Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies

This course will focus on the experiences of women and LGBTQIA+ people; the meanings of sex, gender, and sexuality; and how contemporary culture both shapes and represents our notions of gender. This course will be interdisciplinary in its approach as it examines arts, literature, history, sociology, and philosophy that explore cultural expressions of gender. We will work collaboratively to sharpen our critical analytical skills as they apply to intersecting forms of inequality in which gender, sexuality, class, caste, race, ethnicity, age, disability, ability, nation, region, and environment interact.