|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Course Criteria
Add courses to your favorites to save, share, and find your best transfer school.
-
3.00 Credits
This course surveys American literature from the 1870s to 1950. We will discuss some of the following developments and authors of the 19th century: The rise of realism (James, Wharton) and naturalism (Crane, Dreiser), regional literature (Jewett, Freeman), and African American literature (Washington, DuBois, Chesnutt). The survey of 20th-century works includes works by several modern poets (Eliot, Frost, Hughes), novelists (Hurson, Faulkner, Welty), and dramatists (Odetts, ONeill).
-
3.00 Credits
No course description available.
-
3.00 Credits
This course will investigate the lives of women in both the pre-contact and post-conquest societies. The first part of the course concentrates on the activities of women, and their role in society, among the Aztecs, Inca, and Pueblo civilizations. The course will follow with the study of their experiences after the Spanish Conquest. The final section of the course will cover the variety of women, ranging from wealthy Spanish women, established nuns, marginal mystics, Indian leaders, and African women, and their experiences in the Spanish colonies. In the class, students will learn about and discuss the various gender systems which operated in different periods, and how these systems shaped women's lives as women shaped the systems themselves.
-
3.00 Credits
History and dynamics of womens political movements (both conservative and liberal) in the U.S. Survey of womens current levels and styles of participation in U.S. government and politics.
-
3.00 Credits
Explores city life and all the elements that define it, the problems and prospects of the urban policy that surround , influence, constrain and color city life. When cross listed with WGST 341C special attention is paid to the role of women as citizens and activists in the urban context.
-
3.00 Credits
Compares the lives of women around the world: their public and private roles and responsibilities, positions in government, the economy, and the private sphere. Seeks to explain womens status differences in various regions and societies by looking at the influence of culture, religion, economics, and politics.
-
3.00 Credits
Civil liberties are the legal face of democratic politics key issue: how combine majority rule and cultural pluralism and protection of individual rights? Begin with study of traditional civil liberties: tension between protecting individual rights and majority power in a democracy. Next how that traditional understanding overlooks justice for individuals not mainstream. Then in depth focus on two groupsAfrican Americans and womenwith books arguing why the traditional understanding of civil liberties fails to do justice.
-
3.00 Credits
This course examines the origins, patterns, reforms, and criticisms of American social policy. Consideration of ties between knowledge and social policy, and the particular impact of education, health care, and welfare policies on women, children, different racial and ethnic groups, and the middle class. A review of normative claims for the proper role of the state and capitalism, as well as comparisons with other western, capitalist societies and their policy regimes. On sufficient demand.
-
3.00 Credits
Examines the conditions facing selected racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., with African Americans being the primary case for analysis. Topics include the social construction of race and ethnicity, the wide range of political strategies and tactics employed by racial and ethnic groups in pursuit of equality, and U.S. immigration policy.
-
3.00 Credits
An introduction to women as creators of fine and decorative art within North America and Europe from 1875 to 2000. The course also addresses how women have been represented in art by men and other women.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Privacy Statement
|
Terms of Use
|
Institutional Membership Information
|
About AcademyOne
Copyright 2006 - 2025 AcademyOne, Inc.
|
|
|