Courses in Women's Studies
Lower Division
101. Women and Their Bodies (3) F,S
An introduction to the rapidly expanding
body of literature and ideas related to the biology and sexuality
of women.
102. Women In Contemporary Society (3) F,S
An introduction to some of the basic questions
raised by the contemporary feminist movement relating to the
social, political and economic status of women.
300. Principles of Feminism (3) F
An introduction to feminist history, thought,
and methodology that emphasizes, but is not limited to, United
States and European experience. Traditional grading only.
301. Feminist Research Methods (3)
A multi-disciplinary introduction to the methods used in doing
feminist research.
307I. Women and the Economy: Money, Sex,
and Power (3) F,S
Examination of assumptions about the economic
roles of women; analysis of sexual division of labor; domestic
work and its ideology; women as wage workers; women and development;
American women and the economy since 1945. Special focus on women
from major ethic and racial groups in the U.S.
308. Women and the Law (3) S
History of women's experience under the
law; constitutional law; 19th amendment and ERA; equal protection
issues; discrimination in employment; marriage and family law.
309I. Women in Science (3) F
Prerequisites: Upper division status; ENGL
100; six units of GE science courses; and permission of the instructor.
Focus on the accomplishments of women in natural science, engineering,
and mathematics in their socio-historical context, and the obstacles
that have precluded easy access to careers for women in these
areas. Same course as BIOL 309.
314. Women Narrate Their Lives (3) F
Study of the lives of a cross-section of Women in the
U.S. from colonial era to the present based on biographical and autobiographical
sources.
315. Black Women in America (3) F
Examination of the roles of American black women; taught from an interdisciplinary
perspective.
316. Women in the History of U.S. Film (3)
F,S
History of women as they are represented, presented as images, or constructed
in the development of U.S. film. Theory and analysis of film from a feminist
perspective. Same course as RTVF 317.
318I. U.S. Women of Color (3) F,S
Prerequisites: ENGL 100 and upper division
standing or by consent of instructor. An examination of the social
construction of race and gender through the
use of historical documents, personal narratives, literature and film.
Covers historical and contemporary issues, as well as experiences of U.S.
Women of Color. Disciplines are history, literature, and film criticism.
320. Latina Women in the United States (3)
F
Prerequisite: upper division standing
or permission of instructor. This course will examine the cultural,
political,
economic, and sexual forces that mold Latina
women. The course focuses on gender
identity and sexuality, cultural stereotypes
and responses to these stereotypes by Latina women scholars and Latina class
differences and the politics of race, providing an
overview of the contemporary public policy issues
affecting
Latinas and the broader Latino community. Contradictions identified
will be juxtaposed against selected African American
perspectives to identify areas of symmetry as well as divergence in
the domain of political strategizing for political reform and empowerment.Same
Course as CHLS 415.
325. Sociology of Women (3) F,S
Socio-cultural position of women; a brief
history of women's role and status; societal attitudes toward
women's place in society. Same course as SOC
325.
338I. Women in Sport (3) F,S
Prerequisites: ENGL 100 and upper division status. Survey of women's historical
and contemporary involvement with sport. The social, cultural and developmental
implications of sports participation for women. Same course as P ED
340. Community Service Learning in Women's
Issues
Consent of instructor. Practical experience
in campus or community organizations concerned with women's issues.
May be repeated for a maximum of six units.
350. Feminist Issues in Mental Health (3)
F
Introduces issues related to the mental health of women, from historical, anthropological,
sociological and psychological perspectives. Emphasis is on the relationship
of power, sexism, sex role socialization and gender stereotypes to mental health.
356. Women and Sexual Orientation: Lesbianism
(3) S
History of lesbianism, including literary history; examination of the relationship
between lesbianism and feminism; presentation and representation of lesbians
in various media; the politics of gay liberation, and the place of lesbians
in it.
365I. Images of Women in Popular Culture
(3) F,S
Prerequisites: ENGL 100 and upper division status. Analyzes the construction
of images of women in popular culture. Discussion of theories of culture, gender
and ideology. Analysis of film, advertising, magazines and popular fiction.
381. Asian American Women (3) F,S
This course will explore the largely unwritten history of Asian American women.
