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3.00 Credits
A Wss 220Z is the writing intensive version of A Wss 220; only one of A Wss 220 & 220Z may be taken for credit.
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Analyzes the connections between and among classism, racism, sexism, and heterosexism and homophobia, their mutually reinforcing nature, and the tensions arising from their interrelations. Particular attention will be given to the ideological and personal aspects of these phenomena, as well as to their institutional guises in American society. A Wss 240Z is the writing intensive version of A Wss 240; only one of A Wss/Aas/Lcs 240/240Z may be taken for credit.
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What does inequality look like in the 21st century? Through critical reading of science and technology reporting, popular media (including film, video, and the web), scholarly articles, and speculative fiction, Science, Technology, and Social Justice will explore how science and technology can serve to perpetuate-or challenge!-oppression in the information age. Feminist science and technology scholarship will be used as the framework for exploring topics such as new reproductive technologies, environmental racism, "mythological" measurements (from IQ tests to DNA samples), organ harvesting, the "digital divide", electronic surveillance, bio- and nanotechnol
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In this course, we will edit and publish an e-journal. In the first part of the course, we study the impact of digital media on how we read, write, and access information. We apply this new knowledge to create and maintain a mock website. In the second part of the course, we edit and publish one issue of the electronic journal, "transcending silence...." Satisfies General Education Information Literacy requirement.
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Examines the various roles of women and diverse ways they have been represented in Jewish life and literature from the biblical period through the 20th century. Texts will include biblical passages, talmudic legislation and interpretation, medieval documents, early modern memoirs, and modern letters, poetry and fiction. Only one of A Wss 248 & A Jst 248 may be taken for credit. May not be offered in 2008-2009.
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3.00 Credits
With an emphasis on the diversity of U.S. women, this course examines the social, historical, and economic forces that have shaped U.S. women's lives from about 1800-1970 and the contexts within which women have participated in and sometimes led social and political movements.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines how gender is socially constructed in contemporary U.S. society. The course examines how gender orders our everyday lives-our sense of self, our friendships, romances, conversations, clothing, body image, entertainment, work, sexuality, and parenthood. Students will learn how conceptions about gender create and enforce a system of gender difference and inequality. This course will examine the lives, experiences and representations of heterosexual and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and queer (LGBTQ) persons. The course will reveal the "common sense" world of gender that surrounds us by exposing the workings of institutions such as the family, the classroom, the workplace, and the media. Throughout the course we will emphasize the ways in which people experience gender opportunities and constraints differently according to their race, gender, class and sexuality. Only one of A Soc 262 and A Wss 262 may be taken for credit. Prerequisite(s): A Soc 115 or 115Z; or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Female persona in East Asian literature will be examined in relation to their cultural background as well as the genres in which they appear. Women as rulers and lovers; as goddesses and prostitutes; exemplars and shrews. Conducted in English; no knowledge of the East Asian languages or cultures is required. Only one of A Eas 270 & A Wss 270 may be taken for credit.
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3.00 Credits
Horror fiction and film are among the most popular genres, as well as the most powerful and disturbing, in American cultural life. Stephen King, Anne Rice, andothers have risen to success by creating finely crafted expressions of the nightmare of the inner lives of their readers. This course explores what 20th century horror fiction and films tell us about the inner life of the century. May not be offered in 2008-2009.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore how intersections of race, gender, class, nationality, sexuality, age, and (dis)ability shape representations of women in mass media and popular culture. We will also learn to research and analyze various media sources, as well as engage in creative projects to examine such representations and challenge issues of sexual objectification and societal dominance. Recommended (as opposed to required) courses prior to or during enrollment: A Wss 101, A Wss 220, or A Wss/A Aas/A Lcs 240.
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