EGC: WOMEN IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE AMERICAS
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General
Subject Code
HS
Course Number
373
Course Title
WOMEN & CATHOLIC CHRCH IN AMER
Course Long Title
EGC: WOMEN IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE AMERICAS
Department(s)
Course Level
Post-Baccalaureate, Undergraduate
Degree Attributes
Engaging the Global Community, Undergraduate Tuition Rate, Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies
Course Description
Explores the role that Catholicism and the Catholic Church played in shaping women’s roles in colonial Latin America (1500-1800). Examines lives of famous female saints and sinners, as well as women intellectuals who found an ambiguous role in nunneries. Demonstrates the influence of Catholicism in constructing gender norms that defined orthodoxy and deviance for women in their social and spiritual experiences. Prerequisite: EN 125 or equivalent.
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3