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Core Faculty
Lindon Barrett, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, Associate Professor of English (critical theory, African-American cultural studies)
Rhona Berenstein, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Associate Professor and Director of the Program in Film Studies (film genres, feminist-film theory, gay and lesbian cinema, history of television)
Victoria Bernal, Ph.D. Northwestern University, Associate Professor of Anthropology (political economy, development, religion, gender, peasants, African, Muslim societies)
Kitty C. Calavita, Ph.D. University of Delaware, Associate Professor of Social Ecology (white-collar crime, gender and race relations, immigration policy)
Chungmoo Choi, Ph.D. Indiana University, Associate Professor of Korean Culture (modern Korea, post-colonial and colonial discourse, popular culture, anthropology)
Cornelia Dayton, Ph.D. Princeton University, Associate Professor of History (gender relations in North America to 1820, gender and litigation patterns; women, madness, and dependency)
Alice Fahs, Ph.D. New York University, Assistant Professor of History (U.S. intellectual/cultural history)
Thelma Foote, Ph.D. Harvard University, Associate Professor of History and African-American Studies (American history and race relations)
Elizabeth Gutherie, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Director of the Program in Women's Studies, Director of the French Language Program, and Lecturer in French (women, learning, and education; women and language, language teaching, discourse, communication)
Laura H. Y. Kang, Ph.D. University of California, Santa Cruz, Assistant Professor of Women's Studies and Comparative Literature (Asian American literature and culture, feminist theory, ethnic studies, gender)
Catherine Lord, M.F.A. State University of New York, Buffalo (Visual Studies Workshop), Professor of Studio Art (critical theory, feminism, photography, gay and lesbian studies)
Liisa Malkki, Ph.D. Harvard University, Assistant Professor of Anthropology (historical anthropology, nations and nationalism, refugees and exile, ethnicity and transnational identity, East and Central Africa)
Nancy Naples, Ph.D. City University of New York, Assistant Professor of Sociology (women's political consciousness and activism, feminist theories of the state, women and poverty, sexual violence against women, rural economic development)
Jane O. Newman, Ph.D. Princeton University, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature (sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English, French, German, Italian, and neo-Latin literature; feminist theory, new historicism and cultural materialism, genre theory, drama, epic, pastoral, early modern women's history)
Carrie J. Noland, Ph.D. Harvard University, Assistant Professor of French (twentieth-century poetry; World War II and literature of the avante-garde)
Leslie W. Rabine, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor of French (nineteenth-century French literature, francophone literature, women's studies, and fashion studies)
Connie Samaras, M.F.A. Eastern Michigan University, Associate Professor of Studio Art (photography, media theory, contemporary art issues)
Gabriele Schwab, Ph.D. University of Konstanz, Professor of English and Comparative Literature (twentieth-century literature, critical theory, comparative literature)
Patrick Sinclair, Ph.D. Northwestern University, Associate Professor of Classics (Roman social history, Latin prose, lexicology)
John H. Smith, Ph.D. Princeton University, Associate Professor of German (eighteenth- and nineteenth-century German literature and intellectual history, literary theory, lesbian and gay studies)
Sally Stein, Ph.D. Yale University, Associate Professor of Art History (history of photography and mass media)
Heidi Tinsman, Ph.D. Yale University, Assistant Professor of History (Latin America)
Robyn Wiegman, Ph.D. University of Washington, Associate Professor of Women's Studies and English (feminist theory, sexuality studies, American cultural studies, race studies)
Linda Williams, Ph.D. University of Colorado, Professor of Film Studies (film history, theory and genre, women and film, feminist theory, mass culture)
Affiliated Faculty
Marjorie A. Beale, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Assistant Professor of History
Teresa Caldeira, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Francesca M. Cancian, Ph.D. Harvard University, Department Chair of Sociology and Professor of Sociology
Kenneth S. Chew, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Associate Professor of Social Ecology
Michael P. Clark, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Dean of the School of Humanities (Interim) and Professor of English
Lara Denis, Ph.D. Cornell University, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Ana Paula Ferreira, Ph.D. New York University, Associate Professor of Portuguese
Anne Friedberg, Ph.D. New York University, Associate Professor of Film Studies
Gail Hart, Ph.D. University of Virginia, Associate Dean of Humanities for Undergraduate Study and Professor of German
Renée Riese Hubert, Ph.D. Columbia University, Professor Emerita of French and Comparative Literature
