Goucher College 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
Course Descriptions
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THE 240L - CAD and 3D Modeling Techniques (1 Cr.)
The student will learn the fundamentals of computer-assisted drafting (CAD) and gain proficiency in the program, (Vectorworks) by solving theatrical design challenges. 3D modeling techniques using drawings made with the program will be taught as well as protocols for drafting a light plot. This course is taken concurrently with THE 240 . It is open to any student with the prerequisite and is recommended for students who have taken or are planning to take THE 241 . Fall semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. Campbell
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THE 241 - Stage Lighting (4 Cr.)
Students will understand the potentialities of light in the theatre by exploring lighting equipment hands-on, collaborating with a director to create effective light cues for a studio performance, and by engaging in the design process, executing all of the steps necessary to prepare a lighting design proposal including a drafted light plot. Prerequisite: THE 140 or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Offered 2011-12 and alternate years. Campbell.
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THE 242 - Costume Design (3 Cr.)
Methods and materials for effective stage costume design and construction. Emphasis will be placed on design concept, period research, and design realization for stage, dance, and television production. Lab hours as assigned. Prerequisite: THE 140 or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2013-14 and alternate years. Campbell.
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THE 272G - Intensive Course Abroad-Shakespeare: Stage and Page (3 Cr.) (ENG 272G ) (GEN. ED. #3)
This course examines the relationship between Shakespeare as literature and Shakespeare as theatre; we examine Shakespeare’s works both from a historical/critical perspective and from a performance perspective. January intersession. Variable years. Curry and Myers.
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THE 272Y.001 - Intensive Course Abroad-French Theatre in Paris and Marseilles: Languages of Performance (6 or 8 Cr.) (FR 272Y ) (GEN. ED. #3 and #8) (LER - ARC)
This course is an experiential introduction to the dynamic world of the contemporary French theatre in Avignon, Marseille, and Paris. Students get to know each area through French theatre artists (amateurs, students, and professionals). Building on longstanding exchanges between these artists and Goucher students and faculty, the course furthers language skills in immersion environments such as home stay families, theatre workshops, and cooking classes. Experienced theatre students profit from direct engagement with French traditions of acting and staging, while beginners discover and develop skills such as vocal projection, stage presence, and characterization. For all students, theatre offers tools for developing conversational ease in French while plays and performances provide a window into contemporary French culture. The capstone project is a Goucher Theatre Department production presented as part of the Department’s fall program. Each student’s participation is based on the individual’s skills and interests. Students may choose to perform an acting role, contribute to visual elements such as costumes or scenery, perform dance or music, participate as a producer/administrator, or pursue research relevant to the production. This 8-credit course (4 in French, 4 in theatre) includes a seven week component in the spring, a three-week program abroad in May/June, and a seven-week component in the fall. Seniors and others unable to participate in the fall may take only the spring and May/June components for 6 credits. Students with special permission from the instructors may take only the May/June and fall components for 6 credits. Spring/summer/fall semesters. Offered 2013 and alternate years. Free and Ingram.
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THE 272Y.002 - Intensive Course Abroad-Arts and Culture in West Africa (3 Cr.) ( ) (GEN. ED. #3)
program course; an international field experience; and a post program course on arts, culture, and history inWest Africa. The pre-program will examine the social, economic, political, and cultural issues of Ghana, Togo, and Benin—three African countries with rich cultural heritage and successful, vibrant contemporary societies. The international field experience in these countries will include workshops, lectures, stays with host families, and field trips. Upon return, the students will use skills and experiences acquired in West Africa to complete a research paper and service-learning component in the form of a lecture-demonstration for area elementary schools, presented during Black History Month. This is a yearlong course. Fall semester, January intersession, and spring semester. Bagchi.
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THE 290 - Internship in Theatre (3-4 Cr.)
Full- or part-time internships with professional production companies. Prerequisite: at least one course in theatre. Preliminary application and interview required. May be taken for a letter grade or pass/no pass. Department.
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THE 297 - Dramaturgical Practicum (2 Cr.)
Students gain hands-on experience developing dramaturgical work in departmental productions. Coursework includes readings, rehearsals, and written work as arranged with the instructor. Prerequisite: THE 103 and permission of the instructor. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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THE 298 - Performance Practicum I: Main stage (Semester) (2 Cr.)
