SYLLABUS
FALL 2014
Women’s Studies 101 -- 02
Self, Identity and Society
TTH 2:00 – 3:15pm, AH 2103
Schedule # 23477
Women’s Studies Office, AL 346
Janet M. Roberts
Office: AL 336
Office Hours: Mon/Wed–12:00–1:00pm
Tue --1:00--1:50pm – Bench in front of AH 2128
E-Mail: profjmroberts@cox.net
REQUIRED TEXTS:
ALL TEXTS ARE REQUIRED!!!
1) Shaw, Susan – Women’s Voices, Feminist Visions, 5th Ed – AT: KB Books
2) Course Reader (Noted by an (R) on Syllabus) – Available ONLY AT: Cal Copy
3) Ms. Magazine Digital Online -- $19.95 -- To register, go to:
www.msintheclassroom.com and click on “Students”
We will frequently be using Blackboard.
Students who are unfamiliar with Blackboard should visit the student help page:
http://its.sdsu.edu/blackboard/student/index.html
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Women’s Studies 101 – Self, Identity and Society, is an interdisciplinary introduction to
Women’s Studies thought and scholarship. In this course we will examine and explore multitude
of important attitudes and institutions that affect the lives of women within the U.S. and globally.
Because gender is inflected by and experienced through a variety of forces and conditions, this
course will consider the ways that race, class, ethnicity, and sexuality inform women’s struggles
for understanding, self-determination and power in a world dominated by patriarchal privilege.
The course will include an investigation of how women’s intellectual activity has queried issues
such as: gender construction and roles; gender and difference; intimacy; sexuality; health; selfconcept; the psychology of oppression and resistance; family; education; and economic life. We
will read a variety of women’s perspectives that will address these issues and practice critical
thinking to allow you to develop your own skills—and voice—in understanding, speaking and
writing about women’s issues, experiences and lives.
GENERAL EDUCATION:
This course is one of nine courses that you will take in General Education Foundations.
Foundations courses cultivate skills in reading, writing, research, communication, computation,
information literacy, and use of technology. They furthermore introduce you to basic concepts,
theories and approaches in a variety of disciplines in order to provide the intellectual breadth
necessary to help you integrate the more specialized knowledge gathered in your major area of
study into a broader world picture. This course is one of two Foundations courses that you will
take in the area of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Upon completing this area of Foundations,
you will be able to: 1) explore and recognize basic terms, concepts, and domains of the social
and behavioral sciences; 2) comprehend diverse theories and methods of the social and
behavioral sciences; 3) identify human behavioral patterns across space and time and discuss
their interrelatedness and distinctiveness; 4) enhance your understanding of the social world
through the application of conceptual frameworks from the social and behavioral sciences to firsthand engagement with contemporary issues.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the semester students will be able to:
1) Exhibit an understanding of vocabulary, concepts, methods and theories of Women’s Studies.
2) Explain the significance of Women’s Studies as an academic discipline and its importance to
feminist scholarship.
3) Understand how gender and gender oppression affects all of our lives (both women and men).
4) Make connections between systems, institution and individual experiences of women and men.
5) Show knowledge of the theory of the socialization process and the construction of gender.
6) Exhibit an understanding of the interlocking systems of oppression and how social institutions
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perpetuate gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, class, and ability inequality.
7) Demonstrate critical reading, writing and thinking skills.
The mode of presentation is lecture-discussion
ASSIGNMENTS:
Media Exercise
Media Analysis (4-5 typed-double-spaced pages)
Midterm Exam (Take Home)
Research Paper (9-10 typed, double-spaced pages)
Final Exam (Take Home)
Reading Responses
Class Participation/Attendance
CATEGORY
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To Calculate Course Grade: Assignments from the same categories will be added together and
divided by number of assignments. Then the categories will be added together and divided by
number of categories to determine the Final Course Grade.
Written assignments may be adjusted to accommodate the rhythm of the class.
Last day to add/drop classes: 9/8/14
READING THE TEXTS:
You MUST READ ALL OF THE COURSE MATERIAL BEFORE THE DAY IT IS
LISTED FOR DISCUSSION. You MUST KEEP UP WITH THE ASSIGNMENTS, or you will be
lost. I also STRONGLY SUGGEST that after you finish each text you ask yourself: “What was
the important in this text?” & “What are the MAIN THEMES in this text?” Write down what
you think was important and what you think the main themes were in a sentence or two. This
does not have to be formal or elaborate, just notes to yourself that will help you grasp the most
important points of the texts and that will be helpful in preparing your Reading Responses. Also,
write down any questions that come up as you are reading and bring them to class. I cannot help
you if you don’t tell me what help you need.
