WMST 161: Gender and Science

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours

Catalog page 436

Prerequisites: WMST 001 or WMST 001H

Description: Focuses on the intersections of Western constructions of gender and scientific knowledge since the sixteenth century. Considers the cultural and political roles of the scientist in terms of gender, the structuring of objectivity and objects of study, the sta- tus of scientific knowledges, and the emergence of feminist science studies. Fulfills the Social Sciences requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

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