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Women's and Gender Studies OpenCourseWare: A Free Online Bachelor Level Gender Studies Course by MIT

Published Jan 27, 2009

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Learn the contemporary and historical role of women in culture and society in this free OpenCourseWare. 'Women's and Gender Studies' is a free course offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that examines key gender issues and the start of feminism and the liberation of women. This course has no prerequisites and is an introduction class for undergraduate students interested in pursuing women's studies.

Women's and Gender Studies: Course Specifics

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Women's and Gender Studies: Course Description

The suffrage of women changed how women are depicted in the media, women's role in politics and women in the workplace. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences in Cambridge, MA, provides this course as an overview of how women's role in culture, society and politics changed and what that means for today's women. The course is designed as an introduction for undergraduate students studying women's studies and covers oppression and the changing gender roles. Students learn about the modern woman's role in her family, at work and in politics. MIT Professor Kim Surkan teaches this course about contemporary feminism and women's changing roles. Other topics include sexuality and violence against women.

A list of course readings and some assignments for this OpenCourseWare are available online. For more information, visit the women's and gender studies course page.

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