GNDR 5660 - Gender Theory and Community Organizing

The purpose of this course is to introduce undergraduate students to the field of Gender Theory & Community Organizing. The course is divided into broad sections that will expose students to the general areas that encompass its field of study. The prevailing themes of this course are in multiple social justice theories to understand how institutions produce oppression by undermining human wellbeing and self determination and how to organize communities to support gender justice. This is a course that develops students’ ability to develop their own praxis and participate in making positive change in the community.