Rose Norman WS200 Introduction to Women's Studies Fall 1998 For updates and additional information, see the class website: http://146.229.24.190/ws200/introws.html Dr. Rose Norman Office Hours: TT 4-5 (walk-in) 256/890-6320 normanr@email.uah.edu or make an appointment Goals and Objectives: - To explore the diversity of women's experiences and achievements from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives. - To examine methods, epistemologies and theoretical perspectives that reassert women into the intellectual discourse - To investigate historical and contemporary issues of particular relevance to women - To overview theoretical perspectives used to analyze gender - To preview the breath and depth of the discipline of women's studies and to introduce students to some faculty in the Women's Studies Program Textbook and Reserve Readings: · Textbook Reading Women's Lives: An Introduction to Women's Studies, 1998 (available at the University Bookstore) Reserve Readings available in the Sociology office, Women's Studies Resource Center, or the Library Course Requirements and Evaluation: Mid-term exam 30% Final exam 30% Out-of-class projects and essays 20% Class Participation and written assignments on readings 20% (essays for which there are written assignments are starred*) Important Dates Sept. 15 Project Contracts Due (identify which 3 projects) Sept. 29 *Displays Due Oct. 6 *Presentations of Women in History Oct. 13 Mid-term Exam Oct. 15 Fall Break Oct. 22 *Presentations on Women in Other Cultures *Essays on Contemporary Social Issues Due Oct. 23 Last Day to Withdraw Dec 3 *Community Events Paragraphs Due *Utopia Novels Discussion Dec 15 Final Exam *Each student does 3 of the starred items (see Projects list). Women's Studies: An Introduction - Introduction and Organization of the Course - Women's Studies as a Field of Study - Why Study Women? Readings in Reserve Reading Packet Textbook * Reading has required study questions ** Deadline for project options Defining Women - Redefining Women The Invisible Woman: Gender and the Academy Readings: (also Handout) Dinesen, Isak. "The Blank Page." From Dinesen's Last Tales. Random House, Inc *Woolf, Virginia. "The Story of Shakespeare's Sister (excerpted from A Room of One's Own). *Nochlin, Linda. "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?" ?" ArtNews Jan. 1971: 22-39. Reprinted in Nochlin's Women, Art, and Power: And Other Essays. HarperCollins Publishers, 1988. *McNaghten, Marci. "A Sporting Chance for Women." ******Special Event (counts in projects options) Sept. 4, 7:30 p.m. Linda Alcoff lecture, "Where Does Whiteness Fit in the Multicultural Map?" McDonnell Douglas Auditorium, Materials Science Bldg. (South Loop Road) Biological Sciences Viewing Gender Guest Lecture on "The Mask of Theory and The Face of Nature" - Dr. Marcy Lawton (Sept. 8 ) Readings: Lawton, M.F., W.R. Gartska, J.C. Hanks "Mask of Theory and the Face of Nature" What is Woman?/Images of Women Readings: Kolata, "Who is Female?" Bring magazine or other photos, or quotations that suggest ideas about women. Social Sciences Defining Gender Guest Lecture on Gender Differences - - Dr. Sandra Carpenter (Sept. 15) Readings: *Burn, Shawn Megan Chapter 1 from The Social Psychology of Gender *Tavris, Carol Chapter 1 from The Mismeasure of Woman Commonality and Difference Among Women Intersections of Race, Class and Gender Readings: *Smith, Barbara. 1983. "Introduction to Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology" *Neely, Barbara "Sisters" ******Special Event (counts in projects options) Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m., Sandra Bartky lecture, "Femininity and Domination" McDonnell Douglas Auditorium, Materials Science Bldg. (South Loop Road) Women in American History Guest Lecture on 19th Century Women Orators - Dr. Clarke Rountree (Sept. 22) Readings: Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. 