Spring 2019

he Women’s and Gender Studies Program offers students the opportunity to examine gender issues across disciplines and to study the contributions and experiences of women in different historical periods and cultures.

WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES: INTRO TO WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIESThis course is designed as a forum on gender. We will frame our discussions as a series of questions: How does our culture represent femininities and masculinities? How do issues of race, class, sexuality and other identities shape our ideas about gender? Our aim will be to consider and discuss as many diverse points of view about gender and its intersections as possible. Course fee: $25Denise Witzig WGS 001-01 T/TH 9:45-11:20

PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDERA critical review of the theory and research on gender from the biological, psychological and sociological perspectives. The course explores the social construction of gender and how it impacts human development and social behavior. Throughout the course, the interaction between gender and the complexities of race, culture and sexual orientation is considered.Jose Feito WGS 147-01 MWF 9:15-10:20

PERFORMING ARTS: THEATRE SPECIAL STUDIES: WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS CENTERSTAGEThis course investigates the ways an evolving sense of female identity has rewritten images of “woman” on the American stage. Moving from feminist artists of the last century to complex contemporary writers playwrights like Cherie Moraga and Suzan Lori Parks, the course provides an open-ended inquiry, allowing students to explore the evolving relationship between theatre praxis, feminist discourse and the social status of American women. Course fee: $45 Rebecca Engle WGS 136-01 MWF 11:45-12:50

PSYCHOLOGY: HUMAN SEXUALITIESA review of the empirical evidence on human sexuality, with a focus on historical and cultural perspectives as well as the physiological and sociological basis for sexual behavior and sexual identity.Jose Feito WGS 157-01 MWF 10:30-11:35

COMMUNICATION: LATIN AMERICAN CINEMAThrough the study of Latin American films, we will gain insights into the political and cultural history of the region and how this has shaped the cinema of Cuba, Mexico and Brazil. We will discuss important approaches to studying film, the idea of national cinemas and cinema of resistance, developing a nuanced understanding of the ways gender and race become key features of these films. Samantha Joyce WGS 163-01 MWF 10:30-11:35

ENGLISH: STUDIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATUREThe South Africa Freedom Charter states, “Our struggle is that of memory against forgetting.” For African-Americans the rupture of slavery and emancipation made their relationship to progress and history more complex. We will examine this tension in works by Toni Morrison, Richard Wright, Zora Neale Hurston and others.Jeannine King WGS 154-01 MWF 11:45-12:50

ENGLISH: INTRO TO DRAMA: THE CLASSICS TO THE CUTTING EDGEIn this class, we’ll ask what distinguishes drama from literature, television and film. Have the worlds of YouTube and social media hijacked essential elements of the drama or revived them? We will trace drama’s origins, investigating how diverse characters and playwrights have taken on social issues. Class work will include film screenings, staged readings, critical discussions, and attendance at two local productions.Emily Klein WGS 182-01 T/TH 9:45-11:20

PERFORMING ARTS: DANCE HISTORY IThe history of dance has a rich and fascinating legacy of female artists. This course examines the development of Western dance from its roots in court dancing through the development of ballet and early modern dance. Students attend professional dance concerts in the Bay Area, participate in master classes, and approach all course research from an embodied perspective. Course fee: $100Staff WGS 182-02 T/TH 3:00-4:35

ANTHROPOLOGY: GENDER AND CULTUREIt is not uncommon to hear people make a distinction between sex and gender, but what does that really mean? While sex differences are biological, gender encompasses the meanings that cultures assign to those differences. We will examine the complexity of gender from all four fields of anthropology, including case studies that draw on ethnography, primatology, prehistory, and sociolinguistics. Prerequisite: ANTH 001 or 005Cynthia Van Gilder WGS 125-01 M/F 1:00-2:40

ETHNIC STUDIES: CRITICAL RACE THEORYThis course discusses Critical Race Theory (CRT) as an analytical framework that accounts for the role of race and racism across contexts and social positions (gender, sexuality, religion, etc.) and that works toward identifying and challenging racism within institutional contexts.David Quijada WGS 101-01 T/TH 9:45-11:20