READING RESPONSES:
Read the assigned material for each meeting PRIOR to the class meeting. Each week
indicated on syllabus, write NO MORE THAT A ONE PAGE response that discusses what YOU
think was most important from that week’s texts. Responses are NOT SUMMARIES of what
was in the texts—DO NOT TELL THE STORY—but your REACTION to some aspect of the texts
that were read in that week. DO NOT TRY TO WRITE ON EVERY TEXT ASSIGNED FOR A
PARTICULAR WEEK. Choose an idea, concept, statement, etc., toward which you have had a
STRONG REACTION. This is a space for you to be in dialog with the texts and their authors. You
can disagree, or agree with the point(s) that you have chosen. The point is to invest yourself in
the process of critical thinking, textual analysis and intellectual discourse.
Responses MUST be turned in each THURSDAY LISTED. Although I will review ALL of
the response papers regularly, so that I can get a clear overview of your developing thought
process, I will not return your responses (unless a problem is detected). At the end of the term I
will assess ALL of the response papers as a whole for a final course Response grade. They will
be graded based on your consistency in meeting this assignment, your engagement with the
texts, the thoughtfulness of your responses and arguments, and your commitment to quality,
critical interaction with the texts about which you have chosen to write. The Response Papers are
an important part of your learning experience and your grade, and should NOT BE BLOWN OFF.
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WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS:
Written Assignments must be written in STANDARD ENGLISH AND SUPPORTED BY
DETAILS AND QUOTED TEXTS AS ASSIGNED. I will be available to answer your questions
and to assist you in completing ALL of your assignments.
MEDIA ANALYSIS:
You will analyze a representative selection of media images (television, film, magazine, music
and any other media source) to examine how women and men are represented in the media.
You will use your knowledge from class to critically assess what you find and write a 4-5 page
paper.
RESEARCH PAPER:
Write a 9-10 page research paper addressing a topic related to a woman’s issue that interest
you. Topic must be on an Issue not a person. You will need to use at least 10 outside sources
for your research.
EXAMS:
There will be a Take Home Mid-Term and a Take Home Final Exam. You will be tested on the
information from the readings, class discussions and lectures. More information will follow.
EXTRA CREDIT:
You have the opportunity to complete up to two (2) extra credit assignments worth up to 4
points each (a maximum of 8 extra credit points can be earned). Community Event Option is
one possibility for Extra Credit. More information will follow.
COMMUNITY EVENT
The Women’s Studies Department encourages student to explore the connections
between theory and activism by offering students the option to fulfill a percentage of their
course requirements through participation in colloquia, and/or campus/community events
relevant to Women’s Studies. Students who choose this option will attend events that
highlight issues of significance for women, and provide a written analysis of the event.
Events may include (with the approval of the instructor): departmental colloquia lectures
or events sponsored by Women Studies and/or other departments or organizations in the
broader San Diego/Tijuana communities.
*** All assignments must be turned in at the beginning of class ***
Late assignments WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED without my PRIOR consent and ALL
LATE ASSIGNMENTS will be marked down 5 points.
*** No Emailed assignments will be accepted ***
!!! THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE !!!
**** Missing Assignments have a profoundly negative effect upon your grade. Please turn
in ALL of your assignments for the best results in the grading process. ****
STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THE RESEARCH PAPER & THE FINAL EXAM
TO PASS THE COURSE
ATTENDANCE:
Attendance is vital to the learning process. You can not learn if you are not in class for
the discussions. A student who has MORE THAN TWO (2) ABSENCES WILL FIND IT
DIFFICULT TO PASS THIS COURSE. Absence #3 will lower the student’s final grade by 5
points. Absence #4 will lower the final grade another 5 points, and so on . . . .
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**** THE POINT: IF YOU WANT TO SUCCEED IN THIS COURSE,
YOU WILL NEED TO ATTEND REGULARLY!! ****
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Come to class ON TIME and leave when the class is completed.
!!! LATENESS TO CLASS WILL BE COUNTED AS ½ OF AN ABSENCE !!!
Turn off your cell phones and all electronic devices BEFORE you come into class!!
