Fall 2005 Course Guide
GWS 150: Contemporary Women’s Issues
Morey (CRN 30423) TR 10-11:30
Explores the most recent debates and research related to contemporary issues that primarily affect women. Review issues related to sexual and domestic violence, gender socialization, feminization of poverty, women’s health, sexual harassment, work and family, politics, and media influences from a multi-discipline and multicultural perspective.
GWS 199: Undergraduate Open Seminar
May be repeated, 1 to 5 hours, independent study. For independent study registration in this course, students should contact the departmental office. See other sections below.
CONF (CRN 10354) ARR Ind. Study
GWS 199 KF: Undergraduate Open Seminar
Topic: Black Women in the Diaspora
Meets with AFRO 199 KF
Flynn (CRN 40268) T 2-3:50
Flynn (CRN same) R 2-2:50
GWS 199 RW: Undergraduate Open Seminar
Topic: Fraternity Peer Rape Education and Prevention
Students must be members of fraternities and have permission of the instructor. To enroll contact Ross Wantland at wantland@uiuc.edu.
Wantland (CRN 33101) T 6-7:50
Can fraternity men stop rape? This course seeks to answer this question by providing interested fraternity men with skills to become peer rape educators for their own chapters. In the fall semester, students go through an 8-week course that trains them to become peer rape educators. In the spring semester, students build on their existing facilitation skills, and develop, implement, and evaluate a series of presentations for their individual chapters. Students must be members of fraternities and have permission of the instructor.
GWS 199 U1: Undergraduate Open Seminar
Topic: Women in Film and Literature
This section of WS 199 is for students in Unit One, WIMSE, Weston Exploration, or by permission of Unit One director, h-schein@uiuc.edu. Parent Course III. Graded S/U. 1 Credit
Logue (CRN 33105) R 4-5:50
No description available.
GWS 250: Gender Studies Humanities
Students must register for the lecture and one discussion section. This course fulfills the General Education Social Sciences requirement. Section U1 for Unit One, WIMSE, and Weston Exploration students through August 26 or by consent of the Unit One director.
Gill Lect. AL1 CRN 35309 MW 2-2:50
Logue Disc. AD 1 CRN 33300 R 1-1:50
Mobley Disc. AD 2 CRN 33384 R 9-9:50
Mobley Disc. AD 3 CRN 33490 R 10-10:50
Asiedu Disc. AD 4 CRN 34879 F 11-11:50
Asiedu Disc. AD 5 CRN 34915 F 10-10:50
Logue Disc. AD 6 CRN 35231 R 3-3:50
This course provides an introductory overview of the interests, concerns, and controversies of contemporary feminisms. Each week’s lecture and discussion sessions will address one particular issue of importance to gender studies. Weekly topics include gender construction, the formation of sexualities, the concerns of race, and issues of family. Students will read articles that examine these topics in terms of their significance both in and out of the academy.
GWS 261: Gender Transnational Perspective
Same as SOC 261. Prerequisite: SOC 100, GWS 260, or consent of instructor. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Jennings (CRN 35694) MW 10:30-11:50
Examines how gender inequality is structured on a transnational level. Emphasis will be placed on the interactive relationship among various countries, and how globalization promotes racial, ethnic, sexual, and national hierarchies among women, in both newly and advanced industrialized countries.
GWS 280M: Women Writers
Topic: Asian American Women Writers
Same as ENGL 280
Koshy (CRN 39530) TR 9:30-10:45
GWS 280S: Women Writers
Topic: Black American Women Novelists
Same as ENGL 280
Deck (CRN 39526) TR 2-3:15
GWS 285: U.S. Gender History to 1877
Same as HIST 285.
