Goucher College 2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Apr 18, 2024  
Goucher College 2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

WGS 276 - Feminist Philosophy (4 Cr.)

(Formerly WS 276) (Cross listed as PHL 276 ) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
A philosophical study of questions of gender and gender inequality. The class will explore social constructions of femininity and masculinity, theories of masculine privilege, and various, competing strategies for resistance. Students will reflect on gender in relation to other social inequalities, with particular attention to sexuality and heterosexism.  Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or permission of the instructor. Fall semester, alternate years.