GWSS 390 A: Intermediate Topics in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

INTRO TO INTERSECTIONALITY INTERSECTIONALITY IS A CONCEPT THAT EMERGED FROM BLACK FEMINIST THOUGHT AS A WAY TO ANALYZE THE DIMENSIONS OF RACE, CLASS, GENDER, AND NATION AS THEY CONVERGE ON THE LIVES OF WOMEN OF COLOR THROUGH STRUCTURES. IN THIS COURSE, WE ARE TAKING UP ISSUES OF RACE, GENDER AND NATION A THEY RELATE TO THE BODY IN SOCIAL STRATIFICATION. HOW DOES RACE, CLASS, GENDER, AND NATION AFFECT TH BODY? WHAT BODIES ARE BOUND WITHIN THE NATION, AND HOW MIGHT RACE, CLASS, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY AFFECT NATIONAL BORDERS? THIS CLASS MAKES USE OF POPULAR DISCOURSE AND ART TO EXPLORE DIMENSIONS OF INTERSECTIONALITY. THIS WILL BE A HYBRID COURSE. MEETING IN-PERSON ON TUESDAYS AND ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE ON THURSDAYS.