No Laptops: If you have a documented reason for needing a laptop for note taking, please bring
it to me ASAP. I will ask you to sit in the front row.
Due to workload issues, if information is published on the Syllabus, posted on
Blackboard, or discussed in class I will not respond to emails requesting information
already accessible to students. Please check for information before emailing me for it.
ATHLETE INFORMATION:
All athletes must inform me before each travel date. If an assignment is due on a day of
travel it MUST be turned in ON OR BEFORE the due date. The assignment may be turned in
during a previous class or placed in the envelop on my office door Prior to leaving for travel.
Athletes must attend all classes when they are not traveling. Traveling uses the two “free”
absences. Athletes are responsible for all course information, even if they were away for an
event. It is the athlete’s responsibility to find out what was covered and to obtain the course
material covered when they were not in class.
Students with special needs
Students who need accommodation of disabilities should contact me privately to discuss specific
accommodations for which they have received authorization. If you have a disability, but have
not contacted Student Disability Services at 619-594-6473 (Calpulli Center, Third Floor, Suite
3101), please do so before making an appointment to see me.
Academic Honesty:
You are free to discuss ideas and strategies for approaching assignments with others, but with
the exception of in-class group work, students must complete their own work individually. Using
other people’s work in any form and passing it off as your own will result in disciplinary action.
You must always give credit for ideas from other sources (including the Web), even if you are not
citing word for word. The CSU system mandates that faculty report students whom they believe
have cheated to the Judicial Procedures Office. In addition to the academic penalty (usually an F
for the assignment or for the course), the Judicial Procedures Office may decide upon additional
sanctions such as expulsion.
**** Plagiarism is serious and can lead to dismissal from the college. Please make sure you
understand what plagiarism is (if someone else said/wrote it you MUST cite the source). See
document: “Regarding Plagiarism” posted on Blackboard for more detailed information. If there is
any question about this contact me and we will discuss it. ****
Private conversations between students will not be tolerated during class. Talking during
class is rude and is a distraction for your fellow students. If this behavior persist, those
involved will be asked to leave class and it will be counted as an absence.
Please be courteous and respectful to your classmates and the instructor at all times.
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Thinking about a Major or Minor in Women’s Studies? The program offers exciting courses, is
committed to women’s issues and social justice, and is adaptable to your interests and concerns.
Women’s Studies is not impacted! For more information contact Dr. Doreen Mattingly, 594-8033,
mattingl@mail.sdsu.edu – Office: AL 315. Her office hours are posted in the Women’s Studies
Office, AL 346.
THE STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL INFORMATION (DATES OF ESSAYS, REVISED
READING ASSIGNMENTS, NOTES, ETC.) GIVEN OR DISCUSSED IN CLASS!!
COURSE OUTLINE:
Week 1
Tue
8/26/14
Introduction to the course:
Introduction to the course.
Women’s Studies: The Discipline:
Readings: (WVFV 1-22); (R) Kesselman, “What is Women’s Studies?;”
(R) Ristine, “SDSU Trailblazers Mark Milestone;” (R) Hunte, “Voices of Women
Studies Students;” Guy-Sheftall, “Forty Years of Women’s Studies” (WVFV 25)
VIEW (ON YOU TUBE): African Feminism: We should all be feminist:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at TEDxEuston -- 30:16
