Course Offerings (CAS Bulletin)
Approaches to Gender and Sexuality Studies
V18.0401 Formerly V97.0010. Identical to V57.0013 and V93.0022. Offered every fall. 4 points.
Designed to interest and challenge both the student new to the study of gender and sexuality and the student who has taken departmental courses focusing on women, gender, and/or sexuality. Through a focus on particular issues and topics, this course explores the construction of sex, gender, and sexuality; gender asymmetry in society; sexual normativity and violations of norms; and the interactions of sex, gender, sexuality, race, class, and nation. This interdisciplinary course engages materials and methodologies from a range of media and disciplines, such as literature, the visual arts, history, sociology, psychology, and anthropology. Examines both feminist and nonfeminist arguments from a variety of critical perspectives.
Queer Cultures
V18.0450 Formerly V97.0419. Prerequisite: V18.0401 or permission of instructor. 4 points.
Develops concepts of queerness and queer cultures through historical and theoretical research. Topics might include the historical shift from an emphasis on homosexual acts to homosexual persons; the history of the study of gays and lesbians by the medical, psychology, and sexology professions; intersections of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sex, and sexual orientation in literary and visual texts; homophobia; hate crimes; outing; activism; and performativity.
Gender, Identity, and Society in the Middle East
V18.0470 Formerly V97.0729. Identical to V77.0729. Prerequisites: V18.0401 and one introductory-level course in the social sciences, or permission of instructor. Offered every year. 4 points.
Explores the historical and contemporary conditions of Middle Eastern women, including the effects of colonialism, decolonization, nationalism, revolution, and war. Looks at the political economies, religious movements, and cultural norms that seek to define, restrict, or expand women’s roles and rights. Interrogates the ways in which different groups of Middle Eastern women express themselves, struggle for their lives, and negotiate their identities.
Theories of Gender and Sexuality
V18.0472 Formerly V97.0742. Prerequisite: V18.0401 or V93.0021 or permission of instructor. Offered every year. 4 points.
Allows students to explore theoretical issues in gender and sexuality studies on an advanced level. Theoretical arenas vary and may include feminist theory; queer theory; psychoanalysis; postcolonial theory; border theory; social movements; postmodernism; performativity; theories of history, culture, and representation; intersectionality. See course schedule for current description.
Gender, Nation, and the Colonial Condition
V18.0480 Formerly V97.0744. Prerequisite: V18.0401 or permission of instructor. Offered every year. 4 points.
This advanced-level course is an interdisciplinary and comparative inquiry into the historical and contemporary linkages between gender dynamics, the culture of nationalism, and the politics of colonialism on an international scale. The course studies different perspectives on the national question—as a liberation movement, as a political ideology, and as a mechanism for inclusion/exclusion.
Queer Literature
V18.0482 Formerly V97.0749. Identical to V41.0749. Prerequisites: one course in literature, V18.0401, or permission of instructor. Offered every fall. 4 points.
This course develops notions of queerness—deviation from a sexed and gendered norm—through detailed exploration of literary texts in a variety of genres. Historical period and national focus (British, American, Commonwealth) may vary; consult the schedule of classes for current focus.
Border Crossing: Gender, Sexuality, and Migration
V18.0483 Formerly V97.0817. Identical to V57.0817. Prerequisites: V18.0401 and one introductory-level course in the social sciences, or permission of instructor. Offered every year. 4 points.
This advanced-level course, a cross-cultural and comparative seminar, examines how border crossing in the age of accelerated globalization shapes the gendered construction of exiled/displaced communities. A combination of conceptual frameworks and case studies places the experiences of displaced and refugee women at the center of intellectual enquiry.
Sex, Gender, and Globalization
V18.0484 Formerly V97.0833. Prerequisites: V18.0401 and one introductory social sciences course, or permission of instructor. Offered every year. 4 points.
If pushed to choose a single term to describe this historical moment, many might choose “globalization” to describe the contemporary world. Everything seems to be “going global”—media, markets, movements. Have sex and gender “gone global” as well? This course approaches this question by identifying key concepts and frameworks in the field of feminist geography. Specific issues include transnational queer communities, international reproductive politics, sex tourism, and cybersex.
Transgender: Histories, Identities, Politics
V18.0485 Formerly V97.0848. Identical to V14.0848. Prerequisites: V18.0401 and one introductory-level course in the social sciences, or permission of instructor. Offered every year. 4 points.
