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POL 334 - Man, Woman, War: Gender and Defining (In)Security

Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2016, 2018

How does gender impact the study of insecurity, particularly that caused by political conflict? How do the state and the military construct norms of femininity and masculinity? This course will draw on interdisciplinary research from political science and international studies as well as from feminist philosophy and gender studies to explore how gender informs our understanding of experiences of insecurity and what security ought to entail.

Prerequisite(s): One 100 level Philosophy Cornerstone Course, or POL 110  or POL 171 .
Course may be applied to the American Studies and Gender and Sexuality Studies programs.