Global Gender Studies Undergraduate Course Catalog
Introduces students to basic con-cepts in Global Gender Studies. Covers the history
of the women's move-ment and, its relation to the rise of Global Gender Studies as
a discipline; "sex role" socialization and the representation of women
in cul-ture and the media; feminist/ womanist analysis of sexuality and "private"
life; women's work, paid and unpaid; and the range of pub-lic policy issues
concerning women and gender, from health and reproduction to politics and international
affairs. LEC
Explores how the current expan-sion of the world market is over-turning the
seclusion of women in traditional societies. Traditional women, women in expanding
third-world countries, and women in the U.S. share common patterns of location
and differentiation within the international division of labor. Women in the
Global System seek to explore these changing patterns of women's lives and work.
LEC
A study of the status of women in the ancient Greek and Roman world, with special
emphasis on myth, literature, and art, the so-ciological and economic contexts,
and the psychological effects of the system on both women and men. Building
upon the perspec-tives of contemporary feminism, we examine the women of the
male-dominated societies of Greece and Rome in order to un-derstand the origins
of prejudice concerning women that are still with us today. LEC
First, we study the history and progress of the Jewish woman as she was described
in biblical ac-counts through contemporary Jewish literature. Second, we examine
the role of Jewish women in Jewish communal and synagogue life. And third, we
discuss the ste-reotypes and role assignments with which Jewish women must deal.
LEC
A basic introduction to the lives, roles, and consciousness of United States
women. Commonalities among women and the differences of economic position, race,
na-tional origin, sexual orientation, and age. Women in other coun-tries contrasted
with women in America. An active learning pro-cess interweaving personal experi-ence
and intellectual material. Provides a solid foundation for the study of women.
SEM
Contrasts the prevalent
myths with the linguistic reality about how men and women talk as un-covered
by recent sociolinguistic research. Topics include choice of vocabulary, sentence
"strength," empathy, hold the floor, and body language. The discussion
examines relevant psycho-social factors that shape typical conversation behav-ior,
placing special emphasis on family and classroom interactions, and the media.
Suggests the impli-cations of certain linguistic pat-terns in work and personal
life, concluding with recommendations for more effective language styles for
women and for men. LEC
Explores the effects of racism, the institutionalization of racism, im-perialism,
and the patriarchal sys-tem on women of color in the United States; how women
resist and survive in a system with alien values; the role and forms of patri-archy
in different cultural systems. SEM
Offers feminist analyses of rape, incest, sexual harassment, and sexual assault
in a historical con-text as well as in the present. Stud-ies sexual assault
as a constant presence in women's daily lives through readings; discussion;
and individual projects, films, and speakers. Expects students to take initiative
in understanding the is-sues. SEM
Examines the premise
that writing is serious play. In a workshop for-mat that stresses review and
criticism (and praise) of student work, we investigate interdisciplinary and
multigeneric strategies for writing, finally, what we really want to write.
SEM
Introduces students to the most basic concepts and themes in con-temporary feminist
theory-con-cepts of power, oppression, resistance and struggle, and how these
concepts help to explain, and ultimately, to transform the social, economic
and political relations between men and women. Care-fully explores the relations
be-tween concepts of power and concepts of subjectivity, identity and desire;
while focusing on the relations between men and women, also shows how relations
structured by patriarchal power are involved in relations of class, race, and
ethnic oppression. While seeking to explore the structures of power, the course
also, more positively, provide alternatives and other concepts to challenge
pre-vailing social models. LEC
Roles of women in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey; assessment of women's emancipation
movements in these countries; impact of Islamic tradition. SEM
Explores the experience of women of different race, class, and ethnic groups
regarding changes in women's responsibilities in the family, participation in
the labor force, and the development of new family forms. The course illumi-nates
contemporary issues regard-ing work, marriage, and family from a historical
perspective. LEC
This course surveys women’s socio-economic and political status in developing countries. It examines policies and practices that shape their lives, as well the discourses that construct their experiences. It will also analyze women’s organizing, advocacy and social mobilization to engender change and equity. It is an introduction to a broad, interdisciplinary and international literature focusing on current and emerging issues related to women’s work and globalization; poverty and inequality; women, displacement and the environment; social practices such as female genital mutilation; and HIV/Aids, within national, regional, and global contexts.
This course will dwell on a variety of teaching material such as videos, life histories, case studies and policy documents with a mix of concepts, theories and empirical research. It will combine lectures and discussions, as well as projects to promote an interactive learning environment, and to encourage critical thinking among students in analyzing salient issues pertinent to women’s conditions in developing countries, and strategies to effect social change.
History of women in the United States, emphasizing "the common woman";
family life; industrializa-tion; sex roles and sexuality; his-tory of feminism.
Reading involves autobiographies, popular fiction, and other firsthand historical
ac-counts. LEC
Discussion of women's health is-sues and delivery of health ser-vices. SEM
An exciting and
contemporary course on the political, social, and economic issues facing lesbians.
We develop a historical foundation from which we look at the following: relationships,
coming out, legal issues, international per-spectives, lesbian-feminist theory,
and culture. We also look at the advent of political organizations in the past
forty years. Speakers and recent books and articles pro-vide personal and social
perspec-tives; substantial reading and class discussions are the basis of this
seminar. SEM
Introduces students to some basic feminist critical theories, includ-ing French,
Anglo-American, and "Third World" feminist assump-tions and positions.
