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

CHICANA/LATINA FEMINISMS THIS COURSE EXPLORES CHICANA/X & LATINA/X FEMINISMS THROUGH KEY WRITINGS, FILM, DRAMA, ART, AND ACTIVISM. STUDENTS READ LITERATURE AND ESSAYS DESCRIBING THE RESILIENCE AND AGENCY OF CHICANA/XS AND LATINA/XS IN THE U.S. ATTENTION TO THE CONCEPT OF INTERSECTIONALITY GUIDES AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERSECTION OF RACE, GENDER, CLASS SEXUALITY, AND OTHER TERRAINS OF DIFFERENCE AS THEY GAIN MEANING FROM EACH OTHER, AND THE WAYS FEMINISM IS UTILIZED TO COMBAT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF OPPRESSION. ENGAGES IN TESTIMONIO PRODUCTION AS DECOLONIAL RESEARCH METHOD FOREGROUNDING THE NARRATIVES AND EXPERIENCES OF PRIMARILY CHICANAS/XS AND LATINA/XS IN THE U.S.