New scholarship on women will be emphasized. The course will promote the re-evaluation of sex and gender and examine the quality and nature of women s experience. In addition to a weekly examination of current issues in feminist theory, students will attend some of the Program s films, developing their awareness of forms of representation and their critical analytical skills. Students will also learn how to research a seminar topic and, in programmed stages of composition, develop a seminar paper. Students will also improve their oral communication skills in class discussion and formal oral reports on readings and viewings.
All reading is required and is due on the day the reading is listed in the course schedule.
In addition, write a third critical analysis of one or more films of your choice from among those listed. You choose which four assigned readings you wish to which to respond. The objective is to reveal your close reading of the text, and to offer both positive and negative assessments in your analysis. You should come to class prepared to elaborate upon these brief analyses orally in seminar. These response papers show your close reading of assignments and prepare you for seminar discussion.