COMMRC 1067 - GLOBAL AND US WOMEN'S RHETORIC

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course informs students of how global and US women use rhetoric (speeches, writings, symbols and images) to advance their rights and agenda. Students will first read about feminist foremothers' writings as touchstones for understanding how contemporary US women in sports, medicine, science and law negotiate gender equality and rights. Then students will learn about global women's rhetoric. For example, they will examine how women in Africa mobilize for liberation, how Chinese women mediate feminism in a market economy and how women in the Middle East wage everyday resistance against male dominance and clamor for self-autonomy. In addition to reading feminist critical theories and testimonial narratives, a variety of interdisciplinary objects of study such as theater, feature and documentary films, webinar, guest lecture, folk songs and poetry will be incorporated into the course.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: Asian Studies, DSAS Diversity General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Global Issues General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Phil. Think or Ethics General Ed. Requirement, SCI Diversity General Ed. Requirements, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Ethical/Policy GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req.

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