Gender and Politics

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course explores gender, understood as a hierarchical, binary opposition of masculinity and femininity, and its intersection with power relations, understood as an expression of politics. The course examines how gender hierarchy is a system of differential power that intersects with various systems of oppression and privilege. A significant amount of time is spent on the topic of intersectionality in politics from a variety of standpoints within our ever-changing socio-economic context, including Indigenous feminisms, eco-politics, Black social movements, disability, LGBTQ movements, and various iterations of masculinity. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours or permission of the instructor Preclusion(s): GNDR 616-3, POLS 616-3, WMST 416-3. Also precluded when offered as Gender and Politics: GNDR 698-3, POLS 498-3, POLS 698-3, WMST 498-3