WS 2301 Introduction to Womens Studies (3-0). The course enhances students knowledge interest and understanding of the contributions challenges needs and aspirations of women and the way that gender shapes the lives of both women and men. It also seeks to re-examine material from much of the rest of the curriculum with a focus on womens perspectives and an awareness of the gender system and as such we will also focus on several different issues of masculinity. Therefore half of the course will focus on women the other on men. The modest proposal in Womens Studies then is study of history language literature and culture from new and illuminating perspectives
