CAST 267 - The Nature of Sexualized Identities: Gender, Race, Queerness, and Environmental Justice

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies; Environmental Studies
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD

Interdisciplinary course that re-examines nature, gender, race, queerness, and sexualized identities as they shape, and are shaped by, sustainability, health, and environmental justice concerns. Working from the premise that sexual(ized) identities are at least partially socially constructed. The course also interrogates ways that sexual identities and ideas about nature have co-evolved through science and media. Theories, methodologies and case studies primarily from the Americas. All students welcome.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: E. Heiliger
Prerequisites & Notes
Recommend: one prior course in CAST, GSFS, or ENVS.