Goucher College 2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Nov 25, 2024  
Goucher College 2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

PHL 276 - Feminist Philosophy (3 Cr.)

(WS 276 ) (GEN. ED. #10)
A philosophical study of questions of gender and gender inequality. The class will explore the sex/gender distinction, social constructions of femininity and masculinity, theories of male normativity and 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: either sophomore standing, a 100-level philosophy course, or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2010-11 and alternate years. Grebowicz.