http://youtu.be/hg3umXU_qWc
Thur
8/28/14
Week 2
Tue
9/2/14
Thur
9/4/14
Culture And Its Affects On Identity:
Readings: (R) Hall, “Ethnicity: Identity and Difference”
VIEW (ON YOU TUBE): “Remarks by First Lady Michelle Obama at YALI” -- 28:34
http://youtu.be/5jb00di88mY
Learning Gender:
Readings: (WVFV – Chp 3, 105-120); (R) Devor, “Becoming Members of
Society: Learning the Social Meaning of Gender;” Lober, “The Social
Construction of Gender” (126); Fine, “Unraveling Hardwiring” (129); Settles,
“Through the Lens of Race” (146); (R) “Genesis;” (R) Smith, “How Cruel Is the
Story of Eve;” (R) Wright, “Eve to Her Daughters”; (R) Kincaid, “Girl”
VIEW (ON YOU TUBE):
Interview with Simone di Beauvoir on “Why I am a Feminist” (This interview
is in French with English subtitles – but worth it) -- 49:44
http://youtu.be/W6hmVO7t_Bs
Due: Reading Response #1
(Please Number and Label Your Reading Responses)
Week 3
Tue
9/9/14
Psychological Oppression:
Readings: (R) Bartky, “On Psychological Oppression”
VIEW ON BLACKBOARD: MISS REPRESENTATION (88 Mins)
Thur
9/11/14
Media:
Readings: (WVFV – Chp 9, 450-472) (R) Rhode, “Media Images, Feminist
Issues;” (R) Kilbourne, “Two Ways a Women Can Get Hurt;” (Blackboard)
Mims, “Deconstructing Media Images“
VIEW ON BLACKBOARD: KILLING US SOFTLY 3 (34 Mins)
Due: Reading Response # 2
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Week 4
Tue
9/16/14
Media:
Readings: (WVFV), Douglas, Enlightened Sexism” (479); Kort, “Jane Addition”
(476); Lavigne, “Death Wore Black Chiffon” (484); Acocella, “Singing and
Dancing with Gender” (490); (BEST OF MS MAGAZINE: REPORTING—
SPRING 2002 -- Steinem, p. 60-64 (1990): “Sex, Lies, And Advertising”)
VIEW ON BLACKBOARD: GENERATION M (60 Mins)
Thur
9/18/14
Media:
Readings: De Leon, “If Women Ran Hip Hop” (483); Lenhart, “Sexting” (493);
Piepmeier, “Bad Girl, Good Girl” (498); Woolf, “Thinking About Shakespeare’s
Sister” (473); Lorde, “Poetry Is Not a Luxury” (477); Dickinson, “The Wife”
(475); (MS MAGAZINE—SPRING 2010 -- Dove-Viebahn, p. 47: “Stand By
Your Man”); (MS MAGAZINE— ALL ISSUES – Last page: “No Comment”)
VIEW ON BLACKBOARD: DREAMWORLDS 3 (54 Mins)
Week 5
Herstory of the Woman’s Liberation Movement & Feminism:
Tue
Readings: (R) Welter, “The Cult of True Womanhood;” (R) Levander, “The
9/23/14
Cult of Domesticity;” (R) Kesselman, “A History of Feminist Movements
VIEW ON BLACKBOARD: IRON JAWED ANGLES (124 Mins)
Due: Media Exercise: (Blackboard)
Readings: (R) Barns, “How It Feels to Be Forcibly Fed;” (R) Coontz. “What
We Really Miss a the 1950s;” (R) Baxandall, “Dear Sisters;” (R) Friedan, “The
Problem With No Name;” Rich, “Claiming an Education” (23)
VIEW ON BLACKBOARD:
MAKERS: WOMEN WHO MAKE AMERICA (EPISODES 1 & 2)
Due: Reading Response #3
Thur
9/25/14
Herstory of the Woman’s Liberation Movement & Feminism:
Readings: O’Reilly, “The Housewife’s Moment of Truth” (28); Baumgardner, “A
Day Without Feminism” (30); hooks, “Feminist Politics, (33); Harquail,
“Facebook for Women vs. Facebook Designed be Feminist” (36); Quindlen,
“Still Needing the F Word” (56); Piercy, “My Heroines” (40); (BEST OF MS
MAGAZINE: REPORTING—SPRING 2002 -- Steinem, p. 9-11 (1972):
“Women Voters Can’t Be Trusted”); (MS MAGAZINE—WINTER 2012—
Brazile, p. 63: “This is What 40 Looks Like”)
VIEW ON BLACKBOARD:
MAKERS: WOMEN WHO MAKE AMERICA (EPISODE 3)
Week 6
Tue
9/30/14
Thur
10/2/14
Diversity:
Readings: (R) Almquist, “The Experiences of Minority Women in the U.S.;”
(R) Collins, “Mammies, Matriarchs, And Other;” Wong, “When I Was Growing
Up” (145); (R) Tajima, “Lotus Blossoms Don’t Bleed;” (R) Luu, “The Hardships
of Escape;” (R) Kingston, “No Name Woman;” (R) Sway, “Behind the Crystal
Ball;” (Blackboard) Angelou, “Phenomenal Woman;” (MS MAGAZINE—
WINTER 2012—Harris, p. 46-47: “Singled Out”)
VIEW (ON YOU TUBE):
“Sister Citizen: Shame Stereotypes and Black Women in America” –
