HIS 6600 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies

3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.

This course, required for the Women’s and Gender Studies Concentration, provides an interdisciplinary and multicultural introduction to the socio-political position of women, as well as to gender as an analytic category. The course examines the ways that gender intersects with race, class, age, ethnicity, religion, nationality, and sexual orientation to shape women’s diverse experiences. Topics include: the history of women’s movements in the U.S., transnational feminism, white privilege, women’s sexuality and sex-positive feminism, the impact of media on gender roles, and issues for women in the workplace.

Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science