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Women's Studies
Women's
Studies is an interdisciplinary program focusing on feminist
explorations of the intersecting ways in which gender, sexuality,
race-ethnicity, class, and nationality inform women's and
men's lives and illuminate social, cultural, and political
life. Course work is grounded in scholarship about gender
and women in different historical eras and geographic regions.
Courses emphasize the manner in which gender (as a symbolic
system that relies on constructions of masculine and feminine
difference) helps to constitute social, cultural, political,
and economic phenomena, processes, and institutions, as
well as the ways in which these, in turn, produce gender
and gender inequalities. Course materials challenge the
idea of homogeneity or "sameness" (in ideology, politics,
or status) among women, addressing the ways in which at
various times (and often concurrently) gender is both challenged
and reproduced.
Women's
Studies courses are categorized in three ways:
(1)
"Program" courses are interdisciplinary, taught wholly
within the Women's Studies Program, and carry a WOST course
number. These courses focus on the study of women, gender,
and sexuality using specifically feminist theories and methodologies.
They explore not only what women have in common but also
how different social locations (including class, nationality,
ethnicity, race, and sexuality) shape their varied identities
and experiences. They also explore the construction of masculinities
and femininities in particular historical, geographical,
and cultural contexts.
(2)
"Discipline-focused" courses are classes taught by
faculty whose primary appointment is in another department
or program. They are listed under a course number from the
originating department or program. These classes usually
address the study of women, gender, and/or sexuality within
the context of a particular discipline (such as History
or English). Many of them also explore how feminist scholarship
is reformulating research questions and analyses within
that discipline.
(3)
"Related" courses are listed under a course number
from the originating department or program. These are courses
in which substantive attention is given to issues concerning
women, gender, and/or sexuality but such issues may not
be the primary focus of the class.
Change
in Requirements. The Women's Studies Program has recently
changed the requirements for the Major and Minor in Women's
Studies. Students entering Oberlin College prior to Fall
1999 may declare and complete the major under the previous
requirements, or switch to the new ones. Students who have
already declared a Women's Studies major or minor under
the previous requirements should discuss their options with
the Program Director or their advisor.
Courses
listed in this catalog as "discipline-focused" will satisfy
the requirements for "cross-listed" courses under the previous
requirements.
Students
may, if necessary, petition the Program Director to designate
courses as fulfilling Women's Studies requirements that
are not listed as doing so in the catalog.
Major.
Students wishing to declare a Women's Studies major should
select a faculty advisor who is a member of the Women's
Studies Program Committee or see the Program Director. In
consultation with the advisor, students should propose a
program of study. The form must be signed by the advisor
and the Director of the Women's Studies Program, and submitted
to the Registrar by the student.
The
Women's Studies major consists of a minimum of 30 credits
of course work, with 9 credits maximum at the introductory
level. No more than 10 credits may normally be transferred.
Students interested in a double major should be aware that
discipline-focused or related Women's Studies courses can
count toward majors in both Women's Studies and the department
or program of origin. In addition the following requirements
and recommendations will normally apply.
16
credits of the major will be the following required courses:
1.
WOST 100 - Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies (3
credits), normally taken by the end of the sophomore year.
2.
WOST 300: Feminist Research Methodologies (3 credits), or
a methodology course offered in another department that
complements the major. Students should confer with their
advisor to determine the most appropriate course to fulfill
this requirement. The aim should be to find methods that
will help the student to conduct high quality, ethical research
that is also cognizant of the latest issues and debates
within feminist epistemology. Introductory level methodology
courses are normally not considered appropriate.
3.
WOST 301: Practicum in Women's Studies (3-4 credits), normally
taken by the end of the junior year, or equivalent work
that has received prior approval for Practicum exemption.
4.
400-level seminar offered by the program (4 credits).
5.
one other program course (3-4 credits), of which a designated
200-level or 300-level feminist theory course is strongly
recommended.
