WMST 107: Feminisms, Race, and Antiracisms: Critical Theories and Intersectional Perspectives

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Units: 4

Hours: Seminar, 3 hours; extra reading, 1 hour; individual study, 1 hour; written work, 1 hour

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Prerequisites: upper-divi- sion standing or consent of instructor

Description: Examines how path-breaking scholarship by women of color in the United States and in developing countries has been central to rethinking theoretical foundations and to new ways of knowing, understanding, and practicing politics. Focuses on scholarship that critiques and analyzes issues concerning race, antiracism, human rights, citizenship, empire, globalization, and social justice. Fulfills either the Humanities or Social Sciences requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, but not both.