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Women’s StudiesCourse Selection Guidebook – Fall 2011The purpose of this field of study is to acquaint students with current scholarship on women,gender, feminist theory and research. Women’s Studies courses are designed to foster open andvigorous inquiry about this scholarship; to challenge perspectives in which women are absent orperipheral; to critically examine cultural assumptions about gender, race, class, ethnicity, andsexual orientation in light of information made available by new theories and research; and toequip students with a thorough knowledge of this field of study as well as to provide them withopportunities to apply that knowledge both in and out of the classroom. Such opportunities mightinclude, for instance, independent research projects, internships, participation in events, programgovernance, or student organizations. In addition, Women’s Studies offers a supportiveenvironment for all who are interested in this field of study and its role on campus.A major in Women’s Studies provides students with a flexible liberal arts education that integratesknowledge across academic disciplines. Courses in Women’s Studies are available in three basicforms: “core” courses offered directly by the program (these are always listed with a “WMST”prefix); cross-listed courses offered jointly by Women’s Studies and another program ordepartment (these course descriptions include a notation about the cross-listing); courses offeredby other departments and affiliated with Women’s Studies due to their content (these are publishedeach semester in a Women’s Studies course flyer available in our office and available on ourwebpage: http://www.wm.edu/as/womensstudies/index.php.When you choose a major or a minor in Women’s Studies, you select courses from all thoseavailable and work closely with an advisor to establish a particular emphasis in an area of interestto you. If you are especially interested in women’s history, for instance, you might design aprogram of study that includes several History courses or perhaps a minor or second major inHistory; you might make similar decisions in areas such as Anthropology, English, Psychology,Sociology and so on. Students generally declare a major at the end of their sophomore year. At thattime, or at any time you have questions about the Program, you should contact the Women’sStudies office to set up an appointment with a Women’s Studies advisor.No more than 10 credits of introductory courses, excluding WMST 205, may count toward themajor.Please note that, with the exception of WMST 205, these courses are not necessarily taught everyyear. We hope to offer them at least every second year.For more information, contact the program at (757) 221-2457.Introductory Courses150W. Freshman Seminar - Fall and Spring (4 credits) Topics vary. Please refer to separate courselisting. Examples of topics include women’s movements past and present, the sociology of love,women and work and women’s literature.151W. Freshman Seminar: Gender in Non-Western Cultures – Fall and Spring (4 credits) (GER4B) An examination of practices and conceptualizations of gender and their social and culturalconsequences in selected non-Western societies. (Crosslisted with SOCL 151W)205. Introduction to Women’s Studies - Spring (4 credits) (GER 4C) A multidisciplinaryexploration of sex and gender differences; race and class-based differences and divisions among78
Course Selection Guidebook – Fall 2011women; feminist epistemologies and practices. Topics include feminist histories, genderdevelopment; body images/representations; “women’s work,” activisims/subversions. Seminarformat and weekly forum. Two sections of this course are restricted to freshmen/sophomores only;no seniors are allowed to enroll in this course.221, 222. United States Women’s History, 1600 to the Present - Fall and Spring (3 credits)(GER 4A) This course is designed to introduce students to some of the major themes and issues ofthe field as it has developed in the past two decades. Primary themes throughout this courseinclude: work, sexual/gender norms and values, women’s networks and politics, and how each ofthese has changed over time and differed for women from diverse cultures/communities. Thecourse divides at 1879. (For freshmen and sophomores with AP credit or exemption.) (Crosslistedwith HIST 221,222)290. Fall, Spring (3, 4) A study of a topic in some aspect of feminist scholarship. May berepeated for credit if topic variesSome 300-level courses admit incoming freshmen. Please e-mail the instructor listed on currentcourse offerings to see if the course is appropriate for you.304. Gender in Society – Fall or Spring (3,3) Bickham Mendez, SlevinThis course explores different theoretical approaches to gender and its intersections with othersources of inequality such as race, class and age. Possible topics include: gender and sexuality,masculinities, gender and the body, and inequalities in the workplace and home. Fulfills the SocialScience requirement for the Women’s Studies major/minor. (cross-listed with SOCL 304)306. Women, Gender and Culture Spring (3) KernsAn examination of ethnographic research on women and the cultural construction of gender.Emphasis is given to non-Western cultures, with some attention to the contemporary United States.Fulfills the Social science requirement for the Women’s Studies major/minor. (cross-listed withANTH 306)312. Comparative Sociology (GER 4B) Fall and Spring (3,3) OzyeginThis course explores non-Western societies, including a critical examination of the way in whichnon-Western cultures have been interpreted in the West. Topics include gender, class and racebasedstratification; family systems; industrialization; urbanization; international migration;globalization; national cultures as “imagined communities.” Fulfills the Social Sciencerequirement for the Women’s Studies major/minor. (cross-listed with SOCL 312)314. Women and Love in Chinese Culture Literature (in translation) (GER 4B, 5) Spring (3)TangThis course examines the practice of love or gender relationships in pre-modern China with anemphasis on the presentation of women in literary texts. Readings vary in genres and are analyzedwithin their own cultural, historical and philosophical context. Taught in English. (cross-listedwith CHIN 316)315. Women in Antiquity (GER 4A) Fall or spring (3) SpaethA study, through analysis of dramatic, historical and artistic sources, of the role of women inGreece and Rome. The role of women in the home, in politics and in religion will be discussed, as79
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