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FEMINIST STUDIES (FST)
Interdisciplinary Program N. Elaine Craddock, PhD, Program Chair and
Professor of Religion
Alison Kafer, PhD, Assistant Professor of Feminist
Studies The Feminist Studies program provides an interdisciplinary, critical
exploration of how salient categories of difference—such as gender, race,
class, sexuality, disability, age, religion and nation—are constituted,
challenged, and altered across time and place. The program exposes students to
the growing body of knowledge that falls under the broad rubric of feminism,
including feminist theory and its critics, and it seeks to revise the findings
of traditional disciplines to include this new knowledge and variety of feminist
methodologies. Students with an academic focus on feminist methodologies are
well prepared to succeed in a variety of fields, including non-profit and social
work, law, journalism, public policy, cultural studies, Feminist Studies and
traditional disciplines. The Feminist Studies major exists for those students
whose academic and professional career interests would best be served by a
multi-cultural, interdisciplinary approach. Students in Feminist Studies can
double major in any discipline. Paired majors with Communication Studies,
English, History, Philosophy, Religion, Sociology and Theatre are
available. Students who seek an interdisciplinary concentration on feminist
methodologies, theories, practices, and questions also may select Feminist
Studies as a minor. Students can combine a Feminist Studies minor with any
major. The Feminist Studies major is a flexible 32-hour (ten-course) program,
19 semester hours (six courses) of which must be above the introductory level.
All majors must take Introduction to Feminist Studies 04-103 as early as
possible, Intellectual Histories of Feminism 04-204, and the Senior Seminar
04-934 as their capstone experience. For the remaining 21 semester hours (seven
courses) students must complete one course in each of the five Areas of
Concentration listed below (15 hours) plus two additional courses in one of
these Areas of Concentration (six hours). By taking three courses in a single
Area of Concentration, majors achieve more depth in the area of Feminist Studies
that interests them most.
Areas of Concentration
Theory and Method: 04-213, 253, 283, 363, 533, 723 Historical Perspectives:
04-223, 233, 243, 393, 423, 473, 503, 543 Representation and Aesthetics:
04-223, 263, 413, 443, 453, 533, 573, 633, 663, 693, 713, 723 Difference,
Power and Resistance in the U.S.: 04-233, 253, 273, 294, 363, 403, 423, 503,
523, 563, 583, 643 Transnational Perspectives: 04-323, 353, 384, 393, 433,
473, 494 Some courses are listed in more than one Area of Concentration. A
major who enrolls in one of these courses may only count it toward one Area of
Concentration on his or her degree plan. Other courses will be considered for
the Feminist Studies major, subject to approval by the Feminist Studies
Committee. Also available for the Feminist Studies major are Feminist Studies
Internship 04-943, Feminist Studies Independent Study 04-953 and Honors in
Feminist Studies 04-984. Students planning to pursue graduate degrees in
Feminist Studies should consider taking Mathematics 52-113 as their required
mathematics course, and at least one of the following methods courses in
addition to the 31 hours of the major: Anthropology 35-214, Economics 31-314,
History 16-854, Philosophy 18-402, Political Science 32-794, Psychology 33-204
and 33-214, Religion 19-314 and Sociology
34-203/201. Major in Feminist Studies: 32
semester hours, including Feminist Studies 04-103, 204, 934 (Capstone); one
Theory and Method course from Feminist Studies 04-213, 253, 283, 363, 533, 723;
one Historical Perspectives course from Feminist Studies 04-223, 233, 243, 393,
423, 473, 503, 543; one Representation and Aesthetics course from Feminist
Studies 04-223, 263, 413, 443, 453, 533, 573, 633, 663, 693, 713, 723; one
Difference, Power and Resistance in the U.S. course from Feminist Studies
04-233, 253, 273, 294, 363, 403, 423, 503, 523, 563, 583, 643; one Transnational
Perspectives course from Feminist Studies 04-323, 353, 384, 393, 433, 473, 494;
two additional courses from ONE of the above areas of concentration. At least 19
hours in the major must be above the introductory
level. Minor in Feminist Studies: 19 semester
hours (six courses), including Feminist Studies 04-103, 204; 12 additional hours
of Feminist Studies, nine hours of which must be above the introductory
level.
Feminist Studies (FST)
| 04-103 | INTRODUCTION
TO FEMINIST STUDIES. An introduction to the subject matter and methodology of
feminist studies. (H)
(ScS) | | 04-204 | INTELLECTUAL
HISTORIES OF FEMINISM. This course traces the intellectual traditions of
contemporary feminist theories and practices. Primary texts from the major
figures of liberalism, Marxism, psychoanalysis and post-structuralism will be
combined with more recent feminist approaches to, and departures from, these
traditions. Prerequisite: Feminist Studies 04-103.
(H) | | 04-213 | FEMINIST
POSITIONS. See Philosophy 18-343.
(H) | | 04-223 | WOMEN,
GODDESSES AND RELIGION. See Religion 19-323. (H) (R)
(IP) | | 04-233 | GENDER
AND SEXUALITY. See Sociology
34-233. | | 04-243 | FAMILIES
IN SOCIETY. See Sociology
34-243. | | 04-253 | THEORIES
OF RACE. See Philosophy 18-253.
