WS 101 - Introduction to Gender and Women s Studies

Institution:

University at Buffalo

Subject:

Description:

Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Type: LEC Introduces students to basic concepts in women s studies. Covers the history of the women s movement and its relation to the rise of women s studies as a discipline. Examines and discusses a multiplicity of recurring themes affecting differing women s lives; including the social construction of gender, the impact of race, sexuality, reproduction, work, education, media, material condition (class), and women s agency. Discusses current controversies among feminists, and the broader political arena. Discovers how studying women s history challenges traditional notions of women and traditional notions of history.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.buffalo.edu

Phone Number:

(716) 645-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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