Spring 2008
WS 2309 / CFA 3309: Lesbian and Gay
Literature and Film: Minority Discourse and Social Power
Tu 6:30 - 9:20, B. Beauchamp
An exploration through literature and film of the struggle by gay men and lesbians for social recognition and human rights. Among the authors who will be studied are Emily Dickenson, Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, Virginia Woolf, and Maya Angelou.
WS 2322 / CFA 3302: Women:
Images and Perspectives
MWF 9:00 - 9:50 & W 6:30 - 9:20 PM, J. Stankus
This course introduces men and women students to issues relating to women today and prepares them for more specialized courses on women offered within the separate departments. Constant and changing aspects of women will be examined from the perspective of anthropology, psychology, sociology, biology, history, economics, business, religion, and literature.
WS 2380 / CFA 3303: Human Sexuality
MWF 11:00 - 11:50 & MWF 11:00 - 11:50, J. Caldwell-Ryan
This course explores the biosocial aspects of human sexuality and sex behaviors. A multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural perspective will be used to address a wide range or theoretical and pragmatic social issues.
WS 4303: Women Studies Internship
This course offers students experience with organizations serving women or addressing women's and gender issues, as well as with varied potential careers or volunteer opportunities in the community.
WS 4309: Independent Studies
A supervised practicum and/or directed readings on specific problems or themes under faculty guidance. Approval of Coordinator is required.
ANTH 3336 / CFA 3336: Gender and
Globalization
TuTh 11:00 - 12:20, V. Lockwood
Examines how the forces of globalization and the expansion of capitalism and increasing westernization are transforming gender relations and ideologies around the world. Gendered roles, identities, and lives are changing as women become incorporated into the wage economy, and as they participate in international migration, the global tourist industry, new kinds of social, political, and religious movements, and global consumerism and media. Analyzes case studies from the developing world using theoretical approaches from anthropology, political economy, and gender studies.
CCJN 4360: Women and Minorities in Mass
Media
MW 2:00 - 3:20, C. Kraeplin
How do the media influence the way women and minorities view themselves and the way they are viewed by others? This course examines the representation and impact of women and minority groups in the mass media from a historical and critical perspective.
ECO 4351: Labor Economics
W 6:30 - 9:20 PM, I. Mbiti
Within the framework of various market theories, this course will explore wages, discrimination, effects of unions, unemployment rates, international labor migration and the changes wrought in recent years by the influx of women in the labor force, including subsequent effects on economic theory and policy.
ECO 5357: Economics of Human Resources
TuTh 11:00 - 12:20, D. Millimet
The Economics of Human Resources is concerned with the way individuals make decisions with respect to the labor market. That is, individuals invest in education, training, etc. to enhance their "human capital." The major economic event of the 20th century has been how women have entered the labor force in unprecedented numbers over the past 30 years or so. The course examines the labor supply decisions of women in significant detail. Discrimination has also had an important impact on the labor market, and the course focuses on these issues as well. Gender pay differentials have been one outcome of that and the course will examine that problem and how to rectify it as well.
HIST 1322-001H: \Seminar in
European History: Renaissance Queens and Mistresses
Tu 2:00 - 4:50, K. Wellman
This seminar will focus on officially designated royal mistresses and queens as a vehicle to explore the history of Renaissance France and the history of women. It will treat the story of their lives and the myths constructed around them by looking at memoirs, paintings, chronicles, poetry, etc. to understand the process of historical writing. It will also explore the ways these women have been used in French history since the Renaissance to explore the development of historiography. This seminar will concentrate on these specific women to explore the broader culture of the French Renaissance.
HIST 3301 / CF 3317: Human Rights:
America's Dilemma
Tu 6:30 - 9:20 PM, R. Halperin
The study of human rights requires intellectual history and moral courage, for no society has been totally innocent of human rights abuses. This course will examine certain violations of human rights within their context, and will highlight crimes based upon race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and religion of both perpetrators and the victims.
HIST 3312: Women in American History
MWF 11:00 - 11:50, C. DeLuzio
This class explores the changes and continuities in ideologies of gender and women’s experiences in the U.S. from the colonial period to the present. We are interested in the ways in which women have shaped and been shaped by the forces of political, economic, and cultural change. We pay particular attention to the relationship between meanings and experiences of gender and the categories of race, class, ethnicity, age, and sexual orientation.
MUHI 3341: Women and Music. "Like a
Virgin": From Hildegard to Madonna
TuTh 9:30 - 10:50, D. Mayer-Martin
The course introduces students to the rich traditions of musical women and to the variety of roles women have played in both "art" music and popular music. The course also introduces feminist and gender theories as related to the music of women and men. A variety of multi-media materials and live performances by guest artists will support class lectures and discussions.
PSYC 3350: Psychology of Women
W 6:30 - 9:20 PM, C. Soutter
This course offers both men and women students a deeper understanding of women as individuals. It will investigate personality theories as they relate particularly to women. Against this theoretical backdrop it will examine modern women’s options and conflicts, motives and values, and their perceptions of their individuality in the face of rapid social change.
RELI 3375 / CF 3343: Wives, Mothers,
Lovers Queens: Expressions of the Feminine Divine in World Religions and
Cultures
TuTh 3:30 - 4:50 & MW 6:30-7:50, S. Frolov
The course will explore and compare the images of feminine divine in India, Mesopotamia, Syro-Palestine, Egypt, ancient Israel and Greece, concentrating upon the function of female deities in the pantheon and their relationship to male gods and to the worshippers. Special attention will be paid to the paradox of a powerful female deity in a male-dominated culture, the role of such deities in the empowerment of women, both in the past and today, and the problem of divine masculinity in monotheism.
SOCI 3351: Marriage and Family
MWF 12:00 - 12:50 & MWF 2:00 - 2:50, A. Tan
The purpose of this course is to enhance understanding of the relationship between social structure and the family. We will use sociological theories and concepts to describe/explain the historical development of the family, variations in the American family, and current issues and changes affecting the family.
SOCI 3371: Sociology of Gender
MWF 2:00 - 2:50, D. Branch
Roles of men and women in American Society; analysis of the acquisition, content, and consequences of sex roles; social movements and implications for social change. Fulfills cocurricular requirement for Diversity.