Courtney J. Patterson-Faye
Assistant Professor of Sociology
212 College Street, 105860-685-3459
BA University of Pennsylvania
MA Northwestern University
PHD Northwestern University
Courtney J. Patterson-Faye
Courtney J. Patterson-Faye is an African American Studies and sociology scholar who seeks to shift how the world regards the bodies of Black women. Her research and teaching interests include Black feminist thought, race, class and gender, Fat Studies, fashion studies, sexuality, cultural and medical sociology, and HIV/AIDS. She has published in The New Black Sociologists, Sexualities, Contemporary Black Female Sexualities, and the Du Bois Review. Currently, she is working on a manuscript that explores Black women's body size politics through lenses of popular culture, fashion, and sexuality.
Academic Affiliations
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and by appointment.
All office hours will be virtual for the 2023-2024 academic calendar.
Courses
Fall 2023
SOC 151 - 04
Introductory Sociology
SOC 308 - 01
Baby Got Back: Embodiment
Spring 2024
SOC 151 - 04
Introductory Sociology
SOC 322 - 01
The Sociology of Nina Simone