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SUS 250 - Special Studies in Sustainability Credits 3
Lecture
Investigation of special areas in Sustainable Studies. May be repeated with change of content.
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SUS 296 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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SUS 298 - Experience Program Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Practicum
Requirements: Prerequisite: Soph Standing; 2.0 GPA or greater. Permission of the instructor, minor director, and college dean
Work experience at an elective level supervised for academic credit by a faculty member in an appropriate academic field. Conditions and hours to be arranged. Graded CR/NC. For specific procedures and regulations, see section of catalogue on Other Learning Experiences.
Credit / No Credit
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SUS 347 - Environmental Law Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Introduction to the concepts surrounding environmental law. Students explore the reasons, development, and implementation of environmental laws. Areas of focus include the following: using the law to consider environmental impacts before taking action; using the law to protect water and air quality; the law of land use; and global applications of legal frameworks to deal with large scale environmental problems like climate change. Cross-listed with PSC 347
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SUS 348 - Ocean Policy and Law Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Laws and policies associated with marine resource management. The declining status and productivity of many of our marine resources has led to growing concern about human activities such as pollution, overfishing, and environmental degradation. The course explores the fundamentals of policy analysis in order to gain insights into issues including jurisdiction, harvest regulation, ecosystem approaches, and environmental protection. Cross-listed with PSC 348
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SUS 350 - Special Topics in Sustainability Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisites: SUS 101 or 201 or 202
Investigation of special areas in Sustainable Studies. May be repeated with change of content.
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SUS 396 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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SUS 450 - Advanced Seminar in Sustainability Studies Credits 3
Seminar
Requirements: Prerequisite: Sust Minor & Junior Standing
An integration study of concepts from various fields in sustainability. Students will critically review how individuals and/or institutions apply knowledge relating to sustainable best practice to restore and enhance natural, human, and financial capital and to create intergenerational value and well-being.
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SUS 451 - Seminar: Politics of Developing Countries Credits 3
Seminar / 3 hours per week
Focus is “development” and its conceptual counterpart “underdevelopment.” Some of the questions we seek to explore are: What is development? How should it be measured? Will all countries eventually follow the development path of the advanced industrial countries? Is income inequality getting better or worse between rich and poor on a global scale? What factors explain underdeveloped in different regions of the globe? What are some of the specific development strategies that countries have followed and with what results? Cross-listed with PSC 451
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SUS 460 - Environmental Impacts of Globalization Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: POL 102
Environmental impacts of contemporary globalization. The course reviews the effects of unregulated economic activity, rapid industrialization, and population growth in the Global South. The course also examines the effects of profligate consumption patterns, the practices of Northern-based corporations, and other aspects of the globalization process that impact the world’s collective environmental security, such as unsustainable environmental practices that impact climate change, biodiversity, the world’s natural resource base, and food supply.
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SUS 495 - Independent Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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SUS 496 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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UNV 100 - First-Year Seminar Credits 1
Lecture / 1 hours per week
Mandatory Pass/Fail & Excl Crd
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UNV 101 - Introduction to the University Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Learning through Engagement
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: College Now Only
Facilitating the new student’s adjustment to the demands of higher education. The course promotes academic success and social development by fostering personal and academic goal setting, evaluating personal learning styles, and developing successful study strategies. Students will gain or improve study techniques and strategies, research literacy, time management skills, organizational skills, speaking and writing skills, personal development, interpersonal skills, career goals, appreciation for cultural diversity, and orientation to university resources and services.
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URB 201 - City Life:Introduction to Urban Studies Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prereq: ENL 101
Introduction to the ways in which different academic disciplines explore the history, culture and social dynamics of cities, and how to make urban life viable, sustainable and just. The goal is to engage students in exploring the nature of urban life and finding ways to promote the social, cultural, and economic vibrancy of cities in our region, nationally, and globally.
