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3.00 Credits
Survey of African-American literature from colonial times to the turn of the twentieth century. Course surveys genres of poetry, slave narrative, fiction, essay, and drama with attention to the social, political, and cultural histories of African-Americans from slavery to freedom to Reconstruction. This course may also include sections on oral narratives (oral slave narratives, speeches, folktales, and sermons) and music (such as sorrow songs and spirituals). Cross-listed as AAS 328, ENL 328.
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Survey of African-American literature from the turn of the twentieth century to the present. Course begins with the work of DuBois and Washington and continues through the Harlem Renaissance, the post-war period, the Black Arts Era into the present, paying particular attention to the women writers who led the post-1970s Renaissance. Course examines all genres of literature and may also include sections on oral literature (such as spoken word poetry) and music (such as jazz, rap, and hip hop). Like the Survey of African American Literature I, this course pays particular attention to the social, political, intellectural, and cultural climate surrounding the literature. Cross-listed as AAS 329, ENL 329.
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Prerequisites: PSC 101 or PSC 238 or WMS 101, and upper-division standing An examination of the impact of gender as a variable in American politics. The course analyzes women in the electorate as candidates, as office holders, and as political participants, including participation in political organizations and lobbying groups. Cross-listed as PSC 332.
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Prerequisites: ENL 101 Mother/daughter relationships: biological mothers and daughters, adopted mothers and daughters, motherless daughters. Explorations are based on a multicultural perspective. The course examines how culture, patriarchy, and stereotypes of the family affect mother/daughter relationships. Topics include competition between mothers and daughters, the women’s movement in their lives, feminist parenting, Lesbian mothers or daughters, and motherhood as an institution.
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Prerequisites: SOC 101 or ANT 111 or SOC/ANT 113 or WMS 101 or PST 101; junior or senior standing Family policy issues in the U.S., such as childcare, family leave, job equity, and marriage and family relationships. U.S. public policy is compared with that of other countries. Cross-listed as SOC 336, PST 355
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PSC 101, and upper-division standing Examines public policies and landmark Supreme Court opinions relating to gender equality and women’s interests in the United States. Topics may include educational policies, employment policies, child care policies, health care policies, reproductive rights, and policies relating to women as criminals. Cross-listed as PSC 339.
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Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232; or permission of instructor The theory of labor markets and the problem of discrimination. Current problems facing women and minorities will be examined. Existing programs and trends will be explored. Cross-listed as ECO 343.
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Examination of the economic and social issues associated with education and training which include productivity, employment, wages, and income distribution. Includes topics on testing, discrimination, poverty, and taxation. Cross-listed as ECO 345.
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Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Womens Studies Majors, Minors, and Liberal Arts Womens Studies Concentration. Multidisciplinary perspective of the phenomena of women and aging in American society in a team-taught format. The experiences of older women are explored through literature, oral histories, and intergenerational class projects to determine the forces that affect quality of life and productivity in later life. Cross-listed as ENL 346
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3.00 Credits
Advanced study of a specialized topic chosen by the instructor. May be repeated with a change of content. Cross-listed as ENL 347.
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