Pleck (CRN 34328) MWF 9-9:50
Starting in the colonial period and continuing on through Reconstruction, this course will introduce students to the study of U.S. women’s and gender history. We will investigate how beliefs about women’s proper roles and capabilities changed over time, and we will pay close attention to real women’s lives, which often were at odds with prevailing ideologies. Throughout the semester we will question how women’s experiences particularly in the realms of work, family, community, and political activism—varied according to race, ethnicity, class, and region. As part of this endeavor, we will pay some attention to the history of men and masculinity. Beyond conveying a sense of what happened, this course aims to develop student’s analytical skills and understanding of the craft of history through primary and secondary readings, lectures, class discussions, and papers.
GWS 340: Gender, Relationships and Society
Same as HDFS 340, SOC 332. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or HDFS 105; or 6 hours of anthropology, geography, political science, or sociology.
Oswald (CRN 38499) MW 11:30 – 12:50
This course examines the social construction of gender within personal relationships, and links interpersonal constructions to both social institutions and individual development. Also, looks at the intersection between gender and other identities and social positions.
GWS 350: Introduction to Feminist Theory
Priority given to Gender & Women’s Studies Majors until May 4th. Contact GWS for approval @ 333-2990.
Littlefield (CRN 42908) TR 10-11:20
Interdisciplinary introductory survey of feminist theory. Traces developments in feminist theory contemporary debates.
GWS 370: Introduction to Queer Studies
Same as SOC 320. Prerequisite: GWS 250 or GWS 260
Cole (CRN 42909) W 3-6
Interdisciplinary introduction to the field of queer studies. Traces the history of sexuality and reviews key concepts and debates guiding queer studies, and evaluates how they facilitate understanding and cultural dimensions of sexuality.
GWS 380: Black Women Histories& Cultures
Same as AFRO 380. Prerequisite: AFRO 100 or GWS 250
McDuffie (CRN 41936) MW 2:30-3:50
How and why have the lives of women of African descent changed over time? How did enslavement, migration, industrialization, urbanization, wage labor, colonialism, and decolonization transform the lives and subjectivities of women of African descent? How and why have black women in North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, and Africa seized the time and sought to liberate themselves and their communities? How have black female writers, artists, and intellectuals attempted to develop a black feminist/womanist aesthetic? How has modernity shaped the social construction of black women’s identities as well as notions of femininity and masculinity within black communities? How have women of African descent contested the meaning of “black”? What are the differences between black feminist and white feminist discourses? Why and how have women of African descent been critical to maintaining families and in building community institutions? How have black women come to understand lesbianism, heterosexism, and motherhood? Where are black women heading as we move into the new millennium?
These are just a few of the many questions that this class will seek to answer. We will trace the development of black feminist/womanist consciousness, the socio-economic status of women of African descent, changing gender relations within communities of African descent, black women’s roles in social and religious movements, and representations of black women in popular culture from the 16th century to the present-day. The course will utilize an interdisciplinary, diasporic, black feminist approach to appreciate critically these topics. We will read exciting works by Audre Lorde, Angela Davis, Assata Shakur, Buchi Emecheta, and Patricia Hill Collins and use film and music to critically understand black women’s history and their critical roles in black cultural life.
GWS 390: Individual Study
Prerequisite: One course in Women’s Studies; consent of instructor. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Students may register in this course more than once in the same term. For independent study registration in this course, students should contact the department office.
CONF (CRN 10359) TBA Independent Study
GWS 403: Women in Muslim Societies
Same as ANTH 403, GLBL 403, HIST 434, and RLST 403. Prerequisite: A course in Islam or the Middle East, or consent of instructor.
Hoffman Sect G4 (CRN 42898) TR 2-3:20
Hoffman Sect U3 (CRN 38388) TR 2-3:20
This course examines the culture of women in relationship to their health using a bio/psycho/social model as the foundation for lecture and discussion on select health issues particular to women. The course focuses on the interaction of women with the US health care system, but includes the experience of women in other nations regarding access to health care and US foreign health policy. Students without a health background will be provided with additional reading at the beginning of the semester to explain terminology used during lecture.
GWS 409: Women’s Helath
Same as CHLH 409
Sionean (CRN 35435) TR 2-3:15
GWS 417: Leading Post-Perform Dialog
Same as THEA 417. Prerequisite: Junior standing or above or consent of instructor.