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WGS 101 - Intro to Women’s and Gender Studies Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Nature of US Society
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Basic concepts and perspectives in Women’s Studies, placing women’s experience at the center of interpretation. With focus on women’s history and contemporary issues, the course examines women’s lives with emphasis on how gender interacts with race, class, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. The central aim is to foster critical reading and thinking about women’s lives: how the interlocking systems of oppression, colonialism, racism, sexism, and ethnocentrism shape women’s lives; and how women have worked to resist these oppressions. This course satisfies a social science distribution requirement and the general education diversity requirement.
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WGS 103 - Cities, Minorities, and Poverty Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Review and analysis of major social problems faced by cities. Emphasis is placed on origin, causes, and possible solutions for poverty and minority problems. Cross-listed with BLS 103, ECO 103, LST 103
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WGS 104 - Identities: Gender, Race, Sexuality Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Nature of US Society Nature of US Society
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A cross-disciplinary course in Women’ s Studies and Social Philosophy which examines the concepts and intersections of Gender, Race, and Sexuality. The course examines whether these identities exist as natural “facts” or are socially constructed, while also questioning how we are to understand individuals who do not fit - or refuse to fit - into these categories. Cross-listed with PHL 104
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WGS 196 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study / 3 hours per week
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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WGS 200 - Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Topics will be determined by the faculty member and will therefore vary; course may be repeated with change of content. This course will be cross-listed with an academic department.
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WGS 201 - Introduction to Feminist Theory Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Intermediate Writing
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: WGS majors/minors and LAR majors only, or by permission of instructor
Overview of the different frameworks within feminist theory: cultural feminism, liberal feminism, Marxist/socialist feminism, radical feminism, womanist feminism/multicultural, French feminism, third wave, and lesbian. These theories will be examined through the work of founders of feminist theory like Adrienne Rich, Simone DeBeauvoir, Robin Morgan, Charlotte Bunch, Audre Lorde, and Betty Friedan, among others. This course fulfills the social science distribution requirement.
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WGS 202 - Women’s Health and Environment Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Nature of US Society
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Investigation of the complex relationship between our environment and women’s health and bodies. Theoretical concepts such as environmental justice, environmental racism, cancer prevention, the precautionary principle, and ecological feminism will be examined. Key women’s health issues including reproductive health, cancer, asthma and lung disease will be explored in detail. A feminist intersectional analysis of the ways race, class, and gender inform one’s experience of environmental harm and degradation will inform our study of women’s health issues. In addition we will be exploring various activist and political responses to environmental and women’s health issues in the United States.
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WGS 204 - Social Psychology Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
The study of experimental findings, theoretical and methodological issues in understanding the individual in a social context. Cross-listed with PSY 204
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WGS 206 - Career Decision Making Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
This course explores career decision-making for women both in practical terms and in the light of contemporary issues and problems.
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WGS 208 - Global Perspectives Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Cultural, social, and political issues involved in women’s movements for development and change around the world explored through history, political theory, sociology, anthropology, literature, and art.
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WGS 209 - U.S. Women’s History:Colonies-Present Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Survey of the history of women- black and white, native and immigrant, rich and poor - in the U.S. from colonial times to the present. Among the topics to be discussed are: women’s role in agrarian vs. industrial society; women and the family; women in the labor movement; female friendships and organizations; the frontier experience; women’s suffrage; sex and sex roles; and the birth and growth of the feminist movement. Cross-listed as WMS 207. Cross-listed with HST 207
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WGS 210 - Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies. Credits 3
Lecture
Exploration of different topics in Women’s Studies. May be repeated with change of content.
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WGS 212 - Case of Lizzie Borden Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Using primary source documents such as newspapers, wills, city directories, the federal census, etc., students will study the fascinating case of Lizzie Borden of Fall River who was accused of the brutal axe murder of her father and step-mother. Students will develop their skills in historical methodology, and participation in class discussions is emphasized. Cross-listed as WMS 212. Cross-listed with HST 212
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WGS 213 - Sex Workers, Nannies, and Maids Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Nature of Global Society
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Investigation of women’s experiences of globalization and migration patterns. This course will engage in feminist analysis of the multiple ways women’s labor is crucial to the global economy, yet often women’s labor is exploited in global assembly lines, domestic labor, global care chains, and sex tourism and human trafficking. We will examine the feminization of poverty, militarism and environmental degradation and analyze globalization’s negative effects for women. A cross-cultural feminist analysis of women’s reactions and political resistance to globalizing forces is adopted and presented through case studies of women’s activism in Thailand, Peru, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Lebanon, France and Philippines.
