WGS 380 - Gender and Social Movements

Unit(s): 3

Social movements organized around gender issues and identities are significant sources of social change in modern societies. This course analyzes the structure and dynamics of social movements based on gender, with attention to the roles of organizations, resources, leadership, recruitment, commitment, values, ideology, political culture, and counter-movements. Case studies will emphasize the women’s suffrage movement, the women’s peace movement, the feminist movement that began in the 1960s as well as its offshoots and counter-movements, the gay and lesbian rights movement, and recent men’s movements.