UniversityofPittsburgh
GSWS0100-1030:IntroductiontoGender,Sexuality,andWomen’sStudies(W)
Spring2016
GailWolfe
gew28@pitt.edu
Meetingtime:MondayandWednesday,4:30–5:45PM
Locationofcourse:402CathedralofLearning
Officehours:Monday3:00–4:15PMandThursday4:30–5:45PM
RequiredTexts
Women’sVoices,FeministVisions:ClassicandContemporaryReadings,6thedition,editedby
SusanM.ShawandJanetLee(availableatthePittUniversityStore)
Wewillsupplementthereaderwithavarietyofessays,bookchapters,newsarticles,TED
talks,etc.ThesematerialsareavailableviaCourseWeb.
CourseDescription
Thisintroductorycourseisdesignedtoacquaintstudentswiththemajorconceptsand
issuesingender,sexuality,andwomen’sstudies.Wewillreadcontemporaryandclassic
textsfromavarietyofdisciplinaryperspectivestoexplorearangeoftopics,including
women’sandLGBTQactivismintheUnitedStates,keytheoreticalconcepts(e.g.,sex,
gender,sexuality,performativity,intersectionality,feminisms,oppression,privilege,
essentialism,socialconstruction,queeringcategoriesofdifference,etc.),representationsof
identityinpopularculture,healthandreproductivejustice,thedivisionoflaborinthehome
andworkplace,genderedviolence,etc.Takentogether,thesetopicswillallowforcritical
examinationofhowgenderandsexuality–indynamicinteractionwithothersocially
constitutedmarkersofdifference–giveformandmeaningtoourembodiedexperiences
andsenseofourselves,shapeourideasaboutandinteractionswithothers,andserveas
structuringprinciplesofsocialorganization.InfulfillmentoftheUniversityofPittsburgh’s
writingrequirement,thiswriting-intensivecoursewillalsosupportstudents’development
asacademicwritersthroughsustainedfocusonwritingascraft,process,andproduct.In
addition,GSWS0100qualifiesasasocialsciencecoursewithintheuniversity’sgeneral
educationframework.
CourseObjectives
Bytheendofthesemester,studentswill:
• demonstrateanintroductoryunderstandingofthefieldofgender,sexuality,and
women’sstudies,andutilizearangeofinterdisciplinarytoolsandmethodsfor
understandingandanalyzingsex,gender,andsexualityinculture.
• developarichcomprehensionofbothfeministandqueerapproachestothesocial
andculturalconstructionofgender,sex,andsexuality.
• constructandenhanceacriticalunderstandingofintersectionality,includingan
awarenessofgenderanditscomplexintersectionswithothersocial,cultural,and
biologicalcategories,includingbutnotlimitedtosex,race,ethnicity,class,
nationality,sexuality,ability,andage.
• cultivatealanguageframeworkforthoughtfullyarticulatingthecriticalvocabulary
inthefieldofgender,sexualityandwomen’sstudies.
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improvereadingandwritingskillsthrougheffectivesynthesisofwrittenmaterial,
andsubsequently,theabilitytoconveycourseconceptsinaconciseandclear
mannerbothverballyandinwriting.
developaskillsettothinkcriticallyandthoughtfullyabouttheselfandothers
throughadeepenedunderstandingofhowsocial,cultural,andbiologicalcategories
shapeourlives,andourunderstandingsoftheworld.
CourseRequirements
Attendance(50points)
IntroductiontoGender,Sexuality,andWomen’sStudiesisadiscussion-orientedcourse.
Therefore,yourpresenceiscrucial.Eachstudentwillbeginthetermwith50possible
attendancepoints.Youwillnotincuranypenaltyforyourfirsttwoabsences.Aftertwo
absences,youwilllose10pointsperadditionalabsence.(Forthepurposesofyour
attendancegrade,Iwillnotdistinguishbetweenexcusedandunexcusedabsences.)Missing
morethaneightofthetwenty-eightclassmeetingsisgroundsforafailinggrade.Ifissues
comeupthatinterferewithyourabilitytoattendclass,itisyourresponsibilitytoletme
know.
