WMNST 440WWomen in Global Cities

3 credits · Women's Studies · Penn State

This course focuses on women in various global contexts, including Tehran, Mumbai, Singapore, São Paulo, Philadelphia, and Johannesburg among others. The course is driven by questions such as: How do women in these places understand a time marked by increasing globalization and urbanization, paralleled with poverty and uneven resource access. How do the politics of race, class, caste, religion, and migration status shape their urban experiences? The course draws on scholarly articles, graphic novels, podcasts, and other genres to combine academic and popular knowledge. Major thematic areas for this course include migration, informal economies, culture, and environmental change.