Best (CRN ) MW 4-5:50
Study of the history, processes, and methods of leading discussions with social issues theatre audiences. Emphasis on the skills and techniques of facilitators/peer educators; artistic considerations; function and application of dramaturg; and practical experience through facilitation of social issues theatre dialog.
GWS 418: Social Issues Theatre
Same as Same as THEAT 418. May be repeated in separate semesters to a maximum of 6 undergraduate hours or 8 graduate hours. Repeat and graduate students will be required to develop additional projects to be approved and assessed by instructor.
Morrissette Disc. A3 (CRN 35470) MW 3-4:50
Morrissette Disc. A3 (CRN 35470) F 3-4:50
Morrissette Disc. A4 (CRN 35720) MW 3-4:50
Morrissette Disc. A4 (CRN 35720 F 3-4:50
Research, writing, and production of original plays addressing selected health and social issues on the UIUC campus in cooperation with the Counseling and Health Center. Course emphasizes training in acting and in methods of peer education and discussion facilitation.
GWS 432Gender and Language
Same as LING 432, and SPCM 432
Mastronardi MMG (CRN 41096) TR 2-3:20
Mastronardi MMU (CRN 41095) TR 2-3:20
Study of actual and perceived differences and similarities in the use of language by women and by men’; emphasizes the social contexts of speech.
GWS 445: US Latina Literature and Iconography
Same as LLS 442 and SPAN 442. Prerequisite: At least one previous course in U.S. Latina/Latino Studies or Women’s Studies, or consent of instructor.
Romero Sect G (CRN 43829) MW 11-12:15
Romero Sect U (CRN 43813) MW 11-12:15
Systematically addresses contemporary Latina feminism, its contexts, and its origins through the study of influential female cultural icons from the 16th century to the present. This critical approach allows contemporary Latina feminism to construct historical and cultural narratives based on women’s contributions to culture. Students will also learn how contemporary theoretical approaches Postcoloniality, Gender Studies, Nationalism, etc. influence the study of Latina identity.
GWS 490: Individual Study
Interdisciplinary seminar on special topics in women’s studies. May be repeated one time if topics vary.
Prerequisite: GWS 250 or 260, and two courses in women’s studies at the 200-300 levels; junior standing; or consent of instructor. May be repeated once as content varies. For independent study registration in this course, students should contact the department office. See below for section.
CONF (CRN 10361) TBA Independent Study
GWS 490: Seminar in Women’s Studies
Topic: Feminism and the African American Literary Tradition.
Meets with ENGL 460 2G and 2U. Prerequisite: GWS 250 or 260, and two additional courses in Women’s Studies at the 300 level; junior standing or consent of instructor.
Somers-Willett 2G (CRN 43578) TR 12:30-1:45
Somers-Willett 2U (CRN 43577) TR 12:30-1:45
In this course, we will analyze the role of feminism in African American literature from the nineteenth century to the present. In the first weeks of the course, we will determine the social, literary, and rhetorical issues that African American writers faced in creating a literary tradition and canon. Then, by reading the novels and poetry of black women writers and surveying the political and cultural struggles of African Americans, we will pursue the questions: How does gender influence the construction of race in literature? What were women’s contributions to and arguments for civil rights movements in the U.S.? How does feminism/womanism and blackness intersect? How do black women writers negotiate the legacies of slavery, lynching, and miscegenation? And perhaps most importantly, how does feminism influence how we perceive, construct, and deconstruct a black literary tradition?
GWS 490: Seminar in Women’s Studies
Topic: Advanced Topics in Sexual Harassment Theory and Research
Meets with PSYC LF3 and LF4.
