WGSS 326 - Intersections of Gender, Race, Class, and Sexualities

Description:
This course centers on the intersectionality framework. Its primary focus is on the ways gender is embedded in and intersects with race/ethnicity, class, sexuality, age, ability/disability, and other patterns of identities, groups, and institutions.

Credits: (5) Contact Hours: 5

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Distinguish between the complex ways categories of difference and inequality interact simultaneously to maintain systems of inequality and oppression.
Identify and analyze the ways in which hierarchal identity categories are culturally produced, socially constructed, and strictly maintained.
Examine the historical trajectory of intersectionality as a theoretical concept and research paradigm.
Develop critical thinking and writing skills in analyzing categories of difference and applying the intersectional approach.
Define key concepts in relation to the study of Antiracism, Diversity, and Inclusivity including antiracism, racism, race, ethnicity, discrimination, privilege, diversity, equity, inclusivity, and intersectionality.
Analyze the role of race, racism, and antiracism in the United States.
Describe intersections between race and ethnicity and other minoritized identities.
Explain systematic and structural mechanisms that perpetuate both privilege and inequities.
Compare and contrast your own core values, assumptions, and biases with those held by other individuals, cultures, or societies.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
11/17/23

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:
Spring Locations: Ellensburg