WGS 325 - Feminist Theories

Institution:

The College of New Jersey

Subject:

Description:

Prerequisite: At least one WGS course Explores the diverse ways in which feminist theorists conceptualize women's status in society, systems of inequality and the category of woman itself. Students will gain an understanding of evolving ideas and debates in feminist theory, relate those to feminist practices, and develop their own theoretical abilities. The course will address the social construction of gender, the relation between feminist theory and activism, and how feminists have responded to issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality in current feminist thinking, as well as the classic feminist texts.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2008 - 08/14/2015 

Institution Website:

www.tcnj.edu

Phone Number:

(609) 771-1855

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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