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3.00 Credits
Power relations and categories of social difference are reflected by dramatic inequalities in local environments, and in the quantity and quality of available space. This course examines, through the lenses of feminist geography and planning, how space is invested with social meaning. It discusses how the built environment affects and reflects relations of gender, sexuality and ethnicity, and considers how these social classifications produce "geographies of difference." Gender is also related to nationalism, colonialism, "geographic skills," and feminist research methodologies. Prerequisite(s): A Gog 125 or A Pln 220 or permission of instructo
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the meanings of gender, class, and community in the Chinese cultural context. Topics include: construction and representations of gender and sexuality in modern China; family and kinship systems; media and consumer culture; urbanization and modernism. Developments in Taiwan will be included where appropriate. May not be offered in 2008-2009.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the relationship between women and the law, looking at the way that women have been defined as legal subjects over time and through intersections of gender, sexual orientation, race, and class. The course focuses on the United States, but may also include discussion of women's status in international law and cross-national comparisons of legal policies. Only one of A Wss 333 & R Pos 333 may be taken for credit. Prerequisite(s): R Pos 101 and junior or senior class standing, or permission of instructor.
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This course will examine portrayals of gender, race and class across a wide range of musical media, including film, opera, theater and song. Through a series of theoretical readings and listening/viewing assignments, we will investigate historical and contemporary issues concerning self-representation and the representation of others. Who has the right to speak, and for whom? How can music convey ideas about identity? The many ways music communicates meaning will be explored through lectures, discussion, small-group presentations, and independent writing projects. Prerequisite(s): A Mus 100 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
The different economic roles women play. The socio-historical determinants of these roles and their implications for the individual and society. A Soc 344Z & A Wss 344Z are the writing intensive versions of A Soc 344 & A Wss 344; only one of the four courses may be taken for credit. Prerequisite(s): A Soc 115 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A Soc 344Z & A Wss 344Z are the writing intensive versions of A Soc 344 & A Wss 344; only one of the four courses may be taken for credit. Prerequisite(s): A Soc 115 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
The course will examine relevant court cases as well as local, state, and federal laws that define the boundaries for legal recognition of sexual orientation and personal sexuality in the 20th Century.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the theories of the oppression of women and proposals for solutions. Particular attention will be paid to existentialism, biological determinism, Marxism and feminist psychology and epistemology. Only one of A Wss 350 & A Phi 350 may be taken for credit. Prerequisite(s): one course in philosophy or women's studies.? May not be offered in 2008-2009.
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3.00 Credits
Chinese women and their search for and encounter with modernity will be the focus of this class. What have been the concerns of Chinese women? What forms have women's movements taken in the Chinese context? What has been the role of women in creating a modern Chinese state and society? These and other questions will be examined over the course of the semester.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the sources of contemporary feminist thought and the directions feminism has taken since the sixties. Contemporary feminism analyzed both as a historical movement and as a body of political theory. Particular attention will be paid to diversity within feminist theory and its differences with traditional political theory. Prerequisite(s): A Wss 101 or 101Z or 220 or 220Z or R Pos 101 or permission of instructor.
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