WS 553 Feminism and Women?s Health
The medicalization of women?s bodies sustains the myth that the female body is essentially a reproductive body and the male body the standard of health. Using a feminist lens of analysis, this class will examine these gendered conceptions relating to health, medical research, and treatments of gendered bodies.
Slash Listed Courses
Also offered for undergraduate-level credit as
WS 453 and may be taken only once for credit.
Prerequisite
Upper-division standing.