Listed in: Sexuality, Women's and Gender Studies, as SWAG-100
Formerly listed as: WAGS-11
Michele Barale (Section 01)
This course introduces students to the issues involved in the social and historical construction of gender and gender roles from a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspective. Topics change from year-to-year and have included women and social change; male and female sexualities including homosexualities; the uses and limits of biology in explaining human gender differences; women’s participation in production and reproduction; the relationship among gender, race and class as intertwining oppressions; women, men and globalization; and gender and warfare.
Fall semester. Professor Barale.
Section 01
Tu 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM JOCH 202
Th 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM JOCH 202
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intimate Apparel | Dramatists Circle 2005 | Lynn Nottage | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Redefining Realness | Simon and Schuster 2014 | Janet Mock | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Global Woman | Holt | 3. Ehrenreich and Hochschild | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.