GWS 295-01 - Special Topic: Dogs, Identities, & Culture

4 credits (Spring)

In this course we will investigate how categories such as race, class, gender, disability, and sexuality speak to dog cultures and cultural dogs. We will discuss human-dog relationships, histories, and material practices (e.g. dog boutiques, dog fighting, service dogs, solider dogs) and will analyze visual and narrative dog representations. We will approach dogs as “companion species” (Donna Haraway) in feminist theory through interdisciplinary perspectives ranging from animial studies to history, legal studies, and ethics.

Prerequisite: GWS 111.
Instructor: Koch-Rein