103 Asian Perspectives on Feminism.
An examination of feminism in Asia. Emphasis will be placed on the diversity of goals and strategies adopted by Asian women for liberating themselves from oppressive attitudes and customs as well as for empowering them. Traditional philosophical works, contemporary literature, film, and journal articles by Asian women will be consulted. (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

110 Introduction to Feminist and Gender Studies.
An interdisciplinary critique and historical examination of the origins of patriarchy in Western culture. Emphasis will also be given to the impact of women on the growth of knowledge and the organization of society. Required for the Maor. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as FE 136 Sex and Power) 1 unit. — Bresnahan.

112 Gender Inequality.
How sex roles shape our experiences. Sources and consequences of the differences between males and females. Biological differences, cross-cultural patterns, socialization processes, participation in the economy and family. Possibilities for and consequences of changing sex roles. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Sociology 112.) 1 unit. — Murphy-Geiss.

118 Gender & Communications.
This course investigates the differences and similarities between male and female communication in contemporary American society within the framework of communication and feminist theory from a number of contexts, including interpersonal communication in family contexts and the work environment, public communication about gender in the media, and interpersonal and mediated communication in the education system. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as FE 136 Sex and Power and Studies in Humanities 118.) 1 unit. — Olive

118 Gender & Communications.
This course investigates the differences and similarities between male and female communication in contemporary American society within the framework of communication and feminist theory from a number of contexts, including interpersonal communication in family contexts and the work environment, public communication about gender in the media, and interpersonal and mediated communication in the education system. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

125 Introduction to Men's Studies.
An examination of men's lives in the United States that focuses on men's relationships with other men, with women, and with themselves (mind, body and spirit). The course will use a feminist and sociological approach to describe the ways in which boys become men, the complex expectations held of boys and men by society and the ways in which men respond to these expectations. While various components of the male life course will be examined; youth and young adulthood will receive special attention. No prerequisite. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

143 Psychology of Gender.
An examination of research and theory on psychological gender differences and similarities. This course will explore the ways in which gender is a system of meanings that operate at the individual, interactional, and cultural level to structure people's lives. Special attention is made to methodological issues, and to feminist critiques of traditional methods of data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101 or 111 or consent of instructor. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Psychology 143) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

160 Women and Madness.
What does it mean to be "mad"? Is madness in the eyes of the beholder? This course examines the concept of madness as it has been applied to women from historical, psychological, social and feminist perspectives. Our goal will be to critically examine the diagnostic criteria used by the psychiatric community and popular culture to case material and investigate the "logic" of madness, asking to what extent madness might be a reasonable response to unreasonable conditions. This course will include a careful consideration of the rising use of psychopharmacology, particularly in the treatment of depression in women. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Psychology 160.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

200 Introduction to Feminist Thought.
Introduction to the variants of feminist theory and to the philosophical, political, and practical considerations and commitments which are their foundations. Examination of liberal, radical, socialist, and other variants of feminism, as well as of their bases in liberal, anarchist, socialist, and other traditions. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) 1 unit — Bresnahan.

203 Women in Art.
A survey of women artists in Western Europe and America from ancient to modern times, contrasting feminist and conventional perspectives. Social and historical context as well as special problems faced by women. Why have there been so few "great" women artists? Are there qualities unique to women's art? Prerequisite: Art History 112 or a feminist and gender studies course. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Art History 203.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

206 Topics in Feminist and Gender Studies.
Focuses on contemporary areas of concern. Courses will vary from year to year. 1 unit — Department.

Block 3: Feminist and Queer Performance. This class will explore the performance of the last century from an interdisciplinary feminist, queer theory, and gender studies perspective. Among others, topics will include the Dandy, cabaret, drag, burlesque, body art, performance art, activism, intercultural performance, techno-performance and the playwrights who focus on gender and sexuality in their work. Theoretical perspectives will include Phelan, Butler, Munoz, and Haraway. Students will focus on a critical analysis of these performance genres and will be creating their own projects/performances with a focus on feminist, queer, and/or gender studies. (Also listed as Drama 200.) 1 unit. — Sifuentes

