HIST 206 - Foundations in Feminism: Women's Hi

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

HISTORY

Description:

Course Description: This course will introduce students to historical issues and questions about gender, power, and the role of women in modern society. This course will focus on American and European women in the 19th and 20th centuries to understand the debates about first, second, and third-wave feminism. Students will read and analyze how the roles of women, gender, and sexuality have been (mis)understood and continually redefined in the past two centuries. Students will be introduced to the process of writing through the lens of women and feminism. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: (1) Define and utilize basic terms and concepts central to women's history. (2) Outline major events which impacted women and their changing position in society. (3) Investigate the debates and theories about gender and identity that emerged in the 19th and 20th centuries. (4) Examine how and why academic scholarship and interpretation has changed the way women are studied. (5) Analyze the complexity of cultural relations and historical context on how women's history is written.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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