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WMS 101 Introduction to Women and Gender Studies (AASW)Introduces students to the field of Women and Gender Studies. Examines women and gender in the United States from interdisciplinary, multicultural and feminist perspectives. Course topics include an exploration of the history of women’s rights movements, reproductive freedoms, the social construction of beauty, sexuality, violence against women, gender and work, and masculinity issues. The course is design to help students develop a critical framework for thinking about women and gender issues in a historical and contemporary context. Major and minor requirement. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
HON 112 Introduction to Honors (AQW)The course is required of all first-year students entering the Honors College Program. This theme-based seminar introduces students to an Honors education and fulfills General Education requirements for Written Communication and Perspectives on Gender. 3 Cr.
WMS 201 Little Women to Riot Grrls: Girls' Studies (AHW)Introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of Girls' Studies. Surveys the construction of girlhood from infancy through the college years as read in history, literature, and social theory with a focus on contemporary girlhood realized across person and place. Examines social constructions of girlhood, media representations of girls/young women, and girls' lived experiences. Considers ways girls use writing, art, and activism to define their lives and create their identities. Crosslisted with ENG201. 3 Cr.
ENG 201 Little Women to Riot Grrls: Girls' Studies (AHW)Introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of Girls' Studies. Surveys the construction of girlhood from infancy through the college years as read in history, literature, and social theory with a focus on contemporary girlhood realized across person and place. Examines social constructions of girlhood, media representations of girls/young women, and girls' lived experiences. Considers ways girls use writing, art, and activism to define their lives and create their identities. Crosslisted with WMS201. 3 Cr.
DNS 206 20th and 21st-Century Dance: Issues and Styles (AW)Provides for the study of the origin and evolution of 20th and 21st-century dance; important dance artists and their work; contemporary forms, trends and styles; a survey of dance literature through film; and video and written materials. 3 Cr. (Fall.)
HST 230 History of Women and Medicine (AHW) Addresses key themes in the history of women in medicine with a transnational focus, both in terms of women as nurses, midwives and doctors, as well as patients. Looks at the medicalization of women’s bodies, reproductive issues, diseases and education. 3 Cr. (Spring.) [Cross-listed as WMS 230.]
WMS 230 History of Women and Medicine (AHW) Addresses key themes in the history of women in medicine with a transnational focus, both in terms of women as nurses, midwives and doctors, as well as patients. Looks at the medicalization of women’s bodies, reproductive issues, diseases and education. 3 Cr. (Spring.) [Cross-listed as HST 230.]
AAS 234 Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans:Colony, Nation, Race, Diaspora (ADW) Explores through interactive lecture and discussion Puerto Rico as a Spanish and U.S. colony and homeland/patria for millions, and the Puerto Rican diaspora. Through films, music, and documents students analyze struggles that yielded evolving systems of power, patterns of resistance, and identities, especially in terms of race and gender. Develops skills in critical reading, analysis, discussion of historical texts and debates, and writing. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as HST 234.]
HST 234 Puerto Rico & Puerto Ricans: Colony, Nation, Race, Diaspora (ADW)Explores through interactive lecture and discussion Puerto Rico as a Spanish and U.S. colony and homeland/patria for millions, and the Puerto Rican diaspora. Through films, music, and documents students analyze struggles that yielded evolving systems of power, patterns of resistance, and identities, especially in terms of race and gender. Develops skills in critical reading, analysis, discussion of historical texts and debates, and writing. Course requires a minimum grade of C (for General Education/Major/Minor/Certification) Crosslisted with HST234. 3 Cr.
WMS 234 Puerto Rico & Puerto Ricans: Colony, Nation, Race, Diaspora (ADW)Explores through interactive lecture and discussion Puerto Rico as a Spanish and U.S. colony and homeland/patria for millions, and the Puerto Rican diaspora. Through films, music, and documents students analyze struggles that yielded evolving systems of power, patterns of resistance, and identities, especially in terms of race and gender. Develops skills in critical reading, analysis, discussion of historical texts and debates, and writing. Course requires a minimum grade of C (for General Education/Major/Minor/Certification) Crosslisted with HST234. 3 Cr.
ENG 234 Jane Austen and Pop Culture (AHW)Introduces students to the early nineteenth-century contexts that Jane Austen wrote her works in, and the modern and post-modern offshoots, adaptations, transformations of, and obsessions with her works. Studies four Austen novels in both their Regency contexts and in relation to the twentieth and twenty-first century continuing popularity of Austen’s work. Special attention to questions of gender and genre will help to shape the course. Fulfills the British Literature after 1800 requirement. 3 Cr.
