SPRING 1997
27586 WMST 290-01
Introduction to Women's Studies
11:00AM-12:15PM TR Houston, M.
WMST 290-02
Introduction to Women's Studies
2:00PM- 3:15PM TR Dietzel, S.
This course is an introduction to key concepts, theoretical frameworks,
and interdisciplinary research in the scholarship on
women. Its primary focus is on the diverse experiences
of women in the contemporary U.S.
27589 WMST 388-01 Writing Practicum
TBA TBA Travis, M.
(Note: Successful Completion Fulfills LAS Writing Requirement;
Students Must Also Register For
WMST 399-01.)
27595 WMST 399-01 Feminist Theories
9:00AM-12:00PM W Travis, M.
Students will study the major theoretical perspectives
such as liberal, radical, psychoanalytic, post-modern and Marxist
feminism to evaluate their ability to describe women's
subordination, to explain its causes and consequences, and to
prescribe strategies for liberation.
(Note: Writing Practicum Required. Prerequisite: WMST 290
OR Permission of Instructor)
28237 WMST 493-01
Women and Leaders
9:30AM-10:45AM TR King, M.
(Seminar)
This course will explore the contexts of leadership and examine
how those contexts affect women. Course content will
include the evolution of leadership theory, popular literature
and research on women's styles of leadership, the effects of
organizational structures and organizational cultures on leadership,
the development of leadership in individuals, and the
responsibilities of leadership. Appropriate for all undergraduate
students.
COURSES APPROVED FOR CROSS-LISTING
28213 COMM 435-01
Gender and The Cinema 11:AM-12:15PM Lopez, A.
(Note: Screenings on Mondays 6:00-8:00PM)
Explores the position of women in Hollywood and other cinemas
by studying the evolution of women's cinema and of
feminist film theories from the 1920s to the present. The history
of feminist film analysis, focusing on theoretical-
sociological, psychoanalytic, semiological underpinnings of
feminist critiques of both commercial and independent avant-
garde film practices.
28216 COMM 445-01
Communication, Language and Gender 2:00PM- 3:15PM
TR Houston, M.
Gender, a hitherto peripheral element of communication research
has emerged as a pivotal area of inquiry; this course
will explain the role that gender plays in the subfield of
interpersonal communication. Because the study of gender and
language is related to sociolinguistics, the course will also explore
the ways in which sociolinguistics has approached
relationships between language and gender, including the role of
language in reflecting and perpetuating inequities and in
reflecting the changing roles of women and men in contemporary
society. Throughout the course, the emphasis will be
on informed debate, not orthodoxy; students' class discussions
and projects will be integral to exploring the complex
currents which have contributed to debates over the relationships
among language, communication, and gender, which
include differences in the vocabulary for naming and describing
women and men and in men's and women's
communication styles.
28645 ENLS 472-01
Feminist Literary Theory Nair, S.
An examination of the major projects of feminist literary
theory: uncovering or rediscovering women's literature;
engaging in feminist re-readings of canonical texts; describing
a feminist poetics. Attention to the history of feminist
criticism.
28648 ENLS 484-01
Southern Literature Mark, R.
26242 SOCI 606-01
Issues in the Sociology of Gender
1:00PM-3:30PM W Brayfield, A.
This course examines research in several areas of the sociology of
gender. The overarching topics this semester will
include masculinity, pornography debates, racism and gender,
and societal gender roles. The latter topic will include
analyses of gender identity, face to face interactions, the
intersection of work and family, and social movements.
Students will be expected to participate in active discussions
and to produce original research.
(Note: Preference Given to Sociology Majors and Minors;
9 credits of Sociology OR instructor approval required)
19633 ENLS 501-05H
Psyche, Society, Cinema
6:00PM- 9:00PM R Rothenberg, M.
(Seminar)
This seminar addresses the questions "What theories of the role of
the unconscious in subject formation best illuminate
our understanding of the social construction of subjectivity?
How do these theories engage or critique the currently
fashionable 'performative' hypothesis? How is cinematic
production implicated in subject formation? What particular
approaches to these issues are offered by psychoanalytically-based
film and gender theory and their critics? What
analyses of the role of the unconscious and the construction of
subjectivity are available within the medium of film
itself?" The course consists of equal parts theoretical exploration
and film analysis. Introduction to Literary Theory is a
prerequisite for this course. Students are expected to be
familiar with basic Freudian Oedipal theory and have a
working knowledge of Lacan's "Mirror Stage," the registers of the
Symbolic, the Real, and the Imaginary, and Zizek's formulas
for ego ideal and ideal ego. Students will be expected to give one
oral presentation and write a seminar paper.
