WGST 110 - Gender History and Social Issues

3 credits
This interdisciplinary introductory course explores how gender identity, gender expression, and sexuality shaped individual identities and social systems throughout history. This course emphasizes how gender and sexuality intersect with race, class, disability, age, ethnicity, nationality, and other identities. By examining historical and contemporary case studies, students consider how gender and sexuality operate as both personal identity markers and forces of social organization, equipping them for engaged citizenship and leadership in order to address contemporary social issues.

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None

*Fulfills Civitae Core FHCI
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