PH 216 - Gender, Race, and Class

Credits: 4
This course examines categories used to mark social identities such as gender, race, class, sexuality, ability, nationality, and species. We will study philosophical theories of gender, race, and class (and other categories signaled by “&”), and discuss the ways these social locations are operative in our contemporary cultures. Students are encouraged to create pathways to freedom, solidarity, and self-expression that resist the effects of multiple, intersecting oppressions. Course readings span a range of philosophical traditions including feminist philosophy, critical race theory, queer theory, Latinx philosophy, ecofeminism, Women of Color feminisms, Afro-pessimism, trans philosophy, decolonial theory, and working-class studies.

Liberal Arts Perspective(s): Ethics and Values, US Diversity and Justice