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(Formerly
CLASSGEN 17.) Introduction to the sex-gender system of ancient Greece, with comparative material from modern America. How myths, religious rituals, athletics, politics and theater reinforced gender stereotypes and sometimes undermined them. Skills: finding clues, identifying patterns and making connections amongst the components of a strange and beautiful culture very different from our own. Weekly participation in a discussion section is required.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Gleason, M. (PI)
FEMGEN 29S: The Animal Other: Humans and Animals in Western History (HISTORY 29S)
Enter a world in which war was waged not by tanks but on horseback and oceans brimmed with fantastic monsters. This class explores the animal-human divide in Western cultural history through topics including: the rise of natural history; the centralized state and its relationship to nature; monstrosity and witchcraft; the ethics of metaphor; scapegoating, sexism, racism; history of animal-rights. Students will have the opportunity to help curate a Green Library exhibition on this subject. The course fulfills the departmental Sources and Methods requirement.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors:
Cooley, M. (PI)
FEMGEN 94S: Muscle Men and Iron Girls: Sex and Masculinity in Chinese and American History (HISTORY 94S)
How is masculinity represented and experienced in different cultural contexts? How do gender, sexuality, race, and class inform the construction of American and Chinese masculinities? How do historians use primary sources to make arguments? Examines visual and textual sources including magazines, photographs, propaganda posters, legal cases and film. Analyzes transnational history of masculinity in China and the United States from the late 1800s to the present. Topics include bodybuilding, martial arts, female masculinity, homosexuality, Cold War, and 1960s social movements. The course fulfills the departmental Sources and Methods requirement.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Elmore, A. (PI)
FEMGEN 101: Introduction to Feminist Studies (AMSTUD 107, CSRE 108, TAPS 108)
Introduction to interdisciplinary approaches to gender, sexuality, queer, trans and feminist studies. Topics include the emergence of sexuality studies in the academy, social justice and new subjects, science and technology, art and activism, history, film and memory, the documentation and performance of difference, and relevant socio-economic and political formations such as work and the family. Students learn to think critically about race, gender, and sexuality from local and global perspectives.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
FEMGEN 104B: Senior Seminar and Practicum
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.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 4 units total)
Instructors:
Hanlon, P. (PI)
FEMGEN 105: Honors Work
(Staff)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-15
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Blaydes, L. (PI)
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Brooks, H. (PI)
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Brown, N. (PI)
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Blaydes, L. (PI)
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Brooks, H. (PI)
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Brown, N. (PI)
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Coll, K. (PI)
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Davies, A. (PI)
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Elam, M. (PI)
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Freedman, E. (PI)
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Hadlock, H. (PI)
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Hanlon, P. (PI)
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Jain, S. (PI)
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Karlin-Neumann, P. (PI)
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Lunsford, A. (PI)
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Menon, J. (PI)
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Miner, V. (PI)
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Moraga, C. (PI)
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Murray, A. (PI)
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Myers, K. (PI)
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Robinson, P. (PI)
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Sohn, S. (PI)
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Tallent, E. (PI)
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Voss, B. (PI)
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Wotipka, C. (PI)
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Yarbro-Bejarano, Y. (PI)
FEMGEN 108: Internship in Feminist Studies
Supervised field, community, or lab experience in law offices, medical research and labs, social service agencies, legislative and other public offices, or local and national organizations that address issues related to gender and/or sexuality. One unit represents approximately three hours work per week. Required paper. May be repeated for credit. Service Learning Course (certified by Haas Center). Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Majors may not receive 108 credit for their required practicum, as they are to sign up for FEMGEN 104 A & B instead. Prerequisites: Course work in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, written proposal and application form submitted for approval by program office, written consent of faculty sponsor. Course may be taken 3 times total, for a max of 15 units.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 15 units total)
Instructors:
Baran, N. (PI)
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Davies, A. (PI)
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Freedman, E. (PI)
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Instructors:
Baran, N. (PI)
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Davies, A. (PI)
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Freedman, E. (PI)
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Hadlock, H. (PI)
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Hanlon, P. (PI)
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Harrison, L. (PI)
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Karlin-Neumann, P. (PI)
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Lunsford, A. (PI)
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Miner, V. (PI)
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Moraga, C. (PI)
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Murray, A. (PI)
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Myers, K. (PI)
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Rivers, D. (PI)
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Robinson, P. (PI)
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Stefanick, M. (PI)
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Tallent, E. (PI)
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Wotipka, C. (PI)
FEMGEN 111: Transnational Reproductive Politics (AMSTUD 111)
This course examines the issues and debates surrounding women's reproduction in a transnational framework, including birth control, abortion, surrogacy, prenatal diagnosis, labor and delivery, menstruation, sex trafficking, and the reproductive justice movement. It pays special attention to how knowledge and technology travel across national/cultural borders and how women's reproductive functions are deeply connected to international politics and events abroad.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Takeuchi, A. (PI)
FEMGEN 123: Sex and Love in Modern U.S. Society (SOC 123, SOC 223)
Social influences on private intimate relations involving romantic love and sexuality. Topics include the sexual revolution, contraception, dating, hook-ups, cohabitation, sexual orientation, and changing cultural meanings of marriage, gender, and romantic love.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender
Instructors:
Fogarty, A. (PI)
FEMGEN 129: Critical Issues in International Women's Health (HUMBIO 129)
Women's lives, from childhood through adolescence, reproductive years, and aging. Economic, social, and human rights factors, and the importance of women's capacities to have good health and manage their lives in the face of societal pressures and obstacles. Emphasis is on life or death issues of women's health that depend on women's capacity to exercise their human rghts including maternal mortality, violence, HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, and sex trafficking. Organizations addressing these issues. A requirement of this class is participation in public blogs. Prerequisites: Human Biology core or equivalent or consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-Gender, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Murray, A. (PI)
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