Using an inter-disciplinary perspective, we will look at not only secondary
sources but also autobiographical, literary, and journalistic writings;
oral histories, diaries, anthropological studies, psychological/clinical
reports, and film to reconstruct the lives of Asian American women. We
will examine how having been burdened by the triple oppression of gender,
race, and class, Asian American women have been actively pursuing equality
and dignity. Same course as ASAM 381 and HITS 381.
382. Women and Literature (3)F,S
Images of Women in English literature;
works in various genres that present the range and complexity
of women's lives; feminist critical approaches
and bibliographic resources. Specific content will vary. (Lecture-Discussion)
Same course as ENGL 382.
384. European Women's History (3) F,S
The class investigates
how European history has impacted
on
women and how women and women's issues
have shaped historical events. Issues addressed include:
the nature, methodology and approaches of women's history; the significance
of the Enlightenment and French Revolution for women and the role women
played in these events; the work women of all classes did, and how industrialization
affected the position of women; women's role in and their relationship
to 19th and 20th century wars and revolutions; women's health and sexuality;
the role of the women in the family; women's socialization and education;
the "Women Question" and attempts to remedy women's position;
recent feminist theory; and a speculative look at the future of European
women. (Same course as HIST 338.)
392. Feminist Pedagogy: Peer Facilitation
(3) F,S
Prerequisite: Previous or concurrent W/ST
class and consent of Instructor. Peer facilitation of small group
discussion, teaching assistance and other
assignments directed by a supervising faculty member, supplemented by seminar,
reading and journal writing. May be repeated for a maximum of six units. Traditional
grading only.
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401I.Women in Global
Perspective (3) F,S
Prerequisites: ENGL 100 and upper division status. Comparison of how different
social and cultural systems have affected the changing historical role of women.
Analysis of women's work roles, social status and political participation in
selected, developed and undeveloped Western and Third World, capitalist and
socialist societies.
402. Women in Political Theory (3)
F
This course will examine the differential treatment of women and men in western
political theories. Analyses of classic and contemporary texts will afford
an opportunity to puzzle over the extent to which western political thought
has been written from a masculinist perspective. Issues such as femininity,
and the role of the women in the family will be discussed. The course
includes thinkers such as Plato, Rousseau, Marx, and a variety of feminist
theorists. Same course as POSE 401.
406. Asian Women (3) S
Historical experience of women in Asia, with emphasis on Chinese and Japanese
societies; links with the experience of Asian American women. Same course
as W/ST 406 and HITS
406A. Asian Women: East and NE Asia (Same
as A/ST, HIST)
406B. Asian Women: South and SE Asia (Same
as A/ST, HIST)
410. Women, Religion and Spirituality (3)
F
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 and upper division status, or by consent
of instructor. A study of the socio-religious construction of
the "nature of woman" from
prehistory to present day. Analysis of women in traditional religions and new
religious movements, in women's religions around the world and the rise of
fundamentalisms.
415. Feminist Theory (3) F
Prerequisite: W/ST 300 or consent of instructor. Examination of contemporary
feminist theoretical perspectives. Discussion of primary sources from
a number of positions, including liberal, socialist, poststructural, "third
world", postmodernist and postcolonial feminisms.
420. Mothers and Daughters (3) F
Analyzes how mothering is "reproduced" in daughters, and why/how
patriarchal culture regulates the mother/daughter bond. Readings are primarily
literary texts, with theoretical materials drawn from an interdisciplinary
framework. Special emphasis is given to the shaping of the mother/daughter
relationship in a range of historical, racial, class and sexual contexts.
424. Women and Environmental Justice: Ecofeminism
(3) S
Prerequisites: Previous W/ST class or consent of the instructor. Course examines
the complex ways women and nature have been treated through 1) patriarchal
socio-religious ideology, 2) socioeconomic underpinnings and environmental
impact of international development, 3) the practical meaning of environmental
devastation on women's lives and how this is tied to patterns of consumption
and waste in industrialized nations, and 4) the consequences of and reactions
to environmental pollution in the U.S. today.
425. Women and Power (3) S
Prerequisites: Previous W/ST class or consent of instructor. Examination of
the various means women use to achieve both public and private power, and
the extent to which women have gained power in the family, the workplace,
and politics. Traditional and feminist definitions of the meaning of power
are explored.
430. Women and Violence (3) F
Women as victims and survivors of physical, psychological, and philosophical
violence. Problems of rape, woman battering, incest, pornography and sexual
harassment; examination of legal, religious and philosophical issues, theories
of violence and alternatives for change.