David Joselit, Ph.D. Harvard University, Assistant Professor of Art History
Ketu Katrak, Ph.D. Bryn Mawr College, Professor and Director of Asian American Studies and Professor of English
Susan B. Klein, Ph.D. Cornell University, Assistant Professor of Japanese
Yong Soon Min, M.F.A. University of California, Berkeley, Assistant Professor of Studio Art
Mark S. Poster, Ph.D. New York University, Professor of History and of Information and Computer Science
Deidra Sklar, Ph.D. New York University, Assistant Professor of Dance
Christine Tamblyn, M.F.A. University of California, San Diego, Assistant Professor of Studio Art
Alladi Venkatesh, Ph.D. Syracuse University, Professor of Management
Ann Walthall, Ph.D. University of Chicago, Professor of History
Gary Watson, Ph.D. Princeton University, Professor of Philosophy
Hu Ying, Ph.D. Princeton University, Assistant Professor of Chinese
Women's Studies, like feminism, is a way of asking questions rather than a particular set of answers or conclusions. How does being female affect one's participation in family, literature, history, art, politics, economy, and education? How do language, visual representations, beliefs, and values shape women's and men's status in society and culture? How does the experience of women differ by race, class, nationality, religion, and sexual preference? The new knowledge and perspectives provoked by such questions have established Women's Studies as a dynamic and compelling field of study and have spurred the restructuring of curriculum and knowledge across the other disciplines.
The field of women's studies has developed at a phenomenal rate from a handful of student-initiated courses in the early 1970s to more than 500 programs in colleges and universities across the United States offering degrees at the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. levels. The Program in Women's Studies at UCI was founded in 1975 and has grown significantly since that time. The program offers a major leading to the B.A. degree in Women's Studies, an undergraduate minor, and a graduate emphasis in Feminist Studies.
The undergraduate program in Women's Studies draws upon faculty with expertise in humanities, social sciences, and the arts. Through diverse course offerings, the program examines the contributions of women from different backgrounds to culture and society and to explore women's and men's lives in the context of changing gender relations. The program emphasizes interdisciplinary, multicultural scholarship and includes course work in feminist theories, the cultural roles of women, women's socioeconomic condition, women's history, women's literature in a cross-cultural frame, women's images in fine arts and film, women of color, and lesbian and gay studies.
Women's Studies provides a unique intellectual community where faculty and students share a commitment to interactive teaching and learning. Students work closely with faculty and the program's academic coordinator to plan a coherent program of study and to anticipate work toward advanced degrees and a wide variety of career options.
A degree in Women's Studies prepares students for the expanding opportunities available in graduate programs and in numerous careers in both the public and private sectors. As more women work, business and corporations find the need for increased knowledge about women, and the growth of women's organizations and agencies--at the local, national, and global levels--is creating new opportunities for graduates with specializations in Women's Studies. Graduates bring unique skills and knowledge to the professions of law, medicine, social work, teaching, counseling, and to government service, all of which increasingly require expertise on issues concerning women and gender. A background in Women's Studies develops critical and analytical skills which prove valuable in the full range of life choices.
The Career and Life Planning Center provides services to UCI students and alumni including career counseling, information about job opportunities, a career library, and workshops on resume preparation, job search, and interview techniques. In addition, the Women's Studies Office provides more specialized career counseling and information on graduate programs in Women's Studies and related fields.
University Requirements: See pages 5155.
Program Requirements for the Major
Completion of 14 Women's Studies courses as specified below.
A. Three introductory core courses (Women's Studies 50A, 50B, 50C).
B. Three advanced core courses (Women's Studies 139, 160, 197).
C. One course selected from Women's Studies 161, 162, or 163.
D. At least one course selected from each of the following (total of four courses): Women's Studies 170, 171, 174, and 180186.
E. Two additional courses selected from Women's Studies 150, 170, 171, 173, 174, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187.
F. Two years of a language other than English or equivalent competence (two quarters beyond the breadth requirement).
Residence Requirement for the Major: A minimum of five upper-division courses required for the major must be completed successfully at UCI. Courses taken through the UC Education Abroad Program will be counted toward the residence requirement by student petition and upon approval of course content by the Women's Studies Curriculum Committee.