1848. "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions" Stanton, Elizabeth Cady 1892 "The Solitude of Self Truth, Sojouner "Ain't I a Woman" Women's Suffrage Movement Readings: Wagner, Sally Roesch. 1996. "Is Equality Indigenous? The Untold Iroquois Influence on Early Radical Feminists" For background information on the American Women's Suffrage campaign, see Legacy 98 website, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Women's Rights movement: http://www.Legacy98.org/ **History displays due Sept. 29 (one of the project options) Guest Lecture on the History of Women in 20th American Politics - Dr. Andrew Dunar (Sept. 29) Readings: Hartmann, Susan, "Feminism and Women's Movements" *Echols, Alice. 1994. "Nothing Distant About It: Women's Liberation and Sixties Radicalism," Contemporary Feminist Movement and the Third Wave Readings: *Walker, Rebecca. 1992. "Becoming the Third Wave" Heywood, Leslie, and Jennifer Drake, eds. 1997. Introduction to Third Wave Agenda: Being Feminist, Doing Feminism. St. Paul: University of Minnesota Press. *Faludi, Susan "Blame it on feminism" from Backlash October 6 **Student Presentations on Women in History (one of the project options) Conway, M. Margaret, David W. Ahearn, and Gertrude Steuernagel. 1994. "Women and Public Policy" Riordan, Teresa and Sue Kirchhoff. 1995. "Women on the Hill: Can They Make a Difference?" Gender and Language Hill, Steven and Nina Silver. 1993. "Civil Rights Antipornography Lesgislation: Adressing the Harm to Women. Guest Lecture on Inclusive Language by Dr. Cynthia Walker (October 8) Tuesday, October 13 Mid-term Exam Mid-term Exam Mid-term Exam Mid-term Exam Thursday, October 15 - Fall Break Fall Break Fall Break Fall Break Fall Break Making the Invisible Visible - New Views of Women's Lives Work, Employment, and Economic Contributions Readings: Fonow, Mary Margaret, Introduction to "Work, Poverty, and Economic Policy" *Kenny, Lorraine. 1996. "Affirming Diversity: Building a National Community that Works" *Bray, Rosemary L. 1992. "So How Did I Get Here?" Women: A Global Perspective ** Student Presentations on Women in Other Cultures (October 22) (**Social issues papers due this day too, for student choosing that option) Readings: Enloe, Cynthia. 1995. "The Globetrotting Sneaker" Women and the Family Readings: *Angelou, Maya. From I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: The Peckerwood Dentist and Momma's Incredible Powers (Handout) *Allison, Dorothy. "Mama" Guest Lecture "Women and Family Policy" - Dr. Nancy Finley (October 29) Women's Bodies: Health, Sexuality and Beauty Readings: Mayne, Judith, Introduction to "Women, Representation, and Culture" *Lorde, Audre. "Breast Cancer: "Power vs Prosthesis." *Chernik, Abra Fortune, "The Body Politic" *Wolf, Naomi "The Beauty Myth" Krieger, Nancy and Elizabeth Fee "Man-Made Medicine and Women's Health: The Biopolitics of Sex/Gender and Race/Ethnicity" Guest Speaker: Dottie Foote, College of Nursing, on issues in women's health (Nov. 5)Violence Against Women Readings: *NiCarthy, Ginny. "Addictive Love and Abuse" *D.G. "Domestic Violence: What's Love Go To Do with It?" Possible guest speaker (TBA) Gender and Communication Devlin, Athena "The Shame of Silence" Guest Lecture on gender and communication, Dr. Sherri Smith (November 17) Visibility in Creative and Fine Arts Guest Lecture on Women and Music - Dr. Carolyn Sanders (November 24?) Readings: France, Kim. 1996. "Feminism Amplified," Text pp. 281-294. Feminist Epistemology: Ways of Knowing Guest Lecture by philosopher Dr. Bill Wilkerson (Dec. 1) Images of the Future **Discussion of Women's Utopian Novels **Last chance to turn in Communtiy Events paragraphs (Both December 3; for students choosing those project options) Final Exam is Tuesday, Dec. 15, 11:30-2 pm