2012-2013 University Catalog archived
Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS)
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Core Faculty:
Professors Radulescu, Brown, LeBlanc, Mayock, Novack, Senechal, L.M. Wheeler
Associate Professors Braunschneider, Goluboff, Miranda, Woodzicka
Assistant Professors Fulcher*, M. Bell, Gertz
The Program in Women’s and Gender Studies is an academic program that bridges existing disciplines; that is based in sound, scholarly theory; and that is quintessentially interdisciplinary. The goal is to expand the areas of traditional focus, thereby providing students with a fresh perspective. Students from all majors are exposed to literature of gender and feminism and are prepared to return to their major courses of study ready to contribute differently. Students gain a new perspective into their various disciplines of study and a new view of their world, while acquiring knowledge of a flourishing area of scholarship.
A minor in Women’s and Gender Studies is available. While only certain regular courses are listed below as meeting the requirements of the minor, many other courses across the curriculum study women within the context of the various disciplines and in interdisciplinary ways. Students may petition the program committee to include other relevant courses in the program requirements.
*Acting Head of the Program in Women’s and Gender Studies
Women’s and Gender Studies Courses
Courses relevant to the Program in Women’s and Gender Studies are as follows:
The following courses may also meet program requirements when the topic is appropriate:
Minor
WGS 120 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies and Feminist Theory
FDR: HU
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter
This course introduces students to the fields of feminist theory and women’s and gender studies by focusing on key theoretical concepts and surveying a range of topics that have been central to the academic study of women and gender. Such topics are likely to include the family as a social institution, gender in the workplace, beauty norms, violence against women, the history of feminist activism, and/or women’s achievements in traditionally male-dominated fields such as sports, art, science, or literature. Students learn to approach such topics using gender as an analytical tool that intersects in complex ways with other categories of social power, such as race, class, and sexuality. The course is interdisciplinary in approach and presents a plurality of feminist perspectives in order to offer a rich understanding of the development of feminist thought over the past several decades. Course assignments encourage students to use such thought to analyze their other academic pursuits, as well as the non-academic environments in which they live, including thinking critically about their own experiences as women and men in contemporary society. Staff.
WGS 150 - Women in Sport
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring
In this course, students use feminist theories and women’s studies to examine many aspects of women’s participation in sport in the United States. Students examine a range of topics including women’s achievements in sport; Title IX and associated arguments for and against its implementation; social and cultural influences on women’s participation; gender stereotypes associated with sport; and the role of the media in reinforcing gender-based stereotypes. Levine.
WGS 295 - Humanities Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and faculty resources permit.
Prerequisite: Depending on the topic, WGS 120 or instructor consent. A topical seminar that focuses on an interdisciplinary examination of a singular theme and/or geographic region relevant to the overall understanding of Women’s and Gender Studies, such as Hispanic Feminisms. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
WGS 296 - Social Science Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and faculty resources permit.
Prerequisite: Depending on the topic, WGS 120 or instructor consent. A topical seminar that focuses on an interdisciplinary examination of a singular theme and/or geographic region relevant to the overall understanding of Women’s and Gender Studies, such as Men and Masculinities. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
WGS 396 - Advanced Seminar in Women’s and Gender Studies
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and faculty re-sources permit.
Prerequisites: WGS 120, junior or senior standing, or instructor consent. This course provides an opportunity for advanced students to explore in detail some aspect of women’s studies. Specific topics may vary and may be determined, in part, by student interest. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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