Cross-listed with BUS 387. Examines the status and condition of women in Western society in the 16th century, the 19th century, and today. Considers their issues and our issues together. Male students welcome. Interdisciplinary readings from fiction, autobiography, history and anthropology.
Male students welcome.
Cross-listed as ANTH 404 and HIST 404. Uses novels, short stories, life histories, films, other primary materials and scholarly works to examine the lives of Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean and Japanese women in the 20th century. Topics include the traditional role of women, women and work, reproductive issues, women and revolution, and male representations of women's experience. Contrasts women's experiences in various East Asian societies, and considers the relevance and usefulness of feminist ideas in the East Asian context. HIST codes 6, 8.