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Purpose
The
purpose of Women's Studies is to transform the sense of self (identifying
multiple structures that define us) and to transform the sense of relationship
with the world (encompassing complexity, diversity and difference.)
Students will:
- integrate personal
stories and learning in the discipline allowing their own experiences
to challenge dominant structures and theories.
- recognize
the social construction perspective and how it critiques the
notion
of "objective truth."
- recognize the
political and ideological nature of all structures of knowledge.
- recognize the
link between self-improvement and social responsibility.
- translate sense
of empowe rment
to citizen action.
- replace subordination/domination
and dependence/exploitation with feminist awareness and critique,
which
- makes underlying
assumptions conscious.
- use a critical
approach or analysis across disciplines.
- see holistic,
interrelated concept of themselves, knowledge and the world.
- move from being
objects of study to being subjects with a voice of their own.
- examine what
women have done, are doing and will do.
- seek a link between
voice, empowerment, self-esteem and critical thinking.
- Recognize and
value complexity, diversity and difference.
- access reality
from multiple perspectives.
-
understand the
impact of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion,
ableness and class in defining self and worldview.
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