Bombs and Bombshells: Gender, Armed Conflict, and Political Violence

CAS WS 325

Undergraduate Prerequisites: sophomore, junior, or senior standing. - Delve into the world of Black Widows and Demon Lovers. Using empirical research, case studies, and drama, this course separates fact from fiction to examine gender and its intersections between recruitment, motivations, and conditions under which women behave violently.

FALL 2024 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
B1 McEvoy STH B22 TR 2:00 pm-3:15 pm Mts w/CASPO 346 Mts w/CAS PO346

SPRG 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Pierce CAS B06A TR 9:30 am-10:45 am This class will be taught by A.P. Pierce. Topic for Spring 2025: Gender and the Politics of Violence. What counts as violence in our society? What are the gendered politics of violence? This course will explore the historical and contemporary gendered dynamic of violences that operate along lines of race, gender, labor, emotion, borders, and more—and the resistances (violent or otherwise) to them.

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