Block 3: Feminist Political Thought. What novel insights can be gleaned through thinking about politics from a feminist perspective? In what ways have feminists been working to redraw the familiar liberal boundary between the political and the private or personal and to what ends? If “the personal is the political” as some radical feminist have insisted, what happens to the sphere liberals have seen as the last refuge of individual freedom? What will it take to “liberate” women and is this liberation possible within liberalism? Relying almost exclusively on the work of social scientists – primarily political scientists – with perhaps a few natural scientist and others included to spice things up, the course will consider these questions through an examination of some of the political matters on which feminists have theorized, as well as of some responses by anti-feminists and other critics. Among possible topics for consideration are liberalism and the liberal state, democracy, human rights, political obligation, citizenship, political participation, community, bureaucracy, militarization, war, patriarchy, capitalism, socialism, workplace and street harassment, rape, welfare reform, incarceration, advertising, pornography, tourism, the ERA, the family, gay marriage, and abortion. Theorists considered may include Enloe, Peterson, Pateman, Mansbridge, Okin, Rubin, Hartmann, Di Stefano, Hirshmann, James, Harding, Phalen, Pharr, Davis, Fox Keller, Ehrenreich, MacKinnon, Shklar. 1 unit. — Bresnahan.

Block 4: Russian Woman--the Search for Identity in Russian Film, 1930s to 2006 (taught in English). Survey of the Soviet and Russian cinema by or about Russian women, starting with Stalin's propaganda films of the 1930s, and ending with the Russian version of "chick flick" of early 2000s. The movies selected for the course reflect the evolution of Russian women's psyche, their changing self-awareness and their role in social life. Throughout Russian history, society imposed a narrowly defined role for women: at various times, she was to be an asexual comrade prepared to sacrifice not only her own life but even her children for the good of her Motherland, or an understanding and forgiving housewife who abhors the very idea of an independent career, or a strong-willed woman who can step over law, honor and love. Each movie explores the conflict between the externally imposed role and the woman's own idea of self and her destiny. (Also listed as Russian 200 and Film Studies 205.) 1 unit. — Nikolskaya

Block 4: Gender and Sexuality in Japanese Literature, Film, and Manga (Writing Intensive). This course explores how Japanese writers have dealt with issues of gender and sexuality from the Heian Period through the modern era. Drawing on literary sources such as The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu (11th c.), Five Women Who Loved Love by Ihara Saikaku (17th c.), and Kitchen by Yoshimoto Banana (20th c.), as well as films and manga, we will analyze how both male and female authors have portrayed gender and sexuality within an ever-changing landscape. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Comparative Literature 200 and Japanese 250 and Asian Studies 250.) 1 unit. — Ericson.

Half-Block: Queen Bees and Wannabes--Teenaged Girls in Literature and Society. Antigone and Ismene, Rosalind and Celia, Elizabeth Bennet and Miss Bingley, Cher and Dionne, and all the Mean Girls. Who leads, and who follows? What are the sources and consequences of peer authority? Beginning with Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 study of patterns of behavior in teenaged girls. Queen Bees and Wannabees, we will then read literary texts from various periods of western literature with her questions in mind. Films include Mean Girls and Clueless. (Also listed as Comparative Literature 200.) .5 unit — Hughes.

Block 5: Music and Gender Across Cultures (with Emphasis on Writing). Music represents an important site through which people reaffirm and perform identity, and they do so in numerous ways — from making and composing music, to listening to music and writing about it. This course explores how music from different cultures defines and questions conventional sexual identities and orientations, and how in doing so, music affects one’s respective rights to power. We will read selections from music history and ethnomusicology, as well as from gender studies, anthropology, and popular culture studies; musical selections may include Western art music, contemporary American popular music, South Asian and Middle Eastern popular and classical music, and Latin American popular music. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Anthropology 222 and Music 222.) 1 unit — Bhattacharjya.

Block 6: The Feminist Sex (and Gender) Wars. Feminists have not often agreed about matters of sex and gender. The second-wave feminist movement of the 1970's was roiled by controversies over the “Lavender Menace” (lesbians) and the famous Barnard Conference on the Scholar and the Feminist (1982) almost came to blows over “lesbian-feminist sadomasochism.” From prostitution and sex work, to pornography, to queer theory, to transsexuality, feminist just can’t agree about sex and gender: what it means, what it’s for, why it matters (or doesn’t matter). This course will examine some of the controversies over sex and gender that have disrupted feminism since its beginnings, exploring what’s at stake in these controversies. 1 unit. — Bresnahan.

