In-depth examination of the dynamics, prevention of, and legal, medical, and other responses to interpersonal violence. Contemporary issues related to sexual violence, dating/intimate partner violence, and stalking will be discussed at length from both research and practical perspectives. Cross-listed with: HSCI 1036.
Introduction to the field of gender, sexuality, and women's studies. Topics include key theoretical approaches to conceptualizing gender, sexuality, and power; how gender and sexuality are policed; and the relationship between gender, sexuality, and other social categories. Credit not awarded for both GSWS 1500 and GSWS 1010.
Courses examine the representation and construction of gender and sexuality in literature. Representative topics: Gender, Sexuality and Identity in American Poetry. May be repeated for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Cross-listed with: ENGL 1270.
Survey of women's literary tradition in English. Focuses on the ways women have written, read, written about, and been represented in nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature. Cross-listed with: ENGL 1280.
Exploration of the politics and history of feminist movements and theories, as well as the ways in which gender has shaped public policies. The emphasis will be primarily, although not exclusively, on gender and feminism(s) in the United States. Prerequisite: GSWS 1010 or GSWS 1500.
Cross-cultural study of gender, sex, sexuality, and race including exploring the cultural construction of categories and cultural practices related to the body and gender, sex, sexuality, and race. Prerequisites: GSWS 1010, GSWS 1500, or ANTH 1100. Cross-listed with: ANTH 2205.
The evolution of sexual politics within the United States. Includes examinations of shifting debates over marriage, reproduction, abortion, LGBT rights, sex education, and teen sexuality. Prerequisite: GSWS 1500, GSWS 1010, POLS 1300, or POLS 1013. Cross-listed with: POLS 2455.
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Advanced discussion-based, interdisciplinary approaches to the study of topics in the field. Representative topics: Feminist Media Studies; Feminist Theory in Historical Perspective; Gender, Sexuality and the Law. May be repeated for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisites: GSWS 1010 or GSWS 1500; six additional hours in GSWS; Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies major or minor or Sexuality & Gender Identity Studies minor.
College honors thesis or other department/program honors, under the supervision of a faculty member. Offered at department discretion.