Students may elect to receive two credits for participating in a theatre department main stage production or special projects production. Coursework includes readings, rehearsals, and written work as arranged with the instructor. Performance practicum may be taken once for a main stage production and once for a special project production, but neither may be repeated. Second seven-week sections require permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: THE 103 permission of the instructor or THE 120 and permission of the instructor. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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THE 298.001 - Performance Practicum I: Main Stage (Semester) (2 Cr.)
Students may elect to receive two credits for participating in a theatre department main stage production or special projects production. Coursework includes readings, rehearsals, and written work as arranged with the instructor. Performance practicum may be taken once for a main stage production and once for a special project production, but neither may be repeated. Second seven-week sections require permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: THE 103 permission of the instructor or THE 120 and permission of the instructor. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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THE 298.002 - Performance Practicum II: Special Projects (Semester) (2 Cr.)
Students may elect to receive two credits for participating in a theatre department main stage production or special projects production. Coursework includes readings, rehearsals, and written work as arranged with the instructor. Performance practicum may be taken once for a main stage production and once for a special project production, but neither may be repeated. Second seven-week sections require permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: THE 103 permission of the instructor or THE 120 and permission of the instructor. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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THE 298.003 - Performance Practicum I: Main Stage (Second Seven Weeks) (2 Cr.)
Students may elect to receive two credits for participating in a theatre department main stage production or special projects production. Coursework includes readings, rehearsals, and written work as arranged with the instructor. Performance practicum may be taken once for a main stage production and once for a special project production, but neither may be repeated. Second seven-week sections require permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: THE 103 permission of the instructor or THE 120 and permission of the instructor. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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THE 298.004 - Performance Practicum II: Special Projects (Second Seven Weeks) (2 Cr.)
Students may elect to receive two credits for participating in a theatre department main stage production or special projects production. Coursework includes readings, rehearsals, and written work as arranged with the instructor. Performance practicum may be taken once for a main stage production and once for a special project production, but neither may be repeated. Second seven-week sections require permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: THE 103 permission of the instructor or THE 120 and permission of the instructor. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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THE 299 - Stagecraft Practicum (2 Cr.)
Students gain hands-on experience working in the chosen area for a main stage or special projects production. Coursework includes readings, rehearsals, and written work as arranged with the instructor. Students may take as many of the segments as they wish, but each segment may be taken only once for credit. Prerequisite: THE 140 and permission of instructor.
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THE 299.001 - Stagecraft Practicum: Stage Management (2 Cr.)
Students gain hands-on experience working in the chosen area for a main stage or special projects production. Coursework includes readings, rehearsals, and written work as arranged with the instructor. Students may take as many of the segments as they wish, but each segment may be taken only once for credit. Prerequisite: THE 140 and permission of instructor.
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THE 299.002 - Stagecraft Practicum: Sound Design (2 Cr.)
Students gain hands-on experience working in the chosen area for a main stage or special projects production. Coursework includes readings, rehearsals, and written work as arranged with the instructor. Students may take as many of the segments as they wish, but each segment may be taken only once for credit. Prerequisite: THE 140 and permission of instructor.
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THE 299.003 - Stagecraft Practicum: Stage Design (2 Cr.)
Students gain hands-on experience working in the chosen area for a main stage or special projects production. Coursework includes readings, rehearsals, and written work as arranged with the instructor. Students may take as many of the segments as they wish, but each segment may be taken only once for credit. Prerequisite: THE 140 and permission of instructor.
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THE 299.004 - Stagecraft Practicum: Lighting Design (2 Cr.)
Students gain hands-on experience working in the chosen area for a main stage or special projects production. Coursework includes readings, rehearsals, and written work as arranged with the instructor. Students may take as many of the segments as they wish, but each segment may be taken only once for credit. Prerequisite: THE 140 and permission of instructor.
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THE 299.005 - Stagecraft Practicum: Costume Design (2 Cr.)
Students gain hands-on experience working in the chosen area for a main stage or special projects production. Coursework includes readings, rehearsals, and written work as arranged with the instructor. Students may take as many of the segments as they wish, but each segment may be taken only once for credit. Prerequisite: THE 140 and permission of instructor.
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THE 299.006 - Multimedia Design (2 Cr.)
Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Campbell.
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THE 300 - Seminar in World Theatre and Drama (3 Cr.)
