Courses

This course studies the special influence of the urban environment on the lives of women. Topics include: Differences in women's roles between urban and rural societies; "women's work" in urban societies; the effects of urban habitation and the physical environment (the "built" environment) on women; women as consumers and providers of municipal services.

This course examines the role of gender in the production and reception of works of art. Analyzing a canon of great women artists, how patriarchal systems have affected the way art history has been written and the impact of the feminist movement on artistic production.

Examination of the cultural concepts, myths, and experiences of black and white Southern women from a variety of economic and social backgrounds. Special attention is given to the interaction of race, class, and gender in Southern women's lives. Texts include historical studies, autobiographies, biographies, oral histories and novels written by and about women in the 19th and 20th -century South. Writing proficiency is required for a passing grade in this course.

What insights into American experience are afforded by reading nineteenth- and twentieth-century texts in which Southern women engage questions of gender, class, race, labor, and region? This class will explore fictional and nonfictional prose by and about Southern women in order to examine how historical, cultural, and sociopolitical factors have shaped the lives and writings of women in the South. Writing proficiency is required for a passing grade in this course.

Examination of the various issues that confront women who are incarcerated; legal issues surrounding women's pathways to crime and their incarceration experiences will be explored. PW: Executive Systems

This course will examine how gender matters in the study of conflict and security, with a special focus on issues related to the Women, Peace, and Security agenda. Students will gain exposure to mainstream and critical work in international relations and will examine topics including: women's roles in national militaries and nonstate armed groups, gender-based violence, masculinities, intersectionality, and gender in peace processes and post-conflict rebuilding.

Through an examination of women's autobiographical writings, the roles women have assumed in different cultures and periods are considered. Analytical techniques from the study of art, literature and psychology are used to discover issues inherent in women's experiences.

Performing ensemble specializing in choral literature for women’s voices. May be repeated for credit.

This course puts gender at the heart of the story of Europe since the 18th century. It explores the history of marriage; women and work; changing notions of femininity and masculinity; reproduction, motherhood, and sexuality; and gender and politics, including women's suffrage, revolutions, and fascism.

Explores current women’s health issues and covers a broad range of health issues of special importance to women.