VaNatta S. Ford

Assistant Professor of Africana Studies

[email protected]

413-597-2060

Schapiro Hall Rm 120

Education

B.S. Illinois State University, History
M.Div. Howard University, Theology
Ph.D. Howard University, Rhetoric/Intercultural Comm

Courses

AFR 110 / WGSS 111(S) SEM

Television, Social Media, and Black Women 'Unscripted'

AFR 200(F) LEC

Introduction to Africana Studies

AFR 202 / WGSS 206 / COMP 236 TUT

Narrating Color: Black Women Sing and Write About Complexion (not offered 2022/23)

AFR 205 / WGSS 207 TUT

She Speaks in Color: Examining the 'Color Complex' in Toni Morrison's Writings (not offered 2022/23)

AFR 221 / REL 263(F) SEM

Giving God a Backbeat: Rap Music, Religion & Spirituality

AFR 302(S) SEM

Complexion Complexities: Colorism in Literature, Lyrics & Everyday Life

AFR 321 SEM

Trending Black: Race & Social Media in the 21st Century (not offered 2022/23)