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WGS 214 - African American Literature Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Chronological survey beginning with Gustavus Vassa and Robert Hayden’s “Middle Passage” and continuing through contemporary writers. Toward the end of the course there will be focus on new women writers and major writers through the 1990s. Cross-listed with BLS 214, ENL 214, LST 214
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WGS 216 - Politics of the Social Safety Net Credits 3
Lecture
Students analyze and debate the politics surrounding the public policies that comprise the U.S. social safety net, including social security, welfare, education benefits and more Cross-listed with PSC 216
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WGS 246 - Women Writers Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Literature Literature Literature
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 101, 102 or permission of instructor
When the subject matter is related to the minor: an examination of the relationship between the woman writer and her work through a study of literature by and about women. Satisfies literature distribution requirement. Cross-listed with BLS 246, ENL 246
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WGS 260 - Gender and Sexuality in Lusophone Literatures Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL102
Critical study of representations of gender and sexuality in the literature of Portugal, Brazil and Lusophone Africa from the Middle Ages to the present. Attention will be given to discursive and narrative construction of gendered and sexual identities; historically and culturally variable perspectives on gender and sexuality; and the roles played by gendered agents and sexual engagements in the historical processes occurring in the Portuguese-speaking world, with particular emphasis on colonial and postcolonial contexts and relations. Cross-listed with POR 260
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WGS 270 - Latin American Civ Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A comprehensive survey of the pre-Colombian and European-initiated civilizations which developed in regions of the Western Hemisphere colonized by Spain and Portugal. Emphasis is on the independent nations of Latin America from the 1820s to the present. Issues include race and class economic development and dependency, and the legitimation of political authority. Cross-listed with HST 270
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WGS 296 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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WGS 298 - Experience Program Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Practicum / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: At least Sophomore standing, GPA 2.0 or greater. Permission of the instructor, department chair, and college dean.
Work experience at an elective level supervised for academic credit by a faculty member in an appropriate academic field. Conditions and hours to be arranged. Graded CR/NC. For specific procedures and regulations, see selection of catalogue on Other Learning Experiences.
Credit / No Credit
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WGS 300 - Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Topics will be determined by the faculty member and will therefore vary. Cross-listed with WMS 300
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WGS 301 - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Identity Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Junior or Senior Standing or permission of instructor
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual identity, history and culture, sexual roles, homophobia, heterosexism, the gay liberation movement and cross-cultural experiences will be examined. Family, health, religious, economic, racial, political and legal issues will be explored. Cross-listed with SOA 300
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WGS 302 - Global Feminism Credits 3
Lecture
Examination of systems of gender in other cultures as well as the lives and experiences of women outside the U.S. The course will include theoretical study of what “feminism” means in non-western cultures, empirical study of women’s local activism, and an examination of the role of international agencies in the elimination of gender oppression.
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WGS 305 - Contemp Feminist Theory Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
The theoretical works of contemporary feminism (1945-present), covering such theorists as Simone de Beauvoir, Adrienne Rich, Audre Lorde, Judith Butler, Luce Irigaray, and Gloria Anzaldua. Readings and discussions examine feminist theories and their applications to the lives of individual women and the practices of women’s organizations and institutions. This course satisfies a social science distribution requirement for students earning a BA in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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WGS 306 - Third Wave Feminism Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prereq: WMS 101
Course examines First and Second Waves of the women’s movement in the United States, then turns to Third Wave, term given to feminist movement from 1990 forward. Contributions and future of women’s rights and issues in the United States analyzed through 3rd Wave feminist reading, with a particular focus on women of color.
