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 202 / WGSS 206 / COMP 236(S) TUT

Narrating Color: Black Women Sing and Write About Complexion

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