ENG 241 American Literature II (AHW)Surveys texts written in or about America from the post-Civil War era to the present. Introduces students to literary movements of the period such as realism, modernism, the Harlem Renaissance, the Beat generation, postmodernism, and the rise of ethnic American writing. May include writers such as James, Stein, Hughes, Ginsberg, Pynchon, and Kingston. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
WMS 243 Immigration in Literature (ADW)Explores transcultural experiences and encounters represented in contemporary fiction, literary non-fiction, film and fine art. Retraces trajectories taken by twenty and twenty-first century immigrants. Confronts what it takes and feels like and means to make complex geo-cultural crossings. Considers the ways writers, directors, and artists interrogate various kinds of borders and boundaries and redefine national, racial, ethnic, religious, gender and other geo-cultural constructs, while pushing also beyond conventional confines of genre. Investigates how they represent the different degrees and kinds of agency, autonomy, and authority experiences in the migration, immigration, emigration, and trafficking. Crosslisted with ENG243. 3 Cr.
ENG 243 Immigration in Literature (ADW)Explores transcultural experiences and encounters represented in contemporary fiction, literary non-fiction, film and fine art. Retraces trajectories taken by twenty and twenty-first century immigrants. Confronts what it takes and feels like and means to make complex geo-cultural crossings. Considers the ways writers, directors, and artists interrogate various kinds of borders and boundaries and redefine national, racial, ethnic, religious, gender and other geo-cultural constructs, while pushing also beyond conventional confines of genre. Investigates how they represent the different degrees and kinds of agency, autonomy, and authority experiences in the migration, immigration, emigration, and trafficking. Crosslisted with WMS243. 3 Cr.
WMS 245 Imagining Women's Lives in American Literature (AHW)Explores ways in which writing by and about women has exposed structural gender inequality in the United States while also fostering resistance and social change through the revelation of the imagination. Examines how women writers from a variety of identity positions—those of race, class, and sexual orientation—have imagined women’s lives and new possibilities in the US since the early twentieth century. As part of the General Education program, this course develops skills in critical thinking and writing and helps students understand how gender is constructed in the US. Crosslisted with ENG245. 3 Cr.
ENG 245 Imagining Women's Lives in American Literature (AHW)Explores ways in which writing by and about women has exposed structural gender inequality in the United States while also fostering resistance and social change through the revelation of the imagination. Examines how women writers from a variety of identity positions—those of race, class, and sexual orientation—have imagined women’s lives and new possibilities in the US since the early twentieth century. As part of the General Education program, this course develops skills in critical thinking and writing and helps students understand how gender is constructed in the US. Crosslisted with WMS245. 3 Cr.
AAS 271 Gender, Race and Class (ADW) Examines the intersecting socio-political forces of gender, race and class, and how these forces interact. Looks at how these forces affect individuals, and individual and social responses to these forces. Investigates the history of efforts to end discrimination, and the ways these efforts translate into issues of current concern in the US. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as WMS 271 and SOC 271.]
SOC 271 Gender, Race and Class (ADW) Examines the intersecting socio-political forces of gender, race and class, and how these forces interact. Looks at how these forces affect individuals, and individual and social responses to these forces. Investigates the history of efforts to end discrimination, and the ways these efforts translate into issues of current concern in the U.S. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.) [Cross-listed as AAS 271 and WMS 271.]
WMS 271 Gender, Race and Class (ADW) Examines the intersecting socio-political forces of gender, race and class, and how these forces interact. Looks at how these forces affect individuals, and individual and social responses to these forces. Investigates the history of efforts to end discrimination, and the ways these efforts translate into issues of current concern in the U.S. Major requirement. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.) [Cross-listed as AAS 271 and SOC 271.]
FLM 301 Theory and Criticism of Film (AW)Introduces and develops a specialized set of advanced critical tools used to evaluate, explicate, and interrogate filmic texts. 3 Cr.
WMS 302 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Disability Studies (ADW)Synthesizes an introduction to disability studies from a feminist lens. Explores theorists in Disability Studies and apply these theories to cultural texts, films, and current events. Takes an interdisciplinary and intersectional approach, focused on how gender is constructed in relationship to normative embodiment, how racial identity impacts both the likelihood and treatment of disability, how ableism has been used to reinforce sexist, racist, and heteronormative ways of thinking. Explores the questions: how are dis/ability, gender, race, class, and sexuality co-constructed? How can an understanding of critical disability studies enhance feminist, antiracist, and queer theory and practice? Students learn basic tenets of disability studies, and develop a nuanced understanding of both how gender is socially constructed through ableism and how disabled bodies can challenge normative gender models. 3 Cr.
ANT 303 Native American Women (ADW)Cross listed with WMS 303. Representations of Native American women generally conform to two stereotypes: the submissive drudge or the Indian princess. Both ignore the complexity and diversity of Native women's roles in their respective societies. Taught primarily from a Native women's perspective, this course moves beyond the two-dimensional portrait to engage life experience and social institutions, emphasizing strength and endurance, the complementary nature of traditional gender roles and contemporary strategies for cultural survival. 3 Cr.