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WGS 307 - Ecofeminism:Philosophy & Practice Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Study of ecofeminism as systems of oppressions based on race, class, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity that stem from a cultural ideology that enables the oppression of nature. The course explores ecofeminist theories, literature, and practice, including ecofeminist ethics, and the applications of ecofeminism to the lives of individual men and women, as well as cultural institutions and organizations. Cross listed as WMS 307. Cross-listed with PHL 307
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WGS 308 - The Jewish Woman Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
The diversity of Jewish women’s social, cultural and religious experiences through fiction, poetry, biography, history and sociology, with an emphasis on the impact of feminism on the lives of Jewish women.
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WGS 310 - America’s Working Women Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
The experience of American working women - black and white, native and immigrant, organized and unorganized - from the colonial period to the present day. Because work is defined as productive labor, this course will examine women as paid and unpaid workers - in the marketplace as well as in the home. Some of the areas of study will be women on the frontier, women in the mills and factories, labor union women, women in the professions, and the history and politics of housework. Cross-listed as LST 310 and WMS 310. Cross-listed with HST 310, LST 310
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WGS 312 - Feminist Research Methods Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Learning through Engagement
Lecture
Requirements: Pre-Requisite:WGS majors and minors, LAR majors with concentration in WGS, CJS majors and minors.
Framework for thinking and learning about research in women’s studies. The course provides an overview of the terminology and key concepts in feminist research methods. It begins with an examination of feminist critiques of traditional methods of research and conceptions of knowledge. The course then covers, among other things, work on standpoint theory, research methods in the natural and social sciences, ethical/political issues in research and the practice of cross-cultural research.
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WGS 316 - Gender in Medieval & Early Modern Europe Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
How pre-modern European societies understood, represented, and enforced gender difference. A wide variety of source material - saints’ lives and marriage contracts, sermons and law codes, guides for witch hunters and aristocratic portraits, medical treatises and mystical poetry - will be used to explore the changing answers to two basic questions: what makes a person a woman or a man, and how does this gender identity affect their lives in the world. Course content will move from the waning days of the Roman Empire through the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Reform. Cross-listed as WMS 316. Cross-listed with HST 316
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WGS 317 - Hist of European Women Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A survey of women’s history from the Renaissance to the present that critically examines the recent scholarship on this topic. The course will deal both with remarkable and ordinary women. Extensive use will be made of recent research on the history of the family and social demography as well as the more traditional areas of political, intellectual, and economic history. While emphasizing Western Europe, the course will include some material from the Americas and other areas. Cross-listed as WMS 317. Cross-listed with HST 317
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WGS 318 - Women’s Biog & Autobiog Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Examines the lives of various women in the United States, Great Britain, and elsewhere both from a literary and historical perspective. Examples of women whose lives will be studied are Charlotte Bronte, Sarah and Angelina Grimke, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Cross-listed as WMS 318. Cross-listed with HST 318
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WGS 319 - Gender Variation and Sexual Orientation across Cultures Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: SOA 101 or SOA 111 or SOA 113
The social construction of sexual identity in various societies of the world, including the United States. Same gender, “third gender”, and transgendered roles, relations, and ideologies are examined in ancient and modern societies. Cross-listed with SOA 319
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WGS 321 - Women, Crime, and the Law Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
Exploration of the impact that women have on the criminal justice system, as well as the impact that the system has upon women. This course will serve to provide an alternative to the traditional focus of criminal justice courses. It explores issues relevant to understanding the experience of women and girls as both offenders and victims, as well as practitioners in the criminal and legal systems. Cross-listed with CJS 321
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WGS 323 - Women, Film and Popular Culture Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
The representation of women in positions of power in film and popular culture. A special emphasis is given to films that address issues of race and class. In addition, the course examines film criticism and theory that circulates around the issues of female heroines and victims in film. The course will focus on social context and meaning as critical approaches. The goal of the course is to provide students with an analytical framework that permits them to develop a more profound and independent understanding of the subject. Cross-listed as WMS 323 Cross-listed with ARH 323
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WGS 324 - Gender, Crime and In-Justice Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
An examination of the relationship(s) between gender and criminal offending, detection of and societal reaction to that offending, and victimization. We will look at the role gender and gendered experiences play in creating, legitimating, and perpetuating the fear of crime on masculinity and the role it plays in defining offenders and victims, and on the unique challenges gender variation raises in the context of the criminal and legal systems. Cross-listed with BLS 324, CJS 324
