AMERICAN
STUDIES
37324 Sexuality And Culture
Th 6:00P-9:00P Gilmartin, K.
Examines
how aspects of sexuality (such as sexual identities, preferences,
roles, and desires) are fundamentally shaped by social-cultural
and psychological factors. Topics include gender formation,
the social construction of sexuality, and the historical
emergence of the modern gay and lesbian identity of the
U.S. Recommended for senior American studies majors.
FILM
AND DIGITAL MEDIA
34878 Film, Video & Gender
MW 5:00P-7:40P Gustafson, I.
A
study of texts, theories, and issues of gender in film and/or
video. Changing focus on one of more topics, including production
and authorship, representation, reception, theories of identification,
sexual preference, and related issues. Prerequisite(s):
course 20A or 20B.
HISTORY OF CONCIOUSNESS
38742 Politics of Imprisonment
T 2:00P-4:00P Davis,A.Y.
Interdisciplinary
seminar examines recent growth of the U.S. prison system
focusing on specific ways in which ideologies of race, class,
gender, and sexuality have facilitated the emergence of
a prison industrial complex.
PSYCHOLOGY
36494 Human Sexuality
TTh 12:00P-1:45P Tonay, V.K.
A
study of human sexuality emphasizing its psychological aspects.
Sexual development from childhood to adulthood, sexual orientations,
biological influences, sexual attitudes and behavior, ender
and gender roles, sex therapy, sexual coercion and abuse,
sexually transmitted diseases, and the development of sexual
relationships.
SOCIOLOGY
36712 Violence in the Family
T 6:00P -9:00P O'brien,D.
Examines
child abuse and neglect, wife abuse, and sexual abuse in
the family, using gender as a lens through which to understand
domestic violence. Using a variety of sources, the course
undertakes to understand the social, political, and cultural
forces that contribute to abuse and to consider solutions.
(One section of the course covers violence in intimate gay
& lesbian relationships.)
SOCIOLOGY
38120 Sociology of Women
T Th 4:00P-5:45P Martyna,W.
Analysis
of the social significance and social production of gender.
Some consideration of how sex differences have developed.
Major emphasis on the impact of gender as a categorical
imperative in the present social context. In this context,
the course is also about sexual segregation, sexual inequality,
and the dynamics of interpersonal power. An introductory
sociology course is recommended.
WOMEN'S
STUDIES
36974 Introduction to 3rd World Feminism
TTh 10:00A-11:45A Honig, E.
Core
course for women?s studies. Introduces feminisms by focusing
on the Third World instead of beginning with the development
of feminism in North America and ?looking out? to the Third
World. The meanings of feminism are created in very specific
historical and local contexts. By centering women?s experience,
feminism forces society to reconceptualize such basic concepts
as power, politics, and work.
WOMEN'S
STUDIES
38198 Racial and Gender Formations in the U.S.
TTh
2:00P-3:45P Dent, G.
Provides
an introduction to the defining issues surrounding ?women
of color? in the U.S. Explores the term ?women of color?
as a conditional term that brings together forms of knowledge
surrounding our understanding of African American, Chicana,
Native American, and Asian American women, with simultaneous
focus on our acts of interpretation and critique in looking
at ?women of color? as an emergent and subjective socio-political
phenomenon.
WRITING
37036 Composition & Rhetoric T Th 2:00P-3:45P (
Section 1-10) Hamilton,R.P
37038 Composition & Rhetoric T Th 4:00P-5:45PM( Section
1-11) Hamilton,R.P
Simone
de Beauvoir referred to woman as the "Other."
This course will look at several "Others" in the
sex/gender system who are often left out of the discussion.
By reading and writing critically across the genders, we
will explore cultural assumptions behind the terms "man"
and "woman" and engage with current debates about
transgender identity; the sexual politics of masculinity
and femininity; and gendered identities in queer cultures.
Readings include the novel, Stone Butch Blues; essays by
Beauvoir, Kimmel, Baldwin, Rich, and others; and a variety
of poems and films. We
will learn to read across a variety of disciplines (literature
, sociology, philosophy, history) and write essays (reflective,
analytical, and argumentative) by producing a sequence of
revised essays that culminates in a larger research project.
WRITING
37054 Composition & Rhetoric
MWF 9:30A- 10:40A(Section 1-19) Newberry,E.S.
In
this section of Writing 1 we will explore writers' experiences
and decisions. Using full texts, essays, and fictional pieces,
we will look at the motivation to write--for both those
who are inspired and those who struggle to write. We also
look at the practice of writing: the decisions writers make
and the results of these choices. To this end we will read
works by authors about their identities as writers and then
compare these insights to the work these writers actually
produce. Lastly, we will
compare the experience of professional writers with our
own composing processes. In each of these areas of the course,
we will examine the ways that race, class, gender, and sexual
identity affect the writers' choices and experiences; we
will also discuss why people might use writing as a part
of their move towards self-discovery. Students will complete
five essays, each of which moves from discussion and planning
through drafts, peer response and revision. One essay will
be based on research and will allow you to investigate a
topic of your choice that centers on an issue that arises
in the class. In addition to the regular class meetings,
students in this class may attend weekly section meetings
with a trained writing assistant.
