Women's Studies 165 - Gender And Science

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University of California-Irvine

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165A Gender, Biology, and Environmental Ethics (4). What is "nature" andhow do we know and represent it Introduces students to the history of "nature"produced within scientific knowledge, as well as historical developments. Prerequisite: one course from Women's Studies 20, 50A, 50B, 50C, 60A, 60B, or 60C. 165B HIV/AIDS (4). Explores HIV/AIDS from a feminist perspective focusing on cultural and political-economic analysis and representations of the disease both within the U.S. and globally. Prerequisite: one course from Women's Studies 20, 50A, 50B, 50C, 60A, 60B, or 60C. (VIII) 165C New Reproductive Technologies (4). Examination of representation, implication, and bioethics of new reproductive technologies in different cultures; effects of new reproductive technologies on identities and bodies. Prerequisite: one course from Women's Studies 20, 50A, 50B, 50C, 60A, 60B, or 60C. 165D Gender and Science in Colonial India (4). Examination of British colonial policies and politics of science and gender in India; comparison of British India with other colonial contexts; importance of science for colonial rule and history of colonial science and technology. Prerequisite: one course from Women's Studies 20, 50A, 50B, 50C, 60A, 60B, or 60C. (VIII) 165E Gender and Cyberspace (4). How has gender and sexuality been produced in the cyberspace frontier during its brief but volatile history Takes an interdisciplinary approach to this question that engages with debates in urban studies, history of science, anthropology, and political ecology. Prerequisite: one course from Women's Studies 20, 50A, 50B, 50C, 60A, 60B, or 60C. 165F Gender and Technology (4). Using a variety of disciplinary methods, examines how various technological processes and products produce culturally complex meanings associated with gender and technology. Prerequisite: one course from Women's Studies 20, 50A, 50B, 50C, 60A, 60B, or 60C.

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3.00

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www.uci.edu/

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(949) 824-5011

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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Quarter

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