PreparationandParticipation(200points)
Preparationandparticipationareequallyvitaltothesuccessofthecourse.Inordertobe
activeandthoughtfulparticipants,youmustprepareforclassbycarefullyreadingthe
assignedmaterials.Inaddition,youarerequiredtobringtheassignedreadingstoclass.I
expectstudentstocometoeachandeveryclassmeetingreadytoreflecton,discuss,and
writeaboutthetopic(s)underconsideration.
Yourpreparationandparticipationgradeiscomprisedoftwocomponents:
• aholisticappraisalofthequantityandqualityofyourcontributionstoclassroom
discussionsandactivities(125points)
• yourperformanceonin-classwritingexercises(75points)
Overthecourseofthesemester,studentswillcompletefourin-classwritingexercises.
Theseexercisesaredesignedtosharpenstudents’writingskillsandpromotetheir
engagementwithcourseconceptsandtexts.Eachexercisewillbeworth25points.Students
willbepermittedtodropthelowestoftheirfourscores.TheseexerciseswillNOTbe
announcedinadvanceandCANNOTbemadeup.
NoteonClassroomConduct
Ourclassroomwillbeaspacewhereweexploreavarietyofissuesrelatedto
identity.Mygoalisforeveryonetofeelcomfortableexploringtheiremerging
understandingofthethemesandconceptsatissueinthecourse.Inorderto
promotethisenvironment,itiscriticalthateachofuscommitstoactivelistening
andthoughtfulengagementwithothers'contributions.Wemustalsocommitto
cultivatingandmaintaininganatmosphereofmutualrespectandcivility,
particularlywhenwedisagree.Let’sbeginthesemesterwiththerecognitionthat
eachofusisuniquelypositionedvis-à-viscategoriesofidentitylikegender,
sexuality,race,ethnicity,nationality,class,ability,age,etc.Ouruniquepositioning
meansthatweallhavevaluableinsightstoshareandthatwe’lllearnbestwhen
weapproachcoursetexts,discussions,andoneanotherwithopenness.Texting,
checkingFacebook,and/orsurfingthenetduringclassarestrictlyincompatible
withthoughtfulparticipationintheclassroomcommunity.
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NoteonGender-InclusiveandNon-SexistLanguage
Languageisgender-inclusiveandnon-sexistwhenweusewordsthataffirmand
respecthowpeopledescribe,express,andexperiencetheirgender.Justassexist
languageexcludeswomen’sexperiences,non-gender-inclusivelanguageexcludes
theexperiencesofindividualswhoseidentitiesmaynotfitthegenderbinary,
and/orwhomaynotidentifywiththesextheywereassignedatbirth.Identities
includingtrans,intersex,andgenderqueerreflectpersonaldescriptions,
expressions,andexperiences.Gender-inclusive/non-sexistlanguageacknowledges
peopleofanygender(forexample,firstyearstudentversusfreshman,chair
versuschairman,humankindversusmankind,etc.).Italsoaffirmsnon-binary
genderidentifications,andrecognizesthedifferencebetweenbiologicalsexand
genderexpression.Students,faculty,andstaffmaysharetheirpreferredpronouns
andnames,andthesegenderidentitiesandgenderexpressionsshouldbe
honored.
[TheseguidelinesfulfillthebestintentionsoftheUniversityofPittsburgh’s
Non-DiscriminationPolicy:https://www.cfo.pitt.edu/policies/policy/07/0701-03.html.ForadditionalinformationpleasevisittheGender,Sexuality,and
Women’sStudiesProgram:http://www.gswstudies.pitt.edu/]
GSWSEventAttendanceandResponsePapers(75pointsx2=150points)
StudentsarerequiredtoattendTWOcampusand/orcommunityeventsthataddress
genderand/orsexuality.Asafollow-uptoeachevent,studentswillsubmitashortresponse
paper(2–2.5pages,double-spaced,12pt.font).Inthepaper,yourtaskistosummarizethe
contentoftheeventANDdemonstrateyouractiveengagementwiththeissuesthatitraises.
Responsepaperscanincludepersonalreactionsbutmustalsodrawoncourseconceptsand
readingstomakesenseofthesubstantivecontentoftheevent.Thereisacalendarof
eligibleeventsinthesyllabusandonCourseWeb.IwillupdatethecalendaronCourseWeb
andalertstudentstoupcomingeventsthroughoutthesemester.Thefirstresponsepaper
mustbesubmittedviaCourseWebby5PMonFriday,March4th(i.e.beforespringrecess).
