PROGRAMS
WOMEN, CULTURE & DEVELOPMENT MINOR - COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
LIST 1: GENERAL
Anthropology 120. Production and Reproduction -Robertson
Exploration of the relationship between family processes and changing economic
structure in tribal, peasant, and industrial societies. How the production
of people depends on the reproduction of economic relationships, and
how economic production is influenced by human reproduction.
Anthropology 122. Anthropology of World Systems -Staff
Focuses on the penetration and impact of global capitalist economy (national
and multinational) upon local level third world societies, communities,
and groups. A world system perspective is taken and anthropological case
studies are presented from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Anthropology 125. Anthropology of Gender-Yang
Cross-listed with Sociology 155AG.
The cross-cultural study of gender from a feminist perspective. Topics
may include gender and nature, gender and the division of labor, gender
and kinship, gender and subjectivity, gender and sexuality, gender and
the state, gender and knowledge/discourse.
Anthropology 130B. Third World Environments: Conservation and Sustainable
Development-Stonich
Cross-listed with Environmental Studies 130B.
Focus on conservation and sustainable development. Includes examination
of contending views of sustainable development. Special emphasis on tourism,
agricultural, fisheries, and aqua-cultural development in the Third World.
Anthropology 146. Development Anthropology-Robertson
An introduction to the planning of economic development in the "Third
World" and its social consequences from the perspective of anthropology.
Anthropology 149. Agriculture, Environment and Society-Cleveland
Cross-listed with Environmental Studies 149.
The evolution of agriculture and current problems of agricultural development,
emphasizing sociocultural and biophysical environments. Topics include
theories, ideologies, and implementation strategies of agricultural development;
household and women; irrigation; crop genetic resources and biotechnology;
integrating indigenous and modern scientific knowledge.
Anthropology 172. Colonialism: and Culture Social Effects-Hancock
Study of historical and social processes of colonialism in selected societies:
influence on traditional institutions in Africa, Pacific, Asia; legacies
in contemporary independent nations.
Anthropology 173. Nationalism and the Nation-State-Darian-Smith
Critical introduction to theories about nationalism and state formation
from an anthropological perspective. Topics include nationalism and gender,
nationalism and racism, and nationalism and law. These are related to contemporary
contradictions of the nation-state posed by transnational processes.
Anthropology 185. Environmental Justice-Stonich
Cross-listed with Environmental Studies 185.
Examines the nexus of race, ethnicity, gender and environmental issues
and the interconnections between social and environmental justice in the
U.S. and other industrialized countries.
Asian American Studies 113. Asian American Social Movements-Fujino
The origins, ideologies, and strategies of various Asian American social
movements during the twentieth century; study of grass/s organizations
and their struggles within the student, labor, feminist, gay and lesbian,
anti-war, and yellow power movements.
Asian American Studies 131. Asian American Women's History-Zhao
The lives and changing status of Asian immigrant women, past an present;
Japanese and Korean "picture brides;" American-born girls of
Asian ancestry; Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Filipino war brides; adopted
Asian girls; and diverse life-styles of Asian American women today.
Asian American Studies 132. Asian American Women and Contemporary
Feminist Issues-Fujino
An examination of the cultural, social, and political situations of Asian
and Pacific American women. Theories developed to explain the various cross-cultural
positions and roles of women will be presented, e.g., theories of domestic
power, economic production and division of labor.
Asian American Studies 135. Asian Pacific American Gays, Lesbians
and Bisexuals-Staff
An interdisciplinary survey of the histories experiences and identities
of Asian Pacific American gays, lesbians, and bisexuals; coming out issues,
family and community pressures, and socio-political representation in Asian
Pacific American communities and in the mainstream gay movement.
Asian American Studies 136. Asian American Families-Zhao
The importance of the family in the east and southeast Asian cultural heritage;
family formation in the Untied States; contemporary Asian American family
dynamics; interracial families; changing gender roles and relationships;
the family and the life cycle.
Black Studies 104. Black Marxism-Robinson, Duran
A theoretical explication and critique of the diverse Marxian analyses
developed in Africa and the African Diaspora from the early 20th century.
The course will trace and analyze the divergences of Black Marxisms from
Western Marxism.
Black Studies 134. Creole Language and Culture-Davis
Examination of the linguistic and cultural consequences of contact between
blacks and other ethnic groups throughout the Americas. Topics include
multilingualism, dialects, creoles and cultural hybridization. Geographic
areas surveyed include North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Black Studies 161. Third World Cinema-Akudinobi
Cross-listed with Film Studies 161.
This course studies representative films from Africa, Asia, and Latin America
from the 1950's to the present. Explores the socio-cultural and aesthetic
dimensions of these cinemas (which have emerged as the "other" of
Hollywood and European cinema).
Black Studies 169AR. Afro-American History-Daniels
Cross-listed with History 169AR.
Influence/experience of Africans/African Americans in United States history.
AR. Origins and development of slavery and racism in British Colonies.
