GWS 350 - INTRODUCTION TO FEMINIST THEORIZING

College of Arts and Sciences

Credit(s): 3

An interdisciplinary course that acquaints undergraduate students with the central issues and texts in contemporary feminist theories. It will examine what feminist and womanist theories are and the ways in which they analyze and explain the workings of our social world. The course will clarify basic concepts in feminist thought such as gender, difference, patriarchy, and post-colonialism and will provide students with tools to analyze these theories and explore contemporary applications.

Prereq: GWS 200 or GWS 201.
Approved for Distance Learning.