ThesecondresponsepaperisdueviaCourseWebbeforeclassonWednesday,April6th.
Furtherdetailsabouttheresponsepaperswillbedistributedinclass.
AnalysisPapers(300points)
• Analysispaper1:50pointsforfirstdraft+100pointsforrevisedversion
• Analysispaper2:150points
Duringthefirsttwelveweeksofthesemester,youwillwritetwoanalysispapers(4-5pages
each,double-spaced,12pt.font).Thepurposeoftheanalysispapersistogiveyouthe
opportunitytousecourseconceptstocraftanargumentinresponsetoanessayprompt.
Thepromptswillbedesignedtoassessyourengagementwithandunderstandingofcourse
textsanddiscussions.YouwillreceivethefirstpromptinclassonMonday,February8th.
Thefirstdraftofanalysispaper1mustbesubmittedviaCourseWebbynoononMonday,
February15th.Arevisedversionofthefirstanalysispapermustbesubmittedvia
CourseWebbynoononMonday,February29th.Youwillreceivethesecondpromptinclass
onWednesday,March16th.ThesecondanalysispapermustbesubmittedviaCourseWebby
noononWednesday,March23rd.Furtherdetailsabouttheanalysispaperswillbe
distributedinclass.
InterviewPaper(200points)
[75pointsforfirstdraft;125pointsforrevisedandexpandedversion]
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Oneofthecentralgoalsofthiscourseistomakethefamiliarstrangebyprovidingyouwith
anewsetofconceptuallensesthroughwhichtoviewandevaluateyourexperiencesand
theworldaroundyou.Toputcourseconceptsandideastowork,youwillinterviewan
olderpersoninyourlifeabouthowgenderand/orsexuality–inconjunctionwithrace,
ethnicity,nationality,class,ability,age,etc.–haveshapedthisperson’ssenseofselfand
theiropportunities.Inwritingthepaper,youraimwillbetwofold:(1)toidentifyand
describetwoorthreedefiningmomentsinyourinterviewee’slife,and(2)todeploy
relevantconceptsdrawnfromcoursetextsanddiscussionsinordertomakesenseofthe
dynamicsofgenderand/orsexualityatplayinthesemoments.Thepapermustbe7-8
pages(double-spaced,12pt.font).Afirst,abbreviateddraft(3.5-4pages,double-spaced,12
pt.font)mustbesubmittedviaCourseWebbynoononWednesday,April13th.Thefinal
(revisedandexpanded)versionofthepapermustbesubmittedviaCourseWebby5PMon
Friday,April29th.Furtherdetailsaboutthepaper,includingtipsforconductingan
interviewandsampleinterviewquestions,willbedistributedinclass.
End-of-SemesterReflection(100points)
Duringthefinalweekofthesemester,youwillwritea3-4pagepaper(doublespaced,12pt.font)inwhichyoureflectonwhatyou’velearnedinthecourse,how
youenvisionapplyinginsightsfromgender,sexuality,andwomen’sstudiestoyour
academicdisciplineand/orotheraspectsofyourlife,andhowyou’vedevelopedasan
academicwriter.ThepapermustbesubmittedviaCourseWebbynoonon
Wednesday,April20th(i.e.thefinaldayofclass).Furtherdetailsaboutthis
assignmentwillbedistributedinclass.
Importantnote:Deadlinesforwrittenworkwillbestrictlyenforced.Iwilldeduct15%of
theassignment’spointvalueperdayforlatework.StudentswillreceiveZEROCREDITfor
assignmentsthatarenotsubmittedwithinaweekofthedeadline.Ifissuesarisethat
interferewithyourabilitytomeetdeadlines,itisyourresponsibilitytobringtheseissuesto
myattentioninatimelyandappropriatemanner(i.e.inadvanceofthedeadlineandin
person).