Program Requirements for the Minor
Completion of seven courses including three core courses (Women's Studies 50A, 50B, 50C) and four courses selected from Women's Studies 139, 150, 155, 160, 161, 162, 163, 170, 171, 173, 174, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187.
Residence Requirement for the Minor: A minimum of four upper-division courses required for the minor must be completed successfully at UCI.
The Program in Women's Studies offers an emphasis in Feminist Studies, which is available in conjunction with the Ph.D. programs in the Departments of Anthropology, Art History, East Asian Languages and Literatures, English and Comparative Literature, French and Italian, German, History, Sociology, and Spanish and Portuguese; with the Ph.D. concentration in Social Relations; and with the M.F.A. programs in the Departments of Drama and Studio Art. Satisfactory completion of the emphasis is certified by the Director of Women's Studies and is noted in the student's dossier.
Admission to the Program
Applicants must first be admitted to, or currently enrolled in, one of the participating programs noted above. Applicants must submit to the Women's Studies Graduate Program Committee: (1) an application form listing prior undergraduate and graduate course work related to Feminist Studies, institutions attended, and majors(s); (2) a one- to two-page statement of purpose, including career objectives, areas of interest and research, record of research, teaching, community and/or creative work; and (3) a sample of written work related to Feminist Studies.
The Committee determines admissions, in consultation with the Women's Studies Core Faculty, based upon the extent to which the applicant's research interests relate to Feminist Studies, the applicant's previous course work, and research or other experience related to Feminist or Women's Studies. Lack of prior course work does not preclude admission, so long as a compelling statement of research interests congruent with the graduate emphasis makes the case.
Emphasis Requirements
Minimum course work for the graduate emphasis in Feminist Studies consists of four courses: two core courses, Women's Studies 200A-B, a coherent sequence normally taken in consecutive quarters; and any two courses selected from the list of courses in Feminist Studies approved by the Committee, as long as one of these is a graduate course in the student's own department or area of interest. In keeping with the interdisciplinary focus of this emphasis, it is highly recommended that the other be a course from a discipline outside that department or area. The course requirements for Ph.D. and M.F.A. candidates are the same.
For doctoral students, the qualifying examination and dissertation topic should incorporate gender as a central category of analysis. One member of the candidate's qualifying examination committee and of the candidate's dissertation committee is normally a member of the Women's Studies Core Faculty. There are no requirements concerning qualifying examinations or theses for M.F.A. students.
50A Gender and Feminism in Everyday Life (4) F. What is gender? Why does studying it matter? Explores how feminism has understood not only gender as a category of social analysis, but how gender structures personal identities, family, citizenship, work and leisure, social policy, sexuality, and language. (IV, VII-A)
50B Reproducing and Resisting Inequality (4) W. From bedroom to boardroon to voting booth to international division of labor, how are societal institutions and politics "gendered"? Examines relationships of gender, race, ethnicity, class, and region in sexual and reproductive experiences, households, education, work, and politics, including community activism. (IV, VII-A)
50C Gender and Popular Culture (4) S. An investigation of gender, race, and sexuality in film, TV, video, music, and advertising, with attention to the ways that popular culture shapes understandings of technology, national identities, leisure and work, historical memory, international communication, and multicultural representation. (IV, VII-A)
51 Issues in Contemporary Feminism in the United States (4). Introduction to issues related to women and gender in contemporary life in the United States. Explores a variety of topics addressed by feminist scholarship from empirical, theoretical, and analytical perspectives. (VII-A)
139 Feminist Theory (4). The treatment of women or women's issues in major schools of thought and/or social and political movements including advocates of women's rights and protagonists in current debates. Students write several essays of varying lengths totaling at least 4,000 words. Prerequisites: Women's Studies 50A, 50B, 50C; Women's Studies majors and minors only; consent of instructor; satisfaction of lower-division writing requirement; upper-division standing. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
150 Feminist Cultural Studies (4). Investigation of the theories and methods that inform the feminist study of culture. Focuses on the interpretation of the visual arts and literature created by, and predominantly for, women. Prerequisite: Women's Studies 50A, 50B, or 50C. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. (VII-A)
155 Special Topics in Women's Studies (4). Designed to provide students with an opportunity to do advanced work in women's studies. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Formerly Humanities 155.
