BC2088: Introduction to Animal Studies | H. Worthen

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Undergraduate Lecture
MW 4:10-5:25PM

The course introduces students to animal studies, a multidisciplinary field that investigates relations between human and nonhuman animals across historical periods, political regimes, cultural contexts, and institutional settings. The course traces how animals have been mediated through philosophy, science, and law, as well as cultural artifacts. The course examines how ideas concerning animal nature, moral worth, legal status, and political inclusion are produced, contested, and transformed.

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