Gender and Science

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: Second-year standing; or 3 credits from FGST 1001, WGST 1001; or permission of the Program Directorr This course focuses on the relationship between scientific institutions and communities that are marginalized by gender, race, colonialism, class, disability, and other social markers. It explores the structural forces that contribute to exclusion and the effects of being seen as an object of scientific inquiry through feminist intersectional and decolonial approaches to the practices of scientific knowledge production. Finally, this course addresses current efforts to create a more inclusive scientific community. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusions: WGST 2201; WGST 3991 Gender & Science)