FALL 2000
This information effective for Fall 2000.
Check with instructor the first day of class for any changes.
TTH 2-3:45pm Classroom 2 Bettina Aptheker
Core course for women's studies. Offers an analysis of the situation of women from literary, historical, sociological, anthropological, psychological, and political perspectives. Several short essays and one longer paper required. Mandatory discussion sections assigned first week of classes. (Formerly course 1.) (General Education Code: IH.) Call # 96978
TTH 10-11:45am Music Ctr. 101 Leta Miller
An exploration of the sociological position of women as composers and performers in Western music history with a focus on specific figures from the Middle Ages to present. Mandatory discussion sections assigned first week of classes. (General Education Codes: T-4 Humanities and Arts, A) Call # 98354
TTH 4-5:45pm College 8, 250 Tina Campt
Examines various ways of representing women's lives, including autobiography, oral history, community studies, fiction, etc. Particular attention to intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality, to the ways in which individuals are situated in communities, and to the relationship between author and subject. Enrollment limited to 25. Mandatory discussion sections assigned first week of classes. (General Education Code: W) Call # 97616
MW 5-6:45pm Kresge 194 Radhika Mongia
Explores how discourses of gender and sexuality shaped the policies and ideologies of the historical processes of colonialism, the civilizing mission, and anticolonial nationalisms. How were certain understandings of masculinities and femininities deployed during the process of colonialism and in what forms do they survive in the present? Focus covers a range of materials and debates including, for instance, Western media representations, literature, the law, and the place of gender in the current debate between cultural relativism and universalism. Enrollment limited to 20.
[NOTE: This is a brand new course, taught by one of the two newly-hired faculty members in Women's Studies. It didn't make the Schedule of Classes, but will be in the Addendum. Please consider making room in your fall schedule for this exciting new course.]
TTH 4-5:45pm SocSci 2, 75 Aida Hurtado
Students are introduced to the writings of Chicana feminists to identify the gender issues that produce conflict and cooperation in their communities. The course also makes linkages to gender issues in other U.S. communities of color and in Latin America. (Also offered as Psychology 157. Students may not receive credit for both courses.) Prerequisite: course 1A or 1B or Psychology 3. (General Education Code: E) Mandatory sections to be assigned during first week of class. Also offered as Psych 157. Enrollment Limit: 75. Mandatory discussion sections assigned first week of classes. Call # 97618
W 9:30-12:30am Kresge 325 Emily Honig
A senior seminar. Focuses on issues related to the politics of sexual identity and sexual rights in the Third World. Explores ways in which sexual identity is articulated and defined; at state attempts to control and legislate sexual identity and behavior; and at the emergence of movements for gay and lesbian rights in Third World countries. Prerequisite: course 1B or equivalent. Enrollment restricted to 25 junior and senior students. Call # 97622
TTH 10-11:45am Kresge 325 Bettina Aptheker
Practicum for undergraduates assisting in the teaching of course 1A, Introduction to Feminism, to conduct sections and evaluate student papers. A weekly seminar considers issues relating to experiential and critical thinking, authority in the classroom, effective facilitation of group process, racial diversity, and violence against women. Prerequisite: interview with instructor the quarter before course is offered, and course 1A or 1B. Students must be upper-division and have a background in women's studies and/or ethnic studies. Enrollment limited to 25. Enrollment by consent of instructor.