WGST 301 - Women of Color

Institution:

Coastal Carolina University

Subject:

Women's and Gender Studies

Description:

(3 credits) This course explores the complex policies of race, class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and other identity categories in the lives of women of color in the U.S. It familiarizes students with the experiences of Black, Latina/Chicana, Asian/Pacific Islander, indigenous, and Muslim women. Students examine key themes in women of color feminisms, including representation, stigmatization, violence, intersectionality, economic and reproductive justice, queerness, and agency and activism. The class also analyzes the history of the construction of the categories women of color and whiteness. F,S

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Department: Women's and Gender Studies; CEEB: 5837;

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.coastal.edu

Phone Number:

(843) 347-3161

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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