Summer and Fall 2013 Course Offerings
There are a variety of Women's Studies classes offered every semester—this page lists the classes that are available in the current and upcoming semester. Be sure to read the course descriptions and check back to the website for course flyers during registration. If you have trouble registering for a class, contact Marie Drews (mdrews@gru.edu) or Kathy Slivka (knewton@gru.edu). Students who wish to take two WMST 4950 courses in a given semester will need to have a special permission entered before it will be possible to regiser in Elroy.
Summer 2013 Course Offerings
WMST 1101: Introduction to Women's Studies:
An interdisciplinary course designed to provide a foundation for the women's studies minor
- Faculty: Dr. Marie Drews
- Term 2; MTWRF, 9:00-10:50
WMST/SOCI/CRJU 3336: Women, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System:
A sociological analysis of women as criminal offenders and as workers in criminal justice fields. Examines the socio-historical construction of gender for its influences on criminal law and the practices of criminal justice agencies. Covers historical perspectives on women and crime and the adequacy of contemporary criminological perspectives for explaining female criminality.
- Faculty: Dr. Allison Foley
- Term 3; TR, 9:00-10:50 (Hybrid Course)
Fall 2013 Course Offerings
WMST 1101: Introduction to Women's Studies:
An interdisciplinary course designed to provide a foundation for the women's studies minor.
- Faculty: Dr. Marie Drews
- Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00-2:15
WMST/SOCI/CRJU 4336: Gender and Victimization:
A sociological analysis of crime victims and victim-service agencies. Traces the historical development of the field of victimology. Examines the influence of gender on victimization experiences and practices of criminal justice and victim-service agencies.
- Faculty: Dr. Allison Foley
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30-12:45
WMST/SOCI/CRJU 4442: Gender and Society:
Sociological insights and concepts will be employed in observing, interpreting, and analyzing the social processes creating, reinforcing and changing gender roles and the statuses of women and men in society.
- Faculty: Dr. Melissa Powell-Williams
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00-11:15
WMST 2950/4950: Food and Gender
Food and Gender explores the spectrum of contentions surrounding food preparation, consumption, and representation through a feminist lens. The course themes will include discussion of the matrix of power that governs food preparation and production (both domestic and global); the reinforcement of gender roles in representations of food and eating; women's conflicts over eating, body consciousness, and identity; and the ways in which food-oriented spaces have and can be-come a site of feminist activism and community building.
Note: If you are taking this course for your WMST minor, please register for WMST 4950.
- Faculty: Dr. Marie Drews
- Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:30-3:45
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Spring 2013 Course Offerings
WMST 1101: Introduction to Women's Studies
- Faculty: Dr. Marie Drews
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30-12:45
WMST/COMS 4120: Gender and Communication
- