CSUSM 2020 SUMMER SESSION CATALOG

Course Descriptions
Theatre Arts - Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
TA 410 Contemporary American Theatre - Society’s Taboos
(3 units)
Through individual and group readings, this course presents theatre
written and performed as a document of society’s concerns. Analysis
of representative dramatic pieces from different cultures and/or ethnic
groups in the United States. Considers relevant historical, cultural, and
philosophical perspectives and the meaning each work offers within the
context of our multicultural society. Explores the relationship between art
and politics through issues including identity, gender, sexuality, race, class,
community and ethnicity. This exploration will include in-class discussions,
library research and attendance at theatre events.
UNIV 495A Universitywide Internships
(1 units)
The university-wide internship course is a supervised learning experience
designed to give students opportunities to work with professionals in a
chosen field where they apply academic concepts and principles to realworld
problems and issues that perhaps are not found in textbooks; to
showcase their talents and capabilities to a prospective employer; to gain
résumé-building experiences; and to make valuable professional contacts
that can be essential to landing a job in their chosen career. Prerequisites:
Intended for students who are unable to enroll in a departmental internship
course. UNIV 495A through E may be repeated for a combined total of six (6)
units. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
WGSS 101 Introduction to Women’s, Gender and
Sexuality Studies
(3 units)
Provides an overview of the field of women’s, gender and sexuality studies.
Utilizes a range of perspectives to evaluate how sex, gender and sexuality
are constructed in social and cultural contexts. Focuses on the intersections
of gender and sexuality with race, ethnicity, ability, class and nationality.
WGSS 205 Gender and Sexuality in Pop Culture and the Media
(3 units)
Examines the ways in which gender and sexuality have been portrayed
in popular culture and the media, as well as the economic, political and
historical conditions that affect and inform these images. Focuses special
attention on the economic, political and historical conditions that have
shaped representations of gender, race, class and sexuality in popular culture.
WGSS 301 Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality in
Contemporary Societies
(3 units)
Explores the intersection of gender, race and class in the modern world.
Themes include the expression of gender, race, class and sexual identity in
arts and humanities; the structures of discrimination; theories about race,
class and gender; and the lively debates across cultural and ethnic lines
concerning these issues.
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