Overview
Description
Survey of contemporary theory and method in women’s studies. Examines practical and philosophical issues in feminist thought on the construction and significance of gender difference.
Requirements
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
Terms
spring
Core
CO10, CO14
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- critically analyze theories, methods, and representations of gender and feminism from an interdisciplinary perspective.
- apply feminist theory to the examination of laws, policies, practices, and cultural representations that produce gendered identities in contemporary society.
- design, develop, and complete appropriate steps to conduct a research project addressing a contemporary problem relating to women, gender, or sexuality.
- clearly articulate, in writing and orally, how feminist theory and methods help us to make sense of contemporary social conditions and to act in ways that can effect social change.