Fitzgerald LF3 (CRN 33110) W 1-2:50
Fitzgerald LF4 (CRN 33107) W 1-2:50
GWS 490: Seminar in Latin/o Studies
Topic: Race, Sex, “Deviance”
Meets with LLS 496 and AAS 490
Cacho LC3 (CRN 41528) W 3-5:20
Cacho LC4 (CRN 45234) W 3-5:20
Examines how Asian Americans, Latinas/0s, African Americans, and Native Americans have been differently racialized and gendered through law, work, and culture. This comparative approach emphasizes that racial groups are narrated through discourses of gender deviance in relation to one another. This serves to privatize social problems as merely symptoms of dysfunctional families or pathological neighborhoods while encouraging the intensification of surveillance, incarceration, and exploitation. As an interdisciplinary course, we will read scholarship from legal studies, media studies, sociology, and cultural studies.
GWS 590: Topics in GWS
Title: En/gendering History
Chandra (CRN 42913) W 5-8
How and why does an intellectual focus on gender and sexuality invert our knowledge of the past? This graduate level course brings together major debates in Indian and South Asian history – on the construction of the colonial subject, the untranslatable nature of non-western cultural knowledge, the in/ability of the ‘subaltern’ to ‘speak’ - with prominent feminist and queer interventions, especially those on the method and purpose of women’s history, the archive, the historical subject and the relevance of sexuality as an analytic category. Using a wide array of sources, from historical narratives to novels and films, the course will analyze the method and purpose of creating a specifically feminist agenda for the analysis of non- western social and cultural change. Students are not required to have a detailed knowledge of Indian or South Asian history at the start of the semester; they will write an original historical and theoretical research paper over the course of the term.
AAS 397: Asian Families in America
Same as SOCW 397
Balgopal (CRN 33282) TR 10-11:20
Offers a comparative analysis of Asian families as they cope and adapt to American society. Examines: 1) how families from four major Asian-American groups (Chinese, Indian, Japanese and Korean) function in American society; 2) how these families compare to families in their country of origin; and 3) how these families are similar to or different from the "typical American" family. Includes visits to Asian cultural institutions and with Asian families.
ACE 476: Family Economics
Prerequisite: ECON 320
Beller G2 (CRN 36269) TR 1-2:20
Beller G4 (CRN 36276) TR 1-2:20
Beller UG3 (CRN 36268) TR 1-2:20
Economic welfare of American families, application of economic theory to the behavior of individuals with respect to time allocation between the home and the market; family forms; human gender differences in income; income inequality; and poverty. Role of public policy is considered. UG3 (CRN 36268) Priority registration given to ACE juniors and seniors or by instructor approval.
ACE 572: Economics of the Family
Beller (CRN 43105) W 10-12:50
Discussion and analysis of advanced literature on the economics of the family, developed within the models of human capital and allocation of time, emphasizing the theory and empirical applications.
AFRO 398H: Special Topics Afro-American Studies
Topic: Political Socialization: The Poetics and Politics of African American Girlhood African American Studies
Prerequisite: Junior status and one of the following: AFRO 224 or HIST 275 or HIST 276 or ENGL 259 or ENGL 260.
Brown (CRN 44283) W 1-3:50
This course is designed to introduce students to traditional and contemporary theories, methods, and issues of political socialization. Political socialization the processes and outcomes involved in learning to become and acting as citizens was once a major foundation of political science inquiry and is once again becoming central to discipline. This course focuses particularly on understanding children and youth political socialization based on the experiences of African American girls. Understanding the social, political, and cultural realities of African American girlhood provides a foundation to critique seminal literature in the discipline as well as inspires creative and innovative possibilities for studying children and adolescents as political actors. Because we will examine scholarly approaches (course readings), critique cultural phenomenon (poetry, literature, and music), and do in class activities (performance) this course is inherently interdisciplinary and will require study. Students will be challenged to think critically about race, class, gender and sexual orientation as it relates to the course material and classroom interactions.
AFRO 421: Race and Ethnic Issues in Families
Same as EPS 421, HDFS 424, and SOC 421.
Barnett BAR (CRN 42606) T 1-2:50 (Instruc. Approval. Req.)