Block 7: Women in Global Perspective. This course will provide an introduction to issues of contemporary feminism by offering an overview of the origins, growth, gains, obstacles, and interactions of women’s movements worldwide with particular attention to similarities and differences between West and East, North and South. The course theorizes feminism in a global context without essentializing gender oppression, women, or feminism by examining the modern period’s key ideas and debates related to gender and sexual difference. We will compare feminist answers to the quest for gender justice that incorporates the effects of race, ethnicity, nationality, class, sexuality, and religion on women’s experience. The view developed is that while feminism is shaped and circumscribed by national developments, it does transcend national differences and is not merely Western inspired and middle class in origin. 1 unit. — Feder.

Block 7: Women and Violence. Drawing on the extensive literature on women and violence, the course will document the extent and forms of gender-based violence, both in the United States and internationally; will consider theoretical attempts to explain this violence from various feminist perspectives; will look at its consequences, both for individuals and for societies; and will consider attempts that have been offered to combat and resist gender-based violence. The materials for the course will be varied, including books, articles, and videos, and will be interdisciplinary, though mostly from within the social sciences, employing to a lesser extent materials from psychology and the humanities. The course will be about two-thirds focused on the US context and one-third internationally. Throughout, the course will maintain a women’s studies disciplinary emphasis on structural analysis that sees individuals and institutions as socially constructed. 1 unit — Bresnahan.

Block 8: Images of the Prostitute in Literature and Film. Students will explore the varying attitudes towards the prostitute in Western Europe and America. For centuries, the prostitute — whether dangerous temptress, pitiful victim, or sexually confident businesswoman — has intrigued, inspired, and troubled artists, writers, political and religious leaders, and now feminists. Students will consider the ambiguous and often subversive social position of prostitutes through a variety of readings from canonical and pornographic literature, religious and moral judgments, and historical interpretations. They will identify the various stereotypes in the representations of prostitutes in art, film, and literature and trace the presence of those stock images in political movements, whether they seek to denounce the immortality (or misogynist oppression) of female sex workers or to call for the legalization of the trade. (Also listed as French 316.) 1 unit. —Tallent.

210 Race, Class & Gender.
We will examine theories of race, class, and gender construction in the United States and other societies, focusing on their intersections in such areas as labor, sexual relations, community, law, and other forms of cultural production. We will analyze "identity politics" as a standpoint and as vehicle for, or obstacle to, social change. Prerequisite: Feminist and Gender Studies 110 or American Cultural Studies 185. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as FE 213 and American Cultural Studies 212.) 1 unit. — Montano, Padilla.

212 Nature of Sexual Inequality.
How sex roles shape our experiences. Sources and consequences of the differences between males and females. Biological differences, cross-cultural patterns, socialization processes, participation in the economy and the family. Possibilities for and consequences of changing sex roles. (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

215 Ecofeminism.
The interconnections between feminism and ecology. Ecofeminism explores the links between systems of domination such as sexism, racism, economic exploitation and the ecological crisis. We will assess criticism of ecofeminism and evaluate the potential of this philosophy for political practice. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Environmental Science 277.) 1 unit. — Whitten.

216 Gender & Science.
The course will consider the scientific description of women at various historical periods and its impact on the social experiences of women. We will explore the lives and work on individual women scientists and assess their contribution to science. We will examine the current feminist critiques of science. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) 1 unit. — Genova.

220 Myth & Meaning.
Religion and myth of ancient Greece and Rome in relation to that of the ancient Mediterranean (Akkadian, Hittite, Sumerian, Egyptian). Female presence in art, literature and religion compared to treatment of women in their respective cultures. Theoretical approaches to the understanding of myth (Comparative, Jungian, Structuralist) in relation to myths as they are encoded in their specific cultures. Students may trace a myth through Medieval, Renaissance and modern transformations in art, music, poetry and film, or study myth in other cultures (e.g. Norse and Celtic). (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Classics 220.) 1 unit. — Dobson.

224 Chinese Women Writers and Their Works.
This course will focus on a comparative study of the voice of Chinese women writers in the 1920s and 1980s, examine women writers' works in a social-historical context, and discuss the difference of women's places and problems in traditional Chinese culture and modern Chinese society. The course will also try to define the similar and different expressions of "feminism" as a term in the West and the East. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

225 Empire and Power: Individual and Family in Ancient Rome.
Focus on how conservative Roman republican ideals were reconciled in an increasingly Hellenized empire dominated by an imperial dynasty. Topics include the changing status of traditional gender types and established class systems, the role of rulers, women and freedmen in Tacitus, Juvenal Martial, Suetonius, Seneca, Apuleius, Lucian, Plutarch, Aristides, Dio Chysostom and Claudian. Attention will also be given to representations of women and imperial families in art and statuary. (Also listed as Classics 226 and History 227.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

226 Gender and Politics.
Examines the following questions: Are there politically relevant differences between the sexes, and if so, are they the product of nature and/or convention? What is/ought to be the relation between the political community and private attachments? How has liberalism answered these questions? How does consideration of gender challenge liberal theories such as contract, individual rights, and human nature? Readings in both political theory and in feminist literature. (Also listed as Political Science 226.) 1 unit — Grace.

