Examine some of the currently debated ethical and social issues in our culture such as reproductive rights, sexual violence, death penalty, affirmative action and censorship. Reflect critically on the ways in which factors such as race, gender, ethnicity, class, disability and sexuality operate in our culture and how those factors consequently both shape and are shaped by the terms on which these issues are (or are not) debated. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101/ENG 101A.