Barnett G4 (CRN 41286) T 10-11:50
Barnett UG2 (CRN 33423 T 10-11:50
Graduate-level sociological examination of how gender, race, ethnicity, cultural diversity and class function in the development of diverse American families, which are important foundations of education. Primary attention will be given to African American and Hispanic families. Secondary attention will be given to Asian American, Native American and other racial and ethnic family groups.
AFRO 498: Special Topics Afro-American Studies
Topic: Feminism and the African American Literary Tradition
Sommers- 2G (CRN 44276) TR 12:30-1:45
Willett 2U (CRN 44275) TR 12:30-1:45
In this course, we will analyze the role of feminism in African American literature from the nineteenth century to the present. In the first weeks of the course, we will determine the social, literary, and rhetorical issues that African American writers faced in creating a literary tradition and canon. Then, by reading novels and poetry of black women writers and surveying the political and cultural struggles of African Americans, we will pursue the questions: How does gender influence the construction of race in literature? What w4ere women’s contributions to and arguments for civil rights movements in the U.S.? How does feminism/womanism and blackness intersect? How do black women writers negotiate the legacies of slavery, lynching, and miscegenation? And perhaps most importantly, how does feminism influence how we perceive, construct, and deconstruct a black literary tradition?
ANTH 268: Images of the Other
See Class Schedule for discussion times.
Prerequisite: A previous course in history and/or one of the social sciences would be helpful.
AD1 (CRN 41136) F 10-10:50
AD2 (CRN 41137) F 12-12:50
Gottlieb AL1 (CRN 39286) MW 1-1:50
Do all peoples view neighboring or distant populations as radically different “Others,” or can humans create mutual images based on a notion of shared humanity? Course compares and analyzes the range of images of ethnic, “racial”, gender, class and bodily differences that have been enacted historically and cross-culturally in both Western and non-Western populations
ANTH 515: Nation and the Politics of Fertility and Sexuality
Bellows (CRN 39311) T 9-11:50
This course explores the impact of feminist scholarship on studies of nationalism in Asia, the result of which has been an efflorescence of work that attends to gender within nationalist ideologies, discourses and agendas. The course takes the gendered nature of nationalist discourse as a point of departure to
ARTH 430: Topics in Italian Art 1300-1500
Topic: Women & Art in Italy 1400-1600
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.
Wood A3 (CRN 40025) TR 3:30-4:45
Wood GRD (CRN 40617) TR 3:30-4:45
Special field in the history of painting, sculpture, and architecture of Italy during the Renaissance selected for intensive study.
CHLH 199 B: Campus Acquaintance Rape Education
Undergraduate Open Seminar
Wantland (CRN 31590) MW 3-4:20
Why is it difficult to speak out against rape? Is anyone actually in support of rape? If the majority of perpetrators are men, why is it still seen as a “woman’s problem”? This class explores the realities of sexual assault and its societal foundations. Students will have an opportunity to discuss and critically analyze the effects of culture, oppression, and socialization on sexual violence. Students acquire facilitation skills which allow them to work as peer educators with the C.A.R.E. program. For more information, contact Ross Wantland at 333-3137.
CHLH 206: Human Sexuality
See Class Schedule for lecture discussion times.
Staff See Class Schedule
Emphasizes the behavioral aspects of human sexuality. Topics include: birth control; prenatal care, pregnancy and childbirth; sex roles; premarital sex; lifestyles; marriage and divorce.
CHLH 314: Introduction to Aging
Same as HDFS 314, LEIS 314, PSYC 314 and REHB 314
Armstrong (CRN 33752) MW 10-11:15
This course provides a comprehensive introduction of the human experience of aging and examines ways in which the personal, social and cultural levels of life interact to shape the experience of aging in later life. The focus is on aging in the contemporary US but we look at the meaning and circumstances of aging in other times and places to provide comparative perspective. The course is open to any interested undergraduate student. It fulfills a requirement for the campus Minor in Gerontology.