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A study of the changing world of American and British women in the 20th century as portrayed by women writers. The critical emphasis will be on feminist theory and the political, social, and cultural background of the times. Among others, we will read works by Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison, Sylvia Plath, Adrienne Rich, Anne Sexton, Edith Wharton, and Virginia Woolf. Same as ENG 233. Hartman
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An analysis of the roles women and men have historically played and continue to play in the economy, both within and outside of the labor market. Topics include the historical conditions under which dominant gender ideals emerged, the value of unpaid work and national accounting, occupational segregation and labor market discrimination. Economic and interdisciplinary approaches are used. Prerequisite: ECO 100 and 103, or permission of the instructor. Same as ECO 244. Staff
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Role of gender in different cultures across non-industrialized world and impact of economic development on position of women and gender relations in these societies. Women's contribution to economic and social change and the extent to which conventional methods of analysis in development economics can be applied to their situations. Examination of the development of the "Third World woman" inthe development literature. Prerequisite: ECO 100 and 103, or permission of the instructor. Same as ECO 282. Zein-Elabdin
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An interdisciplinary study of the various ways women have participated in American society and politics. Topics include the suffrage movement, modern modes of political participation, and the New Deal and World War II. Critical analysis of the meaning of feminism and special attention to the post-1945 period. Same as AMS/HIS 320. Stevenson
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An examination of the transmission of gender expectations and their impact on women's and men'seducational and employment patterns, interpersonal relationships, psychological traits, family patterns, and sexual behavior. Consideration of the role of biology, the intersection of gender with other variables such as social class, and the impact of micro- and macro-scale change. (Prerequisite: SOC 100) Same as SOC 350. Auster
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3.00 Credits
This interdisciplinary seminar will explore women's health and pregnancy outcome through the lenses of both science and social analysis. In addition to reading and discussion on influences on pregnancy outcomes, students will examine results of surveys of Amish women in Lancaster County, African- American and Hispanic women in Lancaster City, and women of child-bearing age in central Pa. This course is supported by funds from the PA Dept. of Health. (Any course that includes methods of data analysis or permission.) Same as GOV/PUB/STS 388. Miller
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3.00 Credits
Readings and research in selected aspects of the political, social, and cultural history of Modern Europe. Recent seminars include "Gender in Modern Europe," "Social Discipline and Social DevianceThe Construction of Modern European Subjectivity," "The French Revolution," "The Politiof Memory," "Human Rights and Civil Rights," and "Urban History." Some of these courses hprerequisites (see relevant departmental offerings). Same as HIS 403. Schrader, Mitchell
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An advanced seminar examining the challenges posed by the modern political movement of feminism to traditional ways of thinking about, looking at, and making art. Emphasis is placed on work made during the last 3 decades of the 20th century. Questions considered include the feminist challenge to the cultural stereotype of "Artist"; women's efforts to define a "female" aesthetic (or, is there sa thing ); the feminist critique of visual representation. Prerequisite: ART 103 or permission of the instructor. Same as ART 431. Aleci
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Readings and research in selected topics of the social, political, and cultural history of East Asia. Recent seminars include "Women and Gender in Chinese History," "Memories of Empire ." Same HIS 450. Reitan
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Desired and envied, Peggy Shippen and Ann Coleman were young women blamed for highly irregular behavior by famous men, Benedict Arnold and James Buchanan. The possibly banal or even complex realities of their lives are typically reduced to the melodramatic conventions of sentimental fiction. In this seminar, we will work in a number of registers: the historical (What happen ), the collision of historiography and genre (How are sentiment and sympathy used to imagine the lives of young women ) and the narratological (how do various narrative strategies tell truth, inspire action, or support particular ideological positions ) Permission of the instructor required. Same as AMS/ENG 466. Battistini
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