"An astronomy course at prestigious Cornell University, concerned about racism in the universe, not just Planet Earth, asked the deathless question: “Is there a connection between the cosmos and the idea of racial blackness?”
...the course, titled “Black Holes: Race and the Cosmos,”...catalog description reads:
'Conventional wisdom would have it that the “black” in black holes has nothing to do with race. ...Contemporary Black Studies theorists, artists, fiction writers implicitly and explicitly posit just such a connection.
Theorists use astronomy concepts like “black holes” and “event horizons” to interpret the history of race in creative ways, while artists and musicians conjure blackness through cosmological themes and images. Co-taught by professors in Comparative Literature and Astronomy, this course will introduce students to the fundamentals of astronomy concepts through readings in Black Studies...Read all.
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