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WGS 250 - Race, Gender and Nation
Fall 2022, Section 001
Instruction Mode: Section 001 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: Women's and Gender Studies (WGS)
Department: LSA Women's and Gender Studies
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Details

Credits:
3
Requirements & Distribution:
SS, RE
Waitlist Capacity:
99
Repeatability:
May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:
Ball, Tiffany Diana

Description

This interdisciplinary course introduces students to the study of race and gender in comparative contexts with a focus on the nation as an organizing structure. Topics include colonialism, inequality, the politics of reproduction, sexuality, and the family, prisons, militarization, human rights, visual culture, and a focus on women of color and Third World feminist thought. The course adopts a transnational perspective on contemporary issues.

Course Requirements:

Course requirements include 3 response papers (3-5 pages), in-class assignments; active class participation; attendance; and a final paper (5-7 pages), there are no exams for this course.

Intended Audience:

First and second year students interested in gender, race, and global issues

Schedule

WGS 250 - Race, Gender and Nation
Schedule Listing
001 (LEC)
 In Person
28459
Closed
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5
TuTh 10:00AM - 11:30AMB116 MLB

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