Intensive study of topics related to the vast canon of world theatre and drama. Topics may include theatre and education, Shakespeare on film, gender and theatre, comedy of manners, and dramaturgy and world drama. Prerequisite: one 200-level history, criticism, or literature course in theatre or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Free and department.
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THE 332 - Advanced Playwriting (3 Cr.)
Building on the fundamental skills developed in THE 232 , this course offers playwriting students the opportunity to continue their exploration of script analysis, play construction, and the development of the elements of drama at an advanced level. Course includes studio staging of practice scenes and the development of a full-length play for public performance. Course meets concurrently with THE 232 , but students registered at the 300 level will have more advanced requirements. Prerequisite: THE 232 . Spring semester. Offered 2012-2013 and alternate years. Department.
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THE 350 - Imaginative Thinking: Design for Performance (3 Cr.)
This class is designed to challenge and expand the designer’s understanding of visual possibilities while reinforcing graphic design skills. Training and experimentation will be supported by theoretical reading and an examination of theatre artists around the world. Students will also gain awareness through open critique and written responses to work. Prerequisites: THE 140 ; THE 140L ; and one of THE 240 , THE 241 , or THE 242 . Offered variable semesters. Campbell.
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THE 390 - Senior Project Workshop/Senior Project Production (4 Cr.)
Each student majoring in theatre completes an intensive, integrated, collaborative senior project consisting of two parts. During the workshop held fall semester, senior theatre majors meet in a seminar to study and analyze a play for production and develop the production concept. In the spring semester, seniors produce that play for the main stage, each student acting in one role and filling a production position. THE 390 is required to complete writing proficiency in the major. Prerequisite: Senior theatre majors only or permission of the instructor. At least 1.5 prior semester hours of THE 299 are recommended. Ordinarily, THE 390 and THE 391 are taken in sequence. Fall semester (THE 390), spring semester (THE 391 ). Department.
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THE 391 - Senior Project Workshop/Senior Project Production (4 Cr.)
Each student majoring in theatre completes an intensive, integrated, collaborative senior project consisting of two parts. During the workshop held fall semester, senior theatre majors meet in a seminar to study and analyze a play for production and develop the production concept. In the spring semester, seniors produce that play for the main stage, each student acting in one role and filling a production position. THE 390 is required to complete writing proficiency in the major. Prerequisite: Senior theatre majors only or permission of the instructor. At least 1.5 prior semester hours of THE 299 are recommended. Ordinarily, THE 390 and THE 391 are taken in sequence. Fall semester (THE 390 ), spring semester (THE 391). Department.
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THE 400 - Independent Work (1.5-4 Cr.)
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WL 210 - Cross-Cultural Issues in Nationality and Identity (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. # 9 and #10)
This course is organized around a rotating series of themes that explore interdisciplinary analysis of culture around the globe. Specific topics for the semester to be announced in advanced. Spring semester. Offered 2009-10 and alternate years. Department.
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WL 230 - Special Topics in African Literature and Film (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #9 and #10)
This course, organized around a rotating thematic topic in a given semester, focuses on the construction of identity in post-colonial Africa and its varied expressions in literature and cinema. The examination of how contemporary cinematic and literary forms describe and react to the postcolonial condition highlights themes of dislocation and alienation, as well as issues of readership and audience in and out of Africa.. Topic announced prior to registration. Can be repeated if different topic. Prerequisite: sophomore or permission of instructor. Can be taken in conjunction with FR 231 . Spring semester. Offered 2011-12 and alternate years. Martin.
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WL 250 - Special Topics in Modern German Culture (4 Cr.) (GER 250 ) (LER-TXT)(LER-DIV)
Rotating topics in German film and culture of the 20th century: Berlin-divided and united; survey of 20th-century German and Austrian culture; Berlin-Vienna: two metropolises in the 20th century. Readings and discussions in English, with an optional German language component (two credits). Highly recommended for students taking GER 130G in Berlin. May be repeated if topic is different. Spring semester. Larkey.
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WL 253 - The Soul of Russia: Russian Culture and Civilization (3-4 Cr.) (RUS 253 ) (LER-TXT)
The evolution of Russian culture and civilization from the Kievan Rus’ to the present day, conducted through a study of literary texts, architecture, art, music, film, and multimedia. This course is conducted in English but may be taken with a one-credit Russian component. Prerequisite: college writing proficiency. Spring semester. Czeczulin.
