COMM 2125 Introduction to Feminisms
This course may be used to satisfy one of four electives required within the Communication major. Fulfills Women Writer's requirement for ENGL/LSOE majors. This introductory course offers both an overview and a foundation for understanding the various movements that make up what has come to be called the feminist movement in the U.S. Because systems of privilege and disadvantage shape women's and men's identities and social positions in multiple and unique ways, Introduction to Feminisms analyzes gender from an interdisciplinary approach and applies numerous academic disciplinary methods to the study of gender, including history, literature, psychology, and sociology, and explores women's and men's experiences within various cultural contexts, including socioeconomic class, race, and ethnicity, religion and spirituality, nations of citizenship, origin, and generation.
Course overview
- Department
- Communication
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Requirements fulfilled
- International Studies: Concentration: Ethics and Social Justice – approved courses (six courses in one concentration) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- International Studies: Concentration: Global Cultures – Cultures and Social Movements cluster (six courses; electives must come from one cluster) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- International Studies: Concentration: Global Cultures – Cultures at Work cluster (six courses; electives must come from one cluster) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Communication: Electives (four courses, 12 credits): any 3-credit class offered by the department; COMM5589 Internship Practicum may count once (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.07 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.36 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 8
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Ali Erol | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 33 of 43 |
| Spring 2026 | Emily B Barko | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 32 of 44 |
| Fall 2025 | Emily B Barko | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 61 of 81 |
| Spring 2025 | Emily B Barko | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 33 of 42 |
| Spring 2025 | Kristin Peterson | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 36 of 44 |
| Fall 2024 | Emily B Barko | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 65 of 80 |
| Spring 2024 | Emily B Barko | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 36 of 43 |
| Spring 2024 | Kristin Peterson | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 32 of 44 |
| Fall 2023 | Emily B Barko | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 of 87 |
| Spring 2023 | Emily B Barko | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 33 of 44 |
| Spring 2023 | Julia Whitcavitch-Devoy | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 20 of 29 |
| Fall 2022 | Ali Erol | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 38 of 43 |
| Fall 2022 | Julia Whitcavitch-Devoy | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 28 of 37 |
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Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 02