WSTD 425 - Topics in Gender Theory

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University of Pennsylvania

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Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. Master in Liberal Arts course. Do, or can, feminist theories have political effects in transforming the social and economic forms of women's subordination This course will focus on the debate within feminist theory between a politics of claiming identity or essentialism versus a politics of subverting gender norms. We will show how gendered bodies and sexual differences are constructed through various social practices and discourses. We will examine what kinds of resistance can be mounted against the forces that maintain gender oppression. For example, what are the effects of new reproductive technologies on a woman's freedom to control her body or on her continued subordination Lastly, by claiming sexual differences we will discuss how we will need to revise our concepts of justice, community, and rights.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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