WMS 303 Native American Women (ADW) Representation of Native American women generally conform to two stereotypes: the submissive drudge or the Indian princess. Both ignore the complexity and diversity of Native women's roles in their respective societies. Taught primarily from a Native women's perspective, this course moves beyond the two-dimensional portrait to engage life experiences and social institutions, emphasizing strength and endurance, the complementary nature of traditional gender roles and contemporary strategies for cultural survival. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as ANT 303.]
ANT 304 Native American Images in Film and Media (AIW)From early drawings, photographs and films of visual anthropologists to the shaping of the Western genre in commercial films and TV, images of Native Americans are a real part of the American cultural process. An overview of stereotypical images will emerge as we trace how Native American are (re) presented and etched into cultural memory and examine the sacrificial “killing off” of Indian maidens in the western genre of film. As such, analysis and deconstruction of (re)presentations of racial and gendered stereotypes in mainstream media is a specific goal of this course. Indigenous viewpoints about these images will be a central theme for this learning experiences. 3 Cr.
ANT 305 Gender, Sex and Power: the View from Inside (AIW) How might your assigned sex and gender categories impact your life? This course explores the power dynamics intertwined within systems of sex and gender. Looking at people's diverse experiences, we will use a multidisciplinary perspective that considers the historical, socio-cultural, and political-economic factors of a range of cultural contexts within the US and abroad. Coursework emphasizes the intersecting connections of sex and gender to race, class, ethnicity and sexual orientation in a globalized and transnational world. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as WMS 305.]
WMS 305 Gender, Sex and Power: the View from Inside (AIW) How might your assigned sex and gender categories impact your life? This course explores the power dynamics intertwined within systems of sex and gender. Looking at people's diverse experiences, we will use a multidisciplinary perspective that considers the historical, socio-cultural, and political-economic factors of a range of cultural contexts within the US and abroad. Coursework emphasizes the intersecting connections of sex and gender to race, class, ethnicity and sexual orientation in a globalized and transnational world. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as ANT 305.]
AAS 307 Exploring the Black Experience (AWY)Explores the black experience through writing with a detailed examination of African peoples' social, cultural, and literary responses to the modern zeitgeist. Aims to increase students' response repertoire and writing abilities about African peoples' social, cultural and literary traditions. 3 Cr.
ARH 310 Women in Art (AW)Examines the contributions and creations of women to the visual arts throughout history, with an emphasis on the women artists of the last two centuries. Students will gain an understanding of artistic techniques and movements and become familiar with the social and political history of women, in order to understand how such conditions affect artistic production. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as WMS 310.]
WMS 310 Women in Art (AW)Examines the contributions and creations of women to the visual arts throughout history, with an emphasis on the women artists of the last two centuries. Students will gain an understanding of artistic techniques and movements and become familiar with the social and political history of women, in order to understand how such conditions affect artistic production. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as ARH 310.]
MUS 311 Women in Music (AW)A survey of roles and contributions of women in music and examination of cultural, political, and socioeconomic contexts surrounding them. Discussions of feminist theory and music. 3 Cr.
WMS 313 Gender Politics (AWY)Explores, from a feminist perspective, socio-political barriers that have made women the "majority minority" or "silenced majority." Includes barriers such as discriminatory legislation, political folkways, sex and gender roles, and myths that have created and perpetuated a male-dominated society. Cross-listed as HON & PLS 313. 3 Cr.
AAS 315 Contemporary Black Woman (ADW)Eclectically explores the various positions and roles played by black women in contemporary times against their historical backdrop. Focuses on the roles of black women in traditional and contemporary contexts in Africa; black women in rural and urban areas and in the Caribbean; and professional black women and their characteristics. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.) [Cross-listed as WMS 315.]
WMS 315 Contemporary Black Woman (ADW)Eclectically explores the various positions and roles played by black women in contemporary times against their historical backdrop. Focuses on the roles of black women in traditional and contemporary contexts in Africa; black women in rural and urban areas and in the Caribbean; and professional black women and their characteristics. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as AAS 315.]
DNS 316 History and Development of Dance (AWY)This course investigates how dance and dance history connect to issues of gender, sexuality, race, class, and nationality. It incorporates a variety of historical and theoretical texts to examine dance from multiple perspectives and considers the historic practice in relation to present day dance. 3 Cr.
ENG 318 Approaching Religion (AIW)Introduces students to disciplinary methods used by scholars in the humanities and the social sciences to study religion and its cultural artifacts, including literary, philosophical, and historical analysis. The course is structured as a series of case studies, in which different religious texts, traditions, and phenomena are analyzed from discrete and carefully defined methodological perspectives. 3 Cr. (Spring.)
HST 328 Women in America (AVW) Focuses on the changing history of American women, including the intersections of gender and sexuality with ethnicity, race, immigration, and class. We analyze cultural images of American women, as well as individual and organized resistance to conventional definitions of womanhood as well as contemporary issues, including employment, reproductive freedom, and anti-racism. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as WMS 328.]
