WomensStudiesCourseOfferings

Summer2008

SUMMERSESSIONI
CRN20227WS41 HUMANSEXUALITY(4)
[Crosslistedwith SR41(CRN20226) /SSP41(CRN20228)]

M/W6:00pm 9:00pm,MaginnesHall,Room112K.HICKS
Sexualityandgenderrolesacrossthelifecycle,includinghumanreproduction,decisionmaking,andthe
societalregulationofsexualbehavior. (ND)

CRN20245WS271 INDEPENDENTREADINGANDRESEARCH(14)
Hoursarranged J.KRASAS (jkr205@lehigh.edu)
(RequiredUndergraduateCourse)
StudyofselectedtopicsdesignatedandexecutedinclosecollaborationwithWomensStudiesfaculty
member.Studentstakingthiscourse,asarequirementfortheminor,mustelectthe3creditoption.
**PREREQUISITE:DEPARTMENTPERMISSIONREQUIRED** (SS/HU)

CRN20247WS330 INTERNSHIPINWOMENSSTUDIES(14)
Hoursarranged J.KRASAS(jkr205@lehigh.edu)
(RequiredUndergraduateCourse)
Supervisedworkinwomensorganizationsorsettings,combinedwithananalysis,intheformofamajor
paper,oftheexperienceusingthecriticalperspectivesgainedinWomensStudiescourses.Placements
arrangedtosuitindividualinterestsandcareergoalscanincludesocial serviceagencies,womens
advocacygroups,politicalgroups,etc.Mayberepeatedforcredit. **PREREQUISITES:WS101AND
PERMISSIONOFWOMENSSTUDIESPROGRAMDIRECTOR** (SS)

CRN20231WS365 INEQUALITIESATWORK(4)
[CrosslistedwithSSP365(CRN20230)]

M/W9:00am 12:00pm,MaginnesHall,Room112J.KRASAS
(UndergraduateLevelCourse)
Thiscoursesprimaryfocusisonrace,gender,andclassasaxesofdisadvantageandprivilegeinwork
andemployment.Wewillexploreboththeoriesandempiricalstudiesofinequalityaswellastheirsocial,
politicalandpracticalramificationsfortheworkplace.Thecoursewillbeconductedseminarstylewith
mostclassesrelyingheavilyonstudentparticipationwithguidancefromtheinstructor. (SS)

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CRN20444WS397010 FEMINISTTHEORYANDTELEVISION(4)
[Crosslistedwith AMST397010(CRN20448) / ENGL397010(CRN20446)]

T/R 4:00pm 7:00pm,Drown Hall,Room 209 D.KEETLEY

(UndergraduateLevelCourse)
Thiscoursewillexplorethewaysinwhichfeministtheorygetsdisseminatedwithinpopulartelevision
shows,beginningwiththefeminismofthe1970sinrelationtoshowssuchasMaryTylerMooreand
OneDayataTimeandmovingthroughwhathasbeencalledbymanythepostfeminsterawith
MurphyBrownandAllyMcBeal.Wewillpayparticularattentionto90sshowsSexandtheCity
andBuffytheVampireSlayer.Wewillfocusonissuesthathavecentralitypreoccupiedbothfeminist
theoryandtelevision,includingwomensequalitywithanddifferencefrommenwomensrolein
marriage,thefamilyandintheworkplacesexualdesirefemalefriendships,andagency,power,and
violence. Wewillreadfeministtheoristsfromthe1970stothepresentalongwiththefollowingbooks:
BonnieDow,PrimeTimeFeminismCharlotteBrunsdon,ed.,FeministTelevisionCriticismKimAkaas
andJanetMcCabe,eds.,Reading SexandtheCityandLornaJewett,SexandtheSlayer:AGender
StudiesPrimertoTheBuffyFan. (HU)

CRN20445WS397011 FEMINISTTHEORYANDTELEVISION(3)
[Crosslistedwith AMST397011(CRN20449) / ENGL397011(CRN20447)]

T/R4:00pm 7:00pm,DrownHall,Room209D.KEETLEY
(Graduate LevelCourse)
Thiscoursewillexplorethewaysinwhichfeministtheorygetsdisseminatedwithinpopulartelevision
shows,beginningwiththefeminismofthe1970sinrelationtoshowssuchasMaryTylerMooreand
OneDayataTimeandmovingthroughwhathasbeencalledbymanythepostfeminsterawith
MurphyBrownandAllyMcBeal.Wewillpayparticularattentionto90sshowsSexandtheCity
andBuffytheVampireSlayer.Wewillfocusonissuesthathavecentralitypreoccupiedbothfeminist
theoryandtelevision,includingwomensequalitywithanddifferencefrommenwomensrolein
marriage,thefamilyandintheworkplacesexualdesirefemalefriendships,andagency,power,and
violence.Wewillreadfeministtheoristsfromthe1970stothepresentalongwiththefollowingbooks:
BonnieDow,PrimeTimeFeminismCharlotteBrunsdon,ed.,FeministTelevisionCriticismKimAkaas
andJanetMcCabe,eds.,Reading SexandtheCityandLornaJewett,SexandtheSlayer:AGender
StudiesPrimertoTheBuffyFan. (HU)

CRN20233WS465 INEQUALITIESATWORK(3)
[CrosslistedwithSSP465(CRN20232)]

M/W9:00am 12:00pm,MaginnesHall,Room112J.KRASAS
(GraduateLevelCourse)
Thiscoursesprimaryfocusisonrace,gender,andclassasaxesofdisadvantageandprivilegeinwork
andemployment.Wewillexploreboththeoriesandempiricalstudiesofinequalityaswellastheirsocial,
politicalandpracticalramificationsfortheworkplace.Thecoursewillbeconductedseminarstylewith
mostclassesrelyingheavilyonstudentparticipationwithguidancefromtheinstructor. (SS)

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SUMMERSESSIONII
CRN20433WS271 INDEPENDENTREADINGANDRESEARCH(14)
Hoursarranged J.KRASAS(jkr205@lehigh.edu)
(RequiredUndergraduateCourse)
StudyofselectedtopicsdesignatedandexecutedinclosecollaborationwithWomensStudiesfaculty
member.Studentstakingthiscourse,asarequirementfortheminor,mustelectthe3creditoption.
**PREREQUISITE:DEPARTMENTPERMISSIONREQUIRED** (SS/HU)

CRN20434WS330 INTERNSHIPINWOMENSSTUDIES(14)
Hoursarranged J.KRASAS(jkr205@lehigh.edu)
(RequiredUndergraduateCourse)
Supervisedworkinwomensorganizationsorsettings,combinedwithananalysis,intheformofamajor
paper,oftheexperienceusingthecriticalperspectivesgainedinWomensStudiescourses.Placements
arrangedtosuitindividualinterestsandcareergoalscanincludesocialserviceagencies,womens
advocacygroups,politicalgroups,etc.Maybe repeatedforcredit. **PREREQUISITES:WS101AND
PERMISSIONOFWOMENSSTUDIESPROGRAMDIRECTOR** (SS)

CRN20421WS398 WOMENANDTHEBODY(4)
[Crosslistedwith PSYC398(CRN20420)]

M/W4:00pm 7:00pm,ChandlerUllmann,Room 222 L.DENCH

Asurveyofconceptualstructuresofthelivingandlivedfemalebodyexaminedfromtheperspectivesof
diversegroupsofwomen.Topicsincludecontemporaryviewsofthepsychologyofwomen,bodyimage,
genderdifferencesonvarioustasks,womenshealth,gender,sexuality,andinterpersonalrelationships.
(SS)

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