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(Same as History 105C. History majors and others taking 5 units, enroll in 105C.) Interdisciplinary approach to understanding the extent and complexity of the global phenomenon of human trafficking, especially for forced prostitution and labor exploitation, focusing on human rights violations and remedies. Provides a historical context for the development and spread of human trafficking. Analyzes the current international and domestic legal and policy frameworks to combat trafficking and evaluates their practical implementation. Examines the medical, psychological, and public health issues involved. Uses problem-based learning and offers an optional service-learning component.

This course, divided into three sections, examines the many ways language is used in the construction of sexuality and sexual identity. In the first section, we consider how language is used as a resource for performing and perceiving sexual identity. Drawing on detailed linguistic analyses of pronunciation, word choice, and grammar, we will address questions such as the following: Is there a gay accent? Why isn't there a lesbian accent? How do transgendered people modify their linguistic behavior when transitioning? How are unmarked (heterosexual) identities linguistically constructed? While sexuality is largely an issue of identity, it is also an issue of desire. In the second section of the course, we examine iconic relations between elements of language (e.g. breathy voice quality, high pitch) and aspects of desire (e.g. arousal, excitement). In the final section, we investigate ways in which language encodes ideologies about sexuality. Specifically, we will study how language is used to talk about sexuality in public discourses about gay marriage and bullying, as well as in personal narratives of coming out. We will also consider how language encodes dominant ideologies about sexuality, evident in labels for sexual minorities as well as terminology for sex acts. Class activities will center on discussions of readings, explorations of how sexuality is portrayed in popular media, and analyses of primary data. Students will be expected to write a final research paper on a topic of their choice.

In 1776, Abigail Adams asked her husband to "remember the ladies" as he drafted the Constitution. Echoing one of the fundamental grievances of the Revolution, she warned: "We will not hold ourselves bound by laws in which we have no voice or representation." However, as we enter the 2012 elections, women remain severely underrepresented in America¿s political institutions with a recent UN Women study ranking the United States as No 78 in the world in terms of women's political representation. With Elections 2012 coming up, this course will explore both theoretical approaches to women's political representation and leadership and current politics relating to gender

Seminar/training to provide an overview of how to effectively address relationship abuse and gender issues. Covers dynamics of relationship abuse and sexual violence, abuser accountability, how to help a friend, same-gender abuse, legal issues, safety planning, protocols, referrals & resources. Explores the root causes of gender violence, the institutional barriers that maintain gender violence in our culture, and how solutions must address individual, community, political, legal, and national dimensions. All day seminar May 18th, 9-6 and two-hour session May 21st, 7:00-9:00pm

Introduction to interdisciplinary feminist scholarship, which seeks to understand the creation, perpetuation, and critiques of gender inequalities. Topics include the historical emergence of feminist politics and contemporary analyses of work and family, health and sexuality, creativity, and politics. Close attention to the intersections of race, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality and to international, as well as U.S., perspectives. Students learn to think critically about gender in the past, present, and future.

Introduction to the points of overlap and departure in the development of feminist and queer theories. Interdisciplinary perspectives on gender and sexuality in relation to current discussions of race, class, ethnicity, citizenship, and ability. Topics include the production of femininity and masculinity, human-animal divisions, transgender subjectivities, diasporic sexualities, disability and sexuality, same-sex marriage. Course materials include theoretical texts as well as film, visual art, and literature. Preference to Feminist Studies majors.

The interdisciplinary foundations of feminist thought. The nature of disciplines and of interdisciplinary work. Challenges of feminism for scholarship and research.

Preference to and required of Feminist Studies majors; others require consent of instuctor. Feminist experiential learning projects related to critical studies in gender and sexuality. Identifying goals, grant proposal writing, and negotiating ethical issues in feminist praxis. Developing the relationship between potential projects and their academic focus in the major.

Required for Feminist Studies majors. Non-majors enrolled with consent of instructor. Students develop oral reports on their practicum and its relationship to their academic work, submit a report draft and revised written analysis of the practicum, and discuss applications of feminist scholarship. May be repeated once for credit.