WMST 200: Introduction to Women and Gender Studies

WMST 200-001: Intro to Women/Gender Studies
(Fall 2018)

12:00 PM to 01:15 PM MW

Section Information for Fall 2018

Introduction to Women and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary course that examines the role of gender in social institutions. The aim of this course is to introduce you to key concepts and arguments in the field of Women and Gender Studies, such as gender/sex systems, body, labor, intersectionality, equality, socialization, and sexuality. Throughout the course, we will consider gender as an analytical tool as we discover new approaches to feminist histories and socio-political struggles. We will discuss and analyze issues facing all gender minorities, how these cultural forces are reproduced, and finally how they are creatively protested and challenged. As we discuss the role of gendered socialization in creating social divisions and interrogate powerful effects of these divisions in everyday life experiences, we will also evaluate visions for equality, justice and liberation.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Interdisciplinary introduction to women’s, gender and sexuality studies, encompassing key concepts in the field, history of women’s movements and women’s studies in America, cross-cultural constructions of gender, and a thematic emphasis on the diversity of women’s experience across class, race, and cultural lines. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Social/Behavioral Sciences
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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