Intro to Gender StudiesSusan Gallagher Political Science Department |
American Pride, Allison Merriweather
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This course provides a general introduction to the wide array of historical, social, economic, and philosophical topics usually included within the boundaries of gender studies. We will explore the role of gender in the making of political knowledge, the struggle for women's suffrage, the rise and decline of the women's liberation movement, post-feminist views of social relations, various approaches to sexual identity, the political economy of sexual inequality, and the tension between public and private in present-day American politics and society.
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Gendered Perspectives: An Overview of Major Themes in Western Political Thought
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Required Readings:
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Historical Summary of Women's Participation in the Paid Work Force in American Society The Social, Economic, and Military Roles of Women During & After World War Two History of the Women's Liberation Movement in the 1970's (basic overview) National Organization for Women (NOW), Statement of Purpose (1966) Gloria Steinem, "Women's Liberation Aims to Free Men Too," The Washington Post, June 7, 1970 |
Third-Wave Feminism: Die Young/Stay Pretty? Katie Roiphe, "Date Rape's Other Victim" Katha Pollitt on 3rd-Wave Feminism Review of Katie Roiphe, Last Night in Paradise: Sex and Morals at Century's End Review of The Morning After: Sex, Fear and Feminism on Campus |
Mr. & Mrs. America, Rex Clawson Movie: Thelma & Louise |
Resources
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