Introduction to Women's Studies Saint Louis University WS-197-01, 02, 03, Spring, 1992 The Introduction to Women's Studies course is made up of three one hour courses (01, 02 and 03) which may be taken independently. Each of the three one hour courses meets for approximately one third of the semester. Instructor: Judith L. Gibbons, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Director of Women's Studies Office: Shannon Hall 225 Phone: (314) 658-2295 Textbook: Sapiro, V. (1990). Women in American Society Second Edition, Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company. Other readings: There will be other required and optional readings for this course. All required readings will be on reserve in the library. The optional books can be found in bookstores (Barnes and Noble in Busch Center or Left Bank Books in the Central West End) or in Pius Library. Introduction to Women's Studies WS-A197-01 Natural and Social Science Approaches Meeting Time: Mondays 2:10 to 4:20 pm, RH 109 Goals: 1. To introduce students to some faculty in the Women's Studies program 2. To develop interdisciplinary approaches to knowledge and research. 3. To enable students to bridge the gap between their own experiences and what they learn in school. 4. To introduce women's studies research in the social and natural sciences. Course Requirements: Keep a journal of readings, classes, and outside events relating to the course. There should be at least three entries each week including a discussion of class, and the readings you did for the class. In addition, for this section of the course (01) you should read one book from the suggested reading list and write about it in your journal. Class attendance: Since the classes meet only a few times, class attendance is extremely important and is required. For each class missed you must submit a five page paper (typed, double spaced) on an additional book from the suggested reading list. Schedule of classes: Date Speaker Topic, Reading assignment January 20 Martin Luther King Day No class January 27 Judith Gibbons Why Women's Studies? The Place of Women's studies in the academy, Sapiro, chapter 1 February 3 Katherine Kuhn Judith Gibbons Sociology of gender, Sapiro chapter 2 Psychological theories, Sapiro chapters 3 and 10 February 10 Wynne Moskop James Bohman Democracy and gender, Sapiro chapter 8, and two articles on reserve Strebeigh, F. "Defining law on the feminist frontier" and Wolff, R. P. "There's nobody here but us persons" from Women & Philosophy, Gould & Wavtofsky, 1976, pp. 128 - 144. Feminist Criticism of Reason and Objectivity in Science, first two chapters of Sandra Harding, The Science Question in Feminism February 17 Judith Medoff Rosetta Moore Biology and feminism, Sapiro, chapters 5 and 11 Survey of contemporary issues impacting on African American Women, Sapiro chapter 13 February 18 Journals due Books that are possible choices for reading assignments (see above under course requirements) Note: If you are registered for more than one section of the course, you cannot read the same book twice. Section 01: Social and natural science Belenky, M. F., Clinchy, B. M., Goldberger, N. R. & Tarule, J. M. Women's Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self, Voice, and Mind Brownmiller, S. Against our will: Men, women and rape. Dinnerstein, D. The Mermaid and the Minotaur Edelman, Marian Wright. Families in peril: an agenda for social change Faludi, Susan. Backlash: The undeclared war against American women Fausto-Sterling, A. Myths of Gender: Biological theories about women and men. Gerson, Kathleen Hard Choices: How women decide about work, career, and motherhood. Giddings, Paula. When and Where I Enter Gilligan, C. In a Different Voice Hoff, Lee Ann. Battered Women as survivors Jaggar, Alison. Feminist Politics and Human Nature MacKinnon, Catherine. Feminism Unmodified Pearson, C. S. Shavlik, D. L., & Touchton, J. G. (Ed.s) Educating the Majority: Women challenge tradition in higher education. Pharr, Suzanne Homophobia: A weapon of sexism. Rubin, Lillian B., Women of a Certain Age: The midlife search for self Tiptree, James, Jr. Houston, Houston, Do you Read? Tuana, Nancy, Feminism and Science Walker, Lenore E. The Battered Woman Williams, Patricia Alchemy of Race and Class *** Introduction to Women's Studies WS-A197-02 History and Literature Meeting Time: Mondays 2:10 to 4:20 pm, XH A-6 Goals: 1. To introduce students to some of the faculty of the Women's Studies program 2. To develop interdisciplinary approaches to knowledge and research. 3. To enable students to bridge the gap between their own experiences and what they learn in school. 