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WGST 200 CMA Service Learning

This one-credit service learning course allows students who are on the executive board of one of the Center for Multicultural Affairs student groups to further their knowledge about the relationship between the student group and the academic pursuits of ETHN minors and WGST majors and minors.

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WGST 201 Topics in Gender Studies

Interdisciplinary study of the social construction of gender and its relationship to class, race, age, ethnicity, nationality and sexual identity. Analysis of the causes and implications for the changing definition of women in the contemporary world, especially in the United States.

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WGST 202 Foundations of Social Justice

This course introduces students to foundational concepts in the study and practice of social justice in American society, historically and at present, and in comparative global perspective. The course can include social justice topics as related to: racism; classism; religious oppression; sexism; heterosexism; transgender oppression; ableism; ageism; and environmentalism. The course will also engage students in the process of putting thought into practice by introducing various research methodologies such as quantitative, qualitative, and cultural studies approaches. Students will explore the course concepts, coupled with research methodologies, to identify and analyze social problems and to use information to formulate and engage in problem-solving strategies for social change.

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WGST 203 Chicana Writers/Visual Artists

Who is the Virgin of Guadalupe? When was the Mexican Revolution? What is a "Zootsuit"? Students will explore these questions and more in the interdisciplinary course taught in English. In the class, students will become familiar with Chicana Mexican American history and culture through installation art, mural art, altar designs, and paintings by artists such as Frida Kahlo, Judy Baca, Amalia Mesa-Bains, and Yolanda Lopez among others. Students will also discuss issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality through texts by Chicana writers Gloria Anzaldua, Ana Castillo, Sandra Cisneros, and Demetria Martinez.

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WGST 205 Women in Art

A thematic and topical course exploring women's roles as both productive subjects and depicted objects in western visual culture. Cross-listed as ARTH 205.

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Prerequisites

ART 115 or ARTH 101 or ART 116 or ARTH 102 or WOST 201

WGST 210 LGBTQ Literature & American History

This course will take an interdisciplinary approach to the study of LGBTQ American identities, combining historical and literary analysis and methodologies. We will examine major events, developments, themes, and concepts within LGBTQ American history from the nineteenth-century to the present. Sexual orientation and gender identity will also be examined in relation to other marginalized identity positions and systems of privilege and oppression.

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WGST 255 Psychology of Women

An examination of the biological, psychological and sociological factors that shape women's lives. Attention to the intersection of gender with ethnicity, sexual orientation, and social class. Specific topics include theories of gender development, images of women in the media, work, childbirth and motherhood, violence, physical and mental health. Cross-listed as PSY 255.

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Prerequisites

PSY 129 or WGST 201 or WGST 202 or ETHN 202

WGST 299 Special Topics in Women & Gender Studies

Topics in Women & Gender Studies not covered in detail by specific courses. Content may vary from semester to semester and by instructor.

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