WST 150 A-Z - (IS) Topics in Women’s StudiesSemester Hours: 3
This course will offer an in-depth study of major issues in Women’s and Gender Studies. Topics will reflect current developments in the field and will address issues such as women’s roles in work, family, sexuality, and reproduction; language, representation, and performance; feminist politics and policies; transnational and cross-cultural perspectives of gender; and the impact of science and technology on women’s lives.
Current Special Topics
WST 150B - Gender, Sexuality, Race, and the Vote
This year, we will highlight Black women’s activism for voting rights. We will focus on the role played by Black women’s literary societies and sororities and on key figures like Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Frances Ellen Watkins-Harper, bisexual poet Alice Dunbar Nelson, Fannie Lou Hamer, trans civil rights attorney Pauli Murray, and others who have continued the struggle for the Women’s Vote.
Crosslisted as AFST 187P , LGBT 181B , RHET 189N
WST 150H - Paganism and Magic
This course explores contemporary pagan religions, from the occult to Wicca, Heathenry, and Hoodoo. We will explore their history as well as their racial and sexual politics, paying particular attention to the historical role these religions have played in enabling non-conforming experiences of gender.
Crosslisted as RELI 030 , LGBT 180W
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Subjects will change from semester to semester and the course may be repeated for credit when topics vary. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
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