ENG 260 - Introduction Women's Studies

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Eastern Connecticut State University

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Introduction To Women's Studies Prerequisite: None This course, taught from various interdisciplinary perspectives, will address the critical, theoretical and historical construction of women and gender. The course will acquaint students with the key frameworks, approaches, and issues in the field of Women's Studies. Many questions will be considered, such as: How does the concept of gender shape our social experiences and understadings of ourselves? What is "women"? How are "women" produced? What kind of power relations are deployed to construct and maintain gender roles? How do gender, race, ethnicity, class and sexuality intersect? How do gender and sexuality operate in the United States? In a global context? 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture School of Arts and Sciences College English Department Course Attributes: GER IC1-Cultural Traditions 1, LAC tilt-Literature & Thought

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.easternct.edu/

Phone Number:

(860) 465-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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