This honors course will investigate the ways that women and their bodies have been viewed by some important Western philosophers, as well as writings by contemporary feminist theorists on female embodiment. Philosophy of Woman or Osborne ed. Woman in Western Thought, and selected readings. Prerequisites include either a 100 level Philosophy class or WOST 201 or permission of the instructor. I and D gen.ed. requirements.
Short papers carry a re-write option.
Course receives 4 credits. This gendered analysis will further examine public policy, political activity, the global economics of work, the rise of multinational corporations, the need for cooperation of all Caribbean Nation States, the effect of recent trends toward globalization and the pressures to conform to the new rules of the global economy, and where and how have women been able to challenge and transform development and current economic politics and policies. Fulfills the Women of Color requirement for the Women's Studies major and minor. Also examines the relation between feminist theory and practice, the historical development of feminism and political theory, and current feminist issues. The focus of this course will be on the interrelations between the local and the global, the particular and the universal, and the national and the transnational.