This course investigates transgender identities, movements, and communities as they have arisen in particular historical, political, social, and cultural conditions. At the heart of this course is a series of questions about transgender’s origins, enabling functions, exclusions, problems, and possibilities.
Gender and Development: The Political Economy of Sex and Gender
V18.0486 Formerly V97.0849. Identical to V14.0849. Prerequisites: V18.0401 and one introductory-level course in the social sciences, or permission of instructor. Offered every year. 4 points.
This advanced-level course tackles development theory and the effects of development policies on people’s lives, including such questions as whether developmental policies are gender-neutral and whether the study of “development” should be the exclusive domain of the Third World. Focusing on rethinking development, we examine the intellectual roots of development theory to understand how this socioeconomic process has been conceptualized and implemented.
Sexual Rights, Sexual Wrongs: Sex Work, Pornography, and Other Controversies
V18.0487 Formerly V97.0853. Prerequisites: V18.0401. Offered every year. 4 points.
This course introduces undergraduate students to the central concepts of “sexual rights,” which have emerged recently from both community action and multidisciplinary academic perspectives. Through an exploration of academic, legal, and activist perspectives, students are encouraged to formulate analyses of a variety of themes, such as women’s sexual rights, migration and sexuality, heterosexuality, HIV and public health, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender rights, sex work, and pornography and the “sex wars.”
Internship in Gender and Sexuality Studies
V18.0490 (fall), 0491 (spring) Formerly V97.0980 (fall), 0981 (spring). Open to gender and sexuality studies majors and minors only. Prerequisites: permission of the director of undergraduate studies and the professor who will supervise the internship, plus completion of at least one gender and sexuality studies course. 2 or 4 points per term.
Students are placed within an organization or business specializing in gender and sexuality issues and develop a reading list in context of which they evaluate their experience in a final paper. Students wishing to pursue honors in gender and sexuality studies must take a 4-point internship. See “Honors,” above.
Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies
V18.0493 Formerly V97.0996. Offered every semester. 4 points.
In-depth study of a particular problem or research area within gender and sexuality studies. See course schedule for current topic.
Independent Study
V18.0496 (fall), 0497 (spring) Formerly V97.0997 (fall), 0998 (spring). Prerequisite: permission of the director of undergraduate studies. 2 or 4 points per term.
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V18.0701 Formerly V97.0015. Identical to V61.0015. 4 points.
See description under Linguistics (61).
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V18.0702 Formerly V97.0016 and V18.0016. Identical to V54.0016. 4 points.
See description under Journalism (54).
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V18.0703 Formerly V97.0017. Identical to V14.0017. 4 points.
See description under Anthropology (14).
Sex and Gender
V18.0704 Formerly V97.0021. Identical to V93.0021. 4 points.
See description under Sociology (93).
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See description under Anthropology (14).
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See description under Psychology (89).
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V18.0707 Formerly V97.0079. Identical to V89.0079. 4 points.
See description under Psychology (89).
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V18.0708 Formerly V97.0092. Identical to V57.0092. 4 points.
See description under History (57).
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See description under History (57).
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V18.0710 Formerly V97.0103. Identical to V14.0103. Prerequisite: V14.0001 or V55.0515. Abercrombie. 4 points.
See description under Anthropology (14).
Women and Men: Anthropological Perspectives
V18.0711 Formerly V97.0112. Identical to V14.0112. Beidelman, Ginsburg. 4 points.
See description under Anthropology (14).
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V18.0712 Formerly V97.0121. Identical to V61.0021. 4 points.
See description under Linguistics (61).
Literature of the Americas: Women’s Self-Figuration
V18.0713 Formerly V97.0122. Identical to V29.0122. 4 points.
See description under Comparative Literature (29).
Gay and Lesbian Performance
V18.0714 Formerly V97.0138. Identical to V30.0137 and H28.0624. 4 points.
See description under Dramatic Literature (30).
Topics in 20th-Century Literature: Global Women’s Writing
V18.0715 Formerly V97.0190. Identical to V29.0190. 4 points.
See description under Comparative Literature (29).
Women in European History Since 1750
V18.0716 Formerly V97.0196. Identical to V57.0196. Nolan. 4 points.
See description under History (57).
Social Movements, Protest, and Conflict
V18.0717 Formerly V97.0205. Identical to V93.0205. 4 points.
