GSWS 343 - Gender, Race, and the Body

4 credits
Examines gendered and racialized bodies and their link between the self and society; how bodies serve as means of social control, as well as sites of transformation and resistance; and how we utilize bodies to understand and create “difference.” Considers the implications for various social groups of the increasing focus on the body in U.S. society through the frameworks of gender and race. May be applied to the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minor. May be applied to the GSWS and ERS programs. Prerequisite(s): GSWS 201 or SOAN 204 or SOAN 213 or ERS 201, and Sophomore standing or above. (Cross-listed with SOAN 343.)
Approved for General Education: University Studies - J Strand
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WS 343
Graded (A-F) only