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GENDER, WOMEN, AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATION

GEN&WS 101
Course Description

A humanities-oriented analysis of cultural representations of women and men within the social and historical contexts of race, class, gender and sexuality; engages with a range of traditions and modes of representation including literature, mass media and popular culture.

Prerequisites

None

Satisfies
Credits

3

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average
3.88

7.83% from Historical

Completion Rate
98.28%

-0.21% from Historical

A Rate
90.56%

75.34% from Historical

Class Size
233

40.43% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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