Goucher College 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Dec 22, 2024  
Goucher College 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

PHL 276 - Feminist Philosophy (4 Cr.)

(Cross listed as WGS 276 )
A philosophical study of gender and gender inequality. The class will explore cultural constructions of femininity and masculinity, theories of male normativity and masculine privilege, sexuality and heterosexism, and various, competing strategies for resistance, including cyberfeminism, Black feminism, and non-normative approaches to sex. Students will reflect on gender in relation to other areas of social inequality, like race, class, and physical ability. Prerequisite: Either sophomore standing, one philosophy course, or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Offered 2017-18 and alternate years.