228 Human Sexual Behavior.
A seminar considering and analyzing human sexuality from physiological, sociological, and psychological viewpoints. Discussions will place considerable emphasis on exploring the attitudes, opinions, and values of society, as well as of course participants, in regard to human sexuality and examining the bases, social purposes and consequences of these attitudes, opinions, and values. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as General Studies 228.)
1 unit — Holcomb.

230 Women in Music.
This course examines the interaction of women's musical lives with politics, society, and spirituality, and will focus primarily on the twentieth century. We will look at artists like Aretha Franklin and South Africa's Miriam Makeba and their relationship to the Civil Rights struggles in their countries; Joni Mitchell, Holly Near, punk rocker Patti Smith, and performance artist Laurie Anderson and their relationship to the feminist movement; Mary Lou Williams, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith and the integration of women into jazz; Joan Tower, Marin Alsop, Maria Callas, Marian Anderson and the traditions of Western Classical Music; and the role of the ingénue and character roles in the Broadway musical - from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim. In addition to twentieth century women, we will also review the lives of women frame drummers of earliest history, as well as the seminal figures Amy Beach, Clara Schumann, and the mystic visionary Hildegard von Bingen. Women's diaries and oral histories will be a major source for the class, as well as video and extensive listening to recordings. (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

231 Women in America Before the Civil War.
Women in American society, from colonial times to 1860, including issues of race, class and servitude; transformations in pre-industrial work and family relationships; women and slavery; women and religion; women's efforts to reorder their lives and society. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as History 231.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

232 American Women in Industrial Society.
Women in American society from 1860 to the present, including Victorian women on the pedestal and in the factory; social and domestic feminism in the progressive era; work in the home; urban women; immigrant and minority women; women in wartime; contemporary feminism. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as History 232.) 1 unit — Feder.

234 Sociology of Women from a Global Perspective.
Economic agreements, existence of multinational corporations, information technology, and dissemination of popular culture all remind us that globalism is real, diminishing national boundaries and changing people’s lives. This course will cover issues women encounter globally. Utilizing comparative historical perspective we will study the role of religion, nationalism, and secularism in shaping women’s roles. We will also examine issues such as women’s roles in political parties and governments, education, health, and the effect of international agreements on women’s status. Prerequisite: One 100 level Sociology course. (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

235 Sociology of Family.
An exploration of the social history of the American family from its extended kinship form through the development of the nuclear family ideal, to the more valid forms existing in contemporary society. Emphasis is placed on how gender and race structure relationships within the family as well as the family forms themselves. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Sociology 235.) 1 unit — Murphy-Geiss.

235 Family and Social Change: Sociology of Family.
An exploration of the social history of the American family from its extended kinship form through the development of the nuclear family ideal, to the more valid forms existing in contemporary society. Emphasis is placed on how gender and race structure relationships within the family as well as the family forms themselves. (Also listed as FE 137 and Sociology 235.) 1 unit. – Murphy-Geiss

238 Gender and Class in Latin America.
Introduces anthropological perspectives on gender and class dynamics, including South and Central America along with the Hispanophone Caribbean. Readings center on women's role in production, reproduction, and development, while also incorporating specific approaches to masculinity and men's social roles. Emphasizes ethnographic analyses in which class and gender are treated as interconnected categories. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Anthropology 238.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

239 Women, Men, and "Others:" Gender Cross-culturally.
A cross-cultural approach to gender, emphasizing variability in the ways gender shapes social interaction and organization. After addressing the relationship between biological sex and culturally constructed gender and diverse sex-gender systems, the course proceeds to closely examine non-binary gender systems, where "third" (or more) genders emerge: hijras in India, berdaches in diverse Native American peoples, and travesties in Brazil. Diverse anthropological and feminist theoretical frameworks are applied. (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

