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PHL 205 - Philosophy, Sex, and Gender

This course will study how concepts of sex and gender inform our understanding of self-identity and sexual difference. The course will explore how conventional categories of gender (e.g., heteronormativity and androcentrism) shape/situate women and sexual minorities as 'other'. The course examines a number of theories about the conceptual regulations of gender identity, especially those drawn from foundationalism and essentialism and feminist challenges to these theories. The course also explores the intelligibility of possibilities for gender identity other than those that are conventionally reinforced. This course carries SUNY General Education Humanities and SUNY Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice credit. Prerequisite: Take ENG-101 with a Minimum Grade of C-.,Take PHL-100 or PHL-103 with a Minimum Grade of C-.