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WL 254 - Russian Literature: Revolution and Purge (3 Cr.) (RUS 254 ) (GEN. ED. #9)
Political, social, and ideological factors in the development of Russian literature. A study of leading Russian authors and the conflicts between artistic freedom and political conformity. Prerequisite: college writing proficiency. Variable semesters Department.
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WL 259 - Dimensions of the Russian Literary Mind: The Saint, the Madman, and the Dreamer (3 Cr.) (RUS 259 ) (GEN. ED. #9)
Survey of Russian literature from its beginning in the 12th century, with emphasis on the great works that exemplify the traits and characteristics of the Russian religious and literary mind. Prerequisite: college writing proficiency. Variable semesters. Department.
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WL 260 - Special Topics in European Literature (3 Cr.) (FR 260)
This course examines a theme in European literature in historical content, across diverse national cultural traditions and with attention to other genres of artistic expression such as music, cinema, theatre and the fine arts. Through analysis of these diverse engagements with a common theme, this course explores the cultural diversity of Europe and the ways Europeans today are both drawing on and recasting a rich cultural heritage to address social issues today. Prerequisites: none. Course may be repeated if topic is different. Spring semester. Department.
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WL 269 - The Russian Fairytale (3 Cr.) (RUS 269 ) (GEN. ED. #9) (LER-TXT)
A survey course of Russian oral and subsequent written traditions using multimedia and presented against the background of the Indo-European tradition. Taught in English. One-credit Russian language option. Fall semester. Czeczulin.
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WS 100 - Confronting Inequality: Women in Contemporary American Society (3 Cr.) (LER - DIV)
An interdisciplinary examination of contemporary women’s experience drawing on a variety of sources—scholarly journals, autobiography, fiction, poetry, political analysis—with an emphasis on racial and ethnic diversity. Focus is on issues such as sexualities, labor force, family, motherhood, education, cultural images, health, sexual violence, and political activism. Fall semester. Department.
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WS 150 - Women’s Experiences in Global Perspectives (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #9 and #10)
An interdisciplinary examination of women’s status and activism worldwide, including regional and local comparisons and the roles of government, nongovernmental, and international organizations in shaping women’s experiences. Spring semester. François.
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WS 192 - Politics for Every Woman (3 Cr.) (PSC 192 ) (LER) (LER–SSC AND DIV)
Designed primarily for non-majors interested in enhancing their political awareness and skills as citizens and women. Relates traditional political concepts to practical politics for women in their many roles. Topics include the development of the concept of sisterhood and its relationship to political life and women’s identity; issues such as rape, health care, equal rights, consumer affairs, welfare, and day care; avenues for political activity, such as volunteer associations and women’s organizations; political campaigns; direct and indirect action techniques for political change; and alternatives to radical feminism. Guest speakers, field trips, and films. Spring semester. Githens.
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WS 217 - Latin American Women Voices: Argentina and Uruguay (3 Cr.) (LAM 217)
A detailed introduction to the role of different women’s groups in Argentina and Uruguay as protagonists of social movements. Personal narratives, fiction, film, history, and political activism will provide the framework for examining women’s participation in the human rights and social movements. Prerequisite course to the three-week intensive study abroad during the January intersession in Argentina and Uruguay. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. Francois, Murphy.
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WS 222 - Women and Literature (3 Cr.) (ENG 222 )
Topic for 2009-10 will be posted in the registration booklet. Spring semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. Department.
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WS 224 - Is There Life Beyond the Looking Glass? Gender, Identity, and Race in Caribbean Culture (3 Cr.)
An interdisciplinary examination of women, their families, and society in Caribbean culture. Emphasis is given to the process of representation and self-portraiture of women in the works of contemporary Caribbean women writers, including Jean Rhys, Simone Schwarz-Bart, Ramabai Espinet, Ana Lydia Vega, Michelle Cliff, Edwidge Danticat, and Jamaica Kincaid, as well as to the themes of colonialism, resistance, migration, and exile. Prerequisite: WS 100 , WS 150 , or sophomore standing. Spring semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. François.
