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3.00 Credits
Creef (Women's and Gender Studies) NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. This course will serve as an introduction to Asian-American film, and begin with the premise that there is a distinct American style of Asian ?Orientalist? representation by tracing its development in classic Hollywood film over the last 75 years. We examine the politics of interracial romance, the phenomenon of the ?yellow face? masquerade, and the different constructions of Asian-American femininity, masculinity, and sexuality. In the second half of the course, we look at the production of what has been named ?Asian-American cinema? where our focus will be on contemporary works, drawing upon critical materials from film theory, feminist studies, Asian-American studies, history, and cultural st udies. Students may register for either CAMS 241 or WGST 249 and credit will be granted accord ingly. Prerequisite: One course in film/visual arts or women's and gender studies or Asian American topics; or permission of instructor. Not open to students who have pre-viously taken [WOST 249]. Distribution: Arts, Music, Theatre, Film, Video Semester: N/O Unit
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Hertz The biggest force for change in the U.S. economy has been the growing diversity of the American labor force. The first half of the course emphasizes the impact of gender and racial diversity on the nature of work in America. We will discuss four key aspects: the dynamics of gender and race in the workplace; the tensions between work/family and gender equity; the struggle to integrate women into male-dominated occupations and professions; and the challenges for women in leadership roles. The second half of the course will focus on women as critical to the ?new? global workforce in selected regions. We will discuss: women's migration and domestic work; the paradox of caring for others while leaving one's children behind; women in global factories; and women's activism in their home communit ies. Stu-dents may register for eithSOC 306 or WGST 306 and credit will be granted accordingly. Prerequisite: One course in ANTH, SOC, ECON, or WGST [WOST] at the 200-level or permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken WOST 306. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Hertz Analysis of problems facing the contemporary U.S. family and potential policy directions for the new millennium. Discussion of the trans-formation of the American family including changing economic and social roles for women and expanding varieties of family types (such as single mothers by choice and lesbian/gay families). Sexuality, teen pregnancy, reproductive issues, day care, the elderly, divorce, welfare, the impact of work on the family, equality between spouses, choices women make about children and employment, and the new American dreams will be explored. Comparisons to other contemporary societies will serve as a foil for particular analyses. Students are expected to work in groups to analyze the media's portrayal of family/gender stories and selected legal cases. Students may register for either SOC 311 or WGST 311 and credit will be granted accordingly. Prerequisite: One 200-level course in family or gender in SOC, ANTH, HIST, POL, PSYC or WGST, or by permission of instructor. Not open to students who have taken WOST 311. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Gilhuly Plato's Symposium provides one window into the culture of dining in antiquity, revealing how people gathered in ancient Greece to enter-tain and be entertained, to perform music and exchange ideas, to form political ties, and to share food and drink as well as other bodily pleasures. Written texts have provided a primary source of evidence for scholars investigating the social relationships and cultural symbols of ancient Greece and Rome. In this course, we will consider literary materials together with visual and archeological materials to under-stand these cultures. Writing assignments will ask students to assess and make arguments, based on the cultural records, about how these cultures expressed themselves through the distribution of food at the symposium in ancient Greece and the cena in Rome. This course satisfies the Writing 125 requirement and counts as a unit toward the Classical Studies major. Includes a third session each week. Prerequisite: None. Open only to first-year students. Distribution: Language and Literature Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Rhodes (Art) A foundation course in the history of art. From Michelangelo to media culture, this course introduces the visual cultures of Europe, Africa, and the Americas, beginning with the Renaissance, using key issues and monuments as the focus of discussion. Students in this section of ARTH 101 will attend the same twice-weekly lectures as the other ARTH 101 students, but their assignments will be different, and they will attend two special Writing 125 conferences each week. Through writing about art, students in 101/125 will develop skills in visual and critical analysis. This course satisfies the WRIT 125 requirement and counts as a unit toward the major in art history, architecture, studio art, or media arts and sciences. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Arts, Music, Theatre, Film, Video Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Hansen (German) The figure of Adolf Hitler continues to horrify and fascinate those who have inherited the world he changed forever. This writing course explores the historical figure of Hitler and subsequent responses to him by contemporaries, historians, writers, and filmmakers. After read-ing Hitler's own words and biographers' accounts, we shall focus on representations of the man from Germany (Brecht, Thomas Mann) and elsewhere (Charlie Chaplin, Mel Brooks). This course is built around a series of writing projects that focus on the historical subject, Hitler, and his legacy. Assignments will prepare you to write a formal, analytical paper typical of many disciplines at Wellesley: a paper that uses research tools to make a clearly articulated argument and uses evidence to express original thought . Includes a third session each week. Students enrolled in German courses are encouraged to fulfill the WRIT 125 requirement with this class. This course counts as a unit toward the German Studies major. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Language and Literature Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Lee (English) How are stories put together How do they create the sense that they are told from a distinct perspective How do they create anticipation and retrospection How do we distinguish the telling from the tale This course offers an introduction to narrative theory, or theories that explain the devices and structures that stories use in order to make meaning. We will read excerpts from major works of narrative theory (Bal, Genette, Barthes), and we will explore how their concepts yield a better understanding and appreciation of short stories (as well as novels). Authors may include Balzac, Joyce, Conrad, and Faulkner. This course satisfies the WRIT 125 requirement and counts as a unit toward the English major. Includes a third session each week. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Language and Literature Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Marshall (Women's and Gender Studies) This course discusses the ways in which gender is socially constructed through social interactions and within social institutions. The rela-tionship among gender, race, ethnicity, and social class will be stressed. The processes and mechanisms that construct and institutionalize gender will be considered in a variety of contexts: political, economic, religious, educational, and familial. This course satisfies the WRIT 125 requirement and counts as a unit toward the major in Women's and Gender Studies. Includes a third session each week. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Allen (East Asian Languages and Literatures) How do individual voices establish their identities within and against the demands of the community How does the drive to assert the individuality of the self balance the comfort and security of being part of a group We will examine these questions through the lens of Chinese literature, from its beginnings in songs and kings' proclamations in the first millennium B.C.E., through modern writers' reaction against their literary inheritance in the early twentieth century. Our scope will be broad, from lyric poems and essays on political philoso-phy, to love songs and bawdy plays. The works we will read continue to be read by much of the educated populace and constitute a herit-age that writers today emulate, play off of, and rebel against . No prior knowledge of Chinese literature or language is required. This course satisfies the WRIT 125 requirement and counts as a unit toward the major in Chinese. Includes a third session each week. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Language and Literature Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Velenchik (The Writing Program and Economics) This course is intended for students entering Wellesley with a background in economics at the level of AP or IB courses. We will use the basic principles of economics to analyze, and write about, current economic events and policy questions. Topics will include how moral hazard and asymmetric information contributed to the financial crisis of 2008, an evaluation of President Obama's economic stimulus pro-gram, and the cases for and against a substantial increase in federal gas taxes. We will leave ample time to discuss what is happening in economic news during the semester. This course satisfies the WRIT 125 requirement and counts as a unit toward the major in Economics. Includes a third session each week. Prerequisites: International Baccalaureate credit in Economics (a score of 5, 6, or 7) or Advanced Placement credit (a score of 5) in Microeconomics and Macroeconom-ics, and by permission of the instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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