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WGS 100 - Introduction to Women’s Studies.
(3) S/US.
Introduction to the field of women’s studies and to scholarly and other writing about women’s lives and gender as a social structure and process. Examination of the feminist reconstruction of knowledge; differences among women based upon race/ethnicity, class, sexual orientation; cultural representation of women; divisions of labor based upon gender and race; politics of women’s personal lives; women’s activism. Focus upon women in the U.S. May be used to satisfy general education or BA distribution requirements, but not both. Graded ABCDD-N.
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WGS 167 - Race, Gender and Sexuality.
(3) H/US.
Critical analysis of theories of race, gender and sexual identity. Gender and sex roles; racism, sexism and hetero-sexism; concepts of beauty; racial and sexual stereotypes; social issues such as affirmative action, violence, racial and sexual harassment, pornography. May be used to satisfy general education or BA distribution requirements, but not both. Also listed as PHL 167 .
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WGS 170 - Disabilities Studies.
(3) HW/US.
Introduction to disability issues including the medicalization of intellectual disability. I.Q. testing; eugenics; deaf education and deaf culture; the American Disabilities Act legislation and its impact on public institutions. May be used to satisfy general education or BA distribution requirements, but not both. Also listed as PHL 170 .
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WGS 174 - Introduction to Feminist Theory.
(3) H.
Introduction to some of the main perspectives in feminist thought, including liberal feminism, Marxist feminism, radical feminism, socialist feminism. Application of these theories to one or more social issues of particular interest to feminists, such as affirmative action, pro-creative freedom, motherhood. Also listed as PHL 174 .
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WGS 201 - Women, Education and Globalization.
(3) GS.
Insights on the importance of many aspects of women’s issues in the context of globalization. Also listed as EDE 201 and EDS 201 .
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WGS 216 - Afro/Latino/Caribbean Women Writers.
Prior or concurrent election of ENG 112 or EHS 120 . (3) GS.
Overview of the major genres, publishing activities, goals and concerns of female writers from the Anglophone, Francophone and Dutch Caribbean. The Caribbean Women Writers’ Project; the ways in which anticolonial discourse, issues of exile and sanctuary, and revisions of the literary tradition of the Caribbean are manifested in their literature. Also listed as AFA 216 .
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WGS 228 - Women and Literature.
Prior or concurrent election of ENG 112 or EHS 120 . (3) H.
Study of writing by women in order to explore the concerns of women writers, recurrent themes in their work, and feminist approaches to literature. Readings include historically important works by women as well as contemporary literature Also listed as ENG 228 .
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WGS 275 - Clothing in Western Culture.
(3) H.
Historical examination of fashion and clothing of Western culture as a reflection of social mores, gender roles, and political and economic events from Egyptian times to the present. Also listed as THE 275 .
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WGS 284 - Gender and Communication.
At least sophomore standing. (3) S.
Analysis of gender/communication issues, including how women and men use language differently, how women and men are portrayed in language, and how language reflects and recreates social reality. Also listed as COM 284 and LIN 284 .
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WGS 300 - Gender, Crime and Justice.
CRJ 185 or WGS 100 . (3).
Exploration of the gendered structure of the legal and criminal justice systems. Examination of the differential impact of laws and policies on women offenders and the experiences of women in prison, law enforcement and the legal profession. Issues include domestic/intimate partner violence, sexual assault, reproductive rights, child abuse, pornography and gender-related hate crimes. Also listed as CRJ 300 .
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WGS 301 - Medieval Women and Literature.
A sophomore course in literature or consent of instructor. (3).
Introduction to literature written by, for or about women during the Middle Ages, with attention to the role of writing and reading in constructing and defining medieval gender and uses of the female body. Also listed as ENG 301 .
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WGS 318 - Women Writers of African World.
Sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.
