Goucher College 2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Dec 03, 2024  
Goucher College 2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

WGS 100 - Introduction to Gender, Race, and Sexuality in American Society (4 Cr.)

(Formerly WS 100) (GCR RPP) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This introductory course is an interdisciplinary examination of historical and contemporary issues in gender, race, and sexuality studies. This course draws upon a variety of sources - scholarly journals, autobiography, fiction, poetry, blogs and online media, political and historical analysis, and pop-culture discourses - with an emphasis on racial and ethnic diversity in American society. This course explores a variety of topics, including the evolution of women and gender studies, sexual orientation and gender identity, racial and ethnic identity formations, family, marriage and motherhood, masculinity, education, cultural images, health, sexual violence, creativity and performance, and political activism. Fall semester.