GENDER, WOMEN, AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATION

GEN&WS 102

Global, interdisciplinary, social science-oriented analysis of gender, race, class and sexuality in relationship to social institutions and movements for social change. Focus on gender and women in institutions such as education, the economy, the family, law, media, medicine, and politics.

GEN&WS 330

Topics in the feminist study of inequality and difference based on class, gender and race/ethnicity, with a humanities emphasis.

GEN&WS 410

Explores topics in gender and visual culture, including artistic practice, political and creative expression, and cultural phenomena. Course topic changes; may be repeated with a different topic.

FOLKLORE/GEN&WS 428

Examines the relationship between dominant images of gender representation as they emerge in expressive culture in various societies.

COMARTS/GEN&WS 418

Examines images of gender and sexuality in the media, with a focus on contemporary media in the U.S. Using theories from cultural studies, film and media studies, gender studies, and communication explore different processes and practices of gender and sexuality. Look at the way that gender and sexuality are constructed through social, cultural, and economic forces, and the way that these identities intersect with other social identities such as race, ethnicity, and class. Consider the way that media impact our understanding of feminism and post-feminism, violence, celebrity, consumer culture, subcultures and activism.