247 Women, Men, and Children: Families in Historical Perspective.
This course treats gender roles and family life throughout the European past, with comparative attention to families of other historical cultures and to relationships within non-human primate communities. It emphasizes the historical agency of women and children generally elided from traditional master narratives of Western Civilization, demonstrating how feminist and ethnohistorical approaches can reveal their experience. Course materials will include historiographical and anthropological literature as well as primary documents, literary works and visual sources. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as History 249.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

249 Feminist Religious Thought.
An introduction to feminist theology and ethics in the Christian and Judaic traditions, with attention to feminist thought in Asian religions as well. Topics include God, love, justice, community, liberation, sexuality, reproduction, and social transformation. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

250 African-American Feminist Thought in Politics.
African-American feminist thought, also called "womanism," is usually considered to be a coherent theory worldwide that uses experience as the arbitrator of Truth. This course will explore the development of this body of feminist theory by reading the "classics" of proto-womanist theory, from Angela Davis, Michelle Wallace, and Bonnie Hill Thorton, to its intellectual maturity in the works of Barbara Smith, Bell Hooks, Darlene Clark Hine, and Patricia Hill Collins in order to discuss the nature of African-American female political activism. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as American Cultural Studies 200 and Political Science 250.) 1 unit — Fennell.

251 Japanese Women Writers [With Emphasis in Writing].
Japanese women writers wrote the most heralded novels and poetic diaries in the classical literary canon; this celebration of women's literary contributions is an anomaly among world literatures. Yet for over five hundred years, women's literary voices were silenced before reemerging in the modern era, when a renaissance of "women's literature" (joryu bungaku) captured popular imagination, even as it confronted critical disparagement. This course traces the rise, fall and return of writing by women and the influence of attitudes toward gender on what was written and read through a wide array of literary texts, historical documents, and cultural artifacts. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Asian Studies 251.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

253 Women in Hinduism and Islam.
An exploration of constructions of gender and the status of women in Hindu and Islamic cultures, with attention to both texts and practices. Primary and secondary readings survey a variety of topics from classical and modern periods, including marriage, sexuality and reproduction, sati, Islamic law, devotion, renunciation and tantra. Prerequisite: Religion 140 or 160 or consent of instructor. (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

258 Contested Masculinities.
This course draws on feminist theory, institutional analysis and sociohistorical study to consider masculinity's meanings and practices. Male power, male pain and group-based differences among men are examined. A specific topic (sports, war/the military, social change movements, individual violence, religion) is covered in depth to assess how men sustain, resist and recreate available forms of masculinity. Requirements include an original research project. Our goal is to understand masculinity's power in shaping society and our power to reshape masculinity. Prerequisite: Any 100 level Sociology course or consent of instructor. (Also listed as Sociology 258.) (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

259 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Literature.
Introduces features of what might be called a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer literary and theoretical tradition. Uses classical, Renaissance, modern, postmodern, and contemporary literature, criticism, and film to examine the complicated status and experience of nonmajority sexualities. Considers writers, theorists, and activists who have explored the relationships among sexuality, knowledge, and literature, including Plato, Michel Foucault, Oscar Wilde, Shakespeare, Nella Larsen, Leslie Feinberg, and Jeanette Winterson. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as English 259.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

271 History of Sex: Traditions.
The course analyzes sexual roles and sexual practices in the world before the concept of sexual identity emerged in the late 19th century. It examines how different religious traditions, such as Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, and Buddhism, viewed sex, and explores a wide variety of topics, including pornography, prostitution, and same-sex sexual behavior, throughout the premodern world. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as History 271.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

272 History of Sex: Modernity.
The course begins with an examination of the birth of “sexuality” in late 19th-century Europe and then explores the acceptance of and resistance to this new conceptual model throughout the world. Topics include heterosexuality and homosexuality, intersexuality, and “perversion.” The course concludes with an analysis of the contemporary cultural wars over sexuality in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as History 272.) 1 unit. — Ragan

274 Literature of the "New Woman" Era.
This course will examine literature by and about women at the turn of the last century. During this period, there were radical changes in women's social and economic roles as the ideal of "true womanhood" — the pious, submissive, domestic "steel-engraving lady" of the 19th century — gave way to the ideal of the independent, athletic, economically empowered "New Woman." Of course, like all ideals, the "New Woman" ideal both shaped and contradicted a more complex reality. We'll be looking at how literature of this period both reflects and shapes the lives of middle-class women, affluent women, women of color, immigrant women, working women, married women, single women, girls embarking on womanhood, and older women coming to terms with their life choices and social constraints. We'll also, from our own location on the brink of a new century, examine what has changed — and what hasn't — for women since the last turn of the century. Variable topics course including selected themes organized along regional, generic, interdisciplinary, and cultural boundaries. Also may address specific treatments of women characters in works by women during different periods of English and American literary history. (Also listed as English 274.) (Not offered 2007-08) 1 unit.

