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222 ARTS AND SCIENCES
IX. Women and Gender
300./500. Studies in History. (1-3, no limit) ∆
Will vary from instructor to instructor, but will be an in-depth
analysis of specific historical problems. For course content,
consult Schedule of Classes.
320./520. History of Women from Ancient Times to the
Enlightenment. (3) Slaughter
(Also offered as WMST 320.) Study of sex roles in primitive
societies, classical views of women, the Judeo-Christian
treatment of women, medieval social roles and the changes
that came with the Renaissance and Reformation. Attention
will be paid to the role of women in the family and to their
economic function as well as to the less common activities of
saint, witch and revolutionary.
321./521. Women in the Modern World. (3) Hutchison,
Scharff, Slaughter
(Also offered as WMST 316.) Study of western women
from pre-industrial to contemporary society which will focus
on Victorianism, familial roles, changes in work patterns,
feminist movements and female participation in fascist and
revolutionary politics.
322./522. History of the Women’s Rights Movement. (3)
Hutchison, Slaughter
(Also offered as WMST 330.) A detailed study of the movements
for women’s rights in the U.S., Europe and Latin
America in the 19th and 20th centuries. The topic’s approach
will emphasize the movement’s relation to and impact on
broader historical questions.
344./544. U.S. Women to 1865. (3) Scharff
This course introduces students to the history of American
women’s roles, status and ideas before 1865.
345./545. U.S. Women since 1865. (3) Scharff
This course introduces students to the history of American
women’s roles, status and ideas since 1865.
427./627. History of Sexuality. (3) Slaughter
(Also offered as WMST 427.) Study of sexual behavior,
politics and ideology in Western Society from the pre-modern
world to the contemporary era. Background in History of
Women Studies is suggested.
428./628. Women, War and Revolution. (3) Slaughter
(Also offered as WMST 428.) Study of women’s participation
in wars and revolutions, and discussion of the social impact of
these events which often alters women’s status, experience
and expectations. Typical approach using global example
and case studies.
453. Asian Studies Thesis. (3)
(Also offered as COMP, PHIL, POLS, RELG, 453.) Supervised
research in one or more disciplines leading to an undergraduate
thesis for the major in Asian Studies.
462./608. Women in the U.S. West. (3) Scharff, Reyes
History of women in the western United States from the
colonial period to the present, with attention to women’s work
and family roles, common stereotypes of western women,
sex roles on the frontier and why women’s suffrage was first
achieved in the West.
471./651. Women in Early Latin America. (3)
Gauderman, Hall
(Also offered as WMST 418.) A historical exploration of the
place of women within the social systems of pre-Columbian
and colonial Latin America. Will explore the gendered dimensions
of the economy, politics and culture in indigenous and
Spanish societies.
472./652. Women in Modern Latin America. (3) Bieber,
Hall, Hutchison
(Also offered as WMST 472.) Course will focus on women
in Latin America, 1821–present, through various historical
developments. Will explore political themes, such as suffrage,
revolution and military regimes and social dimensions
of class, race, ethnicity, work and family.
X. Race and Ethnicity
300./500. Studies in History. (1-3, no limit) ∆
Will vary from instructor to instructor, but will be an in-depth
analysis of specific historical problems. For course content,
consult Schedule of Classes.
346./546. Native America to 1850. (3) Connell-Szasz
(Also offered as NAS 346.) This course will cover American
Indian/Alaska Native history to 1850.
347./547. Native America, 1850–1940. (3) Connell-Szasz
(Also offered as NAS 347.) The course will cover American
Indian/Alaska Native history from 1850 to 1940.
348./548. Native America Post-1940. (3) Connell-Szasz
(Also offered as NAS 342.) Course will address issues that
Native Americans have dealt with from World War II to the
early 21st century, including termination, urbanization, Red
Power, gaming and self-determination.
363./563. Early History of Mexican-Americans. (3) Reyes
This course will review the history of the Southwest from
pre-conquest and Spanish colonization to the U.S. invasion
and its aftermath.
364./564. Contemporary Chicana/o History. (3) Reyes
This course examines the historical development of Chicana/
o communities in the late 19th and 20th century with a special
focus on the different socio-economic experiences of the
Chicana/o population of the U.S.
436./636. Race in 20th Century America. (3)
The 20th century history of Americans’ struggle to solve “the
problem of the color line.”
444./612. Native American and Celtic History Since
1700. (3) Connell-Szasz
Course will have a cross-cultural focus and look at how major
trends of the modern era have played out among various
American Indian/Alaska Native Nations and the Celtic people
of Eire (Ireland), Alba (Scotland) and Cymru (Wales).
463./643. Hispanic Frontiers in North America. (3)
Reyes, Truett
History of colonial encounters, Indian-European exchanges
and conflicts, environmental transformations and changing
identities at the northern frontiers of New Spain and Mexico.
From the time of Columbus to 1848.
464./644. U.S.–Mexico Borderlands. (3) Truett
History of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands and its various
native and immigrant communities from 1848 to the present.
Focus on cultural and economic linkages, ethnic and military
struggles, and formation of new identities on the border.
465./645. History of Mexican Immigration. (3) Reyes
This course examines the history of Mexican immigration to
the U.S. We review historical interpretations of the broader
political economy of colonial, 19th and 20th century America
to contextualize past and current Mexican immigration.
466./646. Native American Southwest. (3) Truett
(Also offered as NAS 466.) In this class we will explore the
history of Native American groups and their relationships to
dominant cultures and nations in the American Southwest
and Northern Mexico.
473./653. Indigenous Peoples of Latin America. (3)
Bieber, Gauderman
Historical overview of indigenous peoples of Spanish and
Portuguese America from pre-colonial times to the present.
Emphasis on cultural history, contact and change and policies
impacting native American Groups.
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.