Phoenix College Catalog 2009-10

320 | Phoenix College 2009–2010 CATALOG
WST160
Women and the Early American Experience
3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture
Introduction to American women's history, from
the colonial period to suffrage in 1920, based
on a feminist perspective. Prerequisites:
None.
WST161
American Women Since 1920
3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture
Continuation of the history of women in America
from 1920 to the present, based on a feminist
perspective. Includes discussion of the roles
and status of immigrant and ethnic minority
women. Prerequisites: None.
WST206
La Mujer
3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture
Analysis and discussion of critical issues for
Latinas in America today. Prerequisites:
None.
WST/AFR207
Black Women
3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture
Analysis and discussion of critical issues for
Black women in America today. Prerequisites:
None.
WST/HUM209
Women and Films
3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture
Analysis of images of women in films from both
historical and contemporary perspectives.
Prerequisites: None.
WST/AIS/ENH261
Native Women's Literature: The Americas
3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture
Explores contemporary native women's
(indigenous to the Americas) literature. Selected
literature (oral tradition, poetry, fiction,
nonfiction, and drama) focuses on themes
relevant to native women. Examines the trends
and movements within American Indian and
women's literary history. Prerequisites:
ENG101.
WST/ENH285
Contemporary Women Writers
3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture
Explores twentieth century literature (short
stories, essays, plays, and poetry) written by
women and about women. Focus on themes
relevant to women's lives regardless of age,
creed, or ethnic background. Prerequisites:
None.
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WST/REL290
Women and Religion
3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture
The role of women in several organized religions
and/or religious sects, including a study of myth
and symbols as they are used to establish,
maintain, and enforce sex-roles within specific
religions. Prerequisites: None.