GradeBreakdown
Categories
Pointspossible
Pointsearned
Attendance
50
Preparation+participation
125
In-classwritingexercises
75
(top3scores)
Eventresponsepaper1
75
Eventresponsepaper2
75
Analysispaper1(draft)
50
Analysispaper1(revised)
100
Analysispaper2
150
Interviewpaper(draft)
75
Interviewpaper(revised
125
andexpanded)
End-of-semesterreflection
100
Total
1000
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GradingScale:Studentsmayearnupto1000pointsoverthecourseofthesemester.The
correspondencebetweenpointsearnedandlettergradesisasfollows:
A+≥970points
B-=800–829points
D=630–669points
A=930-969points
C+=770–799points
D-=600–629points
A-=900–929points
C=730–769points
F≤599points
B+=870–899points
C-=700–729points
B=830–869points
D+=670–699points
UniversityofPittsburghPoliciesandStandards
AcademicIntegrity
Cheating/plagiarismwillnotbetolerated.StudentssuspectedofviolatingtheUniversityof
PittsburghPolicyonAcademicIntegrity,fromtheFebruary1974SenateCommitteeon
TenureandAcademicFreedomreportedtotheSenateCouncil,willberequiredto
participateintheoutlinedproceduralprocessasinitiatedbytheinstructor.Aminimum
sanctionofazeroscoreforthequizorexamwillbeimposed.Viewthecompletepolicyat
www.cfo.pitt.edu/policies/policy/02/02-03-02.html.
TurnitinStatement
Studentsagreethatbytakingthiscourseallrequiredpapersmaybesubjecttosubmission
fortextualsimilarityreviewtoTurnitin.comforthedetectionofplagiarism.Allsubmitted
paperswillbeincludedassourcedocumentsintheTurnitin.comreferencedatabasesolely
forthepurposeofdetectingplagiarismofsuchpapers.UseofTurnitin.compageserviceis
subjecttotheUsagePolicyandPrivacyPledgepostedontheTurnitin.comsite.
ClassroomRecording
Toensurethefreeandopendiscussionofideas,studentsmaynotrecordclassroom
lectures,discussionand/oractivitieswithouttheadvancewrittenpermissionofthe
instructor,andanysuchrecordingproperlyapprovedinadvancecanbeusedsolelyforthe
student’sownprivateuse.
CopyrightNotice
Coursematerialsmaybeprotectedbycopyright.UnitedStatescopyrightlaw,17USC
section101,etseq.,inadditiontoUniversitypolicyandprocedures,prohibitunauthorized
duplicationorretransmissionofcoursematerials.SeeLibraryofCongressCopyright
OfficeandtheUniversityCopyrightPolicy.
E-mail
EachstudentisissuedaUniversitye-mailaddress(username@pitt.edu)uponadmittance.
Thise-mailaddressmaybeusedbytheUniversityforofficialcommunicationwithstudents.
Studentsareexpectedtoreade-mailsenttothisaccountonaregularbasis.Failuretoread
andreacttoUniversitycommunicationsinatimelymannerdoesnotabsolvethestudent
fromknowingandcomplyingwiththecontentofthecommunications.TheUniversity
providesane-mailforwardingservicethatallowsstudentstoreadtheire-mailviaother
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fromtheirpitt.eduaddresstoanotheraddressdosoattheirownrisk.Ife-mailislostasa
resultofforwarding,itdoesnotabsolvethestudentfromrespondingtoofficial
communicationssenttotheirUniversitye-mailaddress.Toforwarde-mailsenttoyour
Universityaccount,gotohttp://accounts.pitt.edu,logintoyouraccount,clickonEdit
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ForwardingAddresses,andfollowtheinstructionsonthepage.Besuretologoutofyour
accountwhenyouhavefinished.(ForthefullE-mailCommunicationPolicy,goto
www.bc.pitt.edu/policies/policy/09/09-10-01.html.)
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Ifyouhaveadisabilityforwhichyouareormayberequestinganaccommodation,youare
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CourseCalendar
NOTE:Studentsareexpectedtocompletethereadingslistedforeachclassinadvanceof
theclassmeeting.Ireservetherighttomodifythecoursecalendarasthesemester
proceeds.AllchangeswillbeannouncedinclassandpostedonCourseWeb.
Week1
Wednesday,January6th
SettingtheStage:WelcometoGSWS0100!
