2026 Fall
GWS 133AC 001 - LEC 001
Women, Men, and Other Animals: Human Animality in American Cultures
Mel Y Chen
Class #:27547
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Gender and Womens Studies
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
6
Enrolled: 69
Waitlisted: 10
Capacity: 75
Waitlist Max: 10
Open Reserved Seats:
6 reserved for Gender & Women's Studies Majors
Hours & Workload
3 hours of lecture per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.
Other classes by Mel Y Chen
Course Catalog Description
Explores various ways that human groups and interests, particularly in the United States, have both attached and divorced themselves from other animals, with particular focus on gender, race, ability, and sexuality as the definitional foils for human engagements with animality.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets the American Cultures requirement
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
6 reserved for Gender & Women's Studies Majors
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None