280 Topics in Feminist and Gender Studies.
Focuses on various topics in literature. Courses will vary from year to year; taught by Feminist and Gender Studies faculty and visiting faculty.

Block 1: Queer Theory (Writing Intensive). In this course, we will examine the origins and trajectory of a queer theoretical tradition. Our focus will be the ideologies, fantasies, obliquities, pleasures, traumas, nationalities, politics, and aesthetics of what we'll call "queer" sexuality. We'll move between theoretical, literary critical, and literary texts, looking at how theoretical models are captured in and challenged by literary representation. Authors and films may include: Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, Eve Sedgwick, Sigmund Freud, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, Audre Lorde; All about Eve, Mulholland Drive. Prerequisite: 221, 250 or COI. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.). (Also listed as English 306)
1 unit. — Love

Block 3: Women on Top--Gender and Comedy. What is so funny about women on top? Is comedy universal and timeless, or is it tied to culture- and gender- specific experience? In this course, as we explore the origins and development of comedy, we will pay specific attention to the issue of gender in its evolution. Humankind has shown itself to be obsessed with sex, and this obsession is apparent in our comedies. Is the battle between the sexes as a comic trope a fact of nature, or convention? Cross-dressing, romantic involvement, and power relations all figure in the mix. In addition to some comic theory, we will look at comedies from Aristophanes¹ Women at the Thesmophoria, and Lysistrata, to Some Like it Hot and Down with Love, as we attempt to answer these questions. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Comparative Literature 200) 1 unit. — Hughes

Block 3: The Poet as Witness to War. What does it mean for a poet to bear witness in times of war? How do we, at this critical historical juncture, bring forth the images and voices of soldiers, their families, civilian/victims, and protesters-especially when these have been largely circumscribed by the media? We will discuss work produced during the Vietnam war and the current war-work produced by people along the entire political spectrum. We will, hopefully, have visitors who can provide personal testimony. We will look at films. Our final class project will be to produce a class anthology, with each person submitting his or her three or more best poems. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as English 286, Southwest Studies 280 and American Cultural Studies 200.) 1 unit. – Martinez

Block 7: Black Women Writers and Slavery. The theme of this course takes into account various strategies Black women writers have used to re-imagine themselves outside of the definitions that slavery and the popular imagination have imposed. We will examine different literary genres, as well as works written from the nineteenth century to the present. Texts include those that deal directly deal with slavery and those that do not. An important conceptual model for the course is of a palimpsest; thus our task is essentially an "archaeological" one as we reconstruct a hidden history and the efforts of some to write about it—on the blurred and erased pages of their sisters. We look mostly at contemporary writers like Toni Morrison, Octavia Butler, Gayl Jones, Sherley Ann Williams, Alice Walker, and Angela Davis. We examine Black and white feminists’ theories on the relationship between maternity and the maternal role and the historical literary processes of “degendering” and “regendering” Black womanhood. Prerequisite: English 221 or 250 or COI (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as American Cultural Studies 200 and English 280) 1 unit –Seward

284 Feminist Philosophies.
An exploration of the relations between second-wave feminist theories and major movements of 20th century thought, e.g., Phenomenology, Existentialism, Pragmatism, Linguistic Analysis, Psychoanalysis, Post structuralism, Postmodernism, and Postcolonialism. Readings from: de Bouvoir, Haraway, Butler, Cixous, Irigaray, Hooks, etc. Prerequisite: Philosophy 100 or Feminist and Gender Studies 110 or consent of instructor. (Also listed as Philosophy 284.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

285 Women & the Body.
The course will explore the philosophical and rhetorical dimensions of women's bodily experiences. We will examine issues of women's identity, subjectivity and embodiment through an investigation of body image, race, reproduction, and sexuality. Readings will focus on theoretical discussion of these issues. We will also rely on film, music, and narrative to understand the relationship(s) between women's bodies, their identities, and their definition in society. Most importantly, we will also draw from our own experiences as women, and/or the experiences of women we know, to help us make sense of the information we read. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) 1 unit — Olive.

