Supplemental Readings, required for the course, are posted on my web page . The purpose of this course is to explore enduring issues in women's studies. This course invites students to question their assumptions about gender, providing a variety of perspectives by writers from diverse cultural backgrounds. Come to a greater understanding of not only how gender is determined, but how gender determines us. Class discussion on the readings is aimed to help you understand other points of view and to develop your own.
Participation includes class discussion and any in-class assignments, such as quizzes.
Each day you will be assigned a grade according to the level of your participation and the average of these grades will determine your final grade in participation. Further directions will be given in class. The topics will be assigned at the beginning of the semester and each will be delivered on a specific day during the semester. Although students will be presenting as a group, each will be expected to turn in a written text discussing their individual contributions in the research and writing of said presentation. Further directions will be given in class.