ARSC 1480 - MASP Social Science Seminar
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Fall 2018
Fosters an appreciation of the social sciences. Readings, discussions, cooperative learning exercises, and outside activities illustrate the interconnections between different bodies of knowledge. Emphasizes relationships between the social sciences and the real world. Department consent required. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours.
ARSC 1490 - MASP Humanities Seminar
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Spring 2019
Enhances students' knowledge and appreciation of the humanities. Readings, discussions, cooperative learning exercises, workshopping papers and presentation, guest speakers, and outside activities are designed to enhance both students' appreciation of the subject matter and their performance in their regular courses. Emphasis is on actively using knowledge of humanities in a variety of ways. Department consent required. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours.
WGST 2000 - Introduction to US Gender, Race and Sexuality Studies
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Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2023
Introduces students to the field of Women and Gender Studies. Examines gender issues in the United States from interdisciplinary, intersectional and transnational feminist perspectives across a range of US cultural contexts. Covers such topics as gender identity and performance, sexuality, reproductive justice, gendered violence, work and labor, imperialism and war, and the environment.
WGST 2500 - Gender, Race, Sex and the Body
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Fall 2018
Studies the body as a site for the production of social difference, meaning and inequality. Focuses on the body as a conduit for political, social, and ethical dilemmas and conflicts. Examines a selection of these issues to help students understand what a body is, how bodily difference is constructed, and what this constructed difference signifies.
WGST 3020 - Feminist Methods of Inquiry and Praxis
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Spring 2022 / Spring 2024
Examines various research methods and approaches in the field of feminist studies. Students will gain practical experience to be able to write a proposal for a significant research project, informed by course readings and discussions. Recommended prerequisite: WGST 2000 or WGST 2600.
WGST 3610 - Gender, Race, Science and Technology
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Fall 2020 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023
Examines the role of science and technology in forming conceptions of race, gender and class, and vice-versa. Considers how some populations benefit from scientific knowledge-production while others are excluded or come to be its subjects. Students will explore this knowledge production through historical, anthropological, literary, and philosophical investigations of technology and scientific inquiry. Recommended requisites: WGST 2000 or WGST 2050 or WGST 2500 or WGST 2600.
WGST 3702 - Topics in U.S. Gender and Sexuality Studies (SS)
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Spring 2019
Examines selected topics in women, gender and sexuality in the social sciences, from a U.S. perspective. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours for different topics. Recommended prerequisite: WGST 2000 or WGST 2600.
WGST 6190 - Feminist Methodology
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Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2024
Explores feminist methodology across a range of disciplines. Themes include experience and interpretation, the social position of the researcher, language and argument structure, knowledge and power, bias and objectivity, and the ethics and politics of research. Meets the requirements for the WGST certificate.
WGST 6290 - Special Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies
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Fall 2019
Offers interdisciplinary feminist perspectives on different special topics such as gender and war, gender and globalization, women's social movements, gender and citizenship, gender and collective memory, and cultural representations of gender and sexuality. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Meets the requirements for the WGST certificate.
