WGST Courses

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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Total Enrollment	Wait List
12674	WGST 67H - 001 First-Year Seminar: Sexuality and Salvation	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Sarah Bloesch	Dey Hall-Rm 0205	Seats filled	Seats filled	24/24
Description: In Christianity and Islam, bodies populate the afterlife. What those bodies look like, how they act, what they feel, and who they engage with are subjects of contentious and long-standing debates. The various answers offered in these debates deeply affect Christian and Muslim responses to the body, sexuality, race, and gender in this life. This course examines how these two religious traditions' diversity of histories and ideas construct theories of identity. 3 units.
4154	WGST 101 - 001 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Sarah Bloesch	Chapman Hall-Rm 0201	82/106	Seats filled	143/167	0/999
Description: An interdisciplinary exploration of the intersections of gender, race, class, and sexuality in American society and internationally. Topics include work; sexuality; gender relations, and images of women in literature, art, and science; and the history of feminist movements. Course readings are drawn from the humanities and the social sciences. 3 units.
4155	WGST 101 - 601 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies	Fr 10:10AM - 11:25AM	Jacob Barrett	Murphey Hall-Rm 0105	25/30	Seats filled	25/30	0/999
Description: An interdisciplinary exploration of the intersections of gender, race, class, and sexuality in American society and internationally. Topics include work; sexuality; gender relations, and images of women in literature, art, and science; and the history of feminist movements. Course readings are drawn from the humanities and the social sciences. 0 units.
4156	WGST 101 - 602 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies	Fr 10:10AM - 11:25AM	Meleena Gil	Peabody Hall-Rm G050	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	0/999
Description: An interdisciplinary exploration of the intersections of gender, race, class, and sexuality in American society and internationally. Topics include work; sexuality; gender relations, and images of women in literature, art, and science; and the history of feminist movements. Course readings are drawn from the humanities and the social sciences. 0 units.
4157	WGST 101 - 603 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies	Fr 10:10AM - 11:25AM	Jaclyn Olson	Graham Memorial-Rm 0035	22/30	Seats filled	22/30	0/999
Description: An interdisciplinary exploration of the intersections of gender, race, class, and sexuality in American society and internationally. Topics include work; sexuality; gender relations, and images of women in literature, art, and science; and the history of feminist movements. Course readings are drawn from the humanities and the social sciences. 0 units.
4158	WGST 101 - 604 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies	Fr 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Jacob Barrett	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm 1378	22/30	Seats filled	22/30	0/999
Description: An interdisciplinary exploration of the intersections of gender, race, class, and sexuality in American society and internationally. Topics include work; sexuality; gender relations, and images of women in literature, art, and science; and the history of feminist movements. Course readings are drawn from the humanities and the social sciences. 0 units.
11269	WGST 101 - 605 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies	Fr 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Meleena Gil	Murray Hall-Rm G205	23/30	Seats filled	23/30	0/999
Description: An interdisciplinary exploration of the intersections of gender, race, class, and sexuality in American society and internationally. Topics include work; sexuality; gender relations, and images of women in literature, art, and science; and the history of feminist movements. Course readings are drawn from the humanities and the social sciences. 0 units.
11267	WGST 101 - 606 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies	Fr 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Jaclyn Olson	Graham Memorial-Rm 0035	21/30	Seats filled	21/30	0/999
Description: An interdisciplinary exploration of the intersections of gender, race, class, and sexuality in American society and internationally. Topics include work; sexuality; gender relations, and images of women in literature, art, and science; and the history of feminist movements. Course readings are drawn from the humanities and the social sciences. 0 units.
12111	WGST 111 - 001 Introduction to Sexuality Studies	MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	To be Announced	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0304	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25
Description: This course introduces students to the broad range of disciplinary perspectives used by the field of sexuality studies to study, teach, and create knowledge about human sexuality in various functions and forms. 3 units.
8320	WGST 124 - 002 Sex and Gender in Society	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Maria Ines Martinez Echague	Gardner Hall-Rm 0308	Seats filled	Seats filled	5/5	0/999
Description: Examination of the social differentiation between men and women. Attention to the extent, causes, and consequences of sexual inequality and to changes in sex roles and their impact on interpersonal relations. 3 units.
