HUP 122

Philosophy of Gender and Sex

This course investigates the philosophical foundations of our most basic assumptions surrounding gender and sex, inviting students to critically reflect on the role these play in defining our identity and values. Topics are oriented around the gendered ways in which persons become authentic, knowledge is created, morality is practiced, and resistance is possible. Representative issues includeself-empowerment, embodiment and objectivity, the place of emotion in ethics, and global gender justice.

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