Week2
Monday,January11th
Topic:Introductiontofeminism(s)andgender,sexuality,andwomen’sstudies
Readings:
WVFVpp.1-27(introductiontochapter1)
“EmergingasaCriticalThinkerandAcademicWriter”(cw)
Wednesday,January13th
Topic:Perspectivesonfeminism(s)andgender,sexuality,andwomen’sstudies
Readings:
“ClaiminganEducation,”AdrienneRich(WVFVpp.28-30)
“ADayWithoutFeminism,”JenniferBaumgardnerandAmyRichards(WVFVpp.3437)
“FeministPolitics,”bellhooks(WVFVpp.37-39)
“StillNeedingtheFWord,”AnnaQuindlen(WVFVpp.46-47)
Week3
Monday,January18th
***Noclass–UniversityobservanceofMartinLutherKing,Jr.Day***
Wednesday,January20th
Topic:ExaminingSystemsofPrivilegeandInequality
Reading:
WVFVpp.49-71(introductiontochapter2)
Week4
Monday,January25th
Topic:TheorizingOppressionandIntersectionality
Readings:
“Oppression,”MarilynFrye(cw)
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“Intersectionality,”VivianM.May(WVFVpp.79-85)
“TowardaNewVision,”PatriciaHillCollins(WVFVpp.72-79)
“ThereisNoHierarchyofOppression,”AudreLorde(WVFVpp.85-86)
Wednesday,January27th
Topic:AnalyzingPrivilegeandClass
Readings:
“WhitePrivilegeandMalePrivilege,”PeggyMcIntosh(WVFVpp.86-93)
“CisgenderPrivilege,”EvinTaylor(WVFVpp.93-95)
“OpeningPandora’sBox:AddingClassismtotheAgenda,”FeliceYeskel(WVFVpp.
95-100)
Thursday,January28th,4:00–5:15PM,602CathedralofLearning
LecturebyPatriciaUlbrich(GSWSVisitingScholar,UniversityofPittsburgh):“Hardhatted
women&wildsisters:LesbianorganizationsinPittsburghwomen’smovementcommunity”
Week5
Monday,February1st
Topic:ConceptualizingIdentitiesasSociallyConstructed
Readings:
“TheSocialConstructionofGender,”JudithLorber(WVFVpp.141-144)
ExcerptfromSusanWendell’sbookTheRejectedBody:FeministPhilosophical
ReflectionsonDisability(cw)
Wednesday,February3rd
Topic:LearningGender
Readings:
WVFVpp.116-135(introductiontochapter3)
“UnrulyBodies:IntersexVariationsofSexDevelopment,”SharonPreves(cw)
[Additionalresource:“AnIntroductiontoTransgenderTermsandConcepts,”Susan
Stryker(cw)]
Friday,February5th,3:00–4:30PM,WilliamPittUnion,LowerLounge
LecturebyProf.SusanWells(DepartmentofEnglish,TempleUniversity):“Insearchofthe
clitoris”
Week6
Monday,February8th
Topic:Masculinities
Readings:
“The‘ActLikeaMan’Box,”PaulKivel(cw)
ExcerptfromToddReeser’sbookMasculinitiesinTheory:AnIntroduction(cw)
“MasculinityasHomophobia:Fear,Shame,andSilenceintheConstructionofGender
Identity,”MichaelKimmel(cw)
Todayinclass,Iwillannouncethepromptforthefirstanalysispaper.
Wednesday,February10th
Topic:ExploringtheIdentity-MakingFunctionofSchools
Readings:
“BecomingaGenderedBody:PracticesofPreschools,”KarinA.Martin(cw)
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“BodiesandBathrooms,”DanFrosch(WVFVpp.245-246)
We’lldevotepartofthisclassmeetingtodiscussingstrategiesforwritingthefirstanalysis
paper.