Explores how women writers' and poets' creativ-ity and technical strategies
are re-lated to the intersected issues of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality,
and class, through close examina-tion of works by Asian American women. LEC
Focuses on Native American women, beginning with the cre-ation story and ending
with the modern-day role of Haudenosaunee women. SEM
Examines the ways in which women are restricted from full participation in social
life and process. Gives special attention to women in jail and in prison. Same
as AMS308. LEC
Introduces students to the study of popular culture of various kinds as a powerful
social and cultural force within which the representa-tion of women and gender
and family roles has always played a major and informing role. Taking a historical
perspective, the course traces the changing ways in which men and women have
been pre-sented in the most prominent forms of mass media-advertising, pulp
fiction, popular music, film, television, and music video-and looks at the ways
in which changes in society have altered and compli-cated these images as well
as the various theories and approaches which cultural writers have taken to
analyze and critique these im-ages. LEC
Political, economic, and social sys-tems of various non-Western soci-eties in
relationship to the roles women take as reproducers of cul-tural values or as
activists working for change. SEM
A workshop using feminist criti-cal standards to inspire women to believe in
themselves as poets. Students discuss their own work in class and share with
others their process as writers. Empha-sizes revision strategies to illus-trate
that writing is a continuous process. A supportive atmosphere so that even a
new writer can share work and receive criticism. SEM
Explores the relationships between the American legal system and women's oppression
in American society. We examine first the his-torical roots of women's roles
with respect to the law and move on to the way the legal system deals with legal
issues current to women. Studies case law and statutory law in addition to historical
primary-source and secondary-source essay materials. SEM
Drawing on a range
of cultural and ethnic experiences, this course examines some of the major trends
in feminist/womanist tradi-tions and how these have been elaborated upon by
contemporary feminist theories. SEM
The making of women's lives in modern America: work and family, sexuality and
politics, race and class. Lectures and readings in au-tobiographies and historical
fic-tion. LEC
Topics vary according to faculty/ instructors. SEM
Examines classic Hollywood film genres from the perspective of their
social and cultural signifi-cance as the myths and legends that have defined
American values and negotiated the various contra-dictions inherent in American
so-ciety in ways which have served to resolve these conflicts and arrive as "happy endings." We also place the genres in the context of the
history of the film industry and its economic imperatives, and with each genre,
look at the ways basic features have been forced to change, as changing social
and gender norms have changed, even as the major idiological assump-tions of
each have remained more or less stable.
Topics vary according to faculty/ instructors. SEM
Literature from
African American women writers that explore their themes, images, and roles
present in narratives, fiction, poetry, and plays. Our examination also in-cludes
selected works by African women. SEM
In-depth reading and research on a selected topic in Global Gender Studies and/or
Third World women's stud-ies. Topics vary depending upon professor's specific
field of study. SEM
In the 1970s, Black women writers established themselves as signifi-cant voices
within contemporary American letters; marking what became known as "the
second re-naissance in Black women's litera-ture." Since then, the impact
of Black women writers has re-shaped the discourse defining Black women's lives
and American culture. This seminar undertakes an examination of creative and
critical literature written by major writers of poetry and fiction; illu-minating
the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, culture, and class in the re-imagination
of Black women's identities and American culture. SEM
Looks at the history and develop-ment of gender imagery, from the age of oil
painting to the current age of globalized mass mediated images. Examines the
impact of mass media on gender representa-tion, socialization, and identity
construction in the United States as well as the rest of the world, and the
way in which ethnic, geo-graphic, cultural, racial, and reli-gious differences
affect the way gender images are received and used. LEC
Traces the changes in women's work in the home, in the family, and in the labor
force in the nine-teenth and twentieth centuries. Focusing on the experience
of working class women in the labor force, we explore the impact of ur-banization
and industrialization on women in different ethnic and racial communities, their
experi-ences and conflicts with unions, and their contributions to labor struggles.
SEM
Introduces students to the basic concepts and practices of feminist pedagogy.
Reviews the intellectual roots of feminist pedagogy and ex-amines the ways in
which feminist pedagogy has changed over the past twenty-five years. In addition,
we explore the connection be-tween feminist pedagogy and so-cial movements,
paying special attention to the way feminist pedagogy addresses issues of class,
race, and gender. Since the course intends to be useful in the training of future
teachers, it has a practi-cal component in which students design a small unit
for a class and attempt to teach it. SEM
Traces the rise of commercial tele-vision in the United States as a form, which
has profoundly im-pacted upon the representation and social roles of women in
the family and the workplace. It is as-sumed that television is a major cultural,
social, and economic force in American society- that has shaped and altered
every aspect of our lives, and that as a social force it relies heavily on fixed
notions of gender. LEC
Nineteenth- and twentieth-cen-tury feminist and womanist move-ments; sources
of feminism; suffrage; women's clubs; temper-ance; womanism. SEM
Designated to encourage majors to explore a research topic in greater detail
than could be done in other Global Gender Studies courses. Students select a subject
depending on
whether they are working in the cultures and identities, women and global citizenship
or the gen-der and public policy clusters.
Provides supervision for under-graduate teaching assistants in the course WS
213 Women in Con-temporary Society. Entails a weekly meeting which evaluates
the past week's teaching and pre-pares for the forthcoming week. All participants
in the class have gone through the proper training and are undergraduate teachers
in Global Gender Studies. SEM
Global Gender Studies offers supervi-sion and undergraduate credit for student internships
in community and university organizations. TUT
TUT
KEY: (F) Fall; (Sp) Spring; (Su) Summer