WMS 328 Women in America (AVW) Focuses on the changing history of American women, including the intersections of gender and sexuality with ethnicity, race, immigration, and class. We analyze cultural images of American women, as well as individual and organized resistance to conventional definitions of womanhood as well as contemporary issues, including employment, reproductive freedom, and anti-racism. 3 Cr. (Spring.) [Cross-listed as HST 328.]
WMS 330 Global Perspectives on Women and Gender (AOW)Explores historical, social and political factors shaping sex and gender across cultures and countries. Focuses on women and societies outside Euro-American contexts in considering ways global capitalism, gendered division of labor, and commodification of women's bodies contribute to the current position of women. Topics include gender and globalization; gender and work; women and the state; women and reproductive health; gender and religion; women, gender and family; gender-based violence; and the global sex trade. 3-4 Cr. (Every Semester.)
HST 332 Witchcraft & Witch-hunting in Early Modern Europe, 1450-1750 (AW)Students will deepen their understanding of witchcraft and witch-hunting in early modern Europe through discussions of readings, writing assignments, and lectures. The relationship between women, gender and witch-hunting forms a major focus of the class. Other topics include elite and popular views on magic and witchcraft; the links between religion, the rise of the modern state and witch-hunting; and the decline of witch prosecutions. Crosslisted with WMS332. 3 Cr. (Even Spring.)
WMS 332 Witchcraft & Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe, 1450-1750 (AW)Students will deepen their understanding of witchcraft and witch-hunting in early modern Europe through discussions of readings, writing assignments, and lectures. The relationship between women, gender and witch-hunting forms a major focus of the class. Other topics include elite and popular views on magic and witchcraft; the links between religion, the rise of the modern state and witch-hunting; and the decline of witch prosecutions. Crosslisted with HST332. 3 Cr. (Even Spring.)
ANT 336 Environment, Traditional Arts and Women's Lives (AIW)Cross listed with WMS 336 What is the relationship between cultural and biological diversity when seen through the lens of "folk arts," rituals, story telling and material culture? In a time of rapid climate change, the traditional ecological knowledge of indigenous peoples as reflected in their artwork, stories, beliefs and their environmental stewardship holds lessons for us all. It enhances scientific knowledge of local environments and broadens our understanding of diversity. 3 Cr.
WMS 336 Environment, Traditional Arts and Women's Lives (AIW)Cross listed with ANT 336. What is the relationship between cultural and biological diversity when seen through the lens of "folk arts," rituals, story telling and material culture? In a time of rapid climate change, the traditional ecological knowledge of indigenous peoples as reflected in their artwork, stories, beliefs and their environmental stewardship holds lessons for us all. It enhances scientific knowledge of local environments and broadens our understanding of diversity. 3 Cr.
AAS 339 Latinx History of the United States (ADW)Latinx History of the United States is a course that offers a comprehensive introduction to the diversity of Latinx cultures and history in the United States. Students will explore the intersections of race, class, gender, ethnicity, and citizenship in the lives of Latinx peoples. This course spans over 200 years, evaluating the Latinx experience in various locations and times, from the first Spanish North American colonies to the rise of Latino/a studies departments on college campuses. Elective within major. Crosslisted with HST WMS 339. 3 Cr.
HST 339 Latinx History of the United States (ADW)Latinx History of the United States is a course that offers a comprehensive introduction to the diversity of Latinx cultures and history in the United States. Students will explore the intersections of race, class, gender, ethnicity, and citizenship in the lives of Latinx peoples. This course spans over 200 years, evaluating the Latinx experience in various locations and times, from the first Spanish North American colonies to the rise of Latino/a studies departments on college campuses. Elective within major. Crosslisted with AAS WMS 339. 3 Cr.
WMS 339 Latinx History of the United States (ADW)Latinx History of the United States is a course that offers a comprehensive introduction to the diversity of Latinx cultures and history in the United States. Students will explore the intersections of race, class, gender, ethnicity, and citizenship in the lives of Latinx peoples. This course spans over 200 years, evaluating the Latinx experience in various locations and times, from the first Spanish North American colonies to the rise of Latino/a studies departments on college campuses. Elective within major. Crosslisted with AAS HST 339. 3 Cr.
THE 341 History of Fashion (AW)From ancient Egypt to the 21st Century, fashions illustrate the cultural aesthetic of each society, as driven by gender roles, available technology, social patterns, religious pressure, economic prosperity and catastrophic events. Examination of basic textile processes and the silhouettes of each era, the Body Ideal, created by Characteristic garments, embellishment and hairstyles. Expanding communications, social change and shifting attitudes on gender impact the fashion industry. 3 Cr. (Spring.)
WMS 348 Sex and Gender in Literary Theory (AW) Provides an advanced introduction to the traditions of literary theory and criticism related to sex and gender studies. Closely analyzes primary theoretical material as well as literary texts in relation to theory. Requires students to write papers of analysis from multiple critical perspectives, classify and describe perspectives of various critics, and define critical terms. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as ENG 348.]
