Interdisciplinary exploration of gender and
sexuality in connection with race, class, and
ethnicity in the United States. Investigation of
social and cultural ideas about difference and
equality in the past and present. Materials
include literature, film, memoir, poetry, feminist
philosophy, political tracts, and queer theory, as
well as classic and recent scholarly work in
history, sociology, economics, communication,
psychology, and other fields. Topics may include
mass media and consumer culture, work, law and
social policy, family, political activism and
social movements, sexuality and the body, public
health, medical research, violence, and theories
of privilege and oppression.
sexuality in connection with race, class, and
ethnicity in the United States. Investigation of
social and cultural ideas about difference and
equality in the past and present. Materials
include literature, film, memoir, poetry, feminist
philosophy, political tracts, and queer theory, as
well as classic and recent scholarly work in
history, sociology, economics, communication,
psychology, and other fields. Topics may include
mass media and consumer culture, work, law and
social policy, family, political activism and
social movements, sexuality and the body, public
health, medical research, violence, and theories
of privilege and oppression.
- Teacher: Andrea Hibbard