Afrofuturism Dahomey Warriors

The Assignment: Choose one historical concept about the Dahomey women warriors addressed in Edna Bay’s “Women in Combat,” a review of Stanley B. Alpern’s text Amazons of Black Sparta: The Women Warriors of Dahomey. Then in a five-page critical analysis - using a Womanist, Afrofuturist framework - that discusses how a comic book author(s) re-interpreted Alpern’s historical narrative of your chosen concept. You may only reference comic book issues or graphic novels we read in class this semester.

Evidence and Support: You must support your claim with three primary sources. These sources may consist of books and peer-reviewed academic articles.

Assignment Requirements: ● Five full pages ● Essay saved as an MS Word or PDF file (Google Doc and Mac Pages formats will not be accepted) ● Follow MLA guidelines (Purdue OWL online: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_ style_ guide/mla_general_format.html)