Feminism, Gender Studies & CultureFeminism, Gender Studies & Culture (POPC 263)
Term: 2025-2026 Academic Year Fall Semester
Description
Prerequisite: Grade C or higher in LIT 163
The course will introduce students to the fields of
women’s, gender, and sexuality studies through
an overview of a number of theoretical and
experiential perspectives. Students will analyze
the history of feminism, women’s studies, gender
studies, and the growing field of queer studies;
biological and psychological theories of gender;
the social construction of gender as a product
of history and culture; the relationship between
gender and other categories of difference (race,
sexual orientation, class, ethnicity); family and
work; gender-based violence; the relationship
between politics, economics, and gender; the
representation of gender in popular culture;
health and reproduction; and activism. Online
option every fall via UM if planning a transfer to
UM’s WGSS Bachelor’s program after completing
BFCC’s AA in Liberal Studies, concentration
Women’s Studies. Or, term offered: every other
Fall at BFCC.