160 Research Methods and Sources in Women's Studies (4) W. Examines theoretical and practical avenues to understanding/conducting traditional/ electronic library-based research. Explores structures/organization of knowledge/information, impact of feminist theories/methodologies on these structures, methods of access to information/scholarship on women and gender within multicultural framework. Prerequisite: Women's Studies 139. (VII-A)
161 Topics in Lesbian and Gay Studies (4). Explores issues in lesbian and gay studies from one or more of the following perspectives: theoretical, historical, literary, legal, economic, political, sociological, and representation in the arts. Prerequisite: Women's Studies 50A, 50B, or 50C. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. (VII-A)
161B Issues in Lesbian and Gay Visual Representation (4). History of lesbian and gay culture in relation to the visual and performing arts; the construction of sexual difference, debates around positive and negative representations, queer activism, and the intersections of sexuality with gender and race. Readings assigned. Prerequisite: Studio Art 10A-B-C or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice. Same as Studio Art 122.
162 Racism and Sexism (4). Examines the roles and intersection of racism, sexism, and heterosexism in United States culture and society. Through history and literature, explores the processes of immigration, colonization (of identity, language, and the body), and cultural interaction. Prerequisite: Women's Studies 50A, 50B, or 50C. (VII-A)
163 Women of Color (4). Examines the ways factors of ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality intersect in the lives of women of different ethnic groups in the U.S. (African-American, Asian and Asian American, Chicana/Latina, Native American.) Explores how differences and commonalities impact their current status in U.S. society. Prerequisite: Women's Studies 50A, 50B, or 50C. (VII-A)
170 WOMEN'S STUDIES: LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE
Cross-listed with literature and language courses whose topics relate to women and gender or which are taught from a feminist methodological perspective. Consult the Women's Studies Office for information.
170CA Undergraduate Seminars in Literary Theory and Practice (4) F, W, S. Each instructor announces a topic that joins theoretical considerations of contemporary literary study with the practical criticism of individual literary texts. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Formerly Humanities 170CA.
170CB Undergraduate Lectures in Comparative Literature (4) F, W, S, Summer. A series of lectures on and discussions of announced comparative topics in literary criticism, history, genres, modes, major authors. Prerequisites: none for most topics; check descriptions of individual course topics. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as English and Comparative Literature CL103 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Humanities 170CB.
170CD The Interdisciplinary Course (4) F, W, S, Summer. Treats interdisciplinary topics of various kinds (e.g., literature and politics, literature and religion, literature and science, literature and other arts). Open to all UCI students. Prerequisites: none for most topics; check with descriptions of individual course topics. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as English and Comparative Literature CL104 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Humanities 170CD.
170CE Multicultural Topics in Comparative Literature (4). Treats the literature and culture of one or more minority groups in California and the United States, including African-Americans, Asian Americans, Chicano/ Latinos, and Native Americans, in relation to other national literatures. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as English and Comparative Literature CL 105 when topic is appropriate. (VII-A)
170CF Multicultural Topics in English-Language Literature (4). Treats the literary consequences of relations and conflicts between races, genders, classes, ethnic groups, and other forms of cultural identity prevalent at different moments in history. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as English and Comparative Literature E 105 when topic is appropriate. (VII-A)
170CL Topics in Classical Civilization (4). Subject matter variable. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as Classics 170 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Humanities 170CLA.
