GSWS 0400 - GENDER AND SCIENCE

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description This course focuses on the interaction of gender and sexuality with science, medicine, and technology. The goal of this course is to assist students in developing an understanding of the ways in which science has constructed our understanding of gender and sexuality since the nineteenth century, as well as the lived experiences of people within the scientific community who shape and navigate these concepts. To accomplish this goal, we will apply feminist theory, including feminist critiques of the history of medicine, psychology, and science, and gender theory, to an investigation of the evolution of scientific knowledge regarding gender and sexuality, as well as race, disability, and health. We will also explore the ways in which people, especially women, people of color, and transpeople have interacted with technology, shaped scientific discourse. In each course lecture and discussion, we will focus on a broad range of scientific fields, discourses, and narratives to construct a comprehensive understanding of the scientific knowledge and identity in the modern world. While the readings focus largely on American and Western examples and experiences, class discussions and presentations will expand the scope of this class considerably, allowing students to understand the global relationship of gender and science.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: DSAS Natural Science General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Phil. Think or Ethics General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Ethical/Policy GE. Req.

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