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3.00 Credits
A survey of American women's history from the colonial period to the present. Among the topics included are family roles, women's economic status, women's education and women in American political life.
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3.00 Credits
Feminists working in philosophy, most notably in the 19th and 20th centuries, have altered the traditional philosophical canon by first, recovering women philosophers who were essentially erased from the history and secondly, by extending and contributing to the standard questions of philosophy. For example, one central question of philosophy; "What can we know with certainty?" has been transformed through a feminist lens and reinterpreted as "What does one's gender, social location and cultural framework contribute to what one knows?" In this course we will look at the variety of feminist philosophical theories with a focus on epistemology, metaphysics and ethics.
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3.00 Credits
Examines theories of differences between male and female speakers of English, focusing on phonological, syntactic, semantic, stylistic and conversational features, with analyses of differences in speaking strategies and agendas of male and female speakers, as well as split-language situations in the workplace, home and social settings.
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3.00 Credits
A study of gender issues in English and American Literature. The exact topic will vary from semester to semester, but the course may feature such topics as gay and lesbian literature, feminist criticism, images of masculinity, the representation of sexual ideologies, etc. Course may be repeated for credit when specific topics differs.
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3.00 Credits
This course will establish the role of mainstream cinema in the construction of female gender roles in contemporary Western society. The course will engage with debates in feminist film theory and the role of avant-garde and non-Western cinema in challenging the gender ideology of mainstream cinema.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of problems and issues in selected areas in Women's and Gender Studies. Title in Schedule of Classes will change according to content. Course may be repeated for credit when specific topic differs. (YR)
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3.00 Credits
Topic: Perspectives in Women's Health. This course examines women¿s health issues across the human lifespan, using feminist and sociocultural perspectives. Topics to be explored include the social construction of women¿s sexuality, reproductive options, health care alternatives and risk for physical and mental illness. Attention to the historical, economic, and cultural factors that influence the physical and psychological well-being of women is an underlying theme.
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3.00 Credits
This course will: 1) discuss gender, race, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, and appearance as aspects of diversity; 2) examine social values and practices, and organizational policies and procedures that affect or have affected the employment opportunities of underrepresented groups; 3) examine individual (e.g., prejudice, stereotypes), group (e.g., in-groups and out-groups), and organizational (e.g., climate and culture) processes that affect work place diversity and; 4) discuss "best practices" for promoting an organizational culture that values diversity, along wuth a diverse work force.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on the position of women in Germany after WWII and up to and after the unification of East and West Germany. Particular attention will be given to the gendered history of working through the National Socialist past, the division and reconstruction of the two nation-states, and the terrorism in West Germany in the 1970's. Students will examine images of women in films and tie them to the ideologies of gender and status of women in these larger issues of German history. Course readings will be in English. Students wishing to receive German credit for the course must enroll concurrently in GER 380: Praktikum. Students cannot receive credit for both WGST 401 and WGST 501.
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3.00 Credits
Have you ever been dissed? Why are some people targets of disrespect? This class examines the unequal distribution of power - social, economic and political in the United States and other countries that results in favor for privileged groups. We will examine a variety of institutional practices and individual beliefs that contribute to disrespect. We'll look at ways that beliefs and practices, like viewing inequality as consequence of a "natural order," obscure the processes that create and sustain social discrimination. We will engage in the intellectual examination of systems, behaviors and ideologies that maintain discrimination and the unequal distribution of power and resources. Student will not receive credit for both WGST 404 and WGST 504.
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