Tiffany Ruby Patterson, lesson 1 - Black Women Identity

Prof. Patterson, from Vanderbilt University, started her talk showing herself, her history, her views. In the audio, the complete lecture. Excellent ideas to be reviewed over and over, from time to time again.

There is a great conception of what a black woman must be. But who, or what, is a black woman? What are these categories that blind us to really see beyond the matters of color and gender, and sexuality?

"How do we talk who we are?", Patterson asks. "Men don't oppress because they are men. They learn to oppress." More of the lecture in the audio, here.

Today's class was based on "The Combahee River Collective" document, available here.