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Introduction to Undergraduate Study
Currently, the Centre for Gender and Women's Studies offers a one year Part I course. The Undergraduate study is suited for anyone with an interest in issues of women and gender relations, the different social conditions in which women live, especially in relation to the existence of differences between women, and the way this leads to a diversity of feminist politics.
WS 101 - Introduction to Women's Studies
In this first year course available to students on most degree schemes, lectures and seminars encourage you to develop and understanding and appreciation of the range of perspectives on women's position within society, culture and politics.
The course opens by examining the history of Women's Studies as an academic discipline, and its relationship to feminism. We consider the different social conditions in which women live, especially in relation to the existence of differences between women, and the way this leads to a diversity of feminist politics.
The first section of the course explores gender in relation to social institutions such as the family, education, religion, health and the labour market.
The second section of the course explores the theme of women and political change, historically, in contemporary life, both in the UK and internationally.
The third section involves an analysis of cultural representations, including discussion of the different ways women are represented in literature, art, film and advertisements.
The final section discusses how "femininity" and "masculinity" are constructed as social identities, with particular attention to the relationship between women and their bodies, and the intersection of gender with racial and class identities. In the fourth section, you will do a group project on an aspect of 'body politics', for example, in relation to health, body image or reproductive rights.
This course is intended as a free standing Part I course. It aims to develop an understanding of a range of perspectives central to Women's Studies, introducing students to some of the main theoretical concepts used in Women's Studies and to some of the latest developments in Women's Studies research.
Undergraduate Courses at Other Departments
There are several courses addressing gender and women's studies at other departments at the university. For more information check our associated courses page.
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