GWST 200 - Introduction to Gender Studies

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 5
Analysis of the construction and enforcement of gender differences and inequalities, studied from a multidisciplinary and multicultural perspective. Emphasis on the intersection of ethnicity, nationality, class, and gender in women’s lives, and how these intersecting constructs impact women’s past, present, and future contributions.
Recommended: READ 088 or higher.
Course Outcomes:

Describe the influences of culture and historical context on gender issues.
Analyze how the social construct of gender interacts with class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, able-bodiedness, and other categories of difference.
Apply gender studies terminology in writing and discussion.
Evaluate different evidence-based perspectives in the formulation and analysis of a problem or question in the area of gender studies.
Construct coherent, organized written and spoken expression related to gender issues.

Course Topics:

Effects of gender on social movements and politics
Perspectives on global violence against women
Feminism in literature, cinema, and other media
Women’s health
Current expressions of masculinity, femininity, and gender alternatives
Feminist methodologies
Embodiment
Multi-cultural perspectives on women and feminism
Women and work/economy
Women and the envirnment
Gender, ethnicity, and class in a global context
Gender and U.S. politics

Course Attribute(s): Diversity, Humanities, Social Science