Chicano Studies 139. Native American Heritage and Chicano Cultural
Renaissance-Broyles-Gonzalez
The course will explore the intense recourse to the Native American heritage
during the Chicano cultural renaissance of the 1960's and 1970's. The rediscovery
of the native ancestral cultures will be analyzed in poetry, prose, drama,
and the graphic arts.
Chicano Studies 152. Postcolonialism-Perez-Torres
Exploration of postcolonial theories and their effectiveness as critical
tools in discussing Chicano cultural production. Focus will be on Chicano
culture as it creates a counter discourse to dominant cultural formations.
We will study film, music, visual, performance, and literary arts.
Chicano Studies 175. Comparative Ethnic Movements-Staff
The purpose of this course is to examine the structural forces which strengthen
ethnic identification and promote ethnic politics within the United States
and other nations. Although the Chicano movement will be the central focus,
various ethnic movements will be examined.
Film Studies 161. Third World Cinema-Staff
Cross-listed with Black Studies 161.
This course studies representative films from Africa, Asia, and Latin America
from the 1950's to the present. Explores the socio-cultural and aesthetic
dimensions of these cinemas (which have emerged as the "other" of
Hollywood and European cinema.)
History 148. History of International Women's Movements-Gallagher
A history of political, social, and economic women's movements in Africa,
Asia, and Latin America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Themes
include women in economic development, feminism and nationalism, postcolonial
feminist discourse, and international human rights debates.
History 179A. Native American History to 1838-Plane
A lecture course on the history of the indigenous peoples of North America
from European contact to Cherokee removal. The course stresses comparative
cultural responses to European colonization and American history from a
native point of view.
History 179B. Native American History, 1838 to present-Plane
A lecture course on the history of the indigenous peoples of North America
from Cherokee removal to the present. The course stresses native history,
relations with the U.S. government, and offers American history from a
native point of view.
Global Peace and Security 136/137 (was Interdisciplinary
Studies 197A-B.)- Bouraad-Nash
136. Fundamental issues relating to global peace and security: historical,
political, economic, technical, military, environmental, ethical, and sociological.
Preliminary planning of essay. Required for certification in global peace
and security.
137. Continuation of interdisciplinary 197A. Increased emphasis on the
preparation of the required essay.
Music 168E. Women and Music in World Cultures-Stillman
An analysis of women's roles in musical tradition as created, ascribed,
and appropriated. Feminist perspectives on musical and social issues will
be discussed.
Religious Studies 102. Symbolizations of the Feminine in Cross-Cultural
Perspective - Holdrege
A comparative analysis of symbolizations of the feminine in Western and
Asian religious tradition, with attention to contrasting images of the
feminine as an inherently passive principle on the one hand and as an activating
principle of divine power on the other.
Religious Studies 114B. Religious Traditions of the Southwest - Talamantez
Survey of the cultures of the southwestern United States to discern the
place of religion in the life of Athabascan, Pueblo, Uto-Aztecan, and native
peoples of California. Consideration of the relationships between social
structure, environment, and history as they affect religious behavior.
Brief overview of the Native American church, folk Catholicism, curanderismo,
and espiritualismo.
Religious Studies 114C. Myths, Symbols, and Transitions in Native
American Religions-Talamantez
An exploration of the nature, structure, and meaning of ritual act and
ritual language in the religious life of native cultures of the Southwest.
Intensive study of selected ritual oratory with particular attention to
myth and symbol. The relevance of linguistic models for interpreting ritual.
Approaches to symbolism including the interrelations between different
media (oral, aural, tactile, plastic), and to features of formalism, redundancy,
and condensation in ritual. Examination of a select number of monographs.
Sociology 118R. Sociology of World Religion-Juergensmeyer
An introduction to religion as a social entity in contemporary societies.
Covers the cultural regions of the Middle East, South Asia, Europe, Africa,
East Asia and the Americas. Takes into account class, caste, gender roles,
and other forms of stratification.
Sociology 130. Sociology of Development-Foran
Survey of development and social change, emphasizing the Third World; modernization,
dependency and other theories applied to cases drawn from Latin America,
Asia and Africa; examination of social structure, culture, social problems,
and mechanisms of change.
Sociology 134R. The Sociology of Revolutions-Foran
Theories of social revolution will be presented; the causes, types, nature,
processes, and outcomes of revolutions will be explored and assessed, with
case studies drawn from among the French, Russian, Chinese, Mexican, Cuban,
Iranian, and Nicaraguan revolutions, among others.
Sociology 166W. The World System-Appelbaum
Seminar addressing various theoretical perspectives and empirical issues
and aspects of the world system, with emphasis on political, economic,
cultural, and social processes and relations.
Sociology 185G. Theories of Gender and Inequality-Bhavnani
Varying theoretical perspectives on causes of gender inequality, maintenance
and reproduction of gender systems, social consequences of gender stratification,
and dynamics of change in systems of inequality.
Sociology 185K. Feminist Perceptives in the Human Sciences-Bhavnani
Introduction to key arguments about feminism and the social sciences. It
will examine issues including production, reproduction and sexuality and
will consider a range of feminist perspectives while being mindful of difference,
race, and ethnicity.