12298	WGST 124 - 003 Sex and Gender in Society	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Patrick Casey	Stone Center-Rm 0210	Seats filled	Seats filled	5/5	2/999
Description: Examination of the social differentiation between men and women. Attention to the extent, causes, and consequences of sexual inequality and to changes in sex roles and their impact on interpersonal relations. 3 units.
10018	WGST 124 - 004 Sex and Gender in Society	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Margaret Palmer	New West-Rm 0219	Seats filled	Seats filled	5/5	2/999
Description: Examination of the social differentiation between men and women. Attention to the extent, causes, and consequences of sexual inequality and to changes in sex roles and their impact on interpersonal relations. 3 units.
4587	WGST 140 - 001 Introduction to Gay and Lesbian Culture and Literature	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Sarah Lofstrom	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0319	Seats filled	Seats filled	10/10	2/999
Description: Introduces students to concepts in queer theory and recent sexuality studies. Topics include queer lit, AIDS, race and sexuality, representations of gays and lesbians in the media, political activism/literature. 3 units.
14831	WGST 140 - 002 Introduction to Gay and Lesbian Culture and Literature	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	WENDY WEBER	Phillips Hall-Rm 0328	Seats filled	Seats filled	10/10	9/999
Description: Introduces students to concepts in queer theory and recent sexuality studies. Topics include queer lit, AIDS, race and sexuality, representations of gays and lesbians in the media, political activism/literature. 3 units.
11770	WGST 188 - 001 Introduction to Women and Music	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Heidi Radtke	Hill Hall-Rm 0103	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	4/999
Description: The role of women in performance, composition, patronage, and the music business across a wide range of repertories. 3 units.
12112	WGST 202 - 001 Introduction to Feminist Thought	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Jillian Hinderliter	Dey Hall-Rm 0205	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	1/999
Description: Prerequisite, WGST 101. Introduces students to feminist theorizing on debates over gender-based oppression. Gives students tools to pursue academic work in women's studies and to understand the relationships among concepts, activism, and change. Required for majors. Strongly recommended for minors. 3 units.
9001	WGST 224 - 001 Introduction to Gender and Communication	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Cristiana Mcfarland	Dey Hall-Rm 0304	Seats filled	Seats filled	7/7	0/999
Description: Examines multiple relationships among gender, communication and culture. Explores how communication creates gender and shapes relationships and how communication reflects, sustains, and alters cultural views of gender. 3 units.
14978	WGST 224 - 005 Introduction to Gender and Communication	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	David Dooling	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0319	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	1/999
Description: Examines multiple relationships among gender, communication and culture. Explores how communication creates gender and shapes relationships and how communication reflects, sustains, and alters cultural views of gender. 3 units.
14876	WGST 225 - 001 Space, Place, and Difference	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Leiha Edmonds	Carolina Hall-Rm 0204	Seats filled	Seats filled	5/5	0/999
Description: Gender, race, and class are examined in terms of the spatial patterns of everyday life, regional patterns, and global patterns. (GHA) 3 units.
17590	WGST 231 - 001 Gender and Popular Culture	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Sophia Kiser	Dey Hall-Rm 0203	Seats filled	Seats filled	19/19
Description: This course examines the ways in which gender and sexual identities are represented and consumed in popular culture. 3 units.
12075	WGST 237 - 001 Rebel, Lover, Martyr: Gender and Sexuality in North and South Korean Screen Cultures	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	I Jonathan Kief	New West-Rm 0219	Seats filled	Seats filled	10/10	3/999
Description: This course introduces students to the history of North and South Korean film and television through the lens of gender and sexuality. In so doing, it explores the multiple forms of the Korean self and the diverse shapes that Korean identity has taken across the modern and contemporary eras. 3 units.
17569	WGST 270 - 001 Introduction to Transgender Studies	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	To be Announced	Dey Hall-Rm 0304	14/17	Seats filled	15/18	0/999
Description: This course surveys the breadth of the field of transgender studies through an interdisciplinary lens. This course will outline trans history from 16th century to the present as well as current topics addressed by scholars in the field. 3 units.
