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3.00 Credits
This introduction to the interdisciplinary fields of Women's and Gender Studies presents a historical, sociological, cultural, and theoretical overview of how gender has been lived and understood over the past two hundred years. In addition to providing the basic vocabularies and concepts central to women's, feminist, and gender studies, the course will enable students to analyze the ways in which conceptions of "womanhood" and "manhood" intersect with class, race, ethnicity, sexuality, ability, and age to define social categories, shape identities, and form (or re-form) systems of power, privilege, and oppression.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of aspects of women's lives in Greek and Greco-Egyptian antiquity incorporating the evidence of art, literature, and archaeology: study of the constructs of the female and the feminine. Readings from ancient and modern sources. P: So. stdg.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of aspects of women's lives in Roman and Roman-Egyptian antiquity incorporating the evidence of art, literature, and archaeology; study of the constructs of gender and gender roles. Readings from ancient and modern sources. P: So. stdg.
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3.00 Credits
Comprehensive examination of the forces shaping the position and behavior of women and men in modern American society. How and why do these positions and behavior differ? What are the consequences of these differences? Emphasis on gender as enacted across the spectrum of multicultural diversity in American society, with some comparison to other societies. P: So. stdg.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of issues of gender and politics from political theory, political behavior, and public policy perspectives. Issues include place of gender in liberal political theory and political theory alternatives; history of the women's movement; gender patterns in political behavior, gender consequences of various public policies in the United States; and debate and analysis of policy changes to address these issues in public policies. P: PLS 121 or So. stdg.
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An examination of a number of philosophical approaches, such as those rooted in existentialism, liberalism, and Marxism, to issues concerning gender. Topics from fields such as ethics, politics, philosophy of law, epistemology, and philosophy of science will be addressed. P: PHL 107 or 109, and one of the following: (a) any 200-level philosophy course (except PHL 201), (b) THL 250, or (c) PHL 320 or 323.
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3.00 Credits
Examines gender from a holistic perspective, including language, biology, cultural history, and socio-cultural variables. The course will examine gender in a wide variety of cultures. P: So. stdg.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the historical, social, economic and political content of women's issues. Explores concepts of feminism and sexism in contemporary society. Current social issues will be examined in relation to present and future generations of women. P: Jr. stdg.
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3.00 Credits
Studies of the lives of individuals who made significant impacts on their age and the world. Course will be subtitled in the Schedule of Courses. P: So. stdg.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the multiple faceted experience of being a person of color, a specific gender and immigrants in the United States. Institutional forces (economic, educational, familial, political and social welfare) are examined that influence the structure and status of persons of color, immigrants and women and men. Emphasis is understanding the diversity of the United States and the connections between and among race, gender and class and their complexity. Ways to better understand and interact are presented in addition to ways to foster social change. P: Sr. stdg.
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