ENG 348 Sex and Gender in Literary Theory (AW)Provides an advanced introduction to the traditions of literary theory and criticism related to sex and gender studies. Closely analyzes primary theoretical material as well as literary texts in relation to theory. Requires students to write papers of analysis from multiple critical perspectives, classify and describe perspectives of various critics, and define critical terms. 3 Cr.
SOC 355 Sociology of the Body (AW)Focuses on multiple approaches to the relationship between body and society. Explores how we experience the world through out own bodies, how the body is designed and understood through group interaction, and how our bodies become the object of knowledge, expertise, and surveillance. Topics include health/medicine, sport, celebrity, media, gender/sex, sexuality, food, hygiene, and more. 3 Cr.
WMS 355 Sociology of the Body (AW)Focuses on multiple approaches to the relationship between body and society. Explores how we experience the world through out own bodies, how the body is designed and understood through group interaction, and how our bodies become the object of knowledge, expertise, and surveillance. Topics include health/medicine, sport, celebrity, media, gender/sex, sexuality, food, hygiene, and more. Cross registered with SOC355. 3 Cr.
SOC 357 Questioning Masculinity (AW)Explores the construction and performance of masculinity across both time and space. Engages with key readings from sociology, geography, and gender studies to examine a multitude of institutional and interactional contexts that create, preserve, and alter gender norms in society, including schools, work, sports, and the media. Cross-listed with WMS 357. 3 Cr.
WMS 357 Questioning Masculinity (AW)Explores the construction and performance of masculinity across both time and space. Engages with key readings from sociology, geography, and gender studies to examine a multitude of institutional and interactional contexts that create, preserve, and alter gender norms in society, including schools, work, sports, and the media. Cross-listed as SOC357. 3 Cr.
HST 359 History of European Women (AHWY)Examines the history of European women since 1500, including traditional roles in political, economic, cultural and social life. Focuses on the changes over the centuries. 3 Cr. (Spring.) [Cross-listed as WMS 359.]
WMS 359 History of European Women (AHWY)Examines the history of European women since 1500, including traditional roles in political, cultural, and social life. Focuses on change over the centuries. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as HST 359.]
AAS 360 Africa Today (AIW)Seeks to deepen students' understanding of contemporary Africa. Gives attention to issues which have profoundly affected the lives of multitudes on the second largest continent. Includes issues such as slavery, racism, colonialism and neocolonialism, desertification, hunger and malnutrition, civil wars, the problem of refugees, development and underdevelopment, and the reality of winds of change in Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
WMS 360 Sex and Culture (AIW)This course focuses on building an understanding of human sexuality in culture and the concept of sexual citizenship. Topics include cultural significance of biological sex differences; intersectional and comparative analysis of sex/gender roles; patterning of heterosexuality, homosexuality, and transsexuality cross-culturally; gendered experiences of sex and sexuality; biopsychosocial approaches to gender and sexuality; and cultural representations of sexuality. Students will contrast theories about biological, psychological, and social origins of sex and gender role differences across cultures in order to evaluate the effects of power differences and social institutions on sexual identity and gender relations. 3 Cr.
SOC 361 Sociology of Families (AIW) Provides an introduction to sociological theory and research on intimate relationships and families in the US. Examines historical and contemporary variations, with the main focus on the gendered nature of marriage and family life. Looks at intimacy and family formation through topics such as love, marriage and sexuality. Investigates key concerns in family life such as the balance of power, negotiating work/family roles, parenthood and divorce. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as WMS 361.]
WMS 361 Sociology of Families (AIW) Provides an introduction to sociological theory and research on intimate relationships and families in the US. Examines historical and contemporary variations, with the main focus on the gendered nature of marriage and family life. Looks at intimacy and family formation through topics such as love, marriage and sexuality. Investigates key concerns in family life such as the balance of power, negotiating work/family roles, parenthood and divorce. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as SOC 361.]
SOC 364 Sociology of Gender (AIW) Analysis of the development and role of gender in society. Investigates key issues for men and women that emerge in diverse social environments such as the home and workplace and in educational, religious, and political institutions. Topics included how gender in learned, the role of gender in systems of inequality, and how the meanings of gender have changed over time. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as WMS 364.]
WMS 364 Sociology of Gender (AIW) Examines gender as a social construction, embedded in interpersonal interactions, social institutions, and cultural systems, comparing gender in the US to gender in other cultures. Explores topics such as how we learn gender, how gender serves to maintain systems of inequality for men and women, and how the meanings of gender have changed over time. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as SOC 364.]
WMS 366 Gender in the Islamic World (AOW) Covers gender in the Islamic world, and goes “beyond the veil” and women’s “oppression” to deal with the array of culturally-specific discourses that shape men and women’s lives in Islamic cultures. Presents a detailed look at Islamic history to make sense out of gender in the contemporary world. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as HST 367.]