170EC Topics in Chinese Literature and Society (4). Studies in Chinese texts in their social and cultural context(s). Conducted in English. May be taken for credit three times as topics vary. Same as East Asian Languages and Literatures 110 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Humanities 170EC. (VII-B)
170EJ Topics in Japanese Literature and Society (4). Studies in Japanese texts in their social and cultural context(s). Conducted in English. May be taken for credit three times as topics vary. Same as East Asian Languages and Literatures 120 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Humanities 170EJ. (VII-B)
170FA Topics in French Literature and Culture (4) F, W, S. In English. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as French 150 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Humanities 170FA. (VII-B)
170FB Problems in French Culture (4). Prerequisite: French 101A-B-C. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as French 110 when topic is appropriate. (VII-B)
170FC Francophone Literature and Culture (4). Literatures and cultures of the Francophone world. Prerequisite: French 101A-B-C. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as French 127 when topic is appropriate. (VII-B)
170GA Topics in German Literature 7501750 (4). Specific course content determined by individual faculty members. Example: Luther and the European Renaissance. Prerequisite: German 101 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as German 117 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Humanities 170GA. (VII-B)
170GB Studies in the Age of Goethe (4). Individual authors such as Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, Kleist, and Hölderlin, or the drama of the "angry young men" of the German 1770s. Prerequisite: German 101 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as German 118 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Humanities 170GB. (VII-B)
170GC Studies in Nineteenth-Century German Literature (4). Individual authors such as Büchner, Grillparzer, Keller, and Nietzsche, or broader social-literary phenomena. Prerequisite: German 101 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as German 119 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Humanities 170GC. (VII-B)
170GD Studies in Twentieth-Century German Literature (4). Individual authors such as Thomas Mann, Brecht, Kafka, Rilke, and Grass, or topics addressing questions of genre such as the drama of German Expressionism. Prerequisite: German 101 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as German 120 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Humanities 170GD. (VII-B)
170GE Topics in German Literature (4). Literary topics not fully contained within the periods listed above, such as "German Comedy" and "The Novel from Wieland to Fontane." Prerequisite: German 101 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as German 130 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Humanities 170GE.
170GF Writing About Literature (4). In English. Requires at least 4,000 words of assigned composition based upon readings in German literature. Several essays required. Topics vary. Prerequisites: satisfaction of lower-division writing requirement; junior standing or consent of instructor. German majors given admission priority. Same as German 139 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Humanities 170GF.
170GG Topics in Literary Theory and Criticism (4). In English. Theoretical dimensions of literary criticism and the German philosophical tradition. Topics such as Marxism, Freudian thought, the German Idealistic tradition of aesthetics, Historicism, twentieth-century hermeneutics, Frankfurt School, and Rezeptionsaesthetik are explored in theoretical, critical, and literary texts. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as German 140 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Humanities 170GG.
170GH German Literature in Translation (4) F, W, S. Major German literary works in translation. Prerequisite: satisfaction of the lower-division writing requirement; junior standing. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as German 150 when topic is appropriate. (VII-B)
170GJ German Cinema (4). Historical, theoretical, and comparative perspectives on German cinema. Same as German 160 when topic is appropriate. (VII-B)
170PA Masterpieces of Luso-Brazilian Literature (4). In-depth analysis of one period or major author of Portuguese literature or one period or major author of Brazilian literature. Prerequisite: Portuguese 1C or equivalent. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as Portuguese 144 when topic is appropriate.
170SA, SB Chicano Literature (4, 4). Focus on contemporary Chicano literature in relation to Chicana literature, women's literature, American literature, and Latino literature. Prerequisite: Spanish 2C or 5 or equivalent; Spanish 10A-B highly recommended. Same as Spanish 140A, 140B when topic is appropriate. (VII-A)
170SD Selected Topics in Spanish Literature (4). Selection of representative topics in Spanish literature. Prerequisite: Spanish 2C or 5. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as Spanish 185 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Humanities 170SD. (VII-B)
170SE Peninsular Civilization (4). Each quarter focuses on a different country or topic. Prerequisite: Spanish 10B or equivalent. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as Spanish 110A when topic is appropriate. (VII-B)
170SF Latin American Civilization (4). Each quarter focuses on a different country or topic. Prerequisite: Spanish 10B or equivalent. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as Spanish 110B when topic is appropriate. (VII-B)
170SG Chicano History (4). Explores the cultural history of the Chicano from pre-Columbian cultures, Colonial and Modern Mexico, to the Chicano experience in the United States. Prerequisite: Spanish 10B or equivalent. Same as Spanish 110C when topic is appropriate. (VII-A)
170TA Undergraduate Seminars in Literary Theory (4) W, S. Each instructor announces a theoretical topic deriving from Criticism 100A and explores it through a number of theoretical and literary texts. Prerequisite: English and Comparative Literature CR 100A. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Formerly Humanities 170TA.
