Course Description
Advanced study of issues concerning women of diverse
backgrounds, including women's health, employment,
reproduction, sexuality, marriage and family, media
representation, and socialization. Emphasis is on
interdisciplinary perspectives and critical thinking along with
application of knowledge and/or advocacy.
Athena Title
Senior Sem Integr Theor Pract
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in WMST 4900, WMST 4900S
Non-Traditional Format
This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive,
which means that the course will include substantial and
ongoing writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course
learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline-
for example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility,
and format; and c) prepare students for further writing in
their academic work, in graduate school, and in professional
life. The written assignments will result in a significant and
diverse body of written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or
25 pages) and the instructor (and/or the teaching assistant
assigned to the course) will be closely involved in student
writing, providing opportunities for feedback and substantive
revision.
Students will be required to submit drafts of papers and work
in peer reviews throughout the semester. To grasp the process
of writing, students will be expected to submit their written
work in stages and to revise their drafts of papers.
Prerequisite
(WMST 4010 or WMST 4010W) and (WMST 4011 or WMST 4011W)
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students in this course will discuss, compare, and analyze a variety of different feminist approaches in the integration of theory and practice that is praxis.
- Students in this course will synthesize and apply knowledge gained during the degree to create knowledge and design solutions that are relevant to problem solving and life after graduation.
- Students in this course will create, develop, and effectively communicate ideas and theories in class discussions, written, and visual forms.
- Students in this course will demonstrate further development of leadership and professional skills in the context of collaboration and praxis.
Topical Outline
- Topics to be considered, along with (suggested) required readings, include: Perspectives on Women Bryson, V., & Campling, J. (1999). Feminist debates: Issues of theory and political practice. New York: New York University Press. 280 pages Dodson, L. (1999). Don't call us out of name: The untold lives of women and girls in poor America. Boston: Beacon Press. 272 pages Tirado, T. C. (1991). Celsa's world: Conversations with a Mexican peasant woman (special studies No. 27). Tucson: University of Arizona Press. 119 pages Gedalof, I. (2000). Against purity: Rethinking identity with Indian and Western feminisms. New York: Routledge. 232 pages Sharratt, S., & Kaschak,E. (Eds.). (1999). Assault on the soul: Women in the former Yugoslavia. Binghamton, NY: Haworth. 165 pages Cultural Representations Simons, M. A. (1999). Beauvoir and the second sex: Feminism, race, and the origins of existentialism. Oxford, UK: Roman & Littlefield. 283 pages Wager, J. B. (1999). Dangerous dames: Women and representation in the Weimar Street Film and film noir. Columbus: Ohio University Press. 130 pages Hollows, J. (2000). Feminism, femininity and popular culture. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press. 192 pages Perspectives on Sexuality Cornell, D. (1998). At the heart of freedom: Feminism, sex, and equality. Cambridge, MA: Princeton University Press. 238 pages. Wolf, N. (1998). Promiscuities: The secret struggle for womanhood. New York: Random House. 286 pages Zita, J. N. (1998). Body talk: Philosophical reflections on sex and gender (between men -- between women). New York: Columbia University Press. 296 pages. Campbell, A. (1999). Childfree and sterilized: Women's decisions and medical responses. London: Cassell Academic. 256 pages. Birke, L. (2000). Feminism and the biological body. Rutgers: Rutgers University Press. 224 pages Perspectives on Relationships Miller, N. K. (2000). Bequest and betrayal: Memoirs of a parent's death. Indianapolis:Indiana University Press. 208 pages. Hochman, A. (1994). Everyday acts and small subversions: Women reinventing family, community, and home. Portland: Eighth Mountain Press. 266 pages. Dornbush, S. M., & Strober, M. H. (1988). Feminism, children, and the new families. New York: Guilford Press. 365 page
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