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WS 225 - Gender and Sexuality Studies (4 Cr.) Change in title, course description, and course prerequisite as of 9/25/12. Previously listed as “Women and Sexuality”
An interdisciplinary examination of theories of sexuality and their impact on specfic historical and contemporary sociopolitical movements and issues, such as marriage equality, sexual identity, motherhood, prostitution, race and sexual politics, formations of femininty and masculinity, youth access to sexual health education, and constructions of desire. With an emphasis on racial and cultural diversity in a US context, this course will engage with history and theory, expressions in the arts, personal narratives, contemporary social debates, and legal discourses. Prerequisite: WS 100 or WS 150 or permission of instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. Lewis.
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WS 226 - Women, Peace, and Protest: Latin American Women and the Search for Social Justice (3 Cr.) (LAM 226 )
Examination of women’s participation in the human rights, social, and economic movements. Focus on understanding if, why, and under what circumstances gender becomes a central force in the development of these movements. We will address three questions: Has the involvement of women helped to define the human rights movement in Latin America? To what extent have feminist theory and theories of the state accounted for the nature of women’s protest? How and why were women instrumental in the political process that led from authoritarian to democratic rule in their countries? This course focuses primarily (but not exclusively) on women’s movements in the southern cone countries: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Brazil. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Fall semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. François.
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WS 227 - Becoming Visible: Fictions of International Female Identity (3 Cr.) (LER–DIV AND TXT)
This course looks at the social, cultural, and political construction of femininity within different sociopolitical contexts. We read an internationally diverse range of women writers from various countries from the non-Western world. Thus we can explore the concept of female marginality in various modalities and its relationship to questions of power and gender formation. We look at the geographical, political, personal and imaginative space women occupy and discuss how women move through the world both literally and figuratively. Fall semester. Offered 2011-12 and alternate years. François.
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WS 229 - Contemporary Brazilian Voices ()
Brazil is a country rich in haunting paradoxes, contradictions, awesome in its diversity and multiplicity with renowned writers, artists, and grassroots activists mostly unfamiliar to Americans. This interdisciplinary course aims to introduce students to selected contemporary Brazilian women writers, activists, and artists with emphasis on the complex web interconnecting and disconnecting representations of nationality, geography, race, class, ethnicity, gender, religion, and sexuality. It is organized around a cultural/women’s studies perspective, taking as a point of departure and returning to the dis-junctures between popular film constructions of Brazil and its people, in particular Brazilian women, by U.S./European filmmakers and representations by Brazilian themselves. Analyses of texts, films, telenovelas, music, and dance will center on fantasies/quests of female subjectivity or stardom in specific historical and contemporary contexts, as opposed to pervasive and entrenched national myths of racial democracy and pluralistic identities. Fall semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. François.
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WS 230 - Contemporary Feminisms: Diverse Voices (3 Cr.) (LER–DIV)
An examination of feminists’ analyses of women’s status in America since the 1960s. This course focuses on issues raised and analytic frameworks used by Latina, African American, Native American, Asian American, and European American women in seeking to improve women’s status and in theorizing gender inequalities. Prerequisite: WS 100 or WS 150 or sophomore standing. Spring semester. Offered 2011-12 and alternate years. Department.
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WS 232 - African American Women’s History (3 Cr.)
This course will examine the social, political, and cultural history of African American women in the United States from the Colonial period through the present. Special attention will be given to the construction of race and the diversity of African American women’s experiences in the United States. Fall semester. Offered 2012-2013 and alternate years. .
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WS 234 - Internship with Women Public Officials (3-4 Cr.) (PSC 234 )
Internship working with women in public leadership positions combined with individual conferences or seminars focusing on governmental issues confronting women public officials and featuring briefings by political leaders. May be taken for letter grade only. Prerequisite: . Variable semesters. Githens.
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WS 235 - Gender Identity, Expression, and the Body (3 Cr.)
This course will examine the social constructions of sex and gender, and will explore gender identity and expression, non-conforming gendered bodies, variance, ambiguity, performance, and embodiments. This course will employ an intersectional approach that evaluates the science of biological sex, race, class, sexual orientation, and other dimensions of identity using methods of inquiry from feminist studies, LGBT studies, queer theory, performance studies, and popular culture discourses. Prerequisite: WS 100, 150, or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Next offered Fall 2013. Lewis.