Literature by women from Africa, the Caribbean and North America, such as Buchi Emecheta, Nawal El Saadawi, Edwidge Danticat and Alice Walker; and socio-historical experiences that inform their writings. Examination of diverse ways deployed by women to discuss issues relevant to them - such as gender disparities, patriarchy, exclusion etc - as well as techniques and recurring motifs used in their works; grounded in feminist theory and the concept of womanism. Also listed as AFA 318 and CPL 318 .
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WGS 320 - Special Topics.
A WGS course or consent of instructor. (3).
Topics to be announced. May be reelected when topics vary.
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WGS 325 - Culture and Personality.
ANT 100 /INT 100 or PSY 100 or SOC 100 . (3).
Cross-cultural examination of the construction of personhood and relationships between individuals and culture. Critique of psychological interpretations in anthropological texts and of universalizing tendencies in the field of psychology; the basic Freudian model in contrast with models of self in African, Asian, and Native American cultures. Also listed as ANT 325 and SOC 325 .
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WGS 326 - Gender, Labor and Inequality.
ECN 202 . (3).
Examination of interaction between gender and labor issues, with particular attention to mechanisms that generate inequality. Comparison of different theories of how labor markets work and how the labor force is reproduced. Topics include wage determination, occupational segregation, segmented labor markets, household decision making, gender roles in the economy, and social stratification. Also listed as ECN 326 .
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WGS 331 - Women and Work.
POL 120 or SOC 100 or WGS 100 ; or consent of instructor. (3) US.
Women’s paid employment and job segregation by sex: relation of women’s paid work to women’s family work, nature of women’s jobs and occupations, and a variety of state policies that influence women’s employment (e.g. anti-discrimination law, maternity and parental leave). White women and women of color in the advanced capitalist economy of the United States. Also listed as POL 331 and SOC 362 .
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WGS 337 - Topics in Women’s Literature.
Sophomore course in literature or consent of instructor. (3) H.
Intensive study of the concerns and achievements of selected women writers as they explore a common theme, genre or question. Topics may vary (e.g. Life Writings, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman, Marriage and the Novel). May be reelected to a total of six credits. Also listed as ENG 337 .
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WGS 338 - Philosophy of Health, Disease and Illness.
At least junior standing; one from PHL 101 , PHL 162 , PHL 165 , PHL 167 /WGS 167 , PHL 168 , PHL 170 , PHL 202 , PHL 203 /AFA 203 , PHL 271 , or another PHL course with override from department secretary; or consent of instructor. (3).
Philosophical critique of such concepts as “health,” “well-being,” “medicine,” “illness,” “disease,” “normalcy,” “sanity,” and “insanity.” Consideration of both historical and contemporary works: perspectives including both philosophy of science and ethical, social and legal implications of analyses. Also listed as PHL 338 .
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WGS 341 - Psychology of Gender.
One of PSY 313 , PSY 315 , PSY 336 . (3).
Examination of social learning, psychoanalytic, evolutionary and other psychological perspectives on gender, with focus on contemporary U.S. culture. May include lesbian couples raising boys, media influences on gender identity, and sexism in the workplace. Also listed as PSY 341 .
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WGS 350 - Scripted: Sex & Gender in Theatre.
ENG 112 or EHS 120 . (3) H.
Examination of the manner in which theatrical works reflect, re-enforce, challenge and re-vision sex and gender roles in a variety of periods and cultures. Topics include: the politics of re-presentation, the theatrical tradition of cross-dressing, performance art, and the relationship of theatre art to pornography and voyeurism. Also listed as THE 350 .
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WGS 354 - Sociology of Families.
SOC 100 . (3).
Family as a social institution. Historical changes in families; paid and unpaid work; marriage and partnering; divorce, remarriage and blended families; parenting; violence; economic issues; law and social policy; race/ethnicity, sexuality and age. Also listed as SOC 354 .
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WGS 359 - The Black Family.
SOC 100 . (3) US.
