WGS 205 Gender Conflict & Community

This class engages the individual and social conflicts that emerge around gender identity. Through the work of activists, scholars, philosophers, and writers–historical and contemporary–students will better understand gendered experience and identity in a patriarchal context. Within the framework of feminist/gender theory, we will use intersectionality as a lens to examine the ways that gender issues vary within multiple contexts, particularly in the areas of race, class, and culture. We will also critique issues of privilege and power. By understanding the relationship of gender and peacemaking, students will develop strategies for bridging difference, fostering community, and advocating for social change. A Peacemaking course in the Goshen Core.