(H) | | 04-263 | THE
BODY AND SEXUALITY IN RELIGION. See Religion 19-363. (H) (R)
(IP) | | 04-273 | THEORIES
OF CLASS. See Philosophy 18-243.
(H) | | 04-283 | TOPICS
IN FEMINIST THEORY. This course examines feminist, gender and queer theories of
the past two decades, with a particular focus on theories of “the
body.” Using an interdisciplinary framework, the course traces key debates
in feminist theory, such as the efficacy of feminist standpoint theory, the
relationship between theory and activism, feminist approaches to sexuality, the
question of essentialism in feminist thought, negotiations with power and
violence, and the role of identity in politics. Prerequisite: Feminist Studies
04-103.
(H) | | 04-294 | CHILDHOOD
AND YOUTH. See Sociology
34-274. | | 04-323 | RACE,
CLASS AND GENDER IN THE CARIBBEAN. See Anthropology
35-343. | | 04-353 | TRANSNATIONAL
FEMINISMS. This course uses feminist methodologies to explore the movement of
bodies, ideologies and capital across national borders. Topics to be discussed
include the role of women in nationalist movements and ideologies; gendered work
and migration patterns; the impact of development and population control
policies on women and families; and possibilities for coalition building and
transnational feminist solidarity. Prerequisite: Feminist Studies 04-103.
(H) | | 04-363 | PHILOSOPHY
OF THE SELF. See Philosophy 18-323.
(H) | | 04-384 | GENDER,
POWER AND VIOLENCE. See Anthropology
35-324. | | 04-393 | GENDER
AND SEXUALITY IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. See History 16-393.
(H) | | 04-403 | WOMEN
AND POLITICS. See Political Science
32-443. | | 04-413 | GENDER
AND ART. See Art History 71-643.
(FAL) | | 04-423 | HISTORY
OF RACE RELATIONS IN THE 20TH CENTURY U.S. See History 16-413.
(H) | | 04-433 | GLOBAL
BODIES? DISABILITY AND DIFFERENCE IN A TRANSNATIONAL WORLD. This course surveys
constructions of illness, disability and embodied difference. Drawing on
insights from feminist and queer theory, postcolonial and transnational
analysis, and disability studies, assumptions about “normal” and
“abnormal” bodies and minds will be examined. Topics to be addressed
include medical and political models of disability, the transnational freak show
circuit, the possibility of deaf and disability cultures, local and global
disparities in health care, and the unequal distribution of illness and
disability across gender, race, class and nation. Prerequisite: Feminist Studies
04-103.
(H) | | 04-443 | WOMEN
WRITERS IN GERMAN. See German 12-453.
(H) | | 04-453 | WOMEN
WRITERS IN FRENCH. See French 11-453.
(H) | | 04-464 | FEMINIST
AND QUEER ACTIVISM. This course will address topics including: definitions and
concepts of activism, characteristics of “feminist” and
“queer” activism; the relationship between activist practices and
theoretical histories; and possible points of connection among feminist, queer
and anti-racist theories and movements. Students will be required to engage in
activist projects of their choosing, either individually or in collaboration
with other students in the class. Prerequisite: Feminist Studies 04-103.
(H) | | 04-473 | GENDER
AND GENERATION IN AFRICA. See History 16-473.
(H) | | 04-494 | GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. See Anthropology
35-434. | | 04-503 | LATIN
AMERICAN, ASIAN AND EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION IN U.S. HISTORY. See History 16-463.
(H) | | 04-523 | RACE
AND ETHNICITY. See Sociology
34-263. | | 04-533 | FEMINIST
FILM STUDIES. See English 10-473.
(H) | | 04-543 | GENDER
AND SCIENCE. See History 16-543.
(H) | | 04-563 | GENDER
AND IDENTITY. See Communication Studies 75-563.
(H) | | 04-573 | TOPICS
IN WOMEN’S LITERATURE. See English 10-573.
(H) | | 04-583 | SOCIAL
CLASS IN THE U.S. See Sociology
34-313. | | 04-633 | TOPICS
IN ROMANTICISM. See English 10-663.
(H) | | 04-643 | MUSIC,
CULTURE, IDENTITY. See Communication Studies 75-643.
(H) | | 04-653 | COMMUNICATION
AND BODY POLITICS. See Communication Studies 75-583.
(H) | | 04-663 | TOPICS
IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE. See English 10-673.
(H) | | 04-693 | TOPICS
IN CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE. See English 10-593.
(H) | | 04-713 | ADVANCED
PERFORMANCE STUDIES. See Communication Studies 75-513 and Theatre 73-713.
(FAP) | | 04-723 | FEMINISM
AND PERFORMANCE. See Theatre 73-723 and Communication Studies 75-523.
(FAP) | | 04-001, 002, 003,
004 | TOPICS IN FEMINIST STUDIES. May be repeated with
change in topic. (H) | | 04-301,
302, 303, 304 | TOPICS IN FEMINIST STUDIES. May be
repeated with change in topic.
(H) | | 04-901, 902, 903,
904 | TUTORIAL. | | 04-934 | SENIOR
SEMINAR. | | 04-941, 942, 943,
944 | ACADEMIC INTERNSHIP. Must be taken
Pass/D/F. | | 04-951, 952, 953,
954 | INDEPENDENT STUDY. May be repeated with change in
content. | | 04-984 | HONORS.
By invitation only. |
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