SP.401 / WGS.401 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2007

SP.401 / WGS.401 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2007

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This course offers an introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, an interdisciplinary academic field that asks critical questions about the meaning of gender in society. The primary goal of this course is to familiarize students with key issues, questions and debates in Women's and Gender...

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Main Author: Walsh, Andrea
Other Authors: MIT Program in Women's and Gender Studies
Format: Learning Object
Language:en-US
Published: 2007
Subjects:
women's studies
gender
transsexual
women's movement
women's rights
declaration of independence
madness
illness
patriarchy
female pathology
socialization
ethnicity
race
gender roles
social construction
biological essentialism
embodiment
body image
representation of women
sexuality
reproductive politics
work
violence
feminism
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66921
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Summary:This course offers an introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, an interdisciplinary academic field that asks critical questions about the meaning of gender in society. The primary goal of this course is to familiarize students with key issues, questions and debates in Women's and Gender Studies scholarship, both historical and contemporary. Gender scholarship critically analyzes themes of gendered performance and power in a range of social spheres, such as law, culture, work, medicine and the family.

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