432. Women in the City (3) F
Examines the way women respond to the urban environment, both literally and
imaginatively. Special attention paid to the sexual division of space,
particular needs of immigrant and third world women, and utopian cities
of sisterhood. Readings feature literary texts, augmented by an interdisciplinary
range of theoretical and empirical studies of cities.
440. Issues in Women's Health (3) F
Fundamentals of normal physiology and natural defense mechanisms are covered
in order to understand the cause, prevention and treatment of various disorders,
including reproductive organ dysfunction, infertility, PPS, complications
of pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, cancer, etc. Gender differences
in health and mortality, and the relationship between women's roles and
health are also addressed.
441. Women Writers of the Harlem
Renaissance(3)
This course explores the literature and lives of women authors
of the Ameriocan Harlem Renaissance Period of the 1920s. It
examines the critical reception, relative obscurity, and current
re-discovery of these writers. The course uses theoretical
essays, biographical narratives, historical documents, and
media images.
442. Sexing Chicana Literature (3)
This course addresses how Chicanas explore
the intersecting issues of race, class, and gender by critically
analyzing how Chicana
writers navigate between realistic depictions of sexual expression
and
stereotypical images of female sexuality as they construct their
own representations of sexual desire and identity. (Same
as English 442)
445A. Latinas and Revolution: Central America
and Late 20th Century Mexico
Using fiction, testimonios, film,
history, and political theory, this course examines the various
effects that war and revolution have had on women in the Caribbean,
Central America, Mexico, and the US.
445B. Latinas and Revolution: Caribbean,
U.S. and Early 20th Century Mexico(3)
Using fiction, testimonios, film, history, and political theory,
this course examines the various effects that war and
revolution have had on women in the Caribbean, Central America,
Mexico,
and the
US.
447. Women, Feminism and Christian Theology
449. Feminism and International
Human Rights (3)
This course traces the emergence of
'women's rights as human rights' in the international human
rights
system, with specific reference to feminist debates on racism
and colonialism. Topics to be discussed include: colonialism
and knowledge; feminism and international relations; international
women’s rights movements; discourses of ‘traditional
practices’, liberalism and modernity; and hegemonic feminism
and power.
455. Philosophical
Perspectives on Sex and Love (3) F,S
Prerequisite: 6 units of philosophy or consent of
instructor. Philosophical perspectives on sex and
love explores philosophical issues concerning sex,
gender and love through readings and discussion of
classical and contemporary
philosophical sources. Topics such as sexual perversion,
romantic love and gender discrimination are examined.
Same course as PHIL 455.
447. Women, Feminsim and Christian Theology.
475. Language and
Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3) F
Analysis of men's and women's communication in its social and cultural context;
role of gender in interpreting conversational interactions in the U.S. and
elsewhere; acquisition of gender differences; cultural dimensions or perceptions
and stereotypes and their effect on communication. Same course as ANTH 475.
483. Women in 18th Century England and America
(3) F,S
Prerequisites: English 100 and upper division status. Study of representations
and realities of women's lives, 1500-1800, from an international and interdisciplinary
perspective. Critical methodology of history and literature; analysis of literary
and historical texts to explore women's experiences of law and economics; religion;
education and culture; marriage, sex, and health; politics and revolution.
Same course as HIST 483.
485A. History of Women in the U.S. Early
Period (3) F
Provides a survey of the roles and activities of American women from colonial
period to 1850; variety of female life experiences; slavery, immigration; relationships
to the family, economy and political movements. (Lecture) Same course as AMST
485A and HIST 485A.
485B. History of Women in the U.S. Since
1850 (3) S
Changing roles and status of women in economic and social change;
suffrage movement; women in union movement and WW II; the decade
of the sixties and
the "second wave" of feminism. (Lecture) Same course as AMST 485B
and HIST 485B.
490. Special Topics (1-3) F,S
494. Research Colloquium (3) F, S
Prerequisites: Upper division status or consent of instructor. Applied methods
and research skills. Specific topics will be chosen by instructor. May
be repeated with different topics for a maximum of six units.
495. Senior Capstone Seminar (3) S
Prerequisites: Open to W/ST majors and minors, or by permission of instructor.
Capstone course intended to integrate body of knowledge accumulated in
the minor or major.
499. Directed Studies (1-3) F,S
Consent of instructor. Independent work in areas of special interest to student
and instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of six units.
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