171 WOMEN'S STUDIES: WOMEN IN HISTORY
Cross-listed with History courses whose topics relate to women and gender or which are taught from a feminist methodological perspective. Consult the Women's Studies Office for information.
171A, B, C Women and Gender Relations in the United States. An examination of changes in gender relations and in the conditions of women's lives from the 1700s on. Emphasis on race and class, cultural images of women and men, sexuality, economic power, and political and legal status. Same as History 146A, 146B, 146C.
171A: American Women to 1820 (4). (VII-A)
171B: American Women 18201980 (4). (VII-A)
171C Topics in Women and Gender Relations in the U.S. (4). May be repeated for credit as topics vary. (VII-A)
171D Colloquium (4). Specialized courses dealing primarily with close reading and analysis of secondary works; required reports and papers (critical essays). Each colloquium reflects the instructor's intellectual interests and is conducted as a discussion group. Prerequisite: Junior/senior standing and history major or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Same as History 190 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Humanities 171D.
171E Research Seminar (4). Specialized courses that require analysis of a historical problem through research in primary sources and the preparation of an original research paper. Each research seminar is offered in a quarter following a History 190 colloquium and is related to the colloquium's subject. Prerequisite: History 190 in the preceding quarter; junior or senior standing; and history major or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit a total of six times. Same as History 192 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Humanities 171E.
171F Topics in History of Women in Europe (4). May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as History 128. Formerly Women's Studies 171F, 171G. (VII-B)
171G Special Studies in Social History (4). May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Same as History 180 when topic is appropriate. Formerly Women's Studies 171C.
173 WOMEN'S STUDIES: PHILOSOPHY
Cross-listed with Philosophy courses whose topics relate to women and gender or which are taught from a feminist methodological perspective. Consult the Women's Studies Office for information.
173A Topics in Feminism (4). A study of selected topics in feminist theory and/or gender studies. Same as Philosophy 152. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
173B Race and Gender (4). Investigation of philosophical issues concerning race and gender, e.g., the grounding of these concepts (is it scientific or social?); race, gender, and individual self-conception; race and ethnicity; "color-blind" society; group solidarity versus racism; affirmative action; multiculturalism. Same as Philosophy 131E. (VII-A)
174 WOMEN'S STUDIES: WOMEN AND THE ARTS
Cross-listed with courses in the arts whose topics relate to women and gender or which are taught from a feminist methodological perspective. Consult the Women's Studies Office for information.
174A Studies in Film Genre (4). Analytical and theoretical approaches to the serial productions we call "genre" films; the pattern of recognition known as westerns, weepies, musicals, horror films, and others. Prerequisites: Film Studies 101A-B-C or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as Film Studies 112 when topic is appropriate.
174CA, CB, CC, CD Studies in Modern Art F, W, S. Varying topics within the period 1789 to 1940. Works of art are studied as cultural, social, and political practices. Same as Art History 133A, 133B, 133C, 133D when topic is appropriate. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
174CA Topics in Modern Art (4). Varies with each offering. Consult the instructor for specific topic.
174CB Realism and Impressionism: 18301880 (4).
174CC Symbolism through Cubism: 18801920 (4).
174CD Visual Culture between the Two World Wars: 19201940 (4).
174D Studies in Contemporary Art (4). Varying topics within the period 1940 to the present. Examples: Abstract Expressionism, Performance Art. Works of art are studied as cultural, social, and political practices. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as Art History 140 when topic is appropriate.
174E Criticism of Art (4). Selected topics discussed on the theoretical and/or practical dimensions of art historical criticism. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as Art History 180 when topic is appropriate.
174H Special Topics in Studio Art (4). Prerequisite: Studio Art 10A-B-C, upper-division standing, or consent of instructor. Same as Studio Art 100 when topic is appropriate. May be taken for credit six times as topics vary.
174I Studio Problems: Methods and Materials (4). An open media discussion and critique course emphasizing the development of working ideas and the execution of projects in all media. Readings assigned as required; field trips, slide and film/video presentations are integral. Prerequisites: two intermediate courses. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Same as Studio Art 191 when topic is appropriate.
174J Feminist Issues in Studio Art (4). Feminist perspectives and topics in relation to cultural production. Feminist debates on sexuality, perspectives of women of color on race and gender, feminist film criticism, histories of the first and second waves of feminism, histories of feminist art. Prerequisite: Art Studio 10A-B-C or consent of instructor. Same as Studio Art 116.
