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Fall 2007 Courses
NOTE: Letters in parenthesis indicate how the class fills a
distribution requirement in the WST General Concenrtation and/or
whether it counts for the TPS or GID track in the major. If a
course fils a Gen Ed requirement, that is specified separately.
Interdisciplinary Perspectives of Women
Anita Anantharam
Amanda Davis
WST 3015 – Section 0853
WST 3015 – Section 1579
MWF 10; TUR 1315; 3 Credits
T 6, R 6-7; TUR 221; 3 Credits
The life experiences of women through the study of materials in the humanities, social and natural sciences and in the health professions. This is a required course for the Women’s Studies major and minor and it fulfills the general education requirement in international studies and diversity. It can also be taken as an elective. (Gen Ed: H, S, D; WST: Core)
Transnational Feminisms
Anita Anantharam
WST 3415 – Section 9628
T 2-3, NRN 331, R 3; FLG 225; 3
Credits
This course places women and feminism in a transnational
perspective, focusing on various theories and movements engendered by
women in contemporary national contexts. Development, reproductive
politics, women’s health, etc., will be examined. (Gen Ed: S, D;
WST: Core)
Sex Rights
Angel Kwolek-Folland
WST 3930– Section 4292
W 8-10, TUR 2318; 3 Credits
This course will explore the development of "sexual rights" as a
social, discursive, legal, and populist category in several
international contexts, such as the workplace, corporate policies, the
European Union, and popular culture. (WST: H, SS, TPS, GID)
Women in Modern Hebrew Fiction
Avraham Balaban
WST 3930 – Section 2966
T 4-5, LIT 0207; R 5, LIT 0223; 3 Credits
Israel was founded on expressed ideas of a complete equality between the sexes. Yet, until the last two decades of the twentieth century, Hebrew fiction was mainly a male domain, and women were rarely depicted as full blown human beings. In the last two decades a new wave of female writers started publishing their work, and the image of women has become much richer and more diverse. The rationale of the course is to explore the different manners women are depicted in Hebrew fiction throughout the twentieth century. Special attention is given to the changes that occurred in the last two decades, with the appearance of a new wave of female writers. NO HEBREW KNOWLEDGE IS REQUIRED. (WST: H)
Sex and the Global City
Florence Babb
WST 3930 – Section 4081
MWF 4; TUR 2336; 3 Credits
This course considers gender and urban space, drawing on
feminist, anthropological, and other literature. We will read
ethnographies (case studies) based in cities of the Global South and
North in an effort to understand how urban lives vary depending on
gender, social class, race, sexuality, and other social differences.
Some of the themes we will examine include the following: the growth of
urban centers and informal economic sectors as a result of
neoliberalism and globalization; the emergence of youth cultures as
populations expand; the growth of social movements including those
representing interests of women and sexual minorities; the development
of popular culture and new consumer practices. Students will have an
opportunity to carry out research projects on the gendered effects of
accelerated change in cities as diverse as New York, Bangkok, and
Mexico City. (WST: H, SS, TPS, GID)
Black Gender
Stephanie Y. Evans
WST 3930 – Section 5113
R 8-10; MAT 102; 3 Credits
In this course students will explore various ways that African
American gender has been and can be performed, articulated, and
researched. Using social science, humanities, and natural science
materials from the early 20th-century to present, students will ask and
answer questions about gendered aspects of race relevant to their own
academic discipline. (WST: H, SS, TPS)
Lesbian and Gay Studies
Kendal Broad
WST 4641– Section 4089
T 6, R 6-7; MAT 108; 3 Credits
In general, this course is an overview of social science
research comprising the emerging area of research now known as Lesbian
& Gay Studies. The course examines the history of studying
"homosexuality" via the lens of social science and engages studies
about identity and community and the place of social institutions in
regulating and producing sexualities. The course ends with in-depth
consideration of present and future research. (WST: SS, TPS)
Independent Study
Faculty
Variable Credits 1-3
WST 4905 – Section Department Controlled
Can be repeated up to 6 credits
For advanced undergraduate students who desire to supplement the regular courses by independent reading or research. Online application.
