Prerequisites: LGBS 001 or WMST 001
Description: Examines various technologies that alter our bodies and investi- gates how technological interventions in the body reproduce and reshape gender ideologies in contem- porary Western culture. Explores theoretical approach- es to feminism, body, and technology. Topics include cosmetic, sex-reassignment, and weight loss surger- ies; reproductive, contraceptive, and medical tech- nologies; anti-depressants; sex toys; and body pierc- ing. Cross-listed with LGBS 189. Fulfills either the Humanities or Social Sciences requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, but not both.