180 WOMEN'S STUDIES: ANTHROPOLOGY
Cross-listed with Anthropology courses whose topics relate to women and gender or which are taught from a feminist methodological perspective. Consult the Women's Studies Office for information.
180A Cross-Cultural Studies of Gender (4). Familiarizes students with the diversity of women's experiences around the world. Gender roles and relations are examined within cultural and historical contexts. A central concern is how class, race, and global inequalities interact with women's status. Prerequisite: Anthropology 2A or 2B. Same as Anthropology 121D. Formerly Humanities 172F. (VII-B)
180C Psychological Anthropology (4). Cultural differences and similarities in personality and behavior. Child-rearing practices and consequent adult personality characteristics; biocultural aspects of child development and attachment; evolutionary models of culture and behavior; politically linked personality; cognitive anthropology; psychology of narrative forms; comparative national character studies. Prerequisite: Anthropology 2A or Psychology 7A or Psychology 9A-B-C. Same as Anthropology 132A and Psychology 173A.
180D Immigration in Comparative Perspective (4). Examines issues related to the migration and settlement of immigrants. Although the focus is on the Mexican migration to the United States, comparisons are also made to immigrant groups from Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe. Same as Anthropology 125X. (VII-A)
180E Peoples of the Pacific (4). The cultural history and recent developments among the Pacific peoples of Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, New Guinea, and Australia. Same as Anthropology 163A. (VII-B)
180F Women and Arabic Society (4). Overview of Arabic history and way of life emphasizing Morocco. Transformation of women's condition during the past half-century. Lecture and seminar format. Same as Anthropology 160M and Political Science 154B. (VII-B)
180G Colonialism and Gender (4). An anthropological enquiry into the ways colonial relations of power have been structured and gendered throughout the world, and to what effect. Examines the social locations of men and women in the everyday exercises of colonial and imperial power. Same as Anthropology 136G.
180H Gender and Cultural Identity (4). Explores how anthropological traditions of studying symbolic classification might be connected with contemporary issues involving the political and cultural classification of people along the crosscutting axes of gender, race, ethnicity, culture, and nationality. Same as Anthropology 136J.
180L The Woman and the Body (4). Probes culture and politics of the female body in late twentieth-century American life. Focusing on "feminine beauty," examines diverse notions of beauty, bodily practices, and body politics embraced by American women of different classes, ethnicities, and sexualities. Same as Anthropology 136K. (VII-A)
180M Women, Race, and Social Movements in Latin America (4). Analyzes the emergence and transformation of social movements in Latin America from the 1980s to the present. Focuses on two groups of protaganists: women (who organized various types of movements), and Black Latin Americans (whose organization has been limited). Same as Anthropology 121E. (VII-B)
181 WOMEN'S STUDIES: COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Cross-listed with Psychology courses whose topics relate to women and gender or which are taught from a feminist methodological perspective. Consult the Women's Studies Office for information.
181A Social Psychology of African-American Families (4). Social psychological analysis of African-American families from an Afro-centric perspective with examination of historical and contemporary factors which affect their structure and functioning and the psychosocial development of family members. Issues and challenges in the twenty-first century. Same as Psych-ology 174B. (VII-A)
182 WOMEN'S STUDIES: ECONOMICS
Cross-listed with Economics courses whose topics relate to women and gender or which are taught from a feminist methodological perspective. Consult the Women's Studies Office for information.
183 WOMEN'S STUDIES: SOCIOLOGY
Cross-listed with Sociology courses whose topics relate to women and gender or which are taught from a feminist methodological perspective. Consult the Women's Studies Office for information.
183A Sociology of Peace and War (4). Describes various commonly accepted but often erroneous notions of the causes and consequences of war and deterrence. Major theories concerning the sources of war in international and intranational social systems. The modes, techniques, and outcomes of efforts to restrict, regulate, and resolve international conflicts. Same as Sociology 178. Formerly Humanities 172E.
183B Community and Research (4). Students formulate and carry out a study on intimate relationships and interpersonal networks. Focus on family, friendship, and community and on how people create a supportive network of relations in modern society. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same as Sociology 111. Formerly Humanities 172D.
