EGS 210 - Women and Society

5 Credits

An interdisciplinary examination of the diverse experiences, multiple identities, and contributions of women primarily but not exclusively within the United States. Examines central issues, questions, and frameworks in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies both historically and contemporarily.

Course Note Previously DGS 210.
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Winter Day
Designed to Serve All students.
Active Date 20200401T13:21:18

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 35
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
AA

Diversity & Globalism
Social Science Area I

Course Outline
Topics include the construction of gender, sex, and sexuality, intersectionality, struggles for equal rights and liberation from oppression, globalization, media and popular culture, as well as violence against women and reproductive justice. May also be taught thematically.

Student Learning Outcomes
Define gender and sexuality as social and cultural constructions.

Examine the ways in which women's experiences and identities are shaped by race, nation, ethnicity, ability, and other differences.

Explain the emergence and impacts of various feminist movements within historical contexts.

Recognize the personal and political actions that challenge multiple, intersecting systems of oppression.

Effectively interpret personal experience and observations using key concepts and frameworks learned in the course.

Effectively participate in collective learning using alternative modalities, such as visual art, spoken word, and/or genre productions.