FEMGEN 393B: Queer History in Comparative Perspective (FEMGEN 293B, HISTORY 293B, HISTORY 393B)
Comparative history of homoerotic desire, relations, and identity through scholarship on different historical periods and parts of the world: the classical Mediterranean, early modern European cities, late imperial and modern China, Tokugawa and modern Japan, and the U.S.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
Instructors:
Sommer, M. (PI)
FEMGEN 395: Graduate Independent Study
Students pursue a special subject of investigation under supervision of an affiliated faculty member. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-15
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 15 units total)
FEMGEN 395J: Gender and Sexuality in Chinese History (CHINGEN 395, HISTORY 395J)
Last offered: Spring 2016
FEMGEN 434: Gender and Performance (FILMSTUD 434, MUSIC 434, TAPS 344A)
This seminar seeks to investigate relationships between performance, gender, and the body politic through a discussion of embodiment, body cultures, queerness, desire, representation. Through a weekly engagement with film texts from across the world as well as theoretical perspectives on gender and performance in various geo-political contexts, we will explore the intersections of gender with race, class, national discourse, and performance traditions. The seminar is conceived to be interdisciplinary and participants are encouraged to introduce and work with texts from other disciplines, including visual arts, theatre, dance, literature etc. No prior engagement with film studies is required. Screening times may range from 90 to 180 minutes.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Iyer, U. (PI)
FEMGEN 444: Graduate Research Seminar: Gender in Science, Medicine, and Engineering (HISTORY 444)
Theory and practice of gender in STEM. 1. "Fix the Numbers of Women" focuses on increasing women's participation; 2. "Fix the Institutions" promotes gender equality in careers through structural change in research organizations; 3. "Fix the Knowledge" or "gendered innovations" stimulates excellence in science and technology by integrating gender analysis into research. Seminar explores harnessing the creative power of gender analysis to enhance knowledge and spark innovation.
Last offered: Autumn 2014
FEMGEN 466: Queer America (ARTHIST 466)
This class explores queer art, photography and politics in the United States since 1930. Our approach will be grounded in close attention to the history and visual representation of sexual minorities in particular historical moments and social contexts. We will consider the cultural and political effects of World War II, the Cold War, the civil rights movement, psychedelics, hippie culture and sexual liberation, lesbian separatism, the AIDS crisis, and marriage equality.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Meyer, R. (PI)
FEMGEN 477: Graduate Research Seminar: Migration (HISTORY 477)
The course explores the major trends in Latin American migration to the United States. At the end, students will write a publishable research paper on any topic related to migration worldwide.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
Instructors:
Minian Andjel, A. (PI)
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