SOC 343 - Women and War (1)

Women’s experiences in war are frequently left out of discussions of war. In this course we explore the lives of women who face the effects of war through the loss of homes, jobs, family, friends, freedom, and country, of women who participate in military organizations during wars, of women who fall victim to war crimes, and of women who resist and speak out against war and its many forms of violence. We encounter examples of women’s resistance through indigenous organizing, world court litigation, the development of national women’s movements in countries like Afghanistan, and in intentional alterations of everyday patterns of women’s lives. This course may count toward the ANT, GSS, RES, SAN, and SOC majors. Prerequisite: SOC 101, ANT 101, ANT 102, RES 123, GSS 171, or permission of instructor. Alternate years.
(Social Science)