http://youtu.be/blX2YHdqUJA -- 58:41
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Week 7
Systems of Privilege and Oppression:
Tue
(WVFV -- Chp 2, 42-58); Collins, “Toward a New Vision” (59); Frye,
10/7/14
“Oppression” (67); Lorde, “There Is No Hierarchy of Oppression” (70)
VIEW (ON YOU TUBE):
“Not Your Asian Sidekick: The Past, Present, and Future of The Asian
American Grassroots” -- 1:10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltti7WNREVI&feature=share
Thur
10/9/14
Week 8
Tue
10/14/14
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Readings: (WVFV) Pharr, “Homophobia” (71); McIntosh, “White Privilege” (75);
Moraga, “What’s Race Gotta Do with It?” (82); Yeskel, “Opening Pandora’s
Box” (86); Mamber, “Don’t Laugh” (91); Wendell, “The Social Construction of
Disability” (91); Jordan, “Report from the Bahamas” (99)
Inscribing Gender On The Body:
Readings: (WVFV – Chp 5, 213-233); Rosenberg “(Rethinking) Gender” (158);
Fausto-Sterling, “Two Five Sexes, Revisited (121) Blackwood, “Trans Identities
and Contingent Masculinities” (135); Wexler, “Shame-O-Phobia” (141)
Due: Media Analysis *** (Please Label All Of Your Assignments)
Readings: Brumberg, “Breast Buds” (234); Steinem, “If Men Could Menstruate”
(238); Mullins, Prosthetic Power” (239); Grossman, “Beating Anorexia and
Gaining Feminism” (243); (R) Ensler, “from: The Vagina Monologues;” Rubin,
“Body Ethics and Aesthetics” (255); Weitz, ”What We Do for Love” (266); MiyaJervis, “Hold That Nose” (278); Martin, ”Love Your Fat Self” (280); Watts,
“China’s Cosmetic Surgery Craze” (285); Davis, Designer Vaginas” (287);
(MS MAGAZINE—SPRING 2009 -- Liu, p. 74-77: “The Perfect
Pantomime”); (MS MAGAZINE—FALL 2011 – Pham, p 38-42: “If the
Clothes Fit”)
VIEW ON BLACKBOARD: THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
Due: Reading Response #4
Thur
10/16/14
Religion & Spirituality In Women’s Lives:
Readings: (WVFV – Chp 12, 595-608); Stanton, “Introduction to The Woman’s
Bible” (609); Haught’ “God Says Yes to Me” (610); Brown, “Fundamentalism
and the Control of Women” (610); Marcos, “Decolonizing Religious Beliefs”
(614); Almirzanah, “The Prophet’s Daughter” (621); Plaskow, “Standing
Again at Sinai” (624); Ostriker, “Everywoman Her Own Theology” (627);
Riswold, “Feminist Questions of Christianity” (628); Sweas, “Catholic and
Feminist” (636)
Due: Set # 1 of Extra Credit Assignments
Week 9
Tue
10/21/14
Thur
10/23/14
Female Sexuality & Heteronormativity:
Readings: (WVFV – Chp 4, 164-181); Valenti, “The Cult of Virginity” (182);
hooks, “Romance: Sweet Love” (186); Baumgardner, “What Is Bisexuality?”
(189); Bass, “Gate C22” (195); Rupp, “A World of Difference” (196); Allen,
“Some Like Indians Endure” (201); Albert, “I’m Gonna Wash That King
Right Out of My Hair” (203); Smith, “Dismantling Hierarchy, Queering Society”
(205); Springer, “Queering Black Female Heterosexuality” (207); (MS
MAGAZINE—WINTER 2009 -- Renshaw, Ph.D., p. 59-60: “The F Word on
The L Word”) (MS MAGAZINE—WINTER 2010 -- Kiritsy, p. 12-13: “Coming
Out, Voted In”)
VIEW ON BLACKBOARD: GIRLS: MOVING BEYOND MYTH (28 Mins)
Due: Reading Response #5
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Week 10
Tue
10/28/14
Partnership, Families, & Motherhood:
Readings: (WVFV –Chp 7, 354-371); Goldman, “Marriage and Love” (372);
(R) Collins, “Black Women and Motherhood;” Miya-Jervis, “Who Wants to
Marry a Feminist?” (374); Burggink, “Don’t Give Up Your Day Job” (376);
Gomes, “Partners as Parents” (380); Smith, “Hardscrabble Salvation” (386);
Schwartzapfel, “Lullabies Behind Bars” (387); Angelou, “Our Grandmothers”
(389); (BEST OF MS MAGAZINE: REPORTING—SPRING 2002 -- O’Reilly,
p. 5-8 (1972): “Click: The Housewife’s Moment Of Truth”); (BEST OF MS
MAGAZINE: REPORTING—SPRING 2002 -- Holcomb, p. 102-103 (2000):
“Who Benefits From Family Friendly Policies?”)
