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  • WSTD 101: Study of an Author

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Arts & Letters Sector. All Classes. Staff. This is an introduction to literary study through the works of a single author--often Shakespeare, but some versions of this course will feature other writers. (For offerings in a given semester, please see the on-line coursecal descriptions on the English Department website.) We will read several works and approach them--both in discussion and in writing-from a range of critical perspectives. The author's relation to his or her time, to literary history generally, and to the problems of performance, are likely to be emphasized. This course is designed for the General Requirement; it is also intended to serve as a first or second course for prospective English majors.
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  • WSTD 103: The American Short Story

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    May be counted as a General Requirement Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An introduction to literary study through a genre, either the short story or poetry. Some versions of this course will vary widely in the selection of stories or poems, including a sampling of works in translation. Others will focus exclusive on modern and contemporary American short fiction or poetry. Others will focus exclusively on modern and contemporary American short fiction or poetry. This course is designed for the General Requirement, and is ideal for the students wishing to take an English course but not necessarily intending to major.
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  • WSTD 104: Sociology of Sex:Comparative Approach

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Collins. Social scientists have argued that sexuality is not an unchanging biological reality or universal natural force, but a cultural construct, shaped by economical, social, and political processes and therefore, like society itself, historical, that is, variable in both time and space. This seminar follows this approcach by exploring cultural construction of sexuality as it evolved from Greek antiquity to contemporary U.S.A., and its relationship to gender, class, political hierarchies, religion, ideology, and science. How have the meanings of sexualtiy, codes of sexual regulation and sexual politics have varied over time with changing circumstances
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  • WSTD 108: Women and Health in South Asia

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Kulkarni. Women's health experience in South Asia presents a biological anomaly. This alone makes it a worthy subject for study. Drawing upon theoretical and empirical evidences, the course argues for a socio-medical approach for understanding health status and behavior of women in South Asia. Within this context, it aims to show (1) how and why gender is a crucial explanatory variable of women's survival experience, burden of disease, nutritional status and access and utilization of health services in South Asia and (2) the category of women itself needs to be problematized in order to arrive at a better understanding of women's health issues. This is an introductory level course that is a semester long. Given these two features, it has all the defects of a sampling error. The topics and the readings suggested are an attempt to combine the theoretical and empirical work, place women's health issues within broader concerns of gender studies and suggest fruitful area research. Though it shouldn't certainly mean that this is only what women's health comprises. However, the lectures, discussions, and assignments will give you a broad idea about what the area of women's health in South Asia constitutes.
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  • WSTD 109: Women and Religion

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Humanities & Social Science Sector. Class of 2010 & beyond. Staff. This course will investigate women's religious practices and beliefs in a number of established religions. We will pay attention to such topics as theological explanations of women's role in creation, the relationship between women and evil, the position of women in religious hierarchies, and the impact of social change on women's roles in established religions. Traditional religions considered will include Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism. Issues raised will include the impact of the women's movement and feminist thought on women and religion, and the development of contemporary woman-oriented spiritual movements and religious practices.
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  • WSTD 113: Major Western Religious Thinkers

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. This course is crosslisted with RELS 113, a topics course, when the subject matter is appropriate to Women's Studies. See current timetable. Introduction to the writings of one or two significant western religious thinkers, designed for those who have no background in religious thought. Possible thinkers to be studied: Augustine, Maimonides, Spinoza, Luther, Teresa of Avila, Edwards, Mendelssohn, Kierkegaard, DuBois, Bonhoeffer, King.
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  • WSTD 114: Discrimination:Sexual and Racial Conflict

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Society Sector. All classes. Madden. This course is concerned with the structure, the causes and correlates, and the government policies to alleviate discrimination in the United States. The central focus of the course is on employment discrimination by race and gender. After a comprehensive overview of the structures of labor markets and of nondiscriminatory reasons for the existence of group differentials in employment and wages, various theories of the sources of discrimination are reviewed and evaluated. Actual governmental policies and alternatives policies are evaluated in light of both the empirical evidence on group differences and the alternative theories of discrimination.
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  • WSTD 117: Sociology of Work

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    May be counted as a General Requirement Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Leidner. The material world is shaped and maintained through work, but so is the social world. How work is organized, allocated, and rewarded determines the opportunities people have for developing their own capacities, the kinds of ties they will have with others, and how much control they will have over their own lives. We will consider various sociological perspectives on work and compare alternative ways of organizing work, with a focus on the contemporary United States.
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  • WSTD 118: Iranian Cinema:Gender,Politics and Religion

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Minuchehr. Post-Revolutionary Iranian cinema has gained exceptional international reception in the past two decades. In most major national and international festivals, Iranian films have taken numerous prizes for their outstanding representation of life and society, and their courage in defying censorship barriers. In this course, we will examine the distinct characteristics of the post-revolutionary Iranian cinema. Discussion will revolve around themes such as gender politics, family relationships and women's social, economic and political roles, as well as the levels of representation and criticism of modern Iran's political and religious structure within the current boundaries. There will be a total of 12 films shown and will include works by Kiarostami, Makhmalbaf, Beizai, Milani, Bani-Etemad and Panahi, among others.
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  • WSTD 120: Sex and Gender in Ancient Greek Culture

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An interdisciplinary study of ancient Greek attitudes to gender as reflected in the legal, social, and religious roles of women; conceptions of the family and its place in the city; biological and evolutionary speculation about sexual difference; the representation of sexuality and gender relations in mythology, lyric poetry, and drama.
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