4. To introduce women's studies in history and literature. Course Requirements: Keep a journal of readings, classes, and outside events relating to the course. There should be at least three entries each week including a discussion of class, and the readings you did for the class. In addition, for this section of the course (02) you should read one book from the suggested reading list and write about it in your journal. If you took the previous section this should be a different book. Class attendance: Since the classes meet only a few times, class attendance is extremely important and is required. For each class missed you must submit a five page paper (typed, double spaced) on an additional book from the suggested reading list. Schedule of classes: Date Speaker Topic, Reading assignment February 24 Gibbons Fr. T. Vitali Women's studies in education, Sapiro, chapters 1 and 4 History of feminist images of god(dess), Sapiro, chapter 6 March 2 Sharra Vostral What is history? Introduction (pp. 3 - 26) and Amelia Steward Knight (111-124) in A Day at a Time, on reserve under Sharra Vostral's name Sapiro chapter 7 talk by Naomi Wolf March 16 Helen Mandeville Gibbons Alice Walker, Adrienne Rich, videotape of "A Room of One's Own" March 23 Irene Wright Marie Hoff Black women as advocates, Sapiro chapters 12 and 13 Ecology and feminism: What are the ties? March 30 Elizabeth Kolmer Gibbons Women and American History, read M. B. Norton & C. R. Berkin (1979). Women and American History in C. R Berkin & M. B. Norton (Eds.) Women of America A History, Boston: Houghton Mifflin. summary, course evaluation March 31 journals due Books that are possible choices for reading assignments (see above under course requirements) Note: If you are registered for more than one section of the course, you cannot read the same book twice. Section 02: History and literature Atwood, Margaret The Handmaid's Tale Bateson, Mary Catherine. Composing a Life Bergmann, B. R. The Economic Emergence of Women Cather, Willa. My Antonia Cole, Johnetta B. All American Women: Lines that Divide, Ties that Bind. Cowan, R. S. More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave. Culley , M. (Ed.). A Day at a Time: The Diary Literature of American Women from 1764 to the Present. 1700's to Present Day. Davis, Angela Y. Women, Race, and Class Edelman, Marian Wright. Families in Peril: An Agenda for Social Change Ehrenreich, B. & English, D. For Her Own Good: 150 Years of the Experts' Advice to Women. Gilroy, B. Frangipani House Hewlett, S. A. A Lesser Life: The Myth of Women's Liberation in America Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God Jacobs, Harriet A. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Le Guin, Ursula. Left Hand of Darkness Lerner, Gerda (Ed.). Black Women in White America: A Documentary History Lorde, Audre. Sister/Outsider Pomeroy, S. B. Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity Tan, Amy. The Joy Luck Club Tan, Amy. The Kitchen God's Wife Wade, Gloria Gayle. No Crystal Stair Walker, Alice In Search of our Mothers' Gardens. *** Introduction to Women's Studies WS-A197-03 Philosophical and Theological Approaches Meeting Time: Mondays 2:10 to 4:20 pm, XH A-2 Goals: 1. To introduce students to some of the faculty of the Women's Studies program 2. To develop interdisciplinary approaches to knowledge and research. 3. To enable students to bridge the gap between their own experiences and what they learn in school. 4. To introduce some of the major research areas of women's studies. Course Requirements: Keep a journal of readings, classes, and outside events relating to the course. There should be at least three entries each week including a discussion of class, and the readings you did for the class. In addition, for this section of the course (03) you should read one book from the suggested reading list and write about it in your journal. If you took a previous section this should be a different book. Class attendance: Since the classes meet only a few times, class attendance is extremely important and is required. For each class missed you must submit a five page paper (typed, double spaced) on an additional book from the suggested reading list. Schedule of classes: Date Speaker Topic, Reading assignment April 6 Britt-Marie Schiller (Webster University) Richard Dees Philosophy of oppression Frye, Oppression in The Politics of Reality Morality in social issues Susan Moller Okin Justice, Gender, & Family, chapters 2 and 7, on reserve in library April 13 Joan Range Karla Frye Feminist theology, Sapiro chapters 6 and 14, also article on reserve in the library African American women and religion April 20 Easter Monday No class April 27 Aaronette White Judith Gibbons Ideology of oppression summary, discussion April 28 journals due Books that are possible choices for reading assignments (see above under course requirements) Note: If you are registered for more than one section of the course, you cannot read the same book twice. Section 03: Philosophy and theology Allen, Paul Gunn. The Woman Who Owned the Shadows. Allen, Paula Gunn. The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions. Antler, XXXX America and I: Short Stories by American Jewish Women. Barreca, Regina. They Used to Call Me Snow White But I Drifted. Belenky, M. F., Clinchy, B. M., Goldberger, N. R. & Tarule, J. M. Women's Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self, Voice, and Mind. Blicksilver, Edith. The Ethnic American Woman: Problems, Protests, Lifestyle. (be sure to read thoroughly Unit 2, Unit 4, Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 9). Code, Lorraine. What Can She Know? Dinnerstein, D. The Mermaid and the Minotaur. Faludi, Susan. Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women. Frye, Marilyn. Politics of Reality. Gray, E. D. Patriarchy as a Conceptual Trap. Jaggar, Alison. Feminist Politics and Human Nature. Lloyd, Genevieve. Man of Reason. MacKinnon, Catherine. Feminism Unmodified. Piercy, M. Women on the Edge of Time. Plant, Judith (Ed.). Ecofeminism. Pogrebin, Letty. Deborah, Golda, and Me. Rich, Adrienne. On Lies, Secrets, and Silence: Selected Prose 1966 - 1978. Sewell, Marilyn. Cries of the Spirit: A Celebration of Women's Spirituality.