Thur
10/30/14
Resisting Violence Against Women:
Readings: (WVFV – Chp 10, 503-524); (R) Shange, “With No Immediate
Cause;” Smith, “Beyond the Politics of Inclusion” (525); Lockwood, “She Said”
(528); Swartz, “The Lost Girls” (528); (MS MAGAZINE—SPRING 2011 –
Hallett, p. 26-31: “Rape is Rape”); (MS MAGAZINE—SUMMER 2011 –
Hallett, p. 32-35: “How to Stop a Serial Rapist”); (MS MAGAZINE—
SPRING 2010 – Wilson, p. 32-35: “Culture of Rape”); (MS MAGAZINE—
SPRING/SUMMER 2012—Whitefield-Madrano, p. 52-55: “I Can Handle It”)
VIEW ON BLACKBOARD: DATE RAPE BACKLASH (57 Mins)
Due: Reading Response #6
Week 11
Tue
11/4/14
Resisting Violence Against Women:
Readings: (R) Lindsey, “Rape: The All American Crime;” (WVFV) Davis,
“Betrayed by the Angel” (534); Manuh, “Confronting Violence” (537);
St. George, “Textual Harassment” (540); Bridges, “Lisa’s Ritual” (542); Roy,
“Rape and War” (543); (MS MAGAZINE—SPRING/SUMMER 2012—Ginty, p.
36-39: “Court-Martialing The Military”)
VIEW ON BLACKBOARD: THE INVISIBLE WAR (2011) (97 Mins)
Thur
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Week 12
11/6/14
-- DUE: MID-TERM EXAM DUE (Take Home)
TUESDAY – 11/11/14 -- VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY – NO CLASS
Thur
11/13/14
Resisting Violence Against Women:
Readings: (MS MAGAZINE—SPRING 2010 – Andronici, p. 43-44: “Save
Your Life, Save Your Livelihood”); (MS MAGAZINE—FALL 2010 – Chen,
p. 15: “The Economic Crisis Hits Home”); (MS MAGAZINE—WINTER 2011
– Hallett, p. 16: “High-Tech Stalking”)
VIEW ON BLACKBOARD: V-DAY: UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS (72 Mins)
Week 13
Tue
11/18/14
Women’s Work:
Readings: (WVFV – Chp 8, 391-413); Mainardi, “The Politics of Housework”
(414); Hesse-Biber, “A Brief History of Working Women” (417); Ehrenreich,
“Maid to Order” (429); (R) Vazquez, “The Stories Our Mothers Tell;” Chang,
“Color Me Nontoxic” (435); Burk, “Power Plays” (436); Baker, “The Women’s
Movement Against Sexual Harassment” (439); Leigh, “The Strange
Relationship Between Feminism and Sex Work” (446)
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Thur
11/20/14
Readings: (BEST OF MS MAGAZINE: REPORTING—SPRING 2002 -- Hill,
p. 84-85 (1992): “The Nature Of The Beast”); (BEST OF MS MAGAZINE:
REPORTING—SPRING 2002 – Ehrenreich, p. 45-48 (1981): “Life on the
Global Assembly Line”) (MS MAGAZINE—FALL 2009 -- Nadasen, Ph.D.,
p. 38-40: “Domestic Workers Take It To The Streets”); (MS MAGAZINE—
SPRING 2011 – Andronici, p. 47-48: “Class Act, Glass Ceiling”); (MS
MAGAZINE—SUMMER 2011 -- Smeal, p. 45: “The Fight Will Go on”); (MS
MAGAZINE—SUMMER 2011 -- Burk, p. 46-47: “The Myth of the
Mancession”); (MS MAGAZINE—FALL 2011 – Ginty, p 26-29: All Guts, No
Glory”); (MS MAGAZINE—FALL 2011 – Beyerstein, p 12-13: “Jobs, Jobs,
Jobs”)
Due: Reading Response #7
Week 14
Tuesday -- 11/25/14 **** DUE: Research Paper ****
(Written Argument for The Women’s Related Research Topic of Your
Choice -- Must be an Issue – Not an Individual)
*** THURSDAY – 11/27/14 -- THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY -- NO CLASS ***
Week 15
Tue
12/2/14
Health and Reproductive Rights:
Readings: (WVFV – Chp 6, 279-309); Sanger, “My Fight for Birth Control”
(310); Cooney, “The Way It Was” (312); (R) Griswold v Connecticut;
(Blackboard) Eckholm, “Push for Personhood;” (Blackboard) Gray, “The
Personhood Amendment;” BEST OF MS MAGAZINE: REPORTING—
SPRING 2002 – Ehrenreich, p. 49 (1984): “Body Politic”); (MS
MAGAZINE—SPRING 2010 -- Smeal, p. 12-14: “A Title IX For Health
Care”); (MS MAGAZINE — SUMMER 2011 -- Grimes, p. 15: “The Latest
Threat to Health Care”); (MS MAGAZINE—SUMMER 2011 -- Chamlee, p.