The
remaining 14 credits of the major will be comprised of program,
discipline-focused or related courses. 6 credits of the
14 must be program or discipline-focused. The remainder
may be taken from the list of related courses. No more than
6 of the 14 credits can be at the introductory level.
Other
Oberlin courses not designated in the catalog as Women's
Studies disciplined-focused or related courses, may be permitted
to count toward the major. To ask to have such a designation
made, or to request a deviation from major requirements,
students should consult with the Program Director. If such
changes are approved, the Director will send written notification
to the Registrar. Students declaring a Women's Studies major
as their second major should file a declaration no later
than the second semester of their junior year.
Minor.
Students wishing to minor in Women's Studies are advised
to consult with the Director of Women's Studies and to declare
their minor before the end of the junior year. Proposals
for minors will be reviewed and approved by the Director
of the Women's Studies Program. Students may obtain a minor
in Women's Studies by accumulating 15 credits according
to the following guidelines:
1.
Women's Studies 100 (3 credits).
2.
At least 3 additional credits in program courses.
3.
The remaining credits earned in other Women's Studies courses
(Program, discipline-focused or related).
At
least 9 of the 15 credits must be above the introductory
level. No more than 5 credits may be transferred toward
the minor. It is recommended that students include field
work relevant to Women's Studies, for example, the ExCo
course in the Battered Women's Shelter, the Women's Studies
Practicum, or a Women's Studies-related Winter Term project.
Honors.
Senior Women's Studies majors may conduct independent, original
research under the supervision of an advisor, normally drawn
from the Women's Studies Program Committee. Students are
expected to prepare a substantive project or research paper
and pass an oral examination on their research and its relationship
to relevant feminist scholarship. Students who qualify for
honors and wish to undertake an honors project should consult
with the Women's Studies Program Director no later than
the beginning of the second semester of their junior year.
Winter
Term. When faculty members who teach Women's Studies
courses are on duty for Winter Term, they sponsor Women's
Studies-related Winter Term projects in their areas of interest.
Many other faculty who teach discipline-focused or related
courses may be asked to sponsor Women's Studies Winter Term
projects.
Other
Resources. Other campus resources which supplement the
academic offerings in Women's Studies include student organizations
such as the Women's Resource Center and the Women's Collective
at Baldwin. Mudd Library has a core of women's studies periodicals
and reference materials on women in addition to the resources
of the general collection. Ms. Jessica Grim is the resource
librarian for Women's Studies.
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Program
Courses
100. Introduction
to Gender and Women's Studies 3 hours
1.5HU,
1.5SS, CD, WR
First
and Second Semester. This course examines basic analytical
constructs and key issues in the field of feminist knowledge.
It provides an introduction to the variety of women's experiences
across cultures, through critical examination of gender
in combination with race, class and sexuality. Classroom
discussion is central to the feminist pedagogy of this course.
Enrollment Limit: 25.
Ms.
Kozol, Ms. Hasso
215. African
American Women's History 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
First
Semester. A general survey of the history of Black women
from colonial times to the present. The course will examine
the uniqueness of the Black female experience through the
lens of the intersection of race, class and sex in American
society. The course studies the lives of Black women from
slavery through reconstruction, northern migration, the
Harlem Renaissance, the civil rights movement, and on to
the development of a contemporary Black feminism. Primarily
an historical treatment. The course includes literature
and political commentary from Black women writers and activists.
Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit:
20. Identical to AAST 215.
Ms.
Brooks
233. Gender,
Social Change, and Social Movements 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
Next
offered 2004-2005.
238. Gender
and Sexuality in the Middle East and North Africa 3
hours
3SS,
CD, WR
First
Semester. This survey course will examine issues of gender
and sexualities, including constructions of masculinities
and femininities, in the Middle East and North Africa, with
attention to regional contextualization, historicization,
and plurality. We will address the sexual and gendered aspects
of geographies of "public" and "private," constructions
of nation & national identity, religio-socio-political
movements and discourses, and cultural politics. This course
fulfills the feminist theory requirement. Prerequisite:
WOST 100, gender-focused introductory course in sociology,
or consent of instructor. Closed to first-year students.
