Women’s Studies Course Calendar—Spring 2017
Note: Assignments should be prepared for the class period listed.
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Date
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Discussion
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Assignments **due on the day listed**
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W
Jan 18
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Introduction
Overview of syllabus
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M
Jan 23
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What is Women’s Studies?
What is feminism?
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READ: Shaw and Lee, “What is Women’s Studies?” 1-22 (on reserve)
Valenti, excerpts from Full
Frontal Feminism (on reserve)
WATCH: Adichie, “We Should All Be Feminists” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg3umXU_qWc )
***Ask five people you
know for their definition of feminism. Record their answers; take note of
their tone of voice and facial expressions as well as their words
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W
Jan 25
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Shaw and Lee: Rich, “Claiming an Education,”
Baumagardner & Richards, “A Day Without Feminism,”
hooks, “Feminist Politics: Where We Stand,”
Quindlen, “Still Needing the F Word” (on reserve)
*** Everyone writes a one-page response
on the week’s readings & bring a hard copy to class
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M
Jan 30
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Systems
of Privilege and Inequality
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Shaw and Lee: 42-58
(Deadline for obtaining textbook)
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W
Feb 1
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*Taylor, “Cisgender Privilege” (on reserve)
Shaw and Lee:
Collins, “Toward a New Vision”
Lorde, “There
is No Hierarchy of Oppression” (on reserve)
***Post your weekly response to course blog
by 9pm on Tuesday
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M
Feb 6
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Shaw and Lee: McIntosh, “White Privilege,”
Pharr,
“Homophobia”
Yeskel, “Opening Pandora’s Box”
Essay #1 DUE
Feminism Essay: Focus on your knowledge and opinion about how feminism touches your life. When writing this 2 page (typed, double-spaced) paper, consider the following questions: Ø What is your understanding of the term “feminism”? Ø How does it apply to you? Not to you? Ø What social issues interest or concern you? How does that link to feminism, if it does? Ø What do you hope to accomplish in this class? How might feminism assist you in accomplishing those goals? |
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W
Feb 8
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Learning Gender
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Shaw and Lee: 105-120
***Post your weekly response to course blog
by 9pm on Tuesday
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M
Feb 13
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Shaw and Lee: Fausto-Sterling, “The Five Sexes,”
Lorber,
“The Social Construction of Gender”
Settles, et al, “Through the Lens of Race”
*Bornstein, “Abandon Your Tedious Search” (PDF)
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W
Feb 15
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Shaw and Lee: Blackwood, “Trans Identities,”
Rosenberg, “(Rethinking) Gender”
Wexler, “Shame-O-Phobia,”
***Post your weekly response to course blog
by 9pm on Tuesday
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M
Feb 20
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*Supplementary readings on masculinity (PDF)
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W
Feb 22
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In-class
viewing of a video
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Essay #2 DUE
“Doing
Gender” Paper: write a 2-page analysis of how you, personally, “do
gender.” Using the analytical frameworks discussed in class, critically
examine your own history of “doing gender” and how you would assess your
relationship to both femininity and masculinity.
(No
weekly responses due this week)
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M
Feb 27
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Sex, Power and Intimacy
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Shaw and Lee, 164-181
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W
Mar 1
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Shaw and Lee: Valenti, “The Cult of Virginity,”
Baumgardner, “What is Bisexuality?”
Smith, “Dismantling Hierarchy,”
Springer, “Queering Black Female Heterosexuality”
***Post your weekly response to course blog
by 9pm on Tuesday
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M
Mar 6
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Inscribing Gender on the Body
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Shaw and Lee, 213-233
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W
Mar 8
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Shaw and Lee: Brumberg, “Breast Buds,”
Steinem, “If Men Could Menstruate,”
Grossman, “Beating Anorexia,”
Miya-Jervis, “Hold That Nose,”
Martin, “Love Your Fat Self,”
Davis, “Designer Vaginas”
Essay #3 DUE:
Gender in
the Media Paper: Write a 3-page analysis of an advertising image regarding
the ways in which the advertisement industry represents gender, race, and
sexuality. Staple analysis to image. Pay
close attention to both the visual images in the ad and the text that
accompanies it. You are free to choose an ad that you think sends a negative
message regarding gender, race, and/or sexuality, or you may chose one that
you think is more positive, explaining why. Draw connections to
assigned essays.