ANT 367 Gender in the Islamic World (AOW) Covers gender in the Islamic world, and goes "beyond the Veil" and women's "oppression" to deal with the array of culturally-specific discourses that shape men's and women's lives in Islamic cultures. Presents a detailed look at Islamic history to make sense out of gender in the contemporary world. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed with HST 367.]
HST 367 Gender in the Islamic World (AOW) We explore the dynamic tension between beliefs about the nature and proper behavior of men and women, and actual practices in a variety of Islamic societies, both historically and in the contemporary world. Specific case studies and theoretical works by both Middle Eastern and Western authors highlight the challenges of studying the economic and social implications of gender in Islamic societies. 3 Cr. (Spring.) [Cross-listed as ANT 367.]
WMS 367 Women in World Literature (AWY)Cross-culturally examines writing by and about women. May be focused on particular themes, genres, historical moments, movements or international women authors. May address questions concerning literary canons, social and cultural contexts for literary representations of women, women writers working within particular genres, politics of women’s writing and publication, etc. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as ENG 367.]
ENG 367 Women in World Literature (AWY) May be focused on particular themes, genres, historical moments, movements or international women authors. May address questions concerning literary canons, social and cultural contexts for literary representations of women, women writers working within particular genres, politics of women’s writing and publication, etc. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as WMS 367 Cross-culturally examines writing by and about women.]
SOC 369 Sociology of Sexuality (AIW) Sociologists of sexuality understand that sexual identities, desires and behaviors are socially constructed. Each varies historically and culturally. Course examines the social sources of sexual meanings, values, institutions and identities. Additionally, student will explore the influence of other domains and institutions such as the family, the workplace and education over sexuality. 3 Cr. (Fall.) [Cross-listed as WMS 369.]
WMS 369 Sociology of Sexuality (AIW) Sociologists of sexuality understand that sexual identities, desires and behaviors are socially constructed. Each varies historically and culturally. Course examines the social sources of sexual meanings, values, institutions and identities. Additionally, student will explore the influence of other domains and institutions such as the family, the workplace and education over sexuality. 3 Cr. (Fall.) [Cross-listed as SOC 369.]
ANT 373 LGBTQ+ Cultures (AIW)Explores the history and emergence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender cultures in the U.S. from the 1940s to present. Topics include the history of the movement before and after Stonewall; the intersections between sexuality and ethnicity, gender and social status; and urban/rural/suburban differences in attitudes and approaches within the homosexual rights movement. Cross-listed as SOC & WMS 373. 3 Cr. (Spring.)
SOC 373 LGBTQ+ Cultures (AIW)Explores the history and emergence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender cultures in the U.S. from the 1940s to present. Topics include the history of the movement before and after Stonewall; the intersections between sexuality and ethnicity, gender and social status; and urban/rural/suburban differences in attitudes and approaches within the homosexual rights movement. Cross-listed as WMS & ANT 373. 3 Cr. (Spring.)
WMS 373 LGBTQ+ Cultures (AIW)Explores the history and emergence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender cultures in the U.S. from the 1940s to present. Topics include the history of the movement before and after Stonewall; the intersections between sexuality and ethnicity, gender and social status; and urban/rural/suburban differences in attitudes and approaches within the homosexual rights movement. Cross-listed as SOC & ANT 373. 3 Cr. (Spring.)
HST 375 Born in Blood & Fire: Latin America Age of Conquest & Empire (AW)Analyzes the dynamics of Spanish and Portuguese conquest in the “New World,” from the 1490s, including gender dynamics; indigenous and enslaved African peoples’ active shaping of colonial rule, including racial concepts and practices; and the Catholic church’s regulation of gender relations. Examines regional diversity and the sudden collapse of the colonial system in the independence wars of 1810s. 3 Cr.
HST 376 Modern Latin America (AW)Analyzes 19th- and 20th Century Latin America's history of struggle against colonial legacies, as well as new forms of economic and military oppression associated with dependent capitalist development. Asks students to consider the meanings of national independence in a region sharply divided by race and class, where peasants, workers and women have fought for political rights, sometimes winning revolutions, and where foreign influences limit state autonomy. 3 Cr.
AAS 381 Civc Engagement Project (ADW)"The Civic Engagement Project is an ongoing digital public history inquiry into the historical actors that championed civil rights, women’s rights, public health reform, and other political movements. This is a project-based, experiential learning course. With guidance and support, each student produces a research project for a curated website, public symposium, and poster session. No advanced computer skills are required. While the course is grounded in historical inquiry, creative and Interdisciplinary approaches are very much welcome." Crosslisted courses AAS & WMS 381 3 Cr.
HST 381 Civc Engagement Project (ADW)"The Civic Engagement Project is an ongoing digital public history inquiry into the historical actors that championed civil rights, women’s rights, public health reform, and other political movements. This is a project-based, experiential learning course. With guidance and support, each student produces a research project for a curated website, public symposium, and poster session. No advanced computer skills are required. While the course is grounded in historical inquiry, creative and Interdisciplinary approaches are very much welcome." Crosslisted with AAS & WMS 381 3 Cr.