306 Feminist and Gender Studies Colloquium.
A critique of traditional knowledge based on interdisciplinary research on women in such fields as history, economics, literature, anthropology, psychology, etc. (Semester-long extended format course.) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor or 3 Feminist and Gender Studies courses. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Not offered 2007-08.) .5 unit.

307 Feminist & Gender Studies Seminar.
A student-designed course in which students in conjunction with the instructor will work and read on a topic or topics of mutual interest to the group, and meet regularly to discuss their work. (Semester-long extended format course.) Prerequisite: Three Feminist and Gender Studies courses. .5 unit. — Roberts.

310 Feminist Theory.
An exploration of the many "feminisms" which pattern the rich and expanding field of feminist theory. Focus will be on feminism's intersection with many of the important theoretical movements of the 20th century, e. g., American pragmatism, French philosophies, Marxism, postmodernism, with special emphasis on postcolonialism, psychoanalysis, black, lesbian and gay studies, etc. Possible theorists are: Butler, Kristeva, Irigaray, Lorde, Hooks, Wittig, de Lauretis, Belsey, Minh-ha. Prerequisite: Feminist and Gender Studies 110 or consent of instructor. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

311 Feminist Research Methods.
Consideration of the places where gender comes into the research process from the formulation of questions through the interpretation and write-up of data. A critical examination of the feminist analysis of standard social science methodologies, including experimental designs, case studies, surveys, ethnographies, and oral histories. Students will conduct their own research using feminist methods. Prerequisite: Feminist and Gender Studies 110. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) 1 unit — Roberts.

313 Social History of Dance: The Birth of Modern Dance in America and Abroad.
Explores the social and political issues of the period 1880-1950 in the development of modern dance and studies the people -- mostly women -- who were the innovators of this unique form. Viewing of videotapes, readings about each artist, and interactive projects designed to develop full understanding of each choreographer, innovator, and dancer. Practical dance techniques will also be studies. Prerequisite: Intermediate modern dance (may be taken concurrently) or equivalent. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

321 Public Policymaking.
Forces shaping public policies and decisions; internal politics of the national bureaucracy, the presidency and Congress. Applies theories of policymaking to such cases as the environment, race, and military affairs. (Feminist and Gender Studies credit available only for appropriate paper topics.) (Also listed as Environmental Science 373 and Political Science 321.) (Not offered 2007-08) 2 units.

326 Studies in Shakespeare: Women and Shakespeare.
Detailed study of one of the following groups: 1) histories, 2) comedies and romances, 3) major tragedies, 4) a number of the works grouped according to a thematic principle. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor or English 221 or 250. (Also listed as English 326.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

332 Animal Behavior.
A comparative study of the diversities of behavioral systems of animals. Lecture, laboratory and field work include ethological theories and methods, emphasizing observation, denotation and analysis of behavior. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor or Two Zoology courses. (Also listed as Biology 332.) 1 unit — Vargo.

335 Independent Study.
Library or primary research or a combination thereof in an area of feminist and gender studies in which the student has a personal interest and the background to undertake the project. Must be arranged at least one block in advance. Prerequisite: A proposal and arranged at least one block in advance. 1 unit — Roberts.

336 Independent Study.
Library or primary research or a combination thereof in an area of feminist and gender studies in which the student has a personal interest and the background to undertake the project. Must be arranged at least one block in advance. Prerequisite: A proposal and arranged at least one block in advance. 1 unit — Roberts.

338 Latina/o Literature in the United States.
Comparative study of works of Chicana, Puerto Rican, and Cuban authors, as well as Latin American writers in exile in the United States, including works by Cherrie Moraga, Gloria Anzaldua, Cristina Garcia, Nicholasa Mohr, and Julia Alvarez. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as American Cultural Studies 337, English 280, Southwest Studies 338, and Spanish 338.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

339 Chicano/a Literature.
Critical study of the literary production of authors of Mexican heritage in the United States from 1848 to the present, with emphasis on contemporary Chicano works including Rivera, Anaya, Valdez, El Teatro Campesino, Cisneros, Castillo, and Moraga. Prerequisite: Spanish 306 or consent of instructor. (Also listed as English 280 and American Cultural Studies 339). (Offered alternate years). (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

348 Women's Liberation Movement in Communist China.
Traces the development of the women's liberation movement in China, the growth of "Communist Party Feminism," the transition of women from "beasts of burden to second-class citizens.” (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Asian Studies and Political Science 348.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

