GWSS 290 C: Special Topics in Women Studies

Autumn 2024
Meeting:
TTh 8:30am - 10:20am / CMU 226
SLN:
16255
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
BODY POLITICS THIS COURSE IS AN INTRODUCTION TO FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS IN FEMINIST INQUIRY BY FOCUSING ON THE SOCIO-HISTORICAL POSITIONALITY OF THE BODY IN TERMS OF GENDER, SEXUALITY, RACE, CLASS, AND DISABILITY. THE COURSE EXAMINES SYSTEMIC POWER THROUGH WHICH BODIES ARE POLITICIZED AND REGULATED. WE FURTHER EXPLORE RESISTANCE AND COUNTERNARRATIVE EMBODIED BY GROUPS AND PEOPLES HISTORICALLY AND CONTEMPORARILY HELD FURTHEST FROM JUSTICE. HOW IS SOMETHING SO INTIMATE AS THE BODY SHAPED BY POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SCIENTIFIC, CULTURAL, AND COMMUNITY NORMS AS WELL AS RESISTANCE TO NORMATIVE POLITICS? THROUGH VARIED METHODOLOGIES - CLASS EXAMINES HOW BODIES ARE MADE THROUGH CULTURAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES (E.G. MEDIA, MEDICINE).
Catalog Description:
Focuses on issues relevant to gender, women, and sexuality in contemporary and/or historical frames.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
November 23, 2024 - 1:30 am