WGS 30 - Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Popular Culture

    Recent Professors
    Westerband Y.
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of WGS 30
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4D · CSU GE Area D4
    Description
    Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences) Satisfies Global Citizenship Formerly WOM ST 30. This course utilizes the lens of feminist theories to critically analyze how popular culture constructs gender and sexuality and how these constructions become cultural norms and values. Employing feminist theories and feminist analysis, this course examines the relationship between women, gender, sexuality and popular culture. Students will examine historical and contemporary images and roles of women in popular culture (including print, film, television, music, advertising, and consumerism) and situate these images and roles within changing socio-historical, political, and economic contexts. The intersection of gender, race, class, and sexual orientation is examined throughout the course and the relationship between popular culture and feminist movements is emphasized.
    Usually Held
    Thu 12:45pm–2:05pm