaNatta S. Ford

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Assistant Professor of Africana Studies

[email protected]
413-597-2060
Schapiro Hall Rm 120

Education

B.S. Illinois State University, History (2000)
M.Div. Howard University, Theology (2005)
Ph.D. Howard University, Rhetoric/Intercultural Comm (2011)

Courses

AFR 200(S)

Introduction to Africana Studies

AFR 202 T / WGSS 206 / COMP 236(F)

Narrating Color: Black Women Sing and Write About Complexion

AFR 205 T / WGSS 207

She Speaks in Color: Examining the 'Color Complex' in Toni Morrison's Writings (not offered 2021/22)

AFR 221 / REL 263(S)

Giving God a Backbeat: Rap Music, Religion & Spirituality

AFR 302

Complexion Complexities: Colorism in Literature, Lyrics & Everyday Life (not offered 2021/22)

AFR 321(F)

Trending Black: Race & Social Media in the 21st Century

AFR 325 / WGSS 325

Television, Social Media, and Black Women 'Unscripted' (not offered 2021/22)

Current Committees

  • Compensation Committee from Steering Committee