Week7
Monday,February15th
Topic:ExploringtheIdentity-MakingFunctionofSchools
Readings:
ExcerptsfromC.JPascoe’sbookDude,You’reaFag:MasculinityandSexualityinHigh
School(cw)
GLSEN:The2013NationalSchoolClimateSurvey(cw)
Noondeadlineforsubmittingfirstdraftofanalysispaper1viaCourseWeb
Wednesday,February17th
Topic:InscribingGenderontheBody
Reading:
WVFVpp.181-204(introductiontochapter4)
Thursday,February18th,4:00–5:30PM,401CathedralofLearning
LecturebyProf.andGSWSFacultyFellowGabriellaLukacs(DepartmentofAnthropology,
UniversityofPittsburgh):“Careerporn:Bloggingandthegoodlife”
Week8
Monday,February22nd
Topic:WearingGender–ClothingandFashion
Readings:
“TheExquisiteSlave:TheRoleofClothesintheMakingoftheVictorianWoman,”
HeleneE.Roberts(cw)
“BreastBudsandthe‘Training’Bra,”JoanJacobsBrumberg(WVFVpp.205-209)
“IftheClothesFit:AFeministTakeonFashion,”Minh-HaT.Pham(WVFVpp.247248)
Tuesday,February23rd,ChathamUniversity(timeandlocationTBA)
LecturebyJennyNordberg(authorandjournalist):“TheundergroundgirlsofKabul:One
woman’ssearchforahiddenresistanceinAfghanistan”
Wednesday,February24th
Topic:GenderandEmbodiment
Readings:
“IfMenCouldMenstruate,”GloriaSteinem(WVFVpp.209-210)
“HoldThatNose,”LisaMiya-Jervis(WVFVpp.231-233)
“BeatingAnorexiaandGainingFeminism,”MarniGrossman(WVFVpp.211-213)
“IsFataFeministIssue?ExploringtheGenderedNatureofWeightBias,”JannaL.
FikkanandEstherD.Rothblum(WVFVpp.233-245)
Todayinclass,wewillalsotalkaboutstrategiesforrevisitingandrevisingwrittenwork.
Thursday,February25th,4:00–5:30PM,1228CathedralofLearning
LecturebyProf.SaraGoodkind(SchoolofSocialWork,DepartmentofSociology,andGSWS
Program,UniversityofPittsburgh):“Aremypantsloweringyourtestscores?Blaminggirls
forchallengesfacingboys”
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Week9
Monday,February29th
Topic:MediaandCulture
Reading:
WVFVpp.250-275(introductiontochapter5)
Noondeadlineforsubmittingrevisedversionofanalysispaper1viaCourseWeb
Monday,February29th,6:00–7:30PM,602CathedralofLearning
LecturebyProf.KaleFajardo(AmericanStudiesandAsianAmericanStudies,Universityof
Minnesota):“Queer/AsianFilipinosinOregon:Atrans*colonialapproach”
Tuesday,March1st,ChathamUniversity(timeandlocationTBA)
LecturebynationalrecipientoftheHollanderAwardforWomen’sLeadership(awardedby
thePennsylvaniaCenterforWomen&Politics)
Wednesday,March2nd
Topic:MediaandCulture
Readings:
“EnlightenedSexism,”SusanDouglas(WVFVpp.283-287)
“VampiresandVixens,”AlisonHappelandJenniferEsposito(WVFVpp.288-293)
“Hollywood,You’reHalfwayTherewithTransRepresentation,”RaquelWillis(cw)
“VideoGamesandMachineDreamsofDomination,”JohnSanbonmatsu(cw)
Friday,March4that5PM:Deadlineforsubmittingfirsteventresponsepapervia
CourseWeb
Week10
***Noclasses–SpringRecess***
Week11
Monday,March14th
Topic:Sex,Power,andIntimacy
Readings:
WVFVpp.313-333(introductiontochapter6)
“TheCultofVirginity,”JessicaValenti(WVFVpp.334-338)
Wednesday,March16th
Topic:Sex,Power,andIntimacy
Readings:
“NewOrientations:Asexuality,”KarliJuneCerankowskiandMeganMilks(WVFVpp.
348-354)
“DismantlingHierarchy,QueeringSociety,”AndreaSmith(WVFVpp.354-356)
“QueeringBlackFemaleHeterosexuality,”KimberlySpringer(WVFVpp.356-360)
Todayinclass,Iwillannouncethepromptforthesecondanalysispaper.
Week12
Monday,March21st
Topic:HealthandReproductiveJustice
Reading:
WVFVpp.362-394(introductiontochapter7)
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We’lldevotepartofthisclassmeetingtodiscussingstrategiesforwritingthesecond
analysispaper.