Prerequisite: ENLS 471 or instructor approval required.
19990 FREN 302-01
French Feminisms 3:30PM- 4:45PM TR Glidden, H.
The seminar on French feminist theory and practice has several
goals. It attempts to provide a basic vocabulary for the
discussion of gender and sexuality. It introduces the philosophical
notion of difference, thus encouraging reflection on
women as a category of thought. Finally, it explores the
peculiarly French approach to feminism, so that a culture in its
specificity may be better known. Throughout the course,
the richness of feminism as a historical, cultural, and literary
movement will be stressed.
(Note: Department approval required)
19483 FREN 692-01
Special Topics: Women and Writing in 18th Century France
2:00PM- 3:15PM TR Dobie, M.
The goal of this course will be to examine the subject of women and
writing in eighteenth century France from three
distinct but closely related perspectives. First, we will examine the
literary output of some of the many women writers of
this period. Next, we will consider men's fictional and non-fictional
representations of women who wrote, and their
responses, private and public, to specific works and authors.
Finally, we will address issues concerning the material
circumstances in which literary production by women occurred.
Rather than isolating these three approaches, we will
take them into account in researching each of the topics outlined
on the syllabus, so that we are able to gain a clearer
appreciation of the climate in which the texts under consideration
were written.
HCED 618-0
Gender, Race & Ethnicity in Health Education
1:00PM- 2:40PM R McDonald, M.
School of Public Health - Downtown Campus
This course is designed to introduce students to the study of
gender, race and ethnicity as key factors in the selection,
design, implementation and evaluation of health education and
promotion efforts. Concepts of gender and racial
stereotyping and stratification, acculturation, language barriers,
and literacy levels will be addressed, among others.
Students will examine these concepts both theoretically and in
review of examples from health education practice.
Students will learn how to develop culturally sensitive and
culturally appropriate health education materials, programs,
and campaigns. (Note: To enroll in this course, students must
first get approval from the Director of Women's
Studies.)
HCED 682-01
Maternal and Child Health Education
10:00AM-11:40AM F McDonald, M.
School of Public Health - Downtown Campus
This course will provide students with an overall framework for
conducting health education among women and children.
Course participants will discuss factors influencing maternal and child
health risk and health-related behaviors, and will
examine public health debates and concerns, such as AIDS and
women, substance abuse in pregnancy, and female genital
mutilation. Emphasis will be on identifying, developing and
evaluating educational strategies and programs in different
settings. (Note: To enroll in this course, students must first
get approval from the Director of Women's Studies.)
19159 HISU 354-01
Gender in American History and Society
2:00PM- 3:15PM TR Frey, S.
(Seminar)
This course will introduce students to key theoretical perspectives and
major issues, among them: gender and colonialism;
gender expectations in early American Society; gender and political
culture in the early Republic; gender ideologies and
slavery; the domestic patriarchy, race, and gender; antislavery and
suffrage; gender, class and family relations; gender
identity and middle class culture and politics in the nineteenth
century; sexual regulation and women's emancipation; war
and gender; gender, race, and social policy.
19015 POLT 378-01
Feminist Political Theory 12:30PM- 1:45PM TR Remer, G.
This course will reexamine the traditional canon of political theory,
from classical Greek theory to contemporary
liberalism, to consider the position of women within this
canon. Rather than speak in generalities about what "political
theory" has to say about women, the course will focus on the
relationship between women and the political within the
writings of individual political theorists -- such as Plato,
Aristotle, St. Augustine,, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke,
Rousseau, Marx, and Mill -- and within particular theoretical
traditions -- like Christian tradition, social contract theory,
Marxism, and liberalism. In its examination of the subject, the course
will seek to balance an analysis of the ways in which most
political theorists sought to exclude women from the political world
with an inquiry into how even traditional texts can be
interpreted, through traditional and nontraditional readings, as
recognizing a place for the feminine within the State. The
course will also look to the future and consider how contemporary
political theory has attempted to incorporate the
feminine into its framework.
18892 SOCI 201-03
Families and the Welfare State in an International Context
12:00PM-12:50PM MWF Sanchez, L.
This course examines the concept of social welfare and quality of life.
We will address the sociohistorical development
of welfare states throughout the world. The course will not only
draw comparisons between United States and
Northwestern European welfare states, but will also draw comparisons
on a broader scope, including Asian, Australian,
Latin American, and African examples. the course will have three
strong, interrelated emphases: welfare states and the
roles of women in society; social problems and the welfare state,
and cast studies in welfare programs.
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