Women's Studies
Women's Studies 3000 (formerly 0202): Topics in Women's Studies- Women's Studies 3000 (formerly 0202): Topics in Women's Studies: Gender, Girls, and Culture in Contemporary Japan
- Women's Studies 3096 (formerly W206): The American Woman: Visions and Revisions
- Women's Studies 0249: Asian Women in Transition
Women's Studies 3000 (formerly 0202): Topics in Women's Studies
3 credit hours
A special-topics course used for presenting material and approaches to Women's Studies that are either experimental in nature or not yet a regular part of the curriculum.
Women's Studies 3000 (formerly 0202): Topics in Women's Studies: Gender, Girls, and Culture in Contemporary Japan
3 credit hours
(Cross-Listings: Asian Studies 2000 & Sociology 3240)
An examination of the actual and metaphorical role of girls in contemporary culture and society. Both the commercial and subcultural aspects of girls' culture, from the 1970s to the present, will be discussed. Topics covered include gender and the theories of feminine sexuality and consciousness; Anglo-American militarism and Asian women; the idea of an Oriental femininity; childishness; cuteness and cultural resistance; girls and homoerotica; assertiveness and the girls' magazine industry; Lolita complex culture (or men who idolize girls); high school girl subculture; and the interaction of girls' culture with racial imagery. This course will help you to develop an understanding of the growth, the themes, and the role of girls' culture and even girl power in contemporary Japanese society.
Women's Studies 3096 (formerly W206): The American Woman: Visions and Revisions
3 credit hours
(Cross-Listings: American Studies 3096)
An examination of images and roles of women in American culture. Using fiction, poetry, and autobiography, we develop an understanding of stereotypes and myths and we relate these images to the real-life experiences of American women. The readings include all classes and many ethnic groups, and focus primarily on the twentieth century.
Women's Studies 0249: Asian Women in Transition
3 credit hours
(Cross-Listings: Asian Studies 3636)
An introduction and comparison of the recent historical experience of women in Asia, especially in China, Japan, and Korea. Major topics include women and the family, women and work, and women as creators and activists. The course focuses on the situations of rural and urban women and on ordinary and elite women in the late nineteenth and the twentieth centuries.
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