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Women's & Gender Studies Program
Wake Forest University
Tribble Hall, A106A
P.O. Box 7365
Winston-Salem, NC 27109

Phone: 336-758-3758
Fax: 336-758-4143
wgs@wfu.edu

WGS 221: Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies

“Feminism is a belief that although women and men are inherently of equal worth, most societies privilege men as a group.  As a result, social movements are necessary to achieve political equality between men and women, with the understanding that gender always intersects with other social hierarchies.” - Estelle Freedman

This class will meet:
Fall 2008: Monday from 3:00 to 5:30 pm in Tribble A4.
Spring 2009: Tuesday from 6:30 to 9:00 pm in Tribble C216.

This course offers an interdisciplinary study of questions raised by women’s and gender studies on topic such as sexualities, cultural politics, global feminisms, and men’s studies.  Other than the assumption that gender inequity is unjust, this course assumes no single political perspective.  It strives to train students in analytical thinking and presses them to think critically about gender in the past, present, and future.  Our class will be discussion oriented; guest lectures, local events, and media materials will supplement the readings, class lectures, and dialogues.