SP.401 / WGS.401 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Spring 2009
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Author(s)
Surkan, Kim
Alternative Title
Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies
Date Issued
June 2009
Abstract
This course is designed as an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Women's and Gender Studies, an academic area of study focused on the ways that sex and gender manifest themselves in social, cultural, and political contexts. The primary goal of this course is to familiarize students with key issues, questions and debates in Women's Studies scholarship, both historical and contemporary. This semester you will become acquainted with many of the critical questions and concepts feminist scholars have developed as tools for thinking about gendered experience. In addition, we will study the interconnections among systems of oppression (such as sexism, racism, classism, ethnocentrism, homophobia/heterosexism, transphobia, ableism and others.) In this course you will learn to "read" and analyze gender, exploring how it impacts our understanding of the world.
Subjects
women's studies
gender studies
sex
gender
oppression
sexism
racism
ethnocentrism
homophobia
heterosexism
transphobia ableism
sexuality
reproduction
families
motherhood
women's health
globalization
activism
politics
feminism
patriarchy
MIT Department
MIT Program in Women's and Gender Studies
Terms of Use
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