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New Core: Fulfills 3 credits in Area of Knowledge III or 3 credits in Area of Knowledge V. Course Description: This course examines the interdependence of the categories gender, race and class in world history and literature, in recent cultural theory, and in contemporary lives. It considers both cultural and political conflicts that arise from the postcolonial global landscape and the oppression of marginalized peoples and analyzes how gender, race, and class roles are constructed, negotiated, and manipulated through literature and other media. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial, Online Course Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Women's & Gender Studies Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge III, Area of Knowledge V, Contemporary Global Studies, Inquiry and Exploration
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New Core: Fulfills 3 credits in Area of Knowledge III or 3 credits in Area of Knowledge V. Course Description: This course examines how our consumption impacts the commonly-held core values of our society. We will focus on issues of sex and sexuality and look at them through lens of women's and gender theory and basic principles of economics. The course will focus on changes in supply and demand, income distribution, consumer behavior and other economic factors and address how our consumption impacts what we believe about sexuality, pornography, gender, our bodies, and our health. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial, Online Course Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Women's & Gender Studies Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge III, Area of Knowledge V, Contemporary Global Studies
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New Core: Fulfills 3 credits in Area of Knowledge III or 3 credits in Area of Knowledge V. Revised Course Description: This paired learning community explores violence and issues of violence as they relate to women and women's bodies. The courses would define "violence" as it pertains to mental, emotional, and physical acts of violence towards women in the U.S. and abroad, focusing on such prevailing issues as domestic violence, rape, pornography, and global violence against women, as well as movements towards fighting the patriarchal hegemony that allows such atrocities. We will incorporate films and guest speakers, along with visits to institutions and / or attendance at lectures or events that empower and / or support women. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Women's & Gender Studies Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge III, Area of Knowledge V, Contemporary Global Studies
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3.00 Credits
New Core: Fulfills 3 credits in Area of Knowledge III or 3 credits in Area of Knowledge V. Course Description: This course examines the interdependence of the categories gender, race and class in world history and literature, in recent cultural theory, and in contemporary lives. It considers both cultural and political conflicts that arise from the postcolonial global landscape and the oppression of marginalized peoples and analyzes how gender, race, and class roles are constructed, negotiated, and manipulated through literature and other media. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Women's & Gender Studies Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge III, Area of Knowledge V, Challenge to Achieve at Pace, Contemporary Global Studies
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New Core: Fulfills 3 credits in Area of Knowledge III or 3 credits in Area of Knowledge V. Course Description: This Learning Community examines the interdependence of the categories gender, race and class in a variety of literary genres, media, and in the contemporary lives. Through written assignments and class discussion, students will examine how gender, race, and class roles are constructed, negotiated, and manipulated through literature and other media. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Women's & Gender Studies Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge III, Area of Knowledge V, Contemporary Global Studies
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Course Description: This paired learning community is geared for those whose majors do not require a specific math class and who would like to explore cultural issues in depth. These courses will examine stereotypes of gender, race, and class from ancient to modern times through the lens of mathematical studies. We will examine how these three categories intersect and become intertwined in social reality. How can math be used to describe and analyze those realities 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Women's & Gender Studies Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge III, Area of Knowledge V, Contemporary Global Studies
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New Core: Fulfills 3 credits in Area of Knowledge III or 3 credits in Area of Knowledge V. Course Description: This learning community covers the subjects of women's economic inequality, women's economic contribution and how globalization impacts women around the globe. The class first focuses on traditional women's roles within the family, the age of women entering into the workforce, and areas where women are leaders. Other topics are the working conditions and wages women are paid compared to men, and possible means to improve the status of women in the economy. Examples come from the United States, as well as countries around the globe. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Women's & Gender Studies Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge III, Area of Knowledge V, Contemporary Global Studies
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3.00 Credits
Course Description: This Learning Community examines current and historical differences in pay and employment experience between women and men, and between whites and ethnic and racial minorities. It explores the interdependencies of gender, race,and class in world history, literature, and cultural theory in post-colonial culture. Explanations of the differentials and trends are surveyed; in particular, a variety of economic and cultural theories of discrimination are explored. Students examine definitions of class, data on class differences, and how gender, race, and class roles are constructed, negotiated, and reproduced. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial, Online Course Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Women's & Gender Studies Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge III, Area of Knowledge V, Contemporary Global Studies
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Old Core: Fulfills LIT 211 or LIT 212. New Core: Fulfills 3 credits in Area of Knowledge II and 3 credits in Area of Knowledge IV. Community Course Description: This course examines motherhood as a social, historical, and literary construct. We will discuss how motherhood was defined in a variety of historical cultures: the work assigned to or expected of mothers; the ideal of the "good mother;" the relationship between mothers and fathers; and the legal position of mothers. At the same time, we will examine motherhood and mothers in a variety of literary texts from the same periods, discussing motherhood as metaphor. Students will also design their own Web pages on a maternal figure or topic. Course Rotation: NYC: Fall. 6.000 Credit Hours 6.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Women's & Gender Studies Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge II, Area of Knowledge IV, Exploratory Course, Inquiry and Exploration, Writing-Enhanced
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New Core: Fulfills 3 credits in Area of Knowledge II or 3 credits in Area of Knowledge IV. Course Description: What does it mean to "be a man" This course examines men and masculinity in the light of contemporary gender theories and will discuss men's relations to violence, culture, the family, sexuality, the women's movement, and each other. Course Rotation: NYC: Fall and Spring. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Women's & Gender Studies Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge II, Area of Knowledge IV, Enhancement Course
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