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Women's and Gender Studies
Description: This course draws on intersectional feminist theories and methods of analysis to examine representations of gender, sexuality, and race in contemporary media creation and cultural affect/experience. The course develops strong feminist media analysis methods and cultural media literacy skills via the exploration of themes and tropes in episodic TV, advertisements, pop news, memes, and social media. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Fall 2025
Course Attributes:
Women's and Gender Studies
Term : Fall 2025
Catalog Year : 2025-2026
WGS 180 - Feminist Media Studies
Description: This course draws on intersectional feminist theories and methods of analysis to examine representations of gender, sexuality, and race in contemporary media creation and cultural affect/experience. The course develops strong feminist media analysis methods and cultural media literacy skills via the exploration of themes and tropes in episodic TV, advertisements, pop news, memes, and social media. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Fall 2025
Course Attributes:
- LS: U.S. Ethnic Diversity
- GS: Arts & Humanities
- LS: Cultural Understanding + US Ethnic
- LS: Cultural Understanding
- GS: Arts & Humanities + U.S. Ethnic
- GS: U.S. Ethnic Diversity