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3.00 Credits
A cross-cultural study of gender issues affecting the lives of women and men around the globe. Critical examination of the specific historical, political, and socioeconomic conditions that shape people's identities and experiences and struggles for gender equality and social justice. Analysis of patterns of continuity and change and similarities and differences among women and men. Topics include women's human rights, human trafficking, gendered aspects of globalization, gender and religion, gender and development, gendered dimensions of environmental issues and sustainability and gender, war and peace. (Spring, Summer, Fall). Liberal arts. Prerequisites: upper level standing and one of the following: PSY101, SOC101, HIS101, HIS102, ANT102, WMS101, or POI
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth study of the development and expansion of feminist theory. Critical examination of multiple definitions of feminism, debates in feminist scholarship, and conflicts within the feminist movement. (Spring, Summer, Fall). Liberal arts. Prerequisites: upper-level standing and WMS101
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended to provide an introduction for students into Afghan women's perspectives on their lives and the future of their country. The course will provide students with a better understanding of the challenges Afghan women are facing and will help students explore the self-generated transformation of women's roles in Afghan society. Liberal arts. (Fall). Prerequisites: WMS101 or ANT102 or SOC101 or HIS132 or POI.
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3.00 Credits
Law as it relates to women in the U.S. The ways women and the feminist movement have affected the law, in addition to the influences the law has in each of our lives. Examines such issues as employment opportunity, educational access, domestic violence, reproductive rights, child custody and support, divorce, sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography. How laws are made and changed, how legal arguments are constructed, and how social movements and individuals can influence our laws. (Spring, Fall). Liberal arts. Prerequisites: WMS 101 and/or upper-division standing.
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3.00 Credits
Study of popular cultural artifacts, events, and practices about and by women as they both mirror and transform ideas about women. Emphasis on feminist and cultural studies strategies to interpret cultural products (such as toys, advertisements, TV shows, movies, magazines, athletics, the internet, etc.) as they reflect and affect women. (Fall/Spring). Liberal arts . Prerequisites: WMS101 or SOC101 or HIS101 or HIS102 or ANT102 or CMM118 or POI.
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary introduction to the study of lesbian and gay life. History of lesbians and gay men in the U.S. and the world; social institutions which affect lesbians and gay men; social movements around the world; the social construction and/or biology of sexuality; literature and arts by and about lesbians and gay men. (Spring, Fall). Liberal arts Prerequisite: WMS101 or POI.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the interdisciplinary literature on men and masculinities. Critical examination of masculinity as a social construct and of the diverse experiences of boys and men in different domains and relationships. Analysis of dominant and alternative conceptions and displays of masculinity across cultures and contexts. (Fall/Winter). Liberal arts. Prerequisites: WMS101 or one of the following PSY101, SOC101, HIS101, ANT102, or POI.
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1.00 - 15.00 Credits
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
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3.00 Credits
Integration of knowledge and experiences acquired during coursework in gender and women's studies. In-depth analysis of feminist theory, research, struggles for gender justice, and the historical and sociopolitical context within which they unfold. Design and implementation of a feminist research or activist project. (Spring). Liberal arts. Prerequisites: upper level standing and WMS101.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of gender and women's issues outside the United States. The course consists of preparation for the study abroad trip through readings about gender and the politics of travel and about the particular destination. Study abroad experience typically consist of participation in a conference relevant to Women's Studies at the end of the semester and a structured study trip, which examines the interplay between gender, culture, and politics in a particular country or region and in comparative perspective. Destinations mayinclude: Spain and the Basque Country, Ireland and the Netherlands, Turkey and Cyprus, Morocco and Egypt. (Winter/Spring/Summer). Liberal arts. Prerequisites: WMS101 or one of the following PSY101, SOC101, HIS101, ANT102, or POI.
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