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WGS 325 - Sex, Marriage, and Family Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: SOA 101 OR SOA 111 OR SOA113 OR WGS 101
A survey of basic human patterns of bonding and reproduction in different cultures, through human evolution to modern times, focusing on an exploration of issues surrounding sex, marriage and family in contemporary society. Cross-listed with ANT 325, SOA 325
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WGS 327 - Witchcraft, Magic & Religion Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: ANT 111 or ANT 113
Offers critical, cross-cultural and comparative perspectives on religion, magic and witchcraft and how people in different cultures conceive of the supernatural. Surveys how scholars have defined religion, symbol and myth and why some practices and beliefs come to be defined as “religions” while others are characterized as “myth”, “sorcery”, or “witchcraft”. Cross-listed with REL 327, SOA 327
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WGS 328 - Survey of African American Literature I Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prereqs: ENL 101, 102, 258
Survey of African American Literature from colonial times to the turn of the twentieth century. Course surveys genres of poetry, slave narrative, fiction, essay, and drama with attention to the social, political, and cultural histories of African Americans from slavery to freedom to Reconstruction. This course may also include sections on oral narratives (oral slave narratives, speeches, folktales, and sermons) and music (such as sorrow songs and spirituals). Cross-listed with BLS 328, ENL 328
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WGS 329 - Survey of African American Literature II Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prereqs: ENL 101, 102, 258
Survey of African American Literature from the turn of the twentieth century to the present. Course begins with the work of DuBois and Washington and continues through the Harlem Renaissance, the post-war period, the Black Arts Era, into the present, paying particular attention to the women writers who led the post-1970s Renaissance. Course examines all genres of literature and may also include sections on oral literature (such as spoken word poetry) and music (such as jazz, rap, and hip hop). Like the Survey of African American Literature I, this course pays particular attention to the social, political, intellectual, and cultural climate surrounding the literature. Cross-listed with BLS 329, ENL 329
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WGS 332 - Sex Roles and Politics Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Pre-req: PSC 101 or WMS 101
An examination of the impact of gender as a variable in American politics. The course analyzes women in the electorate as candidates, as office holders, and as political participants, including participation in political organizations and lobbying groups. Cross-listed as WMS 332. Cross-listed with PSC 332
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WGS 333 - Mothers and Daughters Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: WMS 101 OR Permission of Instructor
Mother/daughter relationships: biological mothers and daughters, adopted mothers and daughters, motherless daughters. Explorations are based on a multicultural perspective. The course examines how culture, patriarchy, and stereotypes of the family affect mother/daughter relationships. Topics include competition between mothers and daughters, the women’s movement in their lives, feminist parenting, Lesbian mothers or daughters, and motherhood as an institution.
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WGS 336 - Gender, Policy, and Social Justice Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Family policy issues in the U.S. such as childcare, family leave, job equity, and marriage and family relationships. U.S. public policy is compared with that of other countries. Cross-listed as PST 355 and WMS 336. Cross-listed with CJS 336, POL 355, SOA 336
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WGS 337 - Reproductive Rights & Health Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: PSC 101 or WGS 101or permission of instructor
Trends, controversies, laws, policies and politics relating both to women’s control over their fertility and to reproductive health in the United States. The areas covered include abortion, birth control, sterilization, sex education, sexually-transmitted disease (STD) prevention, assisted reproductive technologies (ART), the birthing process, and infant-feeding. We leanr differing feminist perspective relevant to these areas. Cross-listed with PSC 337
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WGS 339 - Women and Public Policy Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequiste: PSC 101 or WMS 101
Examines public policies and landmark Supreme Court opinions relating to gender equality and women’s interests in the United States. Topics may include educational policies, employment policies, child care policies, health care policies, reproductive rights, and policies relating to women as criminals. Cross-listed as PST 354 and WMS 339. Cross-listed with PSC 339
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WGS 344 - The Economics of Sex and Race Discrimination Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: ECO 231, 232; or permission of instructor
The theory of labor markets and the problem of discrimination. Current problems facing women and minorities will be examined. Existing programs and trends will be explored. Cross-listed with BLS 343, ECO 343, LST 343
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WGS 347 - Special Topics in Women’s Literature Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Advanced study of a specialized topic chosen by the instructor. Cross-listed as WMS 347. Cross-listed with ENL 347
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WGS 348 - American Women Playwrights Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Analysis, evaluation, comparison, and appreciation of plays by 20th-century American women playwrights and insights into their themes and the images of women which they create. Cross-listed with ENL 348
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WGS 349 - Mothers, Vamps, Rebels: Women in Popular Indian Film Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequsite: ENL 102
Examination of how Bollywood (popular Hindi-language Indian cinema) has portrayed Indian women - as mothers and goddesses, vamps, avengers, and rebels - over the decades since Indian independence in 1947. India has one of the largest film industries in the world, and this film industry has come to both reflect and shape Indian society and culture, in India and in the diaspora.
