Leilani’s Profile

This in­tro­duc­tory-level, in­ter­dis­ci­pli­nary course ex­plores the basic con­cepts and per­spec­tives of Gen­der & Women’s Stud­ies (GWS) from an in­ter­sec­tional angle; that is, ex­am­in­ing the ways in which gen­der in­ter­sects with race, eth­nic­ity, na­tion­al­ity, class, sex­u­al­ity, sex­ual iden­tity, dis­abil­ity, and other cat­e­gories. The con­cepts of gen­der—the roles, be­hav­iors, ac­tiv­i­ties, and at­trib­utes that a so­ci­ety con­sid­ers ap­pro­pri­ate for men and women— priv­i­lege and op­pres­sion, in­ter­sec­tion­al­ity, and fem­i­nist praxis will be at the core of this course. After a back­ground in the his­tory and sig­nif­i­cance of GWS as a field of study, you will learn to crit­i­cally ex­am­ine how in­sti­tu­tion­al­ized priv­i­lege and op­pres­sion shape in­di­vid­ual lives and in­ter­sect­ing iden­tity cat­e­gories. Avatar Image by Alina Tauseef (avail­able here: https://​justseeds.​org/​graphics/)

This introductory-level, interdisciplinary course explores the basic concepts and perspectives of Gender & Women’s Studies (GWS) from an intersectional angle; that is, examining the ways in which gender intersects with race, ethnicity, nationality, class, sexuality, sexual identity, disability, and other categories. The concepts of gender—the roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a society considers appropriate for men and women— privilege and oppression, intersectionality, and feminist praxis will be at the core of this course. After a background in the history and significance of GWS as a field of study, you will learn to critically examine how institutionalized privilege and oppression shape individual lives and intersecting identity categories. Avatar Image by Alina Tauseef (available here: https://justseeds.org/graphics/)