Sociological and social-psychological analysis of the Black family in America. Impact of changes in race relations and of urbanization on the Black family. Assessment of various stereotypes existing in mass media and in sociological and psychological literatures. Also listed as AFA 359 and SOC 359 .
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WGS 365 - Feminist Ethics.
At least junior standing; one from PHL 101 , PHL 162 , PHL 165 , PHL 167 /WGS 167 , PHL 168 , PHL 170 , PHL 202 , PHL 203 /AFA 203 , PHL 271 , or another PHL course with override from department secretary; or consent of instructor. (3).
Study of theoretical issues such as differences between “feminine” and “feminist” ethics, and practical issues such as affirmative action, procreative technologies and the environment. Also listed as PHL 365 .
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WGS 369 - History of Women in America I.
At least sophomore standing. (3)
Examination of the evolution of women’s experience in the United States from colonization to the Civil War era. Also listed as HIS 369 .
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WGS 376 - Sex, Work and International Capital.
ANT 100 /INT 100 or SOC 100 or consent of instructor. (3).
Analysis of significance of women’s labor to international capital in a cross-cultural perspective. Examination of social construction of “third world” and “development,” and potential and limits of these categories in understanding ideological and material conditions of lives of women across race, class and national boundaries in the world of work. Also listed as ANT 376 , INT 376 , and SOC 376 .
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WGS 378 - Sex & Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective.
ANT 100 /INT 100 . (3).
Comparison of gender divisions in various societies; social roles of men, women and other categories. African, Asian, and Native American conceptualizations of gender, in comparison with data from Western cultures. Cultural construction of femaleness, maleness, and sexual behaviors and their relationships (or lack of relationship) to gender stereotypes. Also listed as ANT 378.
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WGS 380 - Women in the African Experience.
Sophomore standing or consent or instructor. (3) GS.
Survey of the history of African women with a focus on gender and the roles African women play in their societies and families. Emphasis on the roles women play in the economy, polities, professions, education, health, environment, socio-cultural and religious life, wars and conflicts. Also listed as AFA 380 .Graded ABCDE/Y. Offered infrequently.
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WGS 381 - History of Women in America II.
HIS 220 or HIS 221 . (3).
Examination of the evolution of women’s experience in the United States from the Civil War era to present. Also listed as HIS 381 .
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WGS 384 - Gender and Sexuality in Modern European History.
At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3).
Exploration of the construction and transformation of gender and sexual norms for women and men in Europe from 1789 to 1989. Special attention paid to the family, women’s rights movements, the intersection of gender, class and race, and the impact of wars and revolutions on the status of women and conceptions of gender and sexuality. Also listed as HIS 384 .
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WGS 385 - Women, Gender, and the Law.
Any WGS or WGS-crosslisted course; or consent of instructor. (3).
Examination and analysis of the role of law in the social, economic, political and private lives of women in the U.S. Historical overview as well as intensive study of legal problems of current concern to women. Areas of focus: women and work, women and the family, women and their bodies, women and the criminal justice system, role of women in the legal system (including theory as well as case law).
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WGS 390 - Special Topics in WGS - SOC.
(1-3).
Topics to be announced. May be reelected to a total of three credits. Also listed as SOC 398 .
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WGS 391 - Directed Reading in WGS.
Consent of instructor. (1-4).
Designed for students wishing to explore particular interests, including community-based projects in women’s and gender studies, not available through other courses. May be reelected to a total of 6 credits.
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WGS 399 - Seminar in Women’s & Gender Studies.
or consent of instructor. (3).
Advanced seminar engaging students in reading of key texts and development of individual projects within a broadly defined thematic area central to women’s and gender studies. Capstone course for the Women’s and Gender Studies Program.
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WGS 403 - Theory, History and Criticism of Ways of Seeing.
ARH 111 or ARH 112 or consent of instructor; at least sophomore standing. (3).
