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Class Schedule
Summer 2009

       

WMNS (Womens Studies)



Note: For other course listings applicable to the WMNS
minor, see your degree audit and course catalogue.

Students who fail to attend the first class meeting of
any WMNS course without previously notifying the
instructor or the WMNS dept. office will be dropped from
the course so the vacancy may be filled by another
student from the waiting list.

WMNS 210 Culture of Third Wave Feminism
GE IVE Humanities-Interdisciplinary Studies
One Diversity Credit
No credit if taken after WMNS 280, Culture of Third Wave.

Explores third wave feminist culture which is defined by
age—born 1964-1973—or by ideology: untrammeled feminist
heroine who is assertive, exuberantly pro-sex, yet
determined to hold her own in the world.
Call# 5916   Section 001    3.0 cr
June 08-July 02
9:15am-11:45am   Mon.Tue.Wed.Thu.   HHH 204
Instructor: See, Patti K.
WMNS 296 Perspectives on Women's Literature
GE IVD Humanities-Literature; One Diversity Credit
Cross-listed with ENGL 296
IMAGES CONTMP LIT
Small and large group discussions about images of women
as they appear in contemporary literature. Multi-cultural
approach, two papers, short reading responses, much class
discussion.
Call# 5928   Section 001    3.0 cr
May 18-June 05
10:30am- 1:35pm   Mon.Tue.Wed.Thu.Fri.   HHH 226
Instructor: Loeb, Karen
WMNS 301 Examining Women's Studies
GE IVE Humanities-Interdisciplinary Studies
One Diversity Credit; Meets Foreign Culture Requirement
Service-Learning Optional

Interdisciplinary overview of focusing on women’s lives
in the United States and globally, as influenced by
gender, ethnicity, class, sexuality, cultural
institutions, social practices, and representations.
Familiarizes students with fundamental concepts and
analysis tools in women’s studies.
Call# 5914   Section 001    3.0 cr
May 18-June 05
9:00am-12:00pm   Mon.Tue.Wed.Thu.Fri.   HHH 221
Instructor: Kernan, Barbara L.
WMNS 353 Emancipating Eve and Adam
GE IVB Humanities-Philosophy/Religious Studies
Cross-listed with RELS 353
P: One course in religious studies or in women's studies
Credit may not be earned in both RELS 353 and WMNS 353

Study of the treatment of women throughout history in
Jewish and Christian religions. In-depth discussions of
both current women’s movement transforming those
religions and proposed alternatives to those traditions.
Call# 5911   Section 001    3.0 cr
May 18-June 05
9:15am-12:15pm   Mon.Tue.Wed.Thu.Fri.   HHH 324
Instructor: Juett, Joanne C.
WMNS 357 /557 Women and Economic Development
Special course fee $30.00
GE IIIB Social Science-Economics
Meets Foreign Culture Requirement
Cross-listed with ECON 357
Credit may not be earned in both ECON 357 and WMNS357.
No credit if taken after WMNS 480 in summer of 2001
Delivery Mode: Online

Provides economic, institutional, and feminist frameworks
for understanding socio-economic realities of women in
Asia, Africa, Latin American, and the Middle East. Topics
analyzed include changing roles of women in economy and
household during the process of economic development.
Call# 5900   Section 801G    3.0 cr
July 06-July 31
Time & Day Arranged      Online/Web
Instructor: Avin, Rose-Marie
WMNS 433 /633 Women and Social Science
GE IIIG Social Science-Interdisciplinary Study
Minimum junior standing
GENDER AND SPORT
Feminist perspectives on gender inequities within the
masculinized terrain of competitive sports. Explores
theoretical debates and empirical research on the nature
of competition, and women’s participation and leadership
in athletics in the US and abroad.
Call# 5915   Section 001G    3.0 cr
May 18-June 05
9:30am-12:30pm   Mon.Tue.Wed.Thu.Fri.   SSS 111
Instructor: Forman, Pamela J.

WOMEN AND WORK
Emphasis on analyzing language surrounding work-family
issues, policies, and practices influence
perceptions/expectations of women. Examine different
perspectives on the intersection of work and family,
including institutional, social psychological, and
communication perspectives.

Call# 5917   Section 002G    3.0 cr
July 06-July 30
11:45am- 2:15pm   Mon.Tue.Wed.Thu.   HHH 204
Instructor: Schultz, Nicole J.
WMNS 436 /636 Education of Girls and Women in U S
Special course fee $20.00
GE V University Wide; One Diversity Credit
Cross-listed with C I 436
Credit may not be earned in both CI 436 and WMNS 436.
No credit if taken after special topics or directed study
with the same title.
Minimum junior standing
Delivery Mode: Online

This course will focus on both informal and formal
definitions of schooling and explore a wide array of
influences and choices that contribute to the preparation
of resilient women who grow and change through their
life-time.
Call# 5991   Section 801G    2.0 cr
June 08-July 31
Time & Day Arranged      Online/Web
Instructor: Mack, Maureen D.

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