SWAG - Studies in Women and Gender

This course explores gender in the lived experiences of women and others who transgress gender norms historically and in contemporary society, as well as across diverse geographic and cultural locations.

This course considers various feminist perspectives on issues concerning sex, gender, gender roles, ethics (particularly reproductive ethics), embodiment, epistemology, family, motherhood, law and politics. A majority of the readings cover contemporary perspectives, though theoretical topics and historical thinkers are also typically included.

This course introduces general topics in women's studies, allowing faculty and students to examine specific areas of interest.

Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors or with permission of the instructor. An interdisciplinary study of the institution of motherhood and its representations in modern cultural productions of the Western world. Students will examine the myth and reality of mothering by analyzing readings in social, political and psychoanalytical theory as well literary and filmic texts. This course may be used for credit in the studies of women and gender minor.

Prerequisites: SWAG 200 and 3 credits in the minor and permission of the instructor. Research in a selected field of Studies in Women and Gender with faculty guidance.

Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and at least one prior course in the Studies in Women and Gender is recommended. An upper-level special topics course offered at the discretion of the department. The content and methods vary with the interest of students and faculty members

Prerequisites: 9 credits in the minor, including SWAG 200, and permission of instructor and Studies in Women and Gender coordinator. Supervised application of feminist theories to analyze gender dynamics in a variety of public and private sites through supervised full- or part-time work. Sites and projects must be approved by the instructor and the Studies in Women and Gender coordinator. Grading is on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.