Examination of ideas, theories and institutions that have shaped how visual imagery has been interpreted across time. Considers fields that have impacted the creation and reception of visual culture, including critical theory, art criticism, aesthetic theory, visual theories of gender, and museum studies. Also listed as ARH 401 /COM 401 .
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WGS 410 - Feminism and the Visual Arts.
At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H/US.
Study of art-historical issues through feminist methodologies related to the depiction of women in art and artworks made by women. Topics include discussion of the male gaze, and the historical status of women in art institutions. Lecture, discussion, readings. Also listed as ARH 410 .
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WGS 440 - Girls, Culture & Education.
At least junior standing. (3).
Interdisciplinary introduction to empirical research and critical inquiry on the education of girls in the U.S. Study of contemporary educational thought on the gendered social and cultural context of schooling. Also listed as EDE 433 . Offered infrequently.
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WGS 474 - Gender and Society.
SOC 100 or WGS 100 , at least junior standing; or consent of instructor. (3).
Critical examination of gender as a social and institutional construct. Use of theory to interrogate the sex/gender binary, identity and bodies. How the experience of gender and the structure of gendered institutions are shaped by cross-cutting lines of difference and inequality – social class, race, ethnicity, sexuality and age (among others). Effects of gender inequality on women, men and society. Also listed as SOC 474 .
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WGS 500 - Gender, Crime and Justice.
Graduate standing. (3).
Exploration of the gendered structure of the legal and criminal justice systems. Examination of the differential impact of flaws and policies on women offenders, women in prison, and women in law enforcement and the legal profession. Examination of how gender impacts the definition and treatment of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, reproductive issues, child abuse, and gender-related hate crimes. Not open to students with credit for WGS 300 . Also listed as CRJ 500 .
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WGS 526 - Gender, Labor and Inequality.
Graduate standing. (3).
See WGS 326 for description. Not open to students with credit for WGS 326 /ECN 326 . Also listed as ECN 526 . Offered infrequently.
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WGS 540 - Girls, Culture & Education.
Graduate standing. (3).
See WGS 440 for description. Not open to students with credit for EDE 433 or WGS 440 . Also listed as EDE 533 . Offered infrequently.
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WGS 569 - History of Women in America I.
Graduate standing. (3).
Examination of the evolution of women’s experience in the United States from colonization to the Civil War era. Not open to students with credit for HIS 369 /WGS 369 . Also listed as HIS 569 .
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WGS 574 - Gender and Society.
Graduate standing. (3).
See WGS 474 for description. Not open to students with credit for SOC 474 /WGS 474 . Also listed as SOC 574 .
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WGS 576 - Sex, Work & International Capital.
Graduate standing. (3).
Analysis of significance of women’s labor to international capital in a cross-cultural perspective. Examination of social construction of “third world” and “development,” and potential and limits of these categories in understanding ideological and material conditions of lives of women across race, class and national boundaries in the world of work. Not open to students with credit for ANT 376 /INT 376 /SOC 376 /WGS 376 . Also listed as ANT 576 , INT 576 and SOC 576 .
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WGS 578 - Sex & Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective.
Graduate standing. (3).
See WGS 378 for description. Not open to students with credit for ANT 378 /WGS 378 . Also listed as ANT 578 .
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WGS 581 - History of Women in America II.
Graduate standing. (3).
Examination of the evolution of women’s experience in the United States from the Civil War era to present. Not open to students with credit for HIS 381 /WGS 381 . Also listed as HIS 581 .
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WGS 584 - Gender and Sexuality in Modern European History.
Graduate standing. (3).
Exploration of the construction and transformation of gender and sexual norms for women and men in Europe from 1789 to 1989. Special attention paid to the family, women’s rights movements, the intersection of gender, class and race, and the impact of wars and revolutions on the status of women and conceptions of gender and sexuality. Not open to students with credit for HIS 384 . Also listed as HIS 584 .
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WGS 585 - Women, Gender, and the Law.
Graduate standing. (3).
See WGS 385 for description. Not open to students with credit for WGS 385 .
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