WMST 105: Women, Race, and Violence: Intersectionalist and Transnational Perspectives

2008-09 2009-10 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2012-13 → 2009-10 →

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 8 hours per quarter; extra reading, 2 hours; written work, 1 hour

Catalog page 411

Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor

Description: Introduces the theories of violence against women through intersectionalist feminist perspectives. Involves the analysis of violence simultaneously marked by race, ethnicity, nation, class, and sexual orientation. Compares cross-cultural and transnational perspectives. Fulfills the Social Sciences requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.