HIST 130 - Goddesses and Supergirls

3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
This course provides an introduction to some of the female divinities, saints, queens, and other “supergirls” who have been important in Western history from the rise of ancient Greece until today, including the goddess Athena, Christian saints, Queen Elizabeth I, and Wonder Woman. We explore the gap between idealizations of these “supergirls’ and the lives and experiences of “ordinary” women. We also examine modern representations of these figures and discuss the ways in which they have contributed to our conceptions of and debates about gender roles in the twenty-first century.

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