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WS 236 - Womanist Theology (3 Cr.) (RLG 236 ) (GEN. ED. #10) (LER-DIV)
What is the meaning of faith for black women as they struggle for life and freedom? This course attempts to answer this question as it explores black women’s religious/theological experience from a Christian perspective. Attention is given to the nature of the social/historical struggle that informs black women’s understandings of themselves in relationship to God, church, and community. Focus is given to four distinct periods in black women’s history: the Antebellum period, the period of the Great Migration, the Civil Rights era, and the contemporary situation. Reflective of the womanist tradition, this course accesses various media forms to discern the womanist religious experience. Prerequisite: one course in women, gender, and sexuality studies or religion and sophomore standing. Spring semester. Offered 2011-12 and alternate years. Douglas.
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WS 237 - Gender and Migration in a Global Perspective: I Detect an ‘Accent’ Where are You Originally From? ()
Dominating recent policy discussion both in North America and Europe, migration has proven to be one of the most difficult and controversial topics of our time. This interdisciplinary course seeks to uncover recurrent and recognizable patterns and to create a dialogue that takes into account issues of gender, geography, race, and sexuality. Exploring the fundamental connections between gender and immigration it looks at how women and their bodies dramatize “the achievements” and/or “failures” of the nation and how these “successes” or “failures” figure differently in transnational contexts. It looks at how archaic hetero-normative images of family, the language of victim-hood, the erotics of immigration, and anxiety permeate national discourses of migration and how immigration laws are explicitly gendered but framed as gender neutral. Finally it considers how economic factors, geography, empire-building, political imperatives, racism, sexism, and the exploitation of national principles of security affect the contemporary lived experience of migration. Faller. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. François.
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WS 242 - Women and Environmental Justice (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #10 and #11) (LER-DIV and LER-ENV)
Environmental issues do not affect all of us equally. In the United States, poor and minority groups are disproportionately impacted by pollution, toxic dumping, mountaintop removal and other issues. For women, there are reproductive implications, as well as health issues. This course will examine both articles on environmental issues and imaginative writing (novels, poetry, etc.) depicting the environment’s affect on working-class and poor people’s lives. The course will address national and international concerns. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Fall semester and alternative years. Tokarczyk.
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WS 246 - Women and Gender in Modern European History (3 Cr.) (HIS 226 )
This course examines modern Europe through the lens of women and gender, including topics such as the Enlightenment and women’s rights, masculinity in revolutionary politics, Victorian domesticity, the rise of consumer cultures, discourses on sex, reproduction and women’s bodies, the effects of colonialism on gender ideology, suffrage campaigns, gender politics during and after the two world wars, and negotiating gender across the Cold War divide of Eastern and Western Europe. Prerequisite: HIS 117 . Spring semester. Offered 2011-12 and alternate years. Fraser.
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WS 250 - Special Topics ()
Fall semester. Offered 2011-12 and alternate years. Department.
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WS 260 - Women and the Law (3 Cr.) (PSC 260)
Focus on current issues involving women and the law including family law, reproductive rights, violence against women, employment, pregnancy, pensions, sexual harassment, sex discrimination, and women in poverty. Prerequisite: WS 100 or WS 150 or sophomore standing. Fall semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. Department.
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WS 265 - Law, Ethics, and Public Policy: Current Issues (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #10) (LER–TXT)
An examination of the legal, ethical, and public policy questions raised by controversial contemporary issues. Topic: abortion and reproductive technology. Focus on the impact of these issues on women’s lives. Prerequisite: WS 100 or WS 150 or sophomore standing. Fall semester. Offered 2011-12 and alternate years. Department.
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WS 270 - Gender, Work, and Family (3 Cr.) (SOC 270 )
Examination of gender expectations and experiences in work and family.. Review of theories explaining effects of gender on employment and family life. Issues discussed include occupational segregation, pay inequities, household division of labor, intimate partner violence, and alternate family forms.
Prerequisite: SOC 106 , ANT 107 , or . Fall semester. Offered 2013-2014 and alternate years. Shope, Smith.
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WS 272G - Intensive Course Abroad: Argentina and Uruguay (3 Cr.)
Course includes a three-week intensive course abroad during the winter intersession or summer. Three-week intensive course in Argentina and Uruguay. This course will encourage a great deal of interdisciplinary study among students by examining contemporary women’s activism in Buenos Aires and Montevideo. The course integrates readings and lectures by historians, political scientists, women’s groups, and human rights activists. Summer 2009. François and Murphy.
