2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

. .306 WOMEN'S STUDIES'WOMEN ST2FF3 HISTORY OF WOMEN IN EUROPE FROM 1650An exploration of the history of European women and gender in the. mod­, . ern era, focusing on wom~n's changing roles in the economic and political; spheres alld the development. of new visions of the family and sexuality.Three hours, one term .Prerequisite: Registration in Level " or above .Cross-list: HISTORY 2FF3Antirequisite: HISTORY 2BB6,WOMEN ST 2B06 . .Th!s course is administered by the Department of History. .WOMEN ST 2H03 SOCIAL ASPECTS OF REPRODUCTIONAn interdisciplinary course exploring birth and reproduction. Topics mayinclude: social, determinants of reproductive health, fertility and birthingrituals,reproductive ethics, policy and technologies. 'Two lectures, one tutorial; one term '/ Prerequisite: Registration in Level " or above, Cross-list: HEAL THST 2H03, HTH SCI 2103WOMEN ST 2HH3 WOMEN'S HEALTH:A SOCIO-CUL TURAL PERSPECTIVETopicsmayinclude biomedicine ands'ocial constiUction of gender, womer. as paid and unpaid health workers; consequences of discrimination forw.omen's health and historical analysis of female healers.Three hours; one term'Prerequi,site: Registration in Level" or ab(Ne. WOMEN 8T 1A06 is recommended.Antirequisite: SOCIOL 4U03 . ,WOMEN ST 2J03 GENDER AND PERFORMANCEAn examination of gender as identities performed or..constructed in complexsoCial, historical and. cultural processes and conditions, includinghow. gender gives meaning to different performance texts, as well as toa range of performance practicesiri daily life.Three hours (lectures and discussion);. one termPren9quisite: Registration il") Level" or above of a program inCommunicationStudies orWome'n's Studies .' .Cross-list: CMST 2H03 ,This course is administered by Communication Studies.WOMEN 8T 2K06 STUDIES IN WOMEN WRITERSA closely;'focused course on ~omen's writing in English. The topic for,the course varies, sometimes concentrating on specific issues, someti'fneson an historical period or national, literature. Helevant feministtheory is a component of the course.· Three hours; two termsPrerequisite: WOMEN sr:1A06 or permission of the Director of Women'sStudies'Cross-list: CSCT2K06, ENGLISH 2K06 ,This course is administered by the Department of English ·an.d Cultural'. Studies.WOMEN ST 2L03 FEMINIST UTOPIASAli examination of literary texts offering women's visions of social change.Three hours (seminar and discussion); one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level" or above. WOMEN ST 1 A06 is recommended."Cross-list: ENGLISH 2N03Antirequisite: WOMEN ST 2A06WOMEN ST 3A03 ;FEMINIST METHODOLOGIES·This course critically examines a range of feminist methodologies; focusingon issues of power/knowledge/research.Three hours; one term· Prerequisite: WOMEN ST 2AA3 or permission of the Director of Women'sStudies-Antirequisite: WOMEN ST 3A06WOMEN ST 3AA3 STUDIES IN FEMINIST THEORY \· An advanced inquiry into selected topics or schools in feminist theorywith attention to how they shape feminist understanding and practice.Three hours; one termPrerequisite: WOMEN ST 2AA3 or permission of the Director of Women'sStudies; Antirequisite: WOMEN ST 3A06. WOMEN ST 3B03' TOPICS ON WOMEN AND THE ARTSThi~ course explores the roles,of women in anyone of the following fields:· music, visual arts, film 'or theatre, wheth.er as subjects· or creators. Ap­.proaches may be practical, historical and/or theoretical, and interrelation:­, ships between the fields will be examined where appropriate.· Three hours; one term .... . . f •Prereql!isite: Registration in Level" or above. WOMEN ST 1A06 is recommended.., ,... "WOMEN ST 3803 may be repeated, if on a different topic, to a total of six units.WOMEN ST 3BB3 WOMEN ANDVISUAL CUL lUREStudents will explore ideas about representation, spectatorship and productionin relation to issues of 'soCial difference, such as gender, raceand class. Emphasis is on visuality in forms such as film, video, television,advertiSing, et cetera.Two hOur lecture and discussion,. plus one weekly film screening;'one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level "lor above and one of ART HIST2A03,CMST 2F03, 2103, DRAMA 2X06, THTR&FLM 1 B03 or WOMEN ST 1 A06' !Cross-list: CMST 3BB3,THTR&FLM 3P03 .Not open to students with credit or registration in WOMEN'ST 3803,if the topic was images of Women: Reading Art, Media and Popula'r~~~ ,WOMEN ST 3C03 . WOMEN AND ECOLOGY I .An exploration of women's roles in .the ecqlogy movement, examining thevarious meanings of ecofeminism. Possible areas' of enquiry: environmeritalethics, anti-militarism, earth-'goddess religions and the nature/cuiture debate. .Thre'e hours; one term.. . .Prerequisite: Registration in Level II or above. WOM EN ST 1 A06 is recommended.WOMEN ST3DD3 WOMEN IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETYAn interdisciplinary exploration of women's experiences in sub-cultureswithin a multicultural society, examining social and historical conditioris, .policies, and personal narratives. Topics may include immigration, voice,mobility, identity, hybridity.Three hours; one term. ,Prerequisite: Regi~tration in .Level II or above: WOMEN ST 1 A06 is recommended.Cross-lis~: 'CMST 3WW3Antirequisite: WOMEN ST 3006WOMEN ST 3EO~ S'PECIAL TOPICS IN WOMEN'S ISSUESRecent topics have included: Ethical Issues in Women's Health, FeministIssues in Reproduction and Motherhood, Women and Spirituality, Womenin Islam. ,Consult the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies concerning topic. 'to be offered.Three hours; one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level" or.above. WOMEN ST 1 A06 is recom-. mended. .'WOMEN ~T 3E03 may be repeated, iron a differerinopic,to a total ofsix units. . .WOMEN ST 3G03HISTORY OF.WOMEN IN CANADAAND THE U.S. TO 1920. This course.examines key areas of women's history, such as indigenousc;:ultures, slavery, immigration, religion, "witchcraft", the family, sexuality,paid and unpaid labour, and the first wave of the women's movement.Three hours; one term.Prerequisite: Registration in Level" or aboveCross-list: HISTORY 3W03Antirequisite: WOMEN ST 3X03This course is administered by the Department of History.WOMEN ST 3GG3 HISTORY OF WOMEN IN CANADAAND THE U:S. FROM 1920This.course examines key areas of women's history, such as the impact of1 the Great Depression and the Second World War, the civil rights movement,the sexual revolution, and the second. wave of the women's movement.Three hours (lectures and discussion); one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level II or above .Cross-list: HISTORY 3WW3Antirequisite: WOMEN ST 3X03This course is administered by the Department of History.WOMEN ST 3H03 CRITICAL RACE STUDIESThis course examines contemporary debates in critical race theory in an'attempt to critically decode 'the operations of race in literary and cultural texts.Three hour~;.one termPrerequisite~: Registration in .aprogram in Comparative Literature, CulturalStudies and Critical. Theory, English, Peace Studies, Women's Stupies orpermission of ttie' Departmental Counsellor for English and Cultural StudiesCross-list: COMP LIT 3RR3, CSCT 3A03, ENGLISH 3A03, PEACE ST 3A03This course is administered by the Department of English and Cultural·, Studies.