Identical to SOCI 238. Enrollment Limit:30.
Ms.
Hasso
241. Living
with the Bomb 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
Second
Semester. This team-taught course will examine the moral,
ideological and historical complexity of the explosion of
the atomic bomb during World War II, and subsequent responses
in both the United States and Japan. Feminist theories,
studies of nationalism, and critical race theory will shape
our comparative analyses of political, military, and scientific
decisions, as well as cultural responses in Japan and the
United States. Course materials include literature, film,
visual arts, government documents, survivor narratives,
and recent historical analyses. Identical to EAST 241. Enrollment
Limit: 45.
Ms.
Kozol, Ms. Sherif
300. Feminist
Research Methodologies 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WRi
First
Semester. This course traces the historical and dialectical
impact of feminist epistemologies on disciplines of the
social sciences and humanities. We will explore feminist
approaches to research practices, including oral history,
case studies, archival research, visual and literary criticism,
survey/content analysis, and field work. The course will
encourage students to think critically about research as
well as to present their work from a self-reflexive stance.
Prerequisite: WOST 100 or consent of instructor.
Priority given to WOST majors. Enrollment Limit:
25.
Ms.
Hasso
301. Practicum
in Women's Studies 3-4 hours
3-4SS,
CD
Second
Semester. Students will volunteer for 4 to 8 hours weekly
in a local feminist or social service agency. Readings and
discussions will include activist strategies for accomplishing
social change, grassroots principles of community organization,
and the structure and division of labor in nonprofit organizations.
We will discuss the intersections between feminist theory
and organizational practices in order to examine how feminist
ideals of participatory process and consensus can be utilized.
Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit:
16.
Ms.
Kahn
321. Black
Feminist Thought: An Historical Perspective 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
Second
Semester. This seminar course will explore and analyze the
evolution of intellectual discourse among African-American
women from slavery to the present. Particular attention
will be given to the interplay of ideas about race and gender
and the social and economic position of black women at various
time periods. Sources will include autobiographies, novels,
historical documents, sociological studies, and modern feminist
social critiques. Prerequisite: AAST 220 or consent
of instructor. Identical to AAST 321. Enrollment Limit:
15.
Ms.
Brooks
330. Global
Feminisms 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
Next
offered 2004-2005.
402. Seminar:
Visible Bodies and the Politics of Sexuality 4 hours
4HU,
CD, WRi
Second
Semester. This seminar examines how visual culture functions
as a crucial site through which various constituencies have
negotiated the politics of sexuality. We will examine how
media, legal, medical, and artistic forms of representation
have visualized gendered and sexualized bodies, as they
are mediated through experiences of race, ethnicity, class,
and nationalism. We will concentrate primarily on American
culture although we will also examine other cultural contexts.
Readings in contemporary feminist theories will complement
students' own research projects. Consent of instructor
required. Priority given to Women's Studies majors.
Enrollment Limit: 15.
Ms.
Kozol
406. Seminar:
Gender and the State in the Middle East and North Africa 4
hours
4SS,
CD, WRi
Second
Semester. This seminar will study the gender implications
of the relationship between states and religious authorities
and movements in 20th century Middle East and North Africa.
While "civil" laws (addressing work, education, and politics)
are often gender egalitarian, personal status or family
laws are usually not. Important for the purposes of this
seminar is why this relationship varies in different states.
Students are required to write a research paper based on
a historical case study. Consent of instructor required.
Priority to Women's Studies and Sociology majors. Identical
to SOCI 406. Enrollment Limit: 15.
Ms.
Hasso
500. Honors 4
hours
4EX
Consent
of instructor required.
