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.

WS 276 - Feminist Philosophy (3 Cr.)

(PHL 276 ) (GEN. ED. #10)
A philosophical study of questions of gender and gender inequality. The class will explore the sex/gender distinction; social construction 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: sophomore standing, 100-level philosophy course, or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. Grebowicz.