(No
weekly responses due this week)
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Mar 13-Mar 15
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Spring Break—Enjoy! J
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M
Mar 20
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Health and Reproductive Rights
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Shaw and Lee, 279-309
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W
Mar 22
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Shaw and Lee: Sanger, “My Fight for Birth Control,”
Cooney, “The Way It Was,”
Lewis, et al, “HIV Risk Behavior,”
Silliman, et al, “Women of Color and Their Struggle for
Reproductive Justice”
***Post your weekly response to
course blog by 9pm on Tuesday
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M
Mar 27
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Family Systems, Family Lives
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Shaw and Lee, 354-371
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W
Mar 29
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Shaw and Lee: Goldman, “Marriage and Love,”
Miya-Jervis, “Who Wants to Marry a Feminist?”
Bruggink, “Don’t Give Up Your Day Job,”
Gomes, “Partners as Parents”
***Post your weekly response to course blog
by 9pm on Tuesday
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M
Apr 3
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Women’s Work, Inside and Outside the Home
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Shaw and Lee, 391-413
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W
Apr 5
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Shaw and Lee: Mainardi, “The Politics of Housework,”
Ehrenreich, “Maid to Order,”
Burk, “Power Plays,”
Baker, “The Women’s Movement Against Sexual Harassment,”
Leigh, “The Strange Relationship Between Feminism and Sex Work”
***Post your weekly response to course blog
by 9pm on Tuesday
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M
Apr 10
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Resisting Gender Violence
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Shaw and Lee, 503-524
Shaw and Lee: Smith, “Beyond the Politics
of Inclusion,”
Swartz, “The Lost Girls,”
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W
Apr 12
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Davis, “Betrayed by the Angel”
Manuh and Bekoe, “Confronting Violence”
Roy, “Rape and War”
Hobday, Signorile, and Gillete, “Anti-LGBTQ
Violence” (PDF)
Andrea
Dworkin, "I Want a Twenty-Four Hour Truce During Which There is No Rape”
at http://www.nostatusquo.com/ACLU/dworkin/WarZoneChaptIIIE.html
Essay #4 DUE:
Gender Violence Paper: drawing upon course materials, write a 3-page
paper responding to and addressing the concept of rape culture. Include a discussion of the following in
your narrative:
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What
are your comments on the notion of gender-based violence and rape
culture? Do you agree or disagree with
the contention that we live in a rape
culture? Why or why not?
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Drawing
from current television shows and commercials, movies, magazines, etc., can
you identify some gender norms and values that support the notion of rape
culture in the U.S.?
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Can
you present evidence against the
notion of rape culture?
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How
might we diminish the incredible amount of gender-based violence in the U.S.?
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M
Apr 17
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Women Confronting and Creating Culture
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Shaw and Lee, 450-472
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W
Apr 19
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Shaw and Lee: Leon, “If Women Ran Hip Hop,”
Lavigne, “Death Wore Black Chiffon,”
Acocella and Cousins “Singing and Dancing with Gender”
Lenhart, “Sexting,”
Pierpmeier,” Bad Girl, Good Girl”
***Post your weekly response to course blog
by 9pm on Tuesday
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M
Apr 24
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Activism, Change, and Feminist Futures
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Shaw and Lee, 640-654
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W
Apr 26
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Shaw and Lee: Hogeland,
“Fear of Feminism,”
Kimmel, “Real Men Join the Movement,”
Rosen, “Epilogue,”
Pollitt, “Amber Waves of Blame”
Bailey and Gumbs, “We are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For”
***Post your weekly response to course blog
by 9pm on Tuesday
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M
May 1
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Last day
of classes
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Final Project DUE
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Course calendar is subject to change
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