183C Sociology of Gender (4). Concepts of gender roles and the impact of gender on women and men. Theoretical and academic research on social experiences. Historical analysis of American gender roles, sexual politics, negative and positive aspects, evaluations of current trends and future implications. Women of color. Same as Sociology 161. Formerly Humanities 172H. (VII-A)
184 WOMEN'S STUDIES: POLITICS AND SOCIETY
Cross-listed with Political Science courses whose topics relate to women and gender or which are taught from a feminist methodological perspective. Consult the Women's Studies Office for information.
185 WOMEN'S STUDIES: SOCIAL SCIENCES
Cross-listed with Social Sciences courses whose topics relate to women and gender or which are taught from a feminist methodological perspective. Consult the Women's Studies Office for information.
186 WOMEN'S STUDIES: LINGUISTICS
Cross-listed with Linguistics courses whose topics relate to women and gender or which are taught from a feminist methodological perspective. Consult the Women's Studies Office for information.
186A Sociolinguistics (4). Sociolinguistic varieties of language examined from different points of view: geographical, temporal, and cultural. Prerequisite: Linguistics 3. Same as Linguistics 168A and Anthropology 122S. Formerly Humanities 170LA.
187 WOMEN'S STUDIES: SOCIAL ECOLOGY
Cross-listed with Social Ecology courses whose topics relate to women and gender or which are taught from a feminist methodological perspective. Consult the Women's Studies Office for information.
187A Work and Family (4). Effects of employment and unemployment on mental health and marital quality; effects of work on parenting and child development; corporate and social policies for "families that work"; young adults' decision-making about work and family. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. Same as Psychology and Social Behavior P170P.
187B Development of Gender Differences (4). Examination of research on how sexes differ in physiology, cognitive functioning, personality, and social behavior. Sex-differentiated development from prenatal period through adulthood. Explanations for malefemale differences are sought, focusing on biological (genetic, hormonal) and social (familial, cultural) mechanisms. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. Same as Psychology and Social Behavior P122D.
187C Impacts of Divorce (4). Examines divorce in historical, economic, and, primarily, psychological contexts, emphasizing recent research pertaining to the impacts of divorce on children, families, and society. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. Same as Psychology and Social Behavior P171P.
187D The Family (4). Examination of Western family life from population and life course perspectives. Links between large-scale trends and changes in individual's family and household options. Same as Environmental Analysis and Design E111 and Psychology and Social Behavior P168P.
187E Human Sexuality (4) F. A broad survey of human sexuality encompassing genetic factors, physiological and anatomical development, customary and atypical forms of behavior, reproductive processes, and cultural determinants. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. Same as Psychology and Social Behavior P121D.
188 WOMEN'S STUDIES: GENDER AND SCIENCE
188A Human Genetics and Women's Issues (4) F. Survey of human genetics with a focus on diseases and issues with particular relevance to or impact on women. Explores ethical, legal, social, and policy implications and the application of feminist theories to concerns and controversies in human genetics.
WOMEN'S STUDIES: SPECIAL COURSES
197 Senior Seminar in Women's Studies (4) S. Capstone seminar designed for students completing work in Women's Studies. Students read advanced scholarship in Women's Studies, pursue research on a specific topic concerning women, and complete a thesis or senior project which is presented to the seminar. Prerequisite: Women's Studies 139 and 160. (VII-A)
198 Directed Group Study (4). Special topics through directed reading. Paper required. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be taken for credit three times as topics vary.
199 Directed Research (1 to 4) F, W, S. Directed reading and research in consultation with a faculty member. Substantial written work required. Prerequisite: consent of sponsoring faculty member.
200A Current Issues in Feminist Theories (4) F, W, S. Seminar in basic categories of analysis in feminist and gender theories and fundamental issues in current feminist theoretical debates from the perspectives of diverse cultures and groups.
200B Problems in Feminist Research (4) F, W, S. Proseminar colloquium on analytical approaches to feminist research and/or creative activity in a wide range of disciplines in the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, and the arts. Prerequisite: Women's Studies 200A. May be taken twice for credit as topics vary.
201 Special Topics in Feminist Theory (4) F, W, S. Seminars on various topics in feminist theory. Prerequisite: Women's Studies 200A-B. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