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WGS 350 - Readings in Sociological & Anthropological Lit Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Directed readings and analysis in selected sociological topics. Cross-listed as WMS 350 with appropriate topic. Cross-listed with BLS 350, CJS 350, SOA 350
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WGS 352 - Disposable Women Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Nature of Global Society
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Examination of women’s status from a global perspective, including investigation of the national level laws, customs, and international human rights conventions that impact women’s status and fundamental human rights.
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WGS 359 - Men and Masculinities Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: SOA 101 or SOA 111
The social construction of male identity and culture. Male sexualities, relationships, sports, health, work, violence, warfare and changing male culture will be explored. Cross-listed with SOA 359
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WGS 361 - Justice and Policy Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor (45 Cr or More)
An exploration of public policy in a criminal justice context. The causes and consequences of public policy will be explored to demonstrate the complexity of the relationships between criminological knowledge, policy and practice. Cross-listed with BLS 365, CJS 366, POL 366, POL 566
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WGS 362 - Women in World History Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
An exploration of the lives of ordinary women and men in relation to their place in the fabric of global history. The course fosters understanding of the world’s infinite variety of cultures by examining what particular constructions of gender tell us about those societies and our own. The main strategy focuses on biography as a tool weaving through gender, class, race, and ethnicity in particular historical periods.
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WGS 363 - Gender & Occupations across Cultures Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: HST 101 or 103 or WGS 101
Analysis of contemporary historiographies situating women in relation to occupation and the historical implications of gender in the creation, transmission, performance, and representation of women’s work. It examines the meaning of female occupations in different cultures as well as gender issues related to the shaping of female leadership. We explore the significance of these projections through writings by and about female professionals.
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WGS 364 - Soc&Cult Hist of Russia Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Topics pertaining to social classes, the development of serfdom, religion and art and literature in Russia from the 9th Century to the present. Cross-listed as WMS 364. Cross-listed with HST 364
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WGS 365 - Women, Girls, and Social Control Credits 3
Seminar
Requirements: Prerequisite: SOA 101 or SOA 111
Female crime and deviance are a continuum of behaviors among girls and women in diverse social settings. Through research findings, novels, drama, journals and biography, film, popular media, and policy documents, the course explores the variability of definitions and labels that identify girls and women within the larger social context. Using micro and Macro theoretical frameworks, the course addresses the broad range of female forms of deviance and crime: historic and contemporary, individual and collective. Cross-listed with CJS 365, SOA 365
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WGS 366 - Race, Class, Gender and Ethnicity in the Media Credits 3
Lecture
An interdisciplinary exploration of how mainstream media in the U.S.-primarily “Hollywood” movies-have helped shape our understanding of who is (and, equally importantly, who is NOT) part of the “American” nation. Drawing upon anthropology, media studies, critical race studies and feminist theory, we will look at how cinematic representations of various ethnic and racial groups - blacks, “Indians”, Asians, Jews, and most recently, Arabs and Muslims - both reflected and helped shape popular views and attitudes towards those groups. We will pay close attention to the intertwining of race, gender, class and sexuality. This is a blended class as on-line discussions will supplement classroom screenings and discussion. Cross-listed with BLS 364, SOA 364
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WGS 367 - Culture, Power, and Inequality in a Globalized World Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: SOA 101 OR SOA 111 OR SOA 113; Sophomore or JR or SR standing
An exploration of anthropological approaches to globalization, and what globalization means for the future of anthropology. We start with definitions of and theories about globalization, touch upon “the globalization debates,” and then turn to case studies of key issues such as gender and sexuality, migration and diaspora, the globalization of culture, the power of commodities, and political activism. Throughout, we will pay close attention to questions of power and inequality - seeing how the impact of globalization is shaped by race, nationality, class, gender and other vectors of difference. Cross-listed with SOA 367
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WGS 368 - History of Feminist Thought Credits 3
Lecture
Cross-listed with HST 368
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WGS 369 - Global Women’s Health and Activism Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Nature of Global Society
