WGS 120: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies and Feminist Theory
Fall, 2010
MWF, 11:15-12:10
COURSE SCHEDULE
| DATE | DAILY LESSON / WHAT IS DUE |
| WEEKS ONE AND TWO | INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD OF WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES |
| Friday, September 10 | Introduction to course
Women’s and Gender Studies |
| Monday, Sept. 13 | Issues, Chapter 1, pp. 1-32 |
| Wednesday, Sept. 15 | Shaw and Lee: “Women’s Studies: Perspectives and Practices” |
| Friday, Sept. 17 | Feminist Foremothers, Issues, Ch. 9, pp. 503-15 |
| Monday, Sept. 20 | Submit in class: Assignment, “Mother/Grandmother Project”
Discussion: Mother/Grandmother Project |
| Wednesday, Sept. 22 | Group Presentations and Discussion: Primary texts: Feminist Foremothers (Issues, Ch. 9, pp. 516-84)
GROUP A: Wollstonecraft (pp. 534-38) and Seneca Falls (pp. 541-43) GROUP B: Truth (pp. 544-45) and Anthony (pp. 552-56) / NYT article on Suffrage, 8-24-10 |
| Friday, Sept. 24 | GROUP C: Beauvoir (562-69) and Friedan (570-74)
GROUP D: Millett (577-83) GROUP E: Beijing Declaration (584-89) |
| WEEKS THREE TO SIX | GENDER SYSTEMS: CONCEPTS AND THEORIES |
| Monday, Sept. 27 | Lesson: Patriarchy and Sexism, Issues, Ch. 2, pp. 61-74 |
| Wednesday, Sept. 29 | Discussion: Thinking about Privilege: “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” (Peggy McIntosh)
Group Presentation, GROUP A: (Ch. 2) 75-78, 92-93, 107-16, 117-23 |
| Friday, October 1 | Film and Discussion: “Beyond Killing Us Softly:
The Strength to Resist” (32 min.) (Leyburn: HF 5827.K552 2000) |
| Monday, Oct. 4 | Submit in class: Assignment, “Observing Gender”
Discussion: “Observing gender” |
| Wednesday, Oct. 6 | Lesson: Portrayal of Women, Issues, Ch. 3, pp. 124-37 |
| Friday, Oct. 8 | Group Presentation, GROUP B: (Ch. 3) 148-49, 150-55, 156-68, 169 |
| Monday, Oct. 11 | Group Presentation, GROUP C: (Ch. 4) 186-87, 188-90, 191-99, 200-04, 205-08 |
| *Wednesday, Oct. 13 | *Feminist Resistance, Issues, Ch. 4, pp. 170-85 and “NOW” selection , Ch. 9, pp. 575-76 (to be discussed on Wednesday, Oct. 20) |
| Friday, Oct. 15 | Reading Day |
| Monday, Oct. 18 | Submit in class: Assignment, “Gender Scavenger Hunt”
VISIT: Professor Jill Dolan, Director, Program in the Study of Women and Gender, Princeton University / The Performance of Gender |
| Wednesday, Oct. 20 | Discussion: Gender Scavenger Hunt
Feminist Resistance, Issues, Ch. 4, pp. 170-85 and “NOW” selection , Ch. 9, pp. 575-76 |
| Friday, Oct. 22 | Patriarchy and Women’s Subordination, Issues, Ch. 5, pp. 209-18
Group Presentation, GROUP D: (Ch. 5) 219-20, 221-22, 228-36, 237-46 |
| WEEKS SEVEN TO TEN | GENDER SYSTEMS: EFFECTS ON OUR PRIVATE LIVES AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS |
| Monday, Oct. 25 | The Effects of Sexism on Women’s Private Lives, Issues, Ch. 6, pp. 249-64 |
| Wednesday, Oct. 27 | FILM: “Defending Our Lives” (42 min.) (Leyburn: HV6626 .D43 1993 ) |
| Friday, Oct. 29 | VISIT: Holli Coates, Volunteer Services, Project Horizon
Violence Against Women (continued), Issues, Ch. 6, pp. 264-80 |
| Monday, November 1 | Submit in class: Assignment, “Gender Transgression”
Discussion: Gender Transgression |
| Wednesday, Nov. 3 | Group Presentation, GROUP E: Effects of Gender on Women’s Private Lives, Issues, Ch. 6, pp. 289-93, 294-98, 299-307, 318-24, 325-28 |
| Friday, Nov. 5 | Effects of Gender on Women’s Private Lives, Issues, Ch. 6, pp. 329-39, 340, 341-43 |
| Monday, Nov. 8 | Effects of Gender on Women’s Private Lives (continued), Issues, Ch. 6, Catch-up
VISIT: Christy Barongan, W&L Counseling Psychologist / Gender Constructs and Their Effects on Private Lives |
| Wednesday, Nov. 10 | Lesson: Discrimination: Effects of Sexism on Public Institutions, Issues, Ch. 7, pp. 344-54, 355-73 |
| Friday, Nov. 12 | Work on the Academic Journals assignment for next Monday. |
| Monday, Nov. 15 | Submit in class: Academic Journals assignment
GROUP PRESENTATIONS of Academic Journals assignment |
| Wednesday, Nov. 17 | Discrimination (continued), Issues, Ch. 7, pp. 383-97, 405-07, 408-23, 424-27, 439-44 |
| Friday, Nov. 19 | Sexist Ideology and Our World, Issues, Ch. 8, pp. 445-58, 459-66 |
| WEEKS ELEVEN AND TWELVE | WOMEN AND FAMILIES / COURSE WRAP-UP |
| Monday, Nov. 29 | VISIT: Jeanine Silveira Stewart, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Hollins University: Women and Work / *Read Chapters 1-3 of The Second Shift |
| Wednesday, December 1 | Women, Work, and Families: Complete The Second Shift, Chapters 12-17 (plus expert on one case study among Chapters 4-11) |
| Friday, Dec. 3 | Sexist Ideology and Our World (continued), Issues, Ch. 8, pp. 467-72, 473-82, 483-87, 497-502 |
| Monday, Dec. 6 | Submit: EXAM ENVELOPE in class today
Online course evaluation Women, Work, and Families (continued): Wrap up Chapter 8 and The Second Shift |
| Wednesday, Dec. 8 | Final questions and conversations |
| Friday, Dec. 10 | Preparation for final exam |
| FINAL EXAM | DUE BY 5pm on Tuesday, December 14 to brown shelves next to Professor Mayock’s office (DuPont 204) |