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Apr 19, 2024
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DIVST 200 - Introduction to Women’s Studies:CD
5.0 Credits
Introduction to methods/concepts of interdisciplinary field of Women’s Studies. Examines historical/cultural constructions of gender, race, class, sexuality. Includes women’s histories/ identity, family/work, body politics/health, violence, creativity/ empowerment, resistance. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 100 . Dual Listed as WOMEN 200.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply key concepts and theories from the field of Women’s Studies to a broad spectrum of historical, political, international and social issues. [REASON]
- Reason and think critically about gender relations and women’s positions from a wide variety of theoretical perspectives. [REASON]
- Analyze and explore relationships between socio-political institutions and individual experience. [EXPLORE]
- Explore overlapping meanings and constructions of race, class, gender, and sexuality. [EXPLORE]
- Compare and contextualize the histories, stories, and current situations of different groups of women, by race, ethnicity, sexuality, class, and physical ability. [REASON]
- Examine the ways that intersections of race, class, sexuality, and gender shape life experience and identity formation. [EXPLORE]
- Identify and assess empirical research findings to critically analyze issues related to women’s positions and experiences. [REASON]
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