Date |
Topic |
Sep 24 |
Introduction |
Sep 26 |
Women's Studies: Perspectives and Practices
| Pg. 1-21 |
Chapter 1 Introduction |
| Pgs. 22-24 |
Reading 1 - Claiming an Education |
| Pgs. 25-28 |
Reading 2 - A Day Without Feminism |
| Pgs. 55-56 |
Reading 7 - Denials of Inequality |
| Pgs. 57-58 |
Reading 8 - Still Needing the F Word |
| Online Video |
Are YOU a Feminist? Run time: 1:50 minutes |
| Online Video |
Feminism Survey: Men on the Street Run time: 2:04 minutes |
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Oct 1 |
Feminism, Femininity and Gender Equity in Sports
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Oct 3 |
Learning Gender
| Pgs. 124-138 |
Chapter 3 Introduction |
| Pgs. 139-141 |
Reading 19 - Two Sexes Are Not Enough |
| Pgs. 141-143 |
Reading 20 - The Social Construction of Gender |
| Pgs. 154-157 |
Reading 24 - Trans on Campus |
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| Due |
Writing Assignment #1 |
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Oct 8 |
Systems of Privilege and Inequality in Women's Lives
| Pgs. 60-75 |
Chapter 2 Introduction |
| Pgs. 76-84 |
Reading 9 - Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as
Categores of Analysis and Connection |
| Pgs. 149-150 |
Reading 22 - When I Was Growing Up |
| Online Video |
Vision Test Run time: 6:00 minutes. |
| Online Video |
A Girl Like Me Run time: 7:08 minutes |
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Oct 10 |
Systems of Privilege and Inequality in Women's Lives
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Understanding White Privilege and Hidden Bias
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Oct 17 |
Systems of Privilege and Inequality in Women's Lives
| Pgs. 101-106 |
Reading 15 - Tired of Playing Monopoly, Langston |
| Pgs. 110-118 |
Reading 17 - The Social Construction of Disability, Wendell |
| Pgs. 203-205 |
Reading 31 - Prue Shows Her Knickers |
| Pgs. 641-646 |
Reading 90 - Flat Broke with Children |
| Website |
Working Definitions of Class (2 pages) |
| Website |
People First Language |
| Online Activity |
Global Rich List.
Find out how rich you are in comparison to the rest of the world: in the 1st box, choose $ US; in the 2nd box,
type your yearly income |
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| Due |
Writing Assignment #2 |
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Oct 22 |
Sex, Power, and Intimacy
|
Oct 24 |
The Female Body
| Pgs. 229-247 |
Chapter 5 Introduction |
| Pgs. 270-280 |
Reading 39 - What We Do for Love |
| Pgs. 289-290 |
Reading 42 - Phenomenal Woman |
| Website |
About Face,
(View "Gallery of Offenders" and "Gallery of Winners") |
| Online Video |
Evolution Run time: 1 minute |
| Online Video |
A Fat Rant Run time: 7:45 minutes |
| Online Video |
Slip of the Tongue Run time: 4:06 |
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Biography Presentations with Summary Transparencies
|
Oct 31 |
Health and Reproductive Rights
|
Nov 5 |
Women's Work
| Pgs. 429-450 |
Chapter 8 Introduction |
| Pgs. 465-468 |
Reading 63 - A Black Woman Took My Job |
| Pgs. 481-483 |
Reading 66 - What Wal-Mart Women Want |
|
Nov 7 |
Women and Family Lives
| Pgs. 372-388 |
Chapter 7 Introduction |
| Pgs. 395-3998 |
Reading 55 - The Myth of the Perfect Mother |
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Nov 14 |
Resisting Violence Against Women
| Pgs. 554-557 |
Chapter 10 Introduction |
| Pgs. 440-441 |
Reading 82 - Betrayed By the Angel: What Happens When Violence
Knocks and Politeness Answers? |
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| Due |
Writing Assignment #3 |
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Women Confronting and Creating Culture
| Pgs. 503-517 |
Chapter 9 Introduction |
| Women and Music |
Please bring to class CD's of women's music that you
would like to share with the class. |
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| Due |
Internet Assignment |
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Nov 26 |
State, Law, and Social Policy
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Nov 28 |
Religion and Spirituality in Women's Lives
|
Dec 3 |
Female Sexuality
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Creative Project Presentations
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Final Exam
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