WMS 381 Civc Engagement Project (ADW)"The Civic Engagement Project is an ongoing digital public history inquiry into the historical actors that championed civil rights, women’s rights, public health reform, and other political movements. This is a project-based, experiential learning course. With guidance and support, each student produces a research project for a curated website, public symposium, and poster session. No advanced computer skills are required. While the course is grounded in historical inquiry, creative and Interdisciplinary approaches are very much welcome." Crosslisted courses HST & AAS 381 3 Cr.
WMS 382 Queer Theory (AIW)Explores historical developments and contemporary debates within interdisciplinary queer theory. Topics include the development of sex/gender/sexuality categories, the relationship between sexuality and the state, scientific discourses on sexuality, the politics of representation, and processes of identity formation. Important authors include Judith Butler, Judith "Jack" Halberstam, Michael Warner, Michel Foucault, and Eve Sedgwick. Also covers queer theory as a deconstructive method which can be applied broadly. 3 Cr.
THE 387 Drag Culture, Theory, and Performance (AIW)Drag Culture, Theory, and Performance will revue the history, politics, and culture of drag, through readings, discussion, and performance. 3 Cr. (Spring.)
WMS 387 Drag Culture, Theory, and Performance (AIW)Drag Culture, Theory, and Performance will revue the history, politics, and culture of drag, through readings, discussion, and performance. 3 Cr. (Spring.)
PES 396 Women in Sport (AIW)Examines the historical, contemporary and future perspectives of women in sport. Reviews insights from history, psychology and sociology related to women in sport, as well as athletes' perceptions of their performance. Focuses on information and issues which are fundamental to understanding women's participation in sport. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.) [Cross-listed as WMS 396.]
WMS 396 Women in Sport (AIW)Examines the historical, contemporary, and future perspectives of women in sport. Reviews insights from history, psychology, and sociology related to women in sport, as well as athletes' perceptions of their performance. Focuses on information and issues which are fundamental to understanding women's participation in sport. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.) [Cross-listed as PES 396.]
WMS 397 Young Adult Literature (AW)Explores the representation of the young adult in literature with an emphasis on the portrayal of the diverse experiences of coming of age across differences in race, gender, nation, and historical era. Covers a wide range of genres and social issues, such as identity formation, discrimination, parent/child conflicts, suicide, and bullying. Introduces students to bibliographic and critical resources. Course requires a minimum grade of C (for General Education/Major/Minor/Certification) Crosslisted with ENG397 3 Cr. (Spring.)
PBH 402 Women's Health (AW)Provides a study of women as healthy functioning human beings. Includes lecture and discussion with guest speakers (when available) to present positive information and insights on the anatomical, physiological, mental, spiritual, and emotional aspects of contemporary women. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as WMS 402.]
THE 410 Contemporary Women Playwrights (AW)How do contemporary plays illuminate the complex challenges shaping today’s world? In this course, you will study contemporary women playwrights whose works explore interconnected issues of identity, power, and inequality. You will analyze how gender shapes experiences across cultures while reflecting on your own perspectives and biases. Through interdisciplinary approaches, you will develop skills in critical thinking, analytical reading, and communication. Crosslisted with WMS 410 Swing courses THE 510 and WMS 510 3 Cr.
WMS 410 Contemporary Women Playwrights (AW)How do contemporary plays illuminate the complex challenges shaping today’s world? In this course, you will study contemporary women playwrights whose works explore interconnected issues of identity, power, and inequality. You will analyze how gender shapes experiences across cultures while reflecting on your own perspectives and biases. Through interdisciplinary approaches, you will develop skills in critical thinking, analytical reading, and communication. Crosslisted with THE 410 Swing courses THE 510 and WMS 510 3 Cr.
AAS 423 Black Feminist Theory (AIW)A critical analysis of Black feminist theoretical approaches to studying Black women's oppression and liberation struggles from 1800s to present. Focus on gender, race, sexuality, and class to understand ways systems of power and dominance operate across state, nation, empire. Analyze seminal theoretical texts, fiction, and poetry to locate feminist theories and practices within a tradition of Black women’s activism, theory, and cultural production. Explores ways Black womanhood has been historically and politically constructed within racialized, economic, kinship, and ableist systems. Considers the value of Black feminist theory in producing and mediating knowledge, explaining gender, race, and class inequalities, developing strategies for social change, and forming a basis for personal and political decision making. Cross listed with WMS 423. Swing course WMS 523. 3 Cr.