9528	WGST 275 - 001 Moral and Philosophical Issues of Gender in Society	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Ava Geenen	Peabody Hall-Rm 3018	Seats filled	Seats filled	5/5	1/999
Description: A survey of feminist perspectives on topics such as the meaning of oppression, sexism and racism, sex roles and stereotypes, ideals of female beauty, women in the workplace, pornography, rape. 3 units.
12702	WGST 330 - 001 Women's Health Activism in Twentieth Century America	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Jillian Hinderliter	Dey Hall-Rm 0205	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	2/999
Description: Course examines the history of women's health activism and advocacy in the 20th century United States. Course materials and discussions will trace the development of several women's health movements and causes, health activists' tactics and rhetoric, and the complex dynamic between lay activists and medical professionals. 3 units.
13840	WGST 352 - 001 Rahtid Rebel Women: An Introduction to Caribbean Women	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	TANYA SHIELDS	Alumni Bldg-Rm 0205	13/25	Seats filled	13/25	0/999
Description: This course uses films, novels, and essays to move beyond sun, sand, and sex representations of Caribbean women to examine how they negotiate imperial and national definitions of their place. 3 units.
9077	WGST 393 - 001 Internship in Women's and Gender Studies	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Karen Booth	New East-Rm 0305	6/12	Seats filled	6/12	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, WGST 101. Permission of the instructor. A supervised internship designed to provide experience working in organizations concerned with women's or gender issues. Must be arranged with a faculty advisor during the semester prior to the internship. See the department's website for important information. 3 units.
14483	WGST 486 - 001 Exploration of Russian "Women's Prose" and Svetlana Alexievich (Nobel Prize in Literature 2015)	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Stanislav Shvabrin	Dey Hall-Rm 0404	5/10	Seats filled	5/10	0/999
Description: Using Alexievich as our beacon, we will explore the writers behind the term "Russian Women's Prose": Valeria Narbikova, Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Tatyana Tolstaya, and Lyudmila Ulitskaya. The course will delve into gender identity and body politics as they manifest themselves in the literary texts of lasting aesthetic quality and social relevance. Taught in English; some readings in Russian for qualified students. 3 units.
11703	WGST 533 - 001 Women, Gender, and Judaism	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Andrea Cooper	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0301	Seats filled	Seats filled	10/10	0/999
Description: This course examines historical developments in the study of women and gender in Judaism. We will discuss efforts to challenge and revitalize Jewish tradition through the lens of gender theory and other critical interpretive approaches. Topics to be addressed include biblical interpretation, Jewish law, feminist Jewish theology and liturgy, the renewal of ritual, the rabbinic ordination of women, gender identity, race, sexuality, queer, trans, and non-binary approaches, and representations of these themes in various media. 3 units.
14902	WGST 553 - 001 Theorizing Black Feminisms	MoWe 3:35PM - 4:45PM	Candice Merritt	Murphey Hall-Rm 0204	8/25	Seats filled	8/25	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, WGST 101 and 202; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. Introduction to the theoretical and practical contributions of African American feminists who maintain that issues of race, gender, sexuality, and social class are central, rather than peripheral, to any history or strategy for bringing about social justice in the United States. 3 units.
9496	WGST 666 - 001 Queer Latina/o Photography and Literature	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Maria DeGuzman	Stone Center-Rm 0210	Seats filled	Seats filled	10/10	0/999
Description: This course explores Latina/o literature about photography in relation to photography by "queer" Latina/o artists and, through this double focus, poses certain questions about identity, subjectivity, and culture. 3 units.
4161	WGST 695 - 001 Senior Seminar: Principles of Feminist Inquiry	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Karen Booth	Dey Hall-Rm 0205	12/25	Seats filled	12/25	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, WGST 101 and 202. Required preparation, at least one additional WGST course and senior standing or permission of the instructor. Required for majors; strongly recommended for minors. An advanced writing-intensive course drawing on a student's interests and background. Major research of specific topics utilizing feminist perspectives. 3 units.