WGS 107 - Research Seminar in Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies

Upper Division

Prerequisites
WGS 001 or permission of instructor.

An exploration of a theme or problem area in the field of Women’s and Gender Studies. Past topics have included: women and work; gender and science; women and religion, gender and popular culture; transnational perspectives on gender; U.S. cultural representations of gender; women and the media; masculinities; the history of sexuality. The course combines seminar discussions of texts that represent a variety of methodologies and disciplines with research papers. Research topics are designed by individual students in consultation with the instructor.

Course credits: 1