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Gender and 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 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 processes and institutions. Courses also explore how gender and gender inequalities are constituted by and through social, cultural and political processes. Course materials challenge the idea of homogeneity in ideology, politics, or status among women and address the ways in which at various times, and often concurrently, gender is challenged and reproduced by individuals. Gender and Women's Studies courses are categorized in three ways: (1) "Program" courses are interdisciplinary, taught wholly within the Gender and Women's Studies Program, and carry a GAWS course number. These courses focus on the study of women, gender, and sexuality using 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. Major. Students wishing to declare a Gender and Women's Studies major should select a faculty advisor who is a member of the GAWS 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 Gender and Women's Studies Program, and submitted to the Office of the Registrar by the student. The Gender and Women's Studies Major consists of a minimum of 30 credits of course work, with nine 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 courses can count toward majors in both GAWS and the department or program of origin. In addition, the following requirements and recommendations will normally apply. Sixteen credits of the major will be the following required courses: 1. GAWS 100: Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies (three credits), normally taken by the end of the sophomore year. 2. GAWS 300: Feminist Research Methodologies (three 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. GAWS 301: Practicum in Gender and Women's Studies (three to four 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 (four credits). 5. One other program course (three to four 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. Six credits of the 14 must be program or discipline-focused. The remainder may be taken from the list of related courses. No more than six of the 14 credits can be at the introductory level. Other Oberlin courses not designated in the catalog as GAWS, 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 Gender and Women's Studies as their second major should file a declaration no later than the second semester of their junior year. Minor. Students wishing to minor in GAWS are advised to consult with the Director of GAWS and to declare their minor before the end of the junior year. Proposals for minors will be reviewed and approved by the Director. Students may obtain a minor in GAWS by accumulating 15 credits according to the following guidelines: 1. GAWS 100 (three credits). 2. At least three additional credits in program courses. 3. The remaining credits earned in other Gender and Women's Studies courses (Program, discipline-focused or related). At least nine of the 15 credits must be above the introductory level. No more than five credits may be transferred toward the minor. It is recommended that students include fieldwork relevant to Gender and Women's Studies, for example, the ExCo course in the Battered Women's Shelter, the GAWS Practicum, or a GAWS-related Winter Term project. Honors. Senior GAWS majors may conduct independent, original research under the supervision of an advisor, normally drawn from the Gender and Women's Studies Program Committee. Students are expected to prepare a substantive project or research paper and make a public presentation 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 Gender and 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 GAWS courses are on duty for Winter Term, they sponsor GAWS-related Winter Term projects in their areas of interest. Many other faculty who teach discipline-focused or related courses may be asked to sponsor GAWS Winter Term projects. Other Resources. Other campus resources that supplement the academic offerings in Gender and Women's Studies include student organizations such as the Women's Resource Center and the Women's Collective at Baldwin. The Oberlin College Library has a core of feminist periodicals and reference materials on women and gender in addition to the resources of the general collection. Ms. Jessica Grim is the resource librarian for Gender and Women's Studies.
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 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. Staff, Ms. Kozol 215. African American Women's History 3 hours 3SS, CD, WR Next offered 2004-2005. 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 Next offered 2004-2005. 241. Living with the Bomb 3 hours 3SS, CD, WR Next offered 2004-2005. 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 fieldwork. Throughout the semester, each student works on an individual research proposal that incorporates interdisciplinary methods and includes a literature review. Prerequisite: GAWS 100 or consent of instructor. Note: Priority given to GAWS majors. Enrollment Limit: 25. Ms. Kozol 301. Practicum in Gender and 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 First Semester. This interdisciplinary course examines feminisms worldwide. The course is organized to address feminisms as individual processes, collective practices, and organized movements. It will also address the impact of local, national, and international structures on feminisms, and the ways in which international economic and political inequalities have complicated gender debates. Notes: This course meets the feminist theory recommendation for majors. Not open to first years. Priority to GAWS majors. Enrollment Limit: 20. Staff 402. Seminar: Visible Bodies and the Politics of Sexuality 4 hours 4HU, CD, WRi Next offered 2004-2005. 407. Seminar: Picturing War: American Visual Culture, Militarization, and Crises of Identity 4 hours 4HU, CD, WRi First Semester. This seminar examines how American visual culture has represented the nation's military actions since World War II. Ideals of gender, race, and nation are invoked to justify militarism, yet visual depictions also provoke anxieties about masculinity and femininity, home and nation, self and other. We will analyze photographs, television and film to consider such issues as the symbolic value of female bodies in narratives of national defense and how racial ideals secure or undermine the authority of the male body under attack. Consent of instructor required. Note: Priority given to GAWS majors. Enrollment Limit: 15. Ms. Kozol 500. Honors 4 hours 4EX Consent of instructor required. 995. Private Reading 1-3 hours 1-3SS Consent of instructor required.