357 Women in Hinduism & Buddhism.
An exploration of constructions of gender and the status of women in Hinduism and Buddhism, with primary focus on normative developments in ancient and medieval India and the impact of this formative history on the lives of contemporary women. Readings from primary and secondary materials, with attention to both ideology and practice. Prerequisite Consent of instructor or Religion 160 or 170. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Offered alternate years.) (Also listed as Asian Studies 357 and Religion 357.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

360 Women and Public Policy in Twentieth Century America.
This course will focus on gender issues and public policy. The course will encourage you to look for the structural influences that condition individual options and choices and provide some new tools for analyzing women's lives. Looking at gender justice from a public policy perspective should alert you to the importance of political battles over policy in shaping the context in which women operate as social actors. Our focus will not be on the technical aspects of policy making, but rather on the implicit and often explicit assumptions about gender incorporated into policy and on examining the context and causes of policy shifts over time. We will also be attentive to women as political claimants seeking to influence policies that affect their lives, and to the different ways that women experience politics. One of the primary goals of this course is to address the problem of agreeing on a definition of gender justice and the consequent challenges involved in developing gender-justice policies. Topics may include: reproductive technology and control; sexual violence; workplace problems (discrimination, pay equity, childcare); welfare; women's health; military obligation. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as History 360.) 1 unit — Feder.

363 Devi: Goddesses of India.
A study of various Hindu goddesses, including their iconography and particular powers, as well as the ritualistic ways in which they are worshipped in diverse regions of India, with a glimpse of feminist appropriations of Kali in the West as well. Primary and secondary readings include poetry, theology, and historical-critical studies, and films depicting various rituals. Prerequisite: Religion 160 or consent of instructor. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Asian Studies and Religion 363) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

370 Nineteenth Century American Women Writers.
We'll study prose works - ranging from previously neglected texts such as Hope Leslie to familiar texts such as Little Women - by American women of the nineteenth century. We'll look at some fundamental issues that creative women have faced during this time: the social construction of womanhood, the urgent moral and political issues of the day, the emergence of an American literary culture, and how each writer situated herself in relation to the power of the written word. We'll be looking at how literature of this period both reflects and shapes the lives of middle-class women, affluent women, women of color, immigrant women, working women, married women, single women, girls embarking on womanhood and older women coming to terms with their life choices and social constraints. Prerequisite: English 221 or 250 or consent of instructor. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Not offered 2007-08.) 1 unit.

387 African-American Women Writers and Literary Tradition.
Three centuries of texts by African-American women who have conspired with, rebelled against, and created literary traditions, such as Zora Neale Hurston, Pauline Hopkins, Rita Dove, Andrea Lee, and Nella Larsen. (Also listed as American Cultural Studies 387 and English 387.) 1 unit — Garcia.

404 Senior Seminar.
Students meet as a group regularly during the semester to discuss their individual senior projects. By the end of the semester, students are expected to have settled on a research question, decided if their senior project will be a thesis or a project, secured first and second readers, and produced a senior project proposal and a preliminary bibliography of materials. (Feminist and Gender Studies majors must take this course autumn semester of their senior year.) (Semester-long adjunct course.) (Course may only be taken on the pass/fail track.) .25 unit — Roberts.

405 Senior Project.
An independent project on a topic of the student's choice. The project might entail a position paper, empirical research, a community service project, a performance or exhibit, or a combination of the above dealing with an issue in women's studies or feminist theory. Prerequisite: Feminist and Gender Studies 200, completion of "special theory" requirement, 311, 404 or consent of instructor, feminist and gender studies major. 2 units — Roberts.

406 Feminist and Gender Studies Seminar.
Students will work on independent projects and meet as a group to discuss their work-in-progress. In addition, a central text may be discussed throughout the semester. (Semester-long extended format course.) Prerequisite: Three Feminist and Gender Studies courses. (Not offered 2007-08.) .5 unit.

410 Practicum in Feminist and Gender Studies.
Students are placed in organizations working on women's issues where they work about 12-15 hours per block. Students meet in seminar twice a block. In seminars and written work, students explore the connections between feminist theory and feminist practice, as well as the connections between academic Feminist and Gender Studies and work on behalf of women in the community. (Feminist & Gender Studies majors are strongly advised to complete this course during junior year.) (Semester-long extended-format course.) (Course may be taken twice for credit toward graduation.) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor or Feminist and Gender Studies 110, junior status, Feminist and Gender Studies major or minor. .5 unit — Victoria.