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Courses
WS 101. INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES 4
An introduction to the origins, purpose, subject matters, and methods of women's studies. Through an interdisciplinary investigation of the evolving body of scholarship by and about women, this course presents a survey of women's social, psychological, historical, political, and cultural experiences. The goal of the course is to help students develop a critical framework for thinking about gender and sexuality, with special attention to issues of class, race, and ethnicity.
WS 201. FEMINIST THEORIES AND METHODOLOGIES 3
A critical exploration of the history, development, impact, and implications of feminist theory. Beginning with seventeenth- and eighteenth-century proto-feminism, the course moves through the "first and second waves" of the women's movement in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and looks toward the future through consideration of current trends in feminist theory and method. Emphasis is placed on the cross-disciplinary nature of feminist inquiry, and the specific ways in which particular methodologies arise from or relate to specific theoretical positions. Prerequisite: WS101.
WS 210. ECOFEMINISM, WOMEN AND THE ENVIRONMENT 3
An interdisciplinary exploration of the complex relationship between feminist theory and praxis, and environmental philosophy and activism. Using the idea of "ecofeminism" as its unifying focus, the course examines such national and global issues as deforestation, overpopulation, species extinction, bioregionalism, environmental pollution, habitat loss, development, and agribusiness. Representative perspectives include those based in deep ecology, social ecology, animal and nature rights, human ecology, earth-based spiritualities, "wise use," the "land ethic," conservation, and wildlife management. M. Stange
WS 212. WOMEN IN ITALIAN SOCIETY: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW 3
Students examine the changing role of women in Italian society. Authors and filmmakers studied include Natalia Ginzburg (Family Lexicon), Dacia Maraini (The Blind Countess), and Lina Wertmuller (Pasqualino Seven Beauties). A portion of the course is dedicated to the new multiethnic Italian reality. Texts by women immigrants in Italy in the last decade include works by Igiaba Scego and Christiana de Caldas Brito. Also counts for the minor in Italian. S. Smith, Foreign Languages and Literatures
WS 220. TOO FAT? TOO THIN? WOMEN AND EATING DISORDERS 3
The course begins with a historical examination of the ways in which the female body has been coded with meanings, and the effects those meanings have had on women’s real lives. We will study the ambivalence and contradictions regarding norms of health, thinness, and obesity. We will approach eating disorders from feminist perspectives, which consider these behaviors as women’s responses to oppression. Finally we will consider food from a scholarly as well as real-life perspective. Prerequisite: WS101 or one course listed as applicable to Women’s Studies. V. Rangil
WS 225. WOMEN IN SCIENCE 3
An exploration of the historical and contemporary roles of women in the natural science professions. Attention is given to the gendering of science, the interaction of culture and science, the feminist perspectives on science, and the future of women in the science workforce. This course will also examine the barriers to the full participation of women in the natural sciences and mathematics with a view to envisioning the future of women in the science workforce. Students engage in written critical analyses of assigned readings as a basis for regular classroom discussion. K. Cartwright, A. Matias
WS 227. HOLDING UP HALF THE SKY: GENDER, WRITING, AND NATIONHOOD IN CHINA 3
Interdisciplinary exploration of gender issues in China, especially but not exclusively focusing on the roles of women in the making of modern Chinese history. Students will learn about cultural specificities in the experiences of Chinese women while exploring the diverse meanings of "women's status" and gender relations. Themes to be examined in the course content include gendered subjectivities, the ideology of the new women, the impact of globalization and transnational capital, different gender roles, and women’s writing from the Opium War to contemporary China. Emphasis on different stages of women’s writing in relation to their cultural conditions and social awakening, and on the ways ideologies helped form gender identities in the twentieth century. (Designated a non-Western culture course.) M. Chen
WS 371, 372. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3
A program of individual reading and research under the direction of the women's studies faculty. Prerequisite: approval of the director of women's studies.
WS 375. SENIOR SEMINAR IN WOMEN'S STUDIES 4
Exploration of primary and secondary sources in the interdisciplinary examination of a particular theme or topic in women's studies. The focus is on advanced research, and close attention is paid to the development, organization, and production of a major project. Students will present their research to the seminar; those intending to write an honors thesis will present their thesis proposals. Prerequisites: WS101 and 201.
WS 376. SENIOR THESIS 3
Independent study and research leading to a thesis examining, from an interdisciplinary perspective, a topic relevant to women's studies. Students will work under the direction of a faculty advisor as well as a second reader. Open to women's studies majors only, and required of candidates for program honors.
WS 399. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN WOMEN'S STUDIES 3
Internship opportunity for students whose academic and cocurricular experience has prepared them for professional work related to women's studies. With faculty sponsorship and approval of the director of the Women's Studies Program, students may extend their educational experience into such areas as counseling, education, crisis intervention, health care delivery, business and management, and other areas relevant to women's studies. Academic assignments will be determined by the faculty sponsor in consultation with the on-site supervisor. Prerequisites: Two courses in women's studies, at least one of which is at the 200 or 300 level.
The following list may be revised with the approval of the director as departments offer additional courses in women's studies.
AH 369 Women in the Visual Arts
AH 375D Seminar: Theory and Methodology "Gender Issues in Late Medieval and Renaissance Art"
AH 375H Seminar: Special Topics in Art History (when applicable)
AM 230 Born in America
AM 340 Women and Work in America
AM 363 Women in American Culture
AM 376 Disorderly Women
AN 242 North American Indians
AN 311 Theoretical Approaches to Gender and Sexuality
AN 312 Creating Desire: Ethnic Tourism in Asia
AN 347 Women and Gender in Evolutionary Perspective
AN 351 Topics in Anthropology
"Gender in East Asia"
"Magic, Ritual, and Religion"
CC 365 Topics in Classical Studies
"Family in Antiquity"
"Women in Antiquity"
EC 351 Women in the Economy
EN 208 Language and Gender
EN 223 Women and Literature
EN 229N Native American Women Writers
EN 316 Nineteenth-Century Novel
EN 338 Queer Fictions
EN 357 The Rise of Modern American Literature
EN 360 Women Writers
EN 363 Special Studies in Literary History
"The James Circle"
"Manhattan in the Twenties"
"Jane Austen: Texts and Contexts"
GO 223 Current Issues in Public Policy
GO 313 Politics of Contemporary United States Social Movements
GO 352 Women and the Law
GO 353 Sex and Power
GO 354 Feminist Political Thought
GO 357 Sexing Global Politics: Gender and International Relations
HI 217 Topics in History (when applicable)
HI 228 Race, Class, and Gender in Latin America
HI 363 Topics in History (when applicable)
MB 336H Diversity and Discrimination in the American Workplace: Is the Melting Pot Boiling Over?
PS 331 Psychology of Women
RE 205 Women, Religion, and Spirituality
RE 220 Encountering the Goddess in India
RE 330 Advanced Topics in Religion: "Feminist Theologies"
SB 315 Work, Family, and Organizations
SO 217 Families in the United States
SO 203 Femininites and Masculinities
SO 225 Quantifying Women
SO 316 Women in Modern Society
SO 331 Women in Global Economy
TH 334 Special Studies in Theater History and Theory: "Women in American Theater"