The following courses may be taken to fulfill the Gender and Women's Studies major and minor requirements. Students should register for these courses using the number in the department or program of origin. Art 264. Women in the Visual Arts of 20th Century Europe 3 hours 3HU, CD, WR Next offered 2004-2005. 361. Modern Seminar: The Femme Fatale and Other Forms of Female Identity in Twentieth-Century Film 3 hours 3HU, CD, WR Next offered 2004-2005. East Asian Studies FYSP 141. The Writings of Women in Japanese Culture 3 hours 3HU, CD, WR First Semester. Ms. Gay English 265. Anglophone Literatures of the Third World 3 hours 3HU, WR Second Semester. Ms. Needham 304. Feminist Criticism of Shakespeare: Gender, Race, and Empire 4 hours 4HU, WR Second Semester. Ms. Gorfain 391. George Eliot and Virginia Woolf 4 hours 4HU, WR Second Semester. Ms. Linehan French 473. Sex in Contemporary French Cinema 3 hours 3HU, CD Second Semester. Mr. Philippe German Language and Literatures 433. Selected Authors, Works, Themes (Senior Seminar) Twentieth-Century German Women Authors 3 hours 3HU, CD Second Semester. Ms. Tewarson Hispanic Studies 450. Picaresque Narratives: The World Vision of Female 3 hours and Male pícaros 3HU, CD Next offered 2004-2005. History 237. Women in Jewish Society, Antiquity to Modernity 3 hours 3SS, CD, WR First Semester. Ms. Magnus 265. American Sexualities 3 hours 3SS, CD, WR Next offered 2004-2005. 267. Gender, Ethnicity, and Race in 19th Century America 3-4 hours 3-4SS, CD First Semester. Ms. Lasser 270. Latina/Latino Survey 3 hours 3SS, WR, CD Next offered 2004-2005. 319. Women in Transnational Europe 3 hours 3SS, CD First Semester. Ms. Chin 344. Colloquium: Gender, Marriage, and Family in China 3-4 hours 3-4SS, WR, CD First semester. Mr. Kelley 350. Women in Modern Japan, 1868 to the Present 3 hours 3SS, CD First Semester. Mr. DiCenzo 359. Colonialism, Race, Sex and Gender 3 hours 3SS, WRi Second Semester. Ms. Woollacott Jewish Studies 237. Women in Jewish Society, Antiquity to Modernity 3 hours 3SS, CD, WR First Semester. Ms. Magnus Politics 213. The Political Economy of Gender in Advanced Capitalism 3 hours 3SS, WR Second Semester. Mr. Howell 335. Seminar: Contemporary Feminist Theory 3 hours 3SS, CD Next offered 2004-2005. Psychology 224. Psychology of Gender 3 hours 3SS, CD First Semester. Ms. Miller, Ms. Harrell Religion 108. Introduction to Religion: Women and the Western Traditions 3 hours 3HU, CD Next offered 2004-2005. 247. Feminist Ethical Issues 3 hours 3HU Next offered 2004-2005. 261. Gender Theory and the Study of Religion 3 hours 3HU, CD Next offered 2004-2005. 262. Feminist Religious Thought in Multicultural Perspective 3 hours 3HU, CD Second Semester. Ms. Kamitsuka 263. Roots of Religious Feminism in North America 3 hours 3HU, CD First Semester. Ms. Kamitsuka 365. Religion and the Body 3 hours Next offered 2004-2005. 366. Feminist Interpretations of Evil 3 hours 3HU, WRi Second Semester. Ms. Kamitsuka Russian 328. Literature and the Woman Question in Nineteenth-Century Russia 3 hours 3HU, CD, WR Next offered 2004-2005. Sociology FYSP 163. She Works Hard for the Money: Women, Work, and the Persistence of Inequality 3 hours 3SS First Semester. Ms. John 235. Gender Stratification 3 hours 3SS, CD, QPh, WR Next offered 2004-2005. 236. Sexualities and Society 3 hours 3SS, CD Next offered 2004-2005. 326. The American Family: Comfort, Conflict and Criticism 3 hours 3SS, CD Second Semester. Ms. John 436. Seminar in Sexualities and Collective Action 3 hours 3SS, CD, WR Next offered 2004-2005. Theater and Dance 230. Autobiography and Performance 4 hours 4HU, CD Next offered 2004-2005. 271. Special Topics in Gender Performance: Queer Acts 3 hours 3HU, CD, WR Next offered 2004-2005.
The following courses may be taken to fulfill some of the Gender and 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: The Contemporary Figure 267 Art Since 1960 268 Roots of Modernism: The Avant-Garde in Fin-de-Siecle France Classics 206 Greek and Roman Drama in Translation 210 Greek & Roman Mythology Creative Writing 201 Poetry/Prose Fiction Workshop 225 Polemical Strategies 310 Poetry Workshop 340 Non-Fiction Writing East Asian Studies 260 Colonialism/Postcolonialism in East Asia Economics 219 Labor Management Relations 320 Labor Economics English 256 The Making of American Literary Culture/The Making of America--Writing in the 19th Century 264 Coming to America 317 Late Victorian Fiction in Context 386 Narrating the Nation History 104 American History 1877 to the Present: Major Problems of Interpretation 112 The Bourgeoisie and the Making of Modern Europe 117 National Schizophrenia in Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa 1945-present: Tradition, Modernity and the Modern Novelist 119 The 1960s 141 The Gilded Age 254 Radical Tradition 260 Asian-American History 261 Race and Radicalism in the 1960s 264 Aliens and Citizens 327 Borderlands 328 American Mixed Blood Jewish Studies 131 Jewish History from Biblical Antiquity to 1492 132 Jewish History from the Spanish Expulsion to the Present 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 440 "Nervous Conditions": Critical Examinations of Psychological Research on Marginalized Groups 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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