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WGS 190J: Black Matters: Introduction to Black Studies
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Interdisciplinary survey of people of African descent that draws on the overlapping approaches of history, literature, anthropology, legal studies, media studies, performance, linguistics, and creative writing. Connects the experiences of African-Americans and of other American minorities, focusing on social, political, and cultural histories, and on linguistic patterns. Includes lectures, discussions, workshops, and required field trips that involve minimal cost to students.
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Prereq: None
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WGS 192J: Theater and Cultural Diversity in the US
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Explores contemporary American theatrical expression around issues of gender, ethnic, and cultural identities. Analyzes performances, scripts, video documentation, and invention of original documents of theatrical expression, and construction of gender within particular formations of American culture. Class lectures and discussions analyze samples of Native American, Chicano, African-American, and Asian-American theater, considering the historical and political context for the creation of these works. Performance exercises help identify theatrical forms used by these theaters and consider how these techniques contribute to the overall goals of specific theatrical expressions.
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WGS 220: Women and Gender in the Middle East and North Africa
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Provides an overview of key issues and themes in the study of women and gender relations in the Middle East and North Africa. Includes readings from a variety of disciplines, e.g., history, anthropology, sociology, literature, religious studies, and media studies. Addresses themes such as the relationship between the concepts of nation and gender; women?s citizenship; Middle Eastern women?s activism and the involvement of their Western ?sisters? to this movement; gendered interpretations of the Qur?an and the example of the Prophet Muhammad; and the three H?s of Orientalism (hijab, harem, and hamam).
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WGS 221: Women in the Developing World
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Study of women and gender in the developing world. Interdisciplinary approaches highlight relationships between gender and public policy, economics, art, education, health care, and scientific research. Topics vary by term.
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WGS 225J: The Science of Race, Sex, and Gender
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Examines the role of science and medicine in the origins and evolution of the concepts of race, sex, and gender from the 17th century to the present. Focus on how biological, anthropological, and medical concepts intersect with social, cultural, and political ideas about racial, sexual, and gender difference in the US and globally. Approach is historical and comparative across disciplines emphasizing the different modes of explanation and use of evidence in each field.
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WGS 228J: Psychology of Gender and Race
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Examines evidence (and lack thereof) regarding when and how an individual's thoughts, feelings, and actions are affected by gender and race. Topics include gender and racial factors in identity development, cognition and emotion, achievement, stereotypes, physical and mental health, sexuality, close relationships, work, and violence. Limited to 20.
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WGS 231J: Writing about Race
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The issue of race and racial identity have preoccupied many writers throughout the history of the US. Students read Jessica Abel, Diana Abu-Jaber, Lynda Barry, Felicia Luna Lemus, James McBride, Sigrid Nunez, Ruth Ozeki, Danzy Senna, Gloria Anzaldua, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Carmit Delman, Stefanie Dunning, Cherrie Moraga, Hiram Perez and others, and consider the story of race in its peculiarly American dimensions. The reading, along with the writing of members of the class, is the focus of class discussions. Oral presentations on subjects of individual interest are also part of the class activities. Students explore race and ethnicity in personal essays, pieces of cultural criticism or analysis, or (with permission of instructor) fiction. All written work is read and responded to in class workshops and subsequently revised. Enrollment limited.
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WGS 233J: New Culture of Gender: Queer France
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Addresses the place of contemporary queer identities in French discourse. Discusses the new generation of queer authors and their principal concerns. Introduces students to the main classical references of queer subcultures, from Proust and Vivien to Hocquenghem and Wittig. Examines current debates on post-colonial and globalized queer identities through essays, songs, movies, and novels. Authors include Didier Eribon, Anne Garreta, Abdellah Taia, Anne Scott, and Nina Bouraoui. Taught in French.
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Prereq: One intermediate subject in French
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WGS 234J: The Invention of French Theory: A History of Transatlantic Intellectual Life since 1945
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Examines post-WWII French theory. Discusses how theorists such as Lacan, Cixous, Derrida, and Debord were perceived in France and the US. Explores transatlantic intellectual debates since 1989 and the "new" French theory. Topics include: communism, decolonization, neo-liberalism, gender and mass media. Taught in English.
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WGS 235J: Classics of Chinese Literature in Translation
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Introduction to some of the major genres of traditional Chinese poetry, fiction, and drama. Intended to give students a basic understanding of the central features of traditional Chinese literary genres, as well as to introduce students to the classic works of the Chinese literary tradition. Works read include Journey to the West, Outlaws of the Margin, Dream of the Red Chamber, and the poetry of the major Tang dynasty poets. Literature read in translation. Taught in English.
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