Focus may be on fiction or on poetry and drama. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Three lecture hours a week. Explores the diversity of feminist theory and its applications to the social, political, and intellectual contexts of women s lives. Includes consideration of historical context for the development of the theoretical perspectives and critiques their analytical strengths and weaknesses.
Attention also give to particular theorists.
Foundation course in women s studies. Three lecture hours a week. The Female Experience in American History. Same as HIST 4863. Focus on the changing role of women in America, on a comparsion of the differences and similarities between male and female experiences, and on society s changing attitudes towards women.