See description under Sociology (93).
Poverty and Income Distribution
V18.0718 Formerly V97.0233. Identical to V31.0233. 4 points.
See description under Economics (31).
Women in the Economy
V18.0719 Formerly V97.0252. Identical to V31.0252 and C31.0252. Prerequisite: V31.0002. 4 points.
See description under Economics (31).
Seminar: Women in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
V18.0720 Formerly V97.0270. Identical to V57.0270. Johnson. 4 points.
See description under History (57).
Gender in the Urban Environment
V18.0621 Formerly V97.0290 and V99.0270. 4 points.
See description under Metropolitan Studies (18).
Sex and the City in Ancient Greece
V18.0721 Formerly V97.0293. Identical to V27.0293. 4 points.
See description under Classics (27).
Asian American Women
V18.0307 Formerly V97.0302 and V15.0302. 4 points.
See description under Asian/Pacific/American Studies (18).
Law and Society
V18.0722 Formerly V97.0335. Identical to V53.0335 and V99.0372. Harrington. 4 points.
See description under Politics (53).
Gender in Law
V18.0723 Formerly V97.0336. Identical to V53.0336. 4 points.
See description under Politics (53).
The Family
V18.0724 Formerly V97.0451. Identical to V93.0451. 4 points.
See description under Sociology (93).
Sexual Diversity in Society
V18.0725 Formerly V97.0511. Identical to V93.0511. 4 points.
See description under Sociology (93).
Asian American Gender and Sexuality
V18.0369 Formerly V97.0604 and V15.0604. 4 points.
See description under Asian/Pacific/American Studies (18).
Feminism and Theatre
V18.0726 Formerly V97.0623. Identical to V30.0240 and H28.0623. Martin. 4 points.
See description under Dramatic Literature (30).
Women in American Society
V18.0727 Formerly V97.0635. Identical to V57.0635. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. 4 points.
See description under History (57).
Women’s Writing in Latin America
V18.0728 Formerly V97.0640. Identical to V95.0640. Taught in Spanish. 4 points.
See description under Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literature (95).
Race, Gender, and Sexuality in American History
V18.0729 Formerly V97.0655. Identical to V57.0655 and V11.0655. 4 points.
See description under History (57).
Women and Slavery in the Americas
V18.0730 Formerly V97.0660 and V11.0660. Identical to V57.0660. Krauthamer. 4 points.
See description under History (57).
Women and War: Contemporary Arabic Literature and Film
V18.0731 Formerly V97.0714. Identical to V77.0714 and V29.0714. Dallal. 4 points.
See description under Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (77).
Gender and Judaism
V18.0732 Formerly V97.0718. Identical to V78.0718 and V90.0815. 4 points.
See description under Hebrew and Judaic Studies (78).
Women and the Media
V18.0733 Formerly V97.0720. Identical to V54.0720. 4 points.
See description under Journalism (54).
Representations of Women
V18.0734 Formerly V97.0755. Identical to V41.0755. 4 points.
See description under English (41).
Israeli Women Writers
V18.0735 Formerly V97.0783. Identical to V78.0783. Taught in Hebrew. Feldman. 4 points.
See description under Hebrew and Judaic Studies (78).
Women in Islamic Law
V18.0736 Formerly V97.0784. Identical to V77.0783. Haykel. 4 points.
See description under Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (77).
Topics in Women’s History
V18.0737 Formerly V97.0820. Identical to V57.0820. 4 points.
See description under History (57).
Women and the Novel
V18.0738 Formerly V97.0830. Identical to V29.0830. 4 points.
See description under Comparative Literature (29).
Theory of the Avant-Garde: Writing for Their Lives—Women and Modernism
V18.0739 Formerly V97.0841. Identical to V29.0841. 4 points.
See description under Comparative Literature (29).
Women Writers in France
V18.0740 Formerly V97.0935. Identical to V45.0935. When conducted in English, this course is numbered V97.0835 and is identical to V45.0835. 4 points.
See description under French (45).
Seminar: Gender and Deviance
V18.0741 Formerly V97.0938. Identical to V93.0938. Prerequisite: four courses in sociology or written permission of instructor. 4 points.
See description under Sociology (93).
Topics in French Literature: The Image of Women in French Literature
V18.0742 Formerly V97.0968. Identical to V45.0968. 4 points.
See description under French (45).