POLITICS: GENDER POLITICSThis course will introduce students to the relationship between gender and politics by examining the American political system in historical and comparative perspectives. Topics will include the history of the women’s movement, policy debates critical to women in American society, feminist strategies for social change and gender issues in global politics.Patrizia Longo WGS 140-01/193 MWF 10:30-11:35

WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES: MASCULINITIESIn this course we will examine “masculinity” as a concept and performance. We will explore how we conceive of what is “masculine” and what a “man” is and the systems that create, reinforce, and restrict understandings of masculinity, looking at performances and media representations of masculinities, female masculinities, and transgender masculinities, and the intersections of race, class and sexuality. Recommended prerequisite: Tough Guise (in the library). Course fee: $25 Scott Schönfeldt-Aultman WGS 100-01 T/TH 9:45-11:20

WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES: ENGAGING COMMUNITIESIn this community engagement class, students will document the history of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, which celebrates its XXV Anniversary this year. Students will do archival research, locate private archives, identify key historical actors and do oral histories with faculty and staff. In addition, students will create a poster with their findings for public presentation and develop a campus map marking important sites for the history of the program. Course fee: $30 Myrna Santiago WGS 126-01 T/TH 3:00-4:35

WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES: FEMINIST AND GENDER THEORIESThis research seminar will provide a series of inquiries into the many diverse theoretical frameworks of contemporary feminism. This course is intended primarily for Women’s and Gender Studies majors and minors, but experience in WGS 1, 100 or permission of the instructor will be considered for enrollment. Open to juniors and seniors only. Course fee: $25Denise Witzig WGS 177-01 T/TH 1:15-2:50

WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES: SENIOR RESEARCH THESISAs the senior capstone experience, students undertake a substantial research project on a Women’s and Gender Studies topic of their choice. The class is organized as an intensive reading and writing workshop. Prerequisites: Upper division standing: WGS 1, 100, 177. Open to minors upon approval from the instructor. Cross-listed with GRS 196 and ES 196. Course fee: $35Elena Songster WGS 190-01 M/F 1:00-2:40

COMMUNICATION: ANIMALS AND CULTURESHow do humans conceptualize and view non-human animals in homes, work, entertainment, science, or law? How do race, gender, and species intersect? Communication and cultural studies can help us think about how we relate to non-human animals and our own animality on our shared and rapidly changing planet. We will discuss zoos, aquariums, safaris, climate change politics, species extinction, and more. Ben D’Harlingue WGS 163-02 TH 6:00-9:10

POLITICS: GENDER POLITICS This course will introduce students to the relationship between gender and politics by examining the American political system in historical and comparative perspectives. Topics will include the history of the women’s movement, policy debates critical to women in American society, feminist strategies for social change and gender issues in global politics. Patrizia Longo WGS 140-01/193 MWF 10:30-11:35 ETHNIC STUDIES: CRITICAL RACE THEORY This course discusses Critical Race Theory (CRT) as an analytical framework that accounts for the role of race and racism across contexts and social positions (gender, sexuality, religion, etc.) and that works toward identifying and challenging racism within institutional contexts. David Quijada WGS 101-01 T/TH 9:45-11:20 PERFORMING ARTS: DANCE HISTORY I The history of dance has a rich and fascinating legacy of female artists. This course examines the development of Western dance from its roots in court dancing through the development of ballet and early modern dance. Students attend professional dance concerts in the Bay Area, participate in master classes, and approach all course research from an embodied perspective. Course fee: $100 Staff WGS 182-02 T/TH 3:00-4:35 ANTHROPOLOGY: GENDER AND CULTURE It is not uncommon to hear people make a distinction between sex and gender, but what does that really mean? While sex differences are biological, gender encompasses the meanings that cultures assign to those differences. We will examine the complexity of gender from all four fields of anthropology, including case studies that draw on ethnography, primatology, prehistory, and sociolinguistics. Prerequisite: ANTH 001 or 005. Cynthia Van Gilder WGS 125-01 M/F 1:00-2:40