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WS 276 - Feminist Philosophy (3 Cr.) (PHL 276 ) (GEN. ED. #10)
A philosophical study of questions of gender and gender inequality. The class will explore social constructions of femininity and masculinity, theories of masculine privilege, and various, competing strategies for resistance. Students will reflect on gender in relation to other social inequalities, with particular attention to sexuality and heterosexism.
Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or permission of the instructor. Fall semester, alternate years. Grebowicz.
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WS 282 - Women of North Africa and the Middle East (3 Cr.) (HIS 282 )
This course examines the role of women in the greater Middle East region, from the pre-Islamic period through the present. Using primary sources, memoirs, and visual material, the course compares and examines the impact of religion (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), empire, slavery, colonialism, and nationalism on women in Arab, Iranian, Israeli, and Turkish civil society and history. Prerequisite: WS 150 , a 100-level history course, or sophomore standing. Spring semester. Offered 2011-12 and alternate years. François.
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WS 290 - Internship in Women’s Studies (3-4 Cr.)
Placements in settings where issues of past and present concern to women can be studied. Prerequisite: one course in women’s studies. Graded pass/no pass only. Department.
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WS 299 - Independent Work (1.5-4 Cr.)
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WS 300 - Seminar in Selected Topics in Women’s Studies (3 Cr.)
An interdisciplinary seminar aimed at integrating theoretical approaches and research on women that have emerged from a number of academic disciplines Prerequisite: WS 100 or WS 150 . Spring semester.
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WS 320 - Transnational Feminist Theory and Women’s Activism (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #7 and #10)
Crossing the boundaries of nationality, ethnicity, citizenship, sexuality, and genre, this course brings together a plurality of women’s voices of the non-Western world that counter colonial, post-colonial, multinational, and masculine paradigms of “otherness.” The central aims are to examine the extent to which their activism and theoretical thinking grew out of historical conditions, to establish a dialog that forms the wide-ranging spectrum of women’s experiences across the globe, and to assess these social and political writings for national change in the 21st century. Prerequisite: junior standing. Fall semester. François.
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WS 323 - Comparative Public Policy and Gender (3 Cr.) (PSC 323 )
Examination of the public policy process in comparative perspective, focusing on four policy areas affecting women: population control, employment, education, and health care. The role of women in the formulation and implementation of public policies in these areas. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. Githens.
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WS 325 - Women and Film (4 Cr.) (COM 325)
This course will examine the relationship between women and the film industry, from the days of silent film to the 21st century. We will look at the roles women have played, both in front of and behind the camera-from the female star of the classical Hollywood “woman’s” film of the 1930’s-1940’s, and the iconic stereotypes that have pervaded Hollywood gendered discourse, to the re-emergent role of women as directors, screenwriters, and producers in contemporary Hollywood and world cinemas. Interrogating the role of women as icons, producers, and consumers, we will try to understand where we came from and how we got to the here and now. Hollywood, independent, and international film will be examined. Prerequisites: and/or , or ; departmental and college writing proficiency; junior or senior status; or permission of the instructor. Repeatable if the topic is different. Variable semesters: Peroutka, Burton.
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WS 382 - Gender and Media in the Global South (3 Cr.)
This course explores the complex relationships among media images, cultural values, and development of gendered identities in the global south. We will examine media—both visual and print—in their various representations. We will look at the transformation of women on the screen and the empowerment of women both in front of and behind the camera. Film screenings, readings, and discussions by female directors will address the contemporary sites of dynamic tensions between the local and the global and the religious and the secular; the public sphere; the role of broadcast media, the Internet (cyber-Islam galaxy); and the exposure to information and ideas that challenge norms. Prerequisite: WS 282 or COM 257 . Fall semester. Offered 2012-13. François.
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WS 386 - Women, Art, and Society (3 Cr.) (ART 386 )
An examination of the role women have played as producers and consumers and as the subject matter of the visual arts in the Western tradition. Emphasis on the treatment of women’s contributions to the visual arts and on issues of gender and ideology within the discipline of art history. Prerequisite: one 200-level art history course or junior standing or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2013-2014 and alternate years. Husch.
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WS 390 - Internship in Women’s Studies (3-4 Cr.)
Prerequisite: WS 290 or permission of the director. May be taken for letter grade or pass/no pass. Department.
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WS 399 - Advanced Independent Work (3-4 Cr.)
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