Cultures of Girlhood

Three credits · Undergraduate

This course uses an intersectional feminist perspective to explore not only the cultural construction of girlhood and its representations, but the ongoing cultural practices of girls themselves. It explores various ways that “girls” have always had a unique relationship to producing, consuming, and participating in culture. This course interrogates l and resist the universalization of the girlish subject, integrating readings that ask students to reframe “girl” in relation to race, class, sexuality, age, and nation. Credit will be granted for only one of WMGS 270 and WMGS 299 (2022-2024). Prerequisite: WMGS 100. Three credits.