WGS 376 - Women and Sexualities across Cultures

Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: SOA 101 OR SOA 111 OR SOA 113 OR WGS 101
An exploration of how sexuality and gender intersect with shifting power structures in different times and places. Sexuality and gender are not inborn fixed natural attributes and close attention is paid to the impact of differences in race, age, culture and stratification. The course also engages main currents in feminist thought in anthropology and western and non-western traditions. Students engage in independent research projects on a world region of their choice. Cross-listed with SOA 376

Graded