Feminist Activisms
Kendal Broad
WST 4930 - Section 4082
W 6-8, TUR 2346; 3 Credits
This class is designed as a collaborative seminar to
critically observe and analyze feminist action (activism, politics, and
social movements). The class will discuss various examples of feminist
activism and gender-based social movements (e.g., activist mothering
and men's movements), examine various forms of feminist action (e.g.,
community-based activism and institutional protest), and critically
observe and analyze current examples of feminist action. (WST: SS, TPS)
Sociolingustics of Gender and Language
Diana Boxer
Joined with LIN 5657
WST 4930 - Section 6138
T 7-8, AND, 21; R 7-8, AND 13; 3 Credits
This course offers the student an opportunity to study how
language is used by women and men and about women and men in the
various domains of interaction (e.g. social, family, workplace) to
create and sustain status and power in society. It offers the chance
to: Study how sex and sexism are realized through language, investigate
the myths about language and woman's place, learn how gender and
politeness interact, ponder how women are derogated in language,
reflect on the repercussions of the generic masculine in grammar, study
how female-male miscommunication arises, come to terms with gendered
language and power in society, including the language of sexual
harassment, learn how girls and boys are linguistically socialized in
gendered ways, ponder the question of difference vs. dominance. (WST:
H, SS)
Gender and Genesis
Gwynn Kessler
WST 4930 - Section 7276
T 8-9, TUR 2333; R 9, TUR 2336; 3 Credits
The first two chapters of the biblical book of Genesis offer
two very different ancient accounts of the creation of humanity and the
construction of gender. The rest of the book of Genesis offers a unique
portrayal of family dynamics, drama and dysfunction, full of complex
and compelling narratives where gender is constantly negotiated and
renegotiated. In this class, students will engage in close readings of
primary biblical sources and contemporary [feminist and queer]
scholarship about these texts, as we explore what the first book of the
Bible says about God, gender, power, sexuality, and "family
values." (WST: H, TPS)
Internship
Milagros Peña
WST 4940 – Section Department Controlled
Can be repeated up to 6 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and program chair
This course is designed for students desiring practical experience in the community. Students intern with a local agency, group or business involved in women’s issues. Online Application
Independent Study
Faculty
Variable Credits 1-3
WST 6905 – Section Department Controlled
Can be repeated up to 6 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and department chair and 1 Women's Studies course or course that counts for women=s studies Independent reading or research under guidance. Online application.
Black Gender
Stephanie Y. Evans
WST 6935– Section 3542
R 8-10; MAT 102; 3 Credits
In this course students will explore various ways that African American gender has been and can be performed, articulated, and researched. Using social science, humanities, and natural science materials from the early 20th-century to present, students will ask and answer questions about gendered aspects of race relevant to their own academic discipline.
Sociolingustics of Gender and Language
Diana Boxer
Joined with LIN 6932
WST 6935- Section 6139
T 7-8, AND, 21; R 7-8, AND 13; 3 Credits
This course offers the student an opportunity to study how language is used by women and men and about women and men in the various domains of interaction (e.g. social, family, workplace) to create and sustain status and power in society. It offers the chance to: Study how sex and sexism are realized through language, investigate the myths about language and woman's place, learn how gender and politeness interact, ponder how women are derogated in language, reflect on the repercussions of the generic masculine in grammar, study how female-male miscommunication arises, come to terms with gendered language and power in society, including the language of sexual harassment, learn how girls and boys are linguistically socialized in gendered ways, ponder the question of difference vs. dominance.
Sex, Love and Globalization
Florence Babb
WST 6935– Section 9640
M 8-10; TUR 2303; 3 Credits
This graduate seminar will consider the diverse ways in which intimacy and power mix with sex and gender in an increasingly transnational world. We will read and discuss various theorizations and ethnographies by scholars in anthropology, history, and cultural studies, as well as in feminist studies. Topics will include, but won't be limited to, new forms of romance mediated by the Internet and global economy; non-heteronormative sexualities in diverse locales; diasporic cultures and intimacies; commoditized sex and romance in tourist circuits; and the impact of globalization on youth and family relationships. The course will focus on recent and innovative ethnographic writing based on studies carried out in the US and beyond, in areas of Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and their diasporas. Videos and occasional recommended outside lectures will complement course material.
Internship in Applied Women's Studies and Gender Research
Faculty
1-3 Credits
WST 6946 – Section Department Controlled
Can be repeated up to 6 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of program director
Practical experience in community. Internship with local agency, group, or business in women’s issues. Online Application
Master's Research
Faculty
WST 6971 – Section Department Controlled
1-15 Credits