995. Private
Reading 1-3 hours
1-3SS
Consent
of instructor required.
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Discipline-focused
Courses
The
following courses may be taken to fulfill the Women's Studies
major and minor requirements. Students should register for
these courses using the number in the department or program
of origin.
Anthropology
463. Seminar
in Archeology: Gender and Archeology 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
Next
offered 2003-2004.
Art
264. Women
in the Visual Arts of 20th-century Europe 3
hours
3HU,
CD, WR
Next
offered 2003-2004.
268. Roots
of Modernism: The Avant-Garde in Fin-de-Siecle France 3
hours
3HU,
WR
First
Semester.
Ms.
Mathews
361. Modern
Seminar: The Femme Fatale and Other Forms of 3 hours
Female Identity in Twentieth-Century Film
3HU,
CD, WR
Second
Semester.
Ms.
Mathews
Athletics
and Physical Education
501. Sport
in Society 3 hours
3EX
Second
Semester.
Mr.
New
507. Seminar
in Homophobia in Sport 3 hours
3EX
Second
Semester.
Mr.
Muska
East
Asian Studies
120. The
Writings of Women in Japanese Culture 3 hours
3HU,
CD, WR
First
Semester.
Ms.
Gay
261.
Gendered Modernities in East Asia 3 hours
3SS,
CD
Second
Semester.
Ms.
Jager
English
265. Anglophone
Literatures of the Third World 3 hours
3HU,
WR
Second
Semester.
Ms.
Needham
307. Domestic
Violence in Early Modern Drama 3 hours
3HU,
WR
Next
offered 2003-2004.
355. American
Women Writers and Feminist Literary Criticism 4 hours
4HU,
WR
Second
Semester.
Ms.
Zagarell
391. George
Eliot and Virginia Woolf 4 hours
4HU,
WR
Next
offered 2003-2004.
425. Feminist
Criticism of Shakespeare 4 hours
4HU,
WR
Next
offered 2003-2004.
German
and Russian
321. German
Jewish Women Writers: Between Traditions, 2-3 hours
Disciplines,
and Genres
2-3HU,
CD, WR
Next
offered 2003-2004.
Hispanic
Studies
450. Picaresque
Narratives: The World Vision of Female and Male pícaros 3
hours
3HU,
CD
Next
offered 2003-2004.
History
147. Women's
Lives, Women's Activism in American History 3 hours
3SS,
WR, CD
265. American
Sexualities 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
Second
Semester.
Mr.
Mitchell
266. Women
and Social Movements in the United States 3 hours
3SS,
CD
Next
offered 2003-2004.
267. Gender,
Ethnicity, and Race in 19th Century America 3-4
hours
3-4SS,
CD
Next
offered 2003-2004.
270. Latina/Latino
Survey 3 hours
3SS,
WR, CD
First
Semester.
Mr.
Mitchell
315. Gender
in Modern European History 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
Next
offered 2003-2004.
316. The
Body as Historical Subject 3 hours
3SS
Next
offered 2003-2004.
322. Women
and Power in Nineteenth-Century America 3 hours
3SS,
CD
First
Semester.
Ms.
Lasser
344. Colloquium:
Gender, Marriage, and Family in China 3-4 hours
3-4SS,
WR, CD
Next
offered 2003-2004.
350. Women
in Modern Japan, 1868 to the Present 3 hours
3SS,
CD
Next
offered 2003-2004.
366. Gender
Issues in Latin American History 3 hours
3SS,
CD
Next
offered 2003-2004.
Politics
213. The
Political Economy of Gender in Advanced Capitalism 3
hours
3SS,
WR
Second
Semester.
Mr.
Howell
235. European
Political Theory: Gender, Women and Politics 3 hours
3SS,
CD
Next
offered 2003-2004.
335. Seminar:
Contemporary Feminist Theory 3 hours
3SS,
CD
Next
offered 2003-2004.