Monday,March21st,4:00–5:30PM,1228CathedralofLearning
LecturebyProf.DeborahA.Harris(DepartmentofSociology,TexasStateUniversity):
“Takingtheheat:Womenchefsandgenderinequalityintheprofessionalkitchen”
Wednesday,March23rd
Topic:HealthandReproductiveJustice
Readings:
“HowDoctorsTakeWomen’sPainLessSeriously,”JoeFassler(TheAtlantic,15
October2015)(cw)
“RethinkingRadicalPoliticsintheContextofAssistedReproductiveTechnology,”
JenniferParks(WVFVpp.407-413)
SisterSongstatementonreproductivejustice(cw)
Noondeadlineforsubmittinganalysispaper2viaCourseWeb
Week13
Monday,March28th
Topic:FamilySystems,FamilyLives
Reading:
WVFVpp.433-451(introductiontochapter8)
Todayinclass,we’llalsotalkabouttheinterviewpaperandI’llgiveyousampleinterview
questionsandtipsforconductinganinterview.
Wednesday,March30th
Topic:FamilySystems,FamilyLives
Readings:
“MarriageEquality:ThreeEssays”(WVFVpp.459-464)
“SingledOut,”TamaraWinfreyHarris(WVFVpp.464-466)
“LullabiesBehindBars,”BethSchwartzapfel(WVFVpp.466-467)
“TooPoortoParent?”GaylynnBurroughs(WVFVpp.617-619)
Friday,April1st,ChathamUniversity(timeandlocationTBA)
PerformancebyMeganFalleyandOliviaGatwood(spokenwordpoets):“Speaklikeagirl”
Saturday,April2nd,9:00AM–7:00PM(scheduleanddetailsTBA):Undergraduate
conferenceongenderandthebodyattheUniversityofPittsburgh,including:
• KeynoteaddressbyKateBornstein(Americanauthor,playwright,performance
artist,andtransgendertrailblazer):5:30–7:00PM,120DavidLawrenceHall
Auditorium
Week14
Monday,April4th
Topic:WorkInsideandOutsidetheHome
Reading:
WVFVpp.470-499(introductiontochapter9)
Wednesday,April6th
Topic:WorkInsideandOutsidetheHome
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Readings:
“WillMarriageEqualityLeadtoEqualSharingofHousework?”TerranceHeath
(WVFVpp.500-503)
“ColorMeNontoxic,”MomoChang(WVFVpp.522-523)
“VirtuousValentine?ThinkAgain,”HannahLevintova(WVFVpp.524-525)
“Women’sUnequalLot,”NewYorkTimes,12April2014OR“PayGapisBecauseof
Gender,NotJobs,”NewYorkTimes,23April2014(cw)
Beforetoday’sclass,besuretosubmityoursecondeventresponsepapervia
CourseWeb.
Week15
Monday,April11th
Topic:ResistingGenderViolence
Reading:
WVFVpp.537-564(introductiontochapter10)
Monday,April11th,ChathamUniversity(timeandlocationTBA)
ElsieHillmanChairinWomenandPolitics:LecturebyDonnaBrazile(politicalanalystand
author)andMaryMatalin(politicalconsultant)
Wednesday,April13th
Topic:ResistingGenderViolence
Readings:
“HowSomeMenHarassWomenOnlineandWhatOtherMenCanDotoStopIt,”Ben
Atherton-Zeman(WVFVpp.574-576)
“Anti-LGBTViolence:ThreeEssays”(WVFVpp.577-581)
“YoungWomen,DrinkingandRape”(cw)
[ReadallsixcontributionstothisNewYorkTimes“RoomforDebate”feature.]
NoondeadlineforsubmittingabbreviateddraftofinterviewpaperviaCourseWeb
Week16
Monday,April18th
Topic:Activism,Change,andFeministFutures
Reading:
WVFVpp.692-714(introductiontochapter13)
We’lldevotepartofthisclassmeetingtodiscussingstrategiesforrevisingandexpanding
yourinterviewpaperdrafts.
Wednesday,April20th
Topic:Activism,Change,andFeministFutures
Readings:
“FeministMen,”ByronHurt(WVFVpp.715-717)
“FearofFeminism:WhyYoungWomenGettheWillies,”LisaMarieHogeland(WVFV
pp.717-720)
“WhatPussyRiotTaughttheWorld,”MichaelPetrou(WVFVpp.723-724)
“WeAretheOnesWe’veBeenWaitingFor,”MoyaBaileyandAlexisPaulineGumbs
(WVFVpp.724-726)
Noondeadlineforsubmittingend-of-semesterreflectionviaCourseWeb
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Friday,April29that5PM:Deadlineforsubmittingfinal(revisedandexpanded)
versionofinterviewpaperviaCourseWeb
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