12-13: “The States’ War on Women”); (WVFV) Lewis, “HIV Risk Behavior
Among College Students” (319); Woods, “A Global Health Imperative” (326);
Parks, “Rethinking Radical Politics” (333); Sillman, “Women of Color” (340);
McCurrie, “Eyes on the Prize” (347); (BEST OF MS MAGAZINE:
REPORTING—SPRING 2002 – Tillmon, p 12-13 (1972): “Welfare Is A
Women’s Issue”)
Due: Set # 2 of Extra Credit Assignments
Thur
12/4/14
Readings: (R) Roe v Wade: Part One; (R) Roe v Wade: Part Two, “The Assault
on Birth Control and Family Planning Programs;” (Blackboard) Volsky, 24
States Enacted 92 Abortion Restrictions In 2011;” (BEST OF MS MAGAZINE:
REPORTING—SPRING 2002 – Gratz, p. 19 (1973): “Never Again”); (MS
MAGAZINE—FALL 2009 -- Norris, p. 12-13: “Battleground Nebraska”);
(MS MAGAZINE—WINTER 2010 -- Joffe, p. 16 “Abortion Clinics Under
Siege”); (MS MAGAZINE—WINTER 2011 – Clark, p. 28-31: “Abortion
Rights On the Line”); (MS MAGAZINE—SPRING 2011 Ginty, p. 32-35:
“Treatment Denied”); (MS MAGAZINE—SPRING/SUMMER 2012 --Baker,
p. 27-31: “Fighting the War on Women”); (MS MAGAZINE—
SPRING/SUMMER 2012—Burroughs, p. 46-47: “A Frightening
Prosecution”)
Due: Reading Response #8
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Week 16
Tue
12/9/14
State, Law, and Social Policy:
Readings: (WVFV – Chp 11, 548-569); Anthony, “Constitutional Argument”
(633); (R) Eisler, “The Equal Rights Amendment;” Sander, “Title IX Update”
(574); Hugmeyer, “Delinquent Girls” (577); (MS MAGAZINE—WINTER 2011 –
Burstyn, p. 12-14: “Most Effective Speaker Ever”); (MS MAGAZINE—
SPRING/SUMMER 2012—Brazile, p. 63: “Invisibility & Bias”); (WVFV)
Benedict, “The Plight of Women Soldiers” (582); Khan, “From Rescue to
Recognition” (585); Djajic-Horvath, “First Morning in Exile” (593)
VIEW ON BLACKBOARD: 14 WOMEN: THEY’RE WOMEN, THEY’RE
POWERFUL, THEY’RE SENATORS (70 Mins)
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FINALS WEEK -- STARTS THURSDAY ****
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DECEMBER 11 – DECEMBER 17, 2014 ****
(NO REGULAR CLASSES)
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FINAL FOR THIS CLASS: ****
**** TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2014 ****
**** 2:00 – 3:00PM ****
*** NEW LOCATION – MY OFFICE: ***
*** AL 336 ***
**** Due: Take Home Final Exam ****
(IF YOU WANT TO TURN IN FINAL EARLIER, PLACE IT IN
THE ENVELOP ON MY OFFICE DOOR – AL 336)
STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THE RESEARCH PAPER &
THE FINAL EXAM TO PASS THE COURSE
GRADES POSTED: WEDNESDAY -- DECEMBER 31, 2014
(AFTER 11:00PM)
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