Psychology
224. Psychology
of Gender 3 hours
3SS,
CD
First
Semester.
Ms.
Miller
Religion
209. Women
in Ancient Mediterranean Religions 3 hours
3HU,
CD
Second
Semester.
Ms.
Gibson
247. Feminist
Ethical Issues 3 hours
3HU
Second
Semester.
Ms.
McClure
Sociology
104.
She works hard for the money: Women, Work, and the 3 hours
Persistence of Inequality
3SS
Next
offered 2003-2004.
235.
Gender Stratification 3 hours
3SS, CD, QPh, WR
Second
Semester.
Ms.
John
236.
Sexualities and Society 3 hours
3SS, CD
First
Semester.
Mr.
Norris
326.
The American Family: Comfort, Conflict and Criticism 3
hours
3SS, CD
Next
offered 2003-2004.
436.
Seminar in Sexualities and Collective Action 3 hours
3SS, CD, WR
Second
Semester.
Mr.
Norris
487.
Language, Power and Body 3 hours
3SS
First
Semester.
Ms.
Weston
Theater
and Dance
230.
Autobiography and Performance 4 hours
4HU, CD
Next
offered 2003-2004.
271.
Special Topics in Gender Performance: Queer Acts 3 hours
3HU, CD, WR
Next
offered 2003-2004.
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Related
Courses
The
following courses may be taken to fulfill some of the
Women's Studies major and minor requirements. Students
should register for these courses using the number in
the department or program of origin. No more than eight
credits in Related Courses may count toward the major.
Anthropology
101 Introduction
to Cultural Anthropology
Art
065 Problems
in Painting: What is Real Isn't Natural
267 Art
Since 1960
Athletics
and Physical Education
504 Psychology
of Sport and Recreation
506 Seminar
in the History of the Olympics
Classics
206 Greek
and Roman Drama in Translation
210 Greek
& Roman Mythology
218 No
Second Troy: Versions of Helen
Creative
Writing
201 Poetry/Prose
Fiction Workshop
310 Poetry
Workshop
340 Non-Fiction
Writing
Economics
219 Labor
Management Relations
320 Labor
Economics
English
257 The
Re-making of "America" and "Americans:" American Literature
at the Turn into the Twentieth Century
295 Forms
of Folklore
305 Authority
and Subversion in Shakespearean Drama
317 Late
Victorian Fiction in Context
338 Modern
Fiction and Sexual Difference
369 Folklore
and the Body
History
104 American
History 1877 to the Present: Major Problems of Interpretation
112 The
Bourgeoisie and the Making of Modern Europe
1XX American
Mixed Blood
117 National
Schizophrenia in Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa 1945-present:
Tradition, Modernity and the Modern Novelist
141 The
Gilded Age
222 Transnational
Europe
308 Heresy
and Orthodoxy in Medieval Europe
317 Witches,
Saints, and Visionaries: Popular Religion in Europe
327 Borderlands
328 American
Mixed Blood
351 National
Schizophrenia and the Modern Japanese Novel
365 Peasants,
State, and Rebellion in Latin America
Jewish
Studies
237 Women
in Jewish Society: Antiquity to Modernity
Politics
103 Political
Change in America
202 American
Constitutional Law
216 The
Political Economy of Advanced Capitalism
219 Work,
Workers, and Trade Unions
301 Seminar:
Constitutional Law: The First Amendment
315 Seminar:
Future of Organized Labor
317 Seminar:
The Transformation of the Welfare State
Psychology
205 Psychology
of Close Relationships
Rhetoric
and Composition
112 Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Issues in Writing
Sociology
121 Diversity,
Justice, and the Sociological Imagination
122 Principles
in Sociological Thinking
126 Community
and Inequality: An Introduction to Sociology
Theater
and Dance
132 Contact
Improvisation
150 Dance
History I
250 Dance
History II: Dance in the 20th Century
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