WMS 423 Black Feminist Theory (AIW)A critical analysis of Black feminist theoretical approaches to studying Black women's oppression and liberation struggles from 1800s to present. Focus on gender, race, sexuality, and class to understand ways systems of power and dominance operate across state, nation, empire. Analyze seminal theoretical texts, fiction, and poetry to locate feminist theories and practices within a tradition of Black women’s activism, theory, and cultural production. Explores ways Black womanhood has been historically and politically constructed within racialized, economic, kinship, and ableist systems. Considers the value of Black feminist theory in producing and mediating knowledge, explaining gender, race, and class inequalities, developing strategies for social change, and forming a basis for personal and political decision making. Cross listed with AAS 423. Swing course WMS 523. 3 Cr. (Every Semester.)
PSH 433 Psychology of Gender (AW) This course examines psychological research related to both men’s and women’s issues in order to evaluate the behavior, biology, and social context in which both women and men function. Topics include: sex roles, gender identity development, gender stereotypes, relationships, sexuality, and sex differences. 3 Cr. [Prerequisite: PSH 110, Cross-listed as WMS 433.]
AAS 435 Legal Rights of the Disadvantaged (AIW)An issue-oriented course. Provides an understanding of how the US legal system can improve the status of underprivileged persons, such as blacks, Hispanics, women, prisoners, the poor, students, Native Americans, homosexuals, and those with mental and physical disabilities. 3 Cr. (Fall.) [Cross-listed as PLS 435, WMS 435.]
WMS 435 Legal Rights of the Disadvantaged (AIW)As an issue-oriented course, provides an understanding of how the US system can be used to improve the status of the disadvantaged, such as blacks, Hispanics, women, prisoners, the poor, students, Native Americans, homosexuals, and those with mental and physical disabilities. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as AAS 435, PLS 435.]
AAS 443 Beauty and Performance (AW)Examines how Eurocentric philosophical theories of aesthetics and beauty became popularized and have affected Black women and women in general. Pursues an understanding of the ways Black women writers have engaged in discourse with these theories and resisted the harm they perpetuate. Covers works of literature by and about Black women, films and documentaries, and other artifacts of popular culture. Crosslisted with ENG443. 3 Cr.
WMS 443 Beauty and Performance: Black Women's Writing (AW)Examines how Eurocentric philosophical theories of aesthetics and beauty became popularized and have affected Black women and women in general. Pursues an understanding of the ways Black women writers have engaged in discourse with these theories and resisted the harm they perpetuate. Covers works of literature by and about Black women, films and documentaries, and other artifacts of popular culture. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed with AAS 443 and ENG 443.]
ENG 443 Beauty and Performance (AW)Examines how Eurocentric philosophical theories of aesthetics and beauty became popularized and have affected Black women and women in general. Pursues an understanding of the ways Black women writers have engaged in discourse with these theories and resisted the harm they perpetuate. Covers works of literature by and about Black women, films and documentaries, and other artifacts of popular culture. Crosslisted with AAS443. 3 Cr.
FLM 457 Women and Film (AW)Explores aesthetic, social, psychological, and political issues that inform the relation between women and film. Traces the evolution of women’s work in front of and behind the camera in diverse filmmaking institutions worldwide. Focuses on both the roles women have played in mainstream cinema and the contributions they have made to the genre as directors. Cross-listed as WMS & FLM 457. 3 Cr.
SWO 475 Women's Lives (AIW)Examines women as clients, helpers, and policy makers in the context of social forces, values, and attitudes. Explores the theoretical, developmental, political and social implications of women's changing roles. Open to selected upper-division undergraduates. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as WMS 475.]
CRJ 481 Women and the Criminal Justice System (AW)Examines women's relationships with crime and the criminal justice system. Specifically provides a study of women and crime, victimization and occupational obstacles and opportunities. Develops students' understanding of how social, political and economic conditions affect these problems. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as WMS 481. Prerequisite: CRJ 101.]
WMS 481 Women and the Criminal Justice System (AW)Examines women's relationships with crime and the criminal justice system. Specifically provides a study of women and crime, victimization and occupational obstacles and opportunities. Develops students' understanding of how social, political and economic conditions affect these problems. 3 Cr. [Cross-listed as CRJ 481.]
THE 510 Contemporary Women Playwrights (AW)How do contemporary plays illuminate the complex challenges shaping today’s world? In this course, you will study contemporary women playwrights whose works explore interconnected issues of identity, power, and inequality. You will analyze how gender shapes experiences across cultures while reflecting on your own perspectives and biases. Through interdisciplinary approaches, you will develop skills in critical thinking, analytical reading, and communication. Crosslisted with WMS 510 Swing courses THE 410 and WMS 410 3 Cr.
WMS 510 Contemporary Women Playwrights (AW)How do contemporary plays illuminate the complex challenges shaping today’s world? In this course, you will study contemporary women playwrights whose works explore interconnected issues of identity, power, and inequality. You will analyze how gender shapes experiences across cultures while reflecting on your own perspectives and biases. Through interdisciplinary approaches, you will develop skills in critical thinking, analytical reading, and communication. Crosslisted with THE 510 Swing courses THE 410 and WMS 410ltiple cultural contexts. 3 Cr.
