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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary introduction emphasizing interaction of biological and sociocultural influences on women's health, and exploring health disparities among women as well as between women and men. Current biomedical knowledge presented with empirical critiques of research and medical practice in specific areas such as occupational health, cardiology, sexuality, infectious diseases, reproduction, etc. - R. Young General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). 3 points
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9.00 Credits
Critical interpretation of film from a feminist perspective and exploration of the relationship of gender to the language of film. (Note: Students registering for this course are expected to attend the screening and commentary on Mondays 7:10-9:30 pm, and lecture and discussion section on Wednesdays 4:10-5:30 pm.) - J. Beller Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to 50 students. General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). 3 points
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4.00 Credits
Explores the salience of writing for the historical representation and self-definition of lesbians in a (mostly) Western context. Includes literary questions about language and form in texts as well as historical questions about the contextual construction of lesbian lives and voices in 20th-century America. General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT). Not offered in 2009-2010. 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Examines roles of black women in the U.S. as thinkers, activists and creators during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Focusing on the intellectual work, social activism and cultural expression of African American women, we examine how they understood their lives, resisted oppression and struggled to change society. We will also discuss theoretical frameworks (such as "double jeopardy," or "intersectionality") developed for the study of black women. The seminar will encourage students to pay particular attention to the diversity of black women and critical issues facing Black women today. General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS). 4 points
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3.00 Credits
This interdisciplinary course explores the historical origins, social functions, and conceptual limitations of the notion of "sexuality" as a domain of human experience and a field of power relations. - R. Young General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points
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3.00 Credits
Investigation of who or what constitutes the subject(s) of gay and lesbian studies. Themes include the historical, methodological, and epistemological crisis points of essentialism/constructionism; thinking sexuality cross-culturally; gender versus sexuality; the binaries of hetero/homo and male/female, trans discourses; community, identity, differences; personal life and the politics of liberation; the place of feminism in les/bi/gay studies. Not offered in 2009-2010. 4 points
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4.00 Credits
History and politics of women's involvement with science. Women's contributions to scientific discovery in various fields, accounts by women scientists, engineers, and physicians, issues of science education. Feminist critiques of biological research and of the institution of science. - L. Kay Prerequisites: Not offered in 2009-2010. General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). Not offered in 2009-2010. 4 points
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3.00 Credits
Investigates the significance of contemporary and historical issues of social, political, and cultural conflicts centered on women's bodies. How do such conflicts constitute women, and what do they tell us about societies, cultures, and politics - D. Ko - D. Ko General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). Not offered in 2009-2010.
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4.00 Credits
Themes include the politics of the canon in Africa, the problems of language, post-colonial counterdiscourse, the African-American continuum, and Third World and Western feminism. Authors include Flora Nwapa, Buchi Emecheta, Nawal El Saadawi, Miriam Tlali, Bessie Head, Alifa Rifaat, Molara Ogundipe-Leslie, Ama Ata Aidoo, Efua Sutherland, and Tess Onwueme. - Y. Christians General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT). 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Explores selected texts written by Asian American women from diverse backgrounds, focusing on issues such as identity, gender, generation, race, class, religion, and language. General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). Not offered in 2009-2010. 4 points
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