Lecture / 3 hours per week
An overview of women’s health through an international perspective. Various women’s health issues such as cancer, fertility, maternal mortality, STI/STD, HIV/AIDS, and violence against women are researched and analyzed. The investigation of health issues through a feminist political lens is crucial. The relevance and importance of understanding women’s health through a human rights framework will be explored. The aim is to understand how gender inequity impacts women’s health. Socioeconomic status, nation, gender and race all play a crucial role in women’s health. Most importantly, an investigation into the various political, institutional and activist responses to women’s health issues around the world will be undertaken. The level of political commitment to women’s health will be analyzed by focusing on key strategies implemented by international institutions like the United Nations, and look at particular government strategies in countries such as Haiti, India, China, and Ghana.
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WGS 370 - Women, Writing, and the Media Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Studying and writing about issues related to gender, gender-specific language, and the representation of women in various forms of media. The course focuses on discovering, exploring, researching, and writing about women’s issues. Cross listed as WGS 370 Cross-listed with ENL 370
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WGS 371 - Gender and Society in Brazilian Cinema Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Nature of Global Society Nature of Global Society
Lecture
A thematic study of cinematographic representations of gender identities and practices within social contexts. Fostering global awareness and artistic literacy, topics include construction of feminine and feminist identities; masculinity and power relations; sexuality and national identity; same-sex and other non-traditional relations of love and intimacy; and machismo, ethnic and socio-economic disparity and alienation in contemporary life under women film-makers’ scrutiny. Cross-listed with POR 371
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WGS 374 - Transformative Justice Credits 3
Lecture
Historical and contemporary criminological perspectives as they apply to victims and victimization. Special emphasis will be placed on the interrelationships that exist between victims and offenders. The course examines victimization theories and addresses the role victim interest groups play in the implementation of socio-political criminal justice policies. Cross-listed with BLS 374, CJS 374
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WGS 375 - Psych of Sex Differences Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Development of sex differences, socialization practices, attitudes, values and role expectations which affect the self-concept and interpersonal relationships. This course is designed to stimulate discussion among men as well as women. Cross-listed with PSY 375
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WGS 376 - Women and Sexualities across Cultures Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: SOA 101 OR SOA 111 OR SOA 113 OR WGS 101
An exploration of how sexuality and gender intersect with shifting power structures in different times and places. Sexuality and gender are not inborn fixed natural attributes and close attention is paid to the impact of differences in race, age, culture and stratification. The course also engages main currents in feminist thought in anthropology and western and non-western traditions. Students engage in independent research projects on a world region of their choice. Cross-listed with SOA 376
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WGS 380 - Feminist Perspectives on Art History Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Analyzes the feminist critique of the history of art. This course will review recent critiques of both art and culture through an investigation of the production and evaluation of art and the role of the artist in Western and non-Western cultures. Also offered as WMS 380. Cross-listed with ARH 380
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WGS 386 - Prison Industrial Complex Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Pre-req: Minimum of 60 credits or permission of instructor
An investigation of how the political, social, and economic interests that converge on the site of the prison determine criminal justice policy. This course is a study in the cultural and political economic dimensions of structural violence, with the prison system as the illustrative case study. Cross-listed with BLS 386, CJS 386
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WGS 391 - Topics African History Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Advanced-level course for students with a background in African history. Topics will vary from year to year and may be repeated with change of content. Research papers will be required. Cross-listed as BLS 391 and LST 391. Cross-listed with BLS 391, HST 391, LST 391
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WGS 396 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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WGS 399 - Women’s Studies Internship Credits 3
Independent Study
Over the course of one semester, students earn academic credit by working in area public, private or non-profit organizations that provide services for women. Students work under the supervision of a women’s studies faculty member and a sponsor at the selected organization.
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WGS 402 - Seminar:European History Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Capstone Study Capstone Study Capstone Study
Seminar / 3 hours per week
Seminars will be offered variously in topics in European History. The writing of a substantial paper will be required. Content will vary with instructor; may be repeated with change of content. Cross-listed for JST and WMS when the content is appropriate. Cross-listed with HST 402, JST 400
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WGS 403 - Seminar:World History Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Capstone Study Capstone Study
Seminar / 3 hours per week
Seminars will be offered variously in topics in non-European World History. The writing of a substantial paper will be required. Content will vary with instructor; may be repeated with change of content. Cross-listed for AAS, JST, and WMS when the content is appropriate. Cross-listed with HST 403
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WGS 421 - Sem:American Lit Theme Credits 3
Seminar / 3 hours per week
Seminar in an American Literature theme. Cross-listed with ENL 421
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WGS 422 - Seminar:American History Credits 3
Seminar / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prereq: 12 credits in History or permission of instructor
Seminars will be offered variously in topics in American History. The writing of a substantial paper will be required. Content will vary with instructor; may be repeated with change of content. Cross-listed for AAS, JST, and WMS when the content is appropriate. Cross-listed with HST 401
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WGS 424 - Seminar in Genre Studies Credits 3
Seminar / 3 hours per week
The particular topic of each seminar is announced immediately before each registration period. Cross-listed with ENL 424
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WGS 445 - Seminar: Women and Politics Credits 3
Seminar / 3 hours per week
An exploration of women’s involvement in the processes, institutions and outcomes of politics including voting and other forms of electoral participation, campaigning for political office, office-holding and leadership, and public policy. In examining these topics, the course looks at the roles played by women’s movements, feminism, and antifeminism. The focus is primarily on the United States with some coverage of other countries. Cross-listed with PSC 445
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WGS 453 - Global Policies and Women’s Human Rights Credits 3
Seminar
Comparative examination of human rights issues that affect women’s lives and the ways that women’s experiences of human rights violations are gendered throughout the world. The course will explore how the attainment of women’s rights in the economic, social, and political realms vary significantly by cultural, geographic, and national boundaries, and the strategies that women use to challenge and overcome obstacles to the realization of these rights. The course investigates a range of global policy issues, including international human rights conventions; gender-based violence; cultural relativism versus universalism, religious fundamentalisms and the oppression of women; harmful traditional practices; women’s political and civil rights; the impact of authoritarianism and democratization on women’s status; the impact of economic globalization on women’s economic and labor rights; and the shortcomings of the international human rights regime in protecting women’s human rights. Cross-listed with POL 453
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WGS 490 - Special Topics Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: WGS Major Only
Special topics are offered. May be repeated with change of content. This course may be cross-listed with an academic department.
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WGS 495 - Independent Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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WGS 496 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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WGS 499 - Women’s and Gender Studies Capstone Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Capstone Study
Lecture
Requirements: Prereqs: WMS 101, 312
The WGS capstone course is designed to cohere a major student’s core curriculum work. While the subject matter may change depending on the interdisciplinary connections, the course will be grounded in feminist scholarship and require a research project that draws upon feminist theories and feminist research methods, along with a public presentation at the end of the semester to the class and Women Studies faculty. This course will be an opportunity for students to integrate their major course knowledge and demonstrate their ability to apply feminist theory and research methods.
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