g5:Science and Gender

Catalog description

Pre-requisites: none. This course introduces students to the complex interplay between science, technology, and gender, with special attention to intersections with sexuality, race, and ethnicity. We analyze the concepts of “sex” and “gender” by critically investigating the nature/nurture debates about sex differences. The course further prompts students to think more broadly about gender in science and technology in discussions over bias, values, and scientific objectivity. Throughout the course, we also survey different critical approaches to biomedicine such as women’s health, LGBTQ health, breast cancer, HIV/AIDS, and reproductive health. (cross-listed with GNDR 2040)