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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Major social and political issues relating to the role of women in American society. Study of other countries will be included for comparative analysis. Olson (SS)
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4.00 Credits
Gender differences as one of the basic legitimations for the unequal distribution of power in Western society. Feminist critiques of the basic social structures, cultural forms, and hierarchies of power within religious communities, and the ways in which religious groups have responded. Silberstein (HU)
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4.00 Credits
Analysis of the nature, sources and consequences of the oppression and exploitation of women, and justification of strategies for liberation. Topics include women's nature and human nature, sexism, femininity, sexuality, reproduction, mothering. Prerequisite: one previous course in philosophy or women's studies. Dillon (HU)
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Independent study of selected topics designated and executed in close collaboration with a member of Women's Studies faculty. Students taking this course as a requirement for the minor must elect at least the three-credit option. May be repeated for elective credit. Prerequisite: consent of Women's Studies program director. (SS/HU)
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4.00 Credits
The objective of this class is to introduce students to Hispanic contemporary female authors from Latin America, Spain, and the United States through the analysis of all literary genres (novel, short story, poetry, essay, and drama). This class provides students with a solid introduction to both Hispanic women's writing from the last years of the 19th century to the present, as well as to feminist literary theory. Portela (HU)
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4.00 Credits
This course will provide the student with an opportunity to engage current debates about the meaning and use of racial and sexual classification systems in society. Using a multidisciplinary approach, we will examine the historical and sociological contexts in which specific theories of racial and sexual differences emerged in the U.S. Additionally, we will explore the ways in which changes in the images have implications on the role racial, gender and sexual identity plays in our understanding of the relationship between difference and inequality. Prerequisite: SSP 103 or department permission. (SS)
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4.00 Credits
Women's works about women: is literary creativity gender- identified Are there specifically "feminine" subjectsor themes Besides re-reading some familiar fiction, drama, and poems, introduction to contemporary and often experimental works by less famous writers. (HU)
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4.00 Credits
Gender as shaped by psychological and social psychological processes. Socialization, communication and power, gender stereotypes, methodological issues in sex differences research. Prerequisite: PSYCH 210 completed or concurrent or permission of instructor. (Advanced Psychology Seminar) Hyland (SS)
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Changing conceptions of sexuality and the role of women, men, and children in the family and society from the colonial to the post-World War II era. Emphasis on the significance of socio-economic class and cultural background. Topics include family structure, birth control, legal constraints, marriage, divorce, and prostitution. Najar (SS)
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4.00 Credits
Study of poetry and narrative works by Latin American women writers. Authors include Rosario Ferr, Rosario Castellanos, Elena Poniatowska, Cristina Peri Rossi, among others. Prerequisite: Spanish 152 or equivalent. (HU)
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