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A multidisciplinary approach grounded in the humanities and arts will be employed to account for the social, economic, political, historical and cultural ways that gender is constructed and represented in contemporary societies.

Description and analysis of sex and gender roles and relationships from a variety of societies at different levels of socio-cultural complexity. Cross-listed as SOC 306.

An examination of contemporary Latina literary productions in the context of representations of Latinas in mainstream U.S. society. The focus of the course is on women of Hispanic descent living and writing in the United States, including work by and about Chicanas, Puerto Ricans, Dominican Americans, and Cuban Americans. Previous course work in Latina/Latino literature not required, but some previous course work related to African American or other ethnic literature, women's literature/feminism, and/or film studies is strongly recommended. Cross-listed as ENGL 304/INDS 304.

An in-depth study of novels written by women. The course explores questions regarding gender, language, perception, and experience through the genre of the novel. Cross-listed as ENGL 314.

A survey of women's history from colonial times to present with emphasis on the changing status and definition of women's roles, race and ethnicity, and women's writings. Cross-listed as HIST 355.

Explores the history of women of African descent in the Americas, with a particular focus on the United States. Covers black women's experience from their African origins, through the Middle Passsage, in enslavement, and in freedom. Issues addressed include labor, the black family, cultural expression, and radical identity (in comparative perspective). Cross-listed as HIST 336.

Study of the literature written by and often about black women, including poetry, short and long fictions, novels, drama, biography, and autobiography from the 18th century to the present. Cross-listed as ENGL 340.

Examines ways in which health and illness for women are defined and managed. Topics include the medicalization of pregnancy and birth, adolescence and sexuality, addiction, mental health, menopause, body image, and, women as health care providers. Cross-listed as SOC 345.

Interdisciplinary approach to race and ethnicity in the United States and other contemporary multiethnic/multiracial societies. Because thee courses are equivalents, students who have earned credit for HIST/INDS/WOST 220 are not able to earn credit for this course.

Using a variety of theoretical models and critical approaches, students examine everyday communication practices to identify how gender, communication, and culture create a complex and dynamic web of meaning with significant implications for individuals and society. Cross-listed as COMM 373.

A study of films by and about women in global cinema. The course focuses on women filmmakers primarily, and their uses of documentary, experimental, and/or narrative forms.

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