WGSS 508 Topics in LGBTQ Studies (3 crs)

Prerequisite: WGSS 206 or WGSS 406 or consent of instructor.

• Dual-listed with WGSS 308

This course provides students with an opportunity to investigate a specific topic in LGBTQ Studies. Topics studied vary from semester to semester.

Repeat: Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

WGSS 513 Gender, Sex, and Science in European History (3 crs)

• Dual-listed with WGSS/HIST 313/513. Credit may only be earned in one of these courses.

This course examines recent scholarship in European history on gender, sexuality, science, and the body. It focuses on the historical construction of gender and sexuality, the gendering of science, inclusion/exclusion in academic and scientific work.

Grading Basis: No S/U Grade Option

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

WGSS 535 Transnational Feminism (3 crs)

Prerequisite: WGSS 100 or consent of instructor.

• Dual-listed with WGSS 335. Credit may not be earned in both courses.

Transnational feminism offers critical tools for analyzing systems of oppression and the exercise of power in a globalizing world.

Grading Basis: No S/U Grade Option

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

Seminar Hours: 3

WGSS 536 Psychology of Women (3 crs)

• Dual-listed with PSYC/WGSS 336/536. Credit may only be earned in one of these courses.

Advanced undergraduate/graduate seminar designed to examine how both traditional and feminist psychological theories and research apply to women's lives. Topics include sexuality, violence, gender roles, work, relationships, body image, reproduction, motherhood, and sexual orientation.

Grading Basis: No S/U Grade Option

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

WGSS 544 Women, Work and Family (3 crs)

• Dual-listed with WGSS 344. Credit may not be earned in both courses. No credit if taken after WGSS 433 when offered as Women & Work-Family Issues.

Feminist analysis of work-family issues with emphasis on women's experiences. Contemporary and/or historical perspectives on intersections of work and family, potentially including multicultural, social, psychological, economic, queer, and/or additional perspectives will be explored.

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

WGSS 548 Black Psychology (3 crs)

Prerequisite: PSYC 100

• Dual-listed with WGSS/PSYC 348/548. Credit may only be earned in one of these courses. No credit if taken after PSYC 491 when offered as Black Psychology.

An in-depth study of theories and research concerning the Black lived experience in modern American society from a culturally relevant and appropriate perspective. A range of topics that pertain to the psychological experiences of African Americans such as racism and discrimination, achievement and schooling, kinship and family, racial identity, religion and spirituality, and African American mental health will be discussed.

Attributes: Undergraduate/Graduate Offering

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

WGSS 557 Women and Economic Development (3 crs)

Consent: Department Consent Required

• Dual-listed with WGSS/ECON 357/557. Credit may only be earned in one of these courses. No credit if taken after WMNS 480 in summer of 2001.

Provides economic, institutional, and feminist frameworks for understanding socio-economic realities of women in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Topics analyzed include changing roles of women in economy and household during the process of economic development.

Grading Basis: No S/U Grade Option

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

WGSS 573 American Women's History to 1870 (3 crs)

• Dual-listed with WGSS/HIST 373/573. Credit may only be earned in one of these courses.

Examines the history of black, white, and red women, including gender politics; women as the co-creators of culture; changes related to education, religion, work, sexuality, and marriages; and women and revolution and war.

Grading Basis: No S/U Grade Option

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

WGSS 578 American Women's History Since 1870 (3 crs)

• Dual-listed with WGSS/HIST 378/578. Credit may only be earned in one of these courses.

Explores women's relationship to the economy and to political movements; changing ideals of womanhood; the demographic and sexual revolutions; and class, race, ethnic, and regional variations in women's experience.

Grading Basis: No S/U Grade Option

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

WGSS 594 Studies in the History of Women (1-3 crs)

• Dual-listed with WGSS/HIST 394/594.

Selected aspects depending on student interest and staff. Number of credits assigned will vary according to nature of topic. Possible topics include a survey of entire history of women in Western world or women in American history. Consult Class Schedule or department office for current offering.

Repeat: Course may be repeated

Grading Basis: No S/U Grade Option

WGSS 595 Directed Studies (1-3 crs)

Consent: Department Consent Required

• Dual-listed with WGSS 395.

Study of a women's, gender, and sexuality studies problem or topic approved by supervising instructor and women's, gender, and sexuality studies director. May address individual or group projects for exploration of topical issues or questions confronted in other courses. Ordinarily, this course will involve only students who have completed some Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies coursework.

Repeat: Course may be repeated

Grading Basis: No S/U Grade Option

WGSS 606 Queer Theories and Sexual Politics (3 crs)

Prerequisite: WGSS 200 or WGSS 206 or three credits from WGSS or consent of instructor.

• Dual-listed with WGSS 406. Credit may not be earned in both courses. With permission of the instructor, a feminist theory course in another discipline may fulfill the prerequisite.

Seminar addresses theoretical and political debates that confront the institution of heterosexuality. Queer theorists contextualize gender and sexualities within LGBTQ social movements for civil rights. Explores intersectionality of LGBTQ oppression (heterosexism) with other social forces.

Grading Basis: No S/U Grade Option

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

Seminar Hours: 3

WGSS 682 Women in Latin American Literature (3 crs)

Prerequisite: SPAN 363/SPAN 563 or SPAN 367/LAS 367 / SPAN 567/LAS 567.

• Dual-listed with WGSS/SPAN 482/682. Credit may only be earned in one of these courses.

This course is an in-depth study of the representation of women in contemporary Spanish American literature in their historical, cultural, and social contexts. Taught entirely in Spanish.

Grading Basis: No S/U Grade Option

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

WGSS 690 Feminist Analysis and Practices: Interdisciplinary Themes (3 crs)

Prerequisite: WGSS 100 and WGSS 300; or consent of instructor

Consent: Instructor Consent Required

• Dual-listed with WGSS 490. Credit may not be earned in both courses.

Comparative study of the theories and methodologies of feminist scholarship, from historical, intersectional, multidisciplinary, and cross-cultural perspectives. Examines theoretical foundations, contemporary debates, and current research practices in feminism. Themes and topics vary each year.

Grading Basis: No S/U Grade Option

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

WGSS 698 Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Internship (1-3 crs)

Prerequisite: At least 6 credits in WGSS-only prefix courses.

Consent: Department Consent Required

• Dual-listed with WGSS 498.

Students are required to engage in an internship in the community. This internship is a supervised application and examination of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies theory in a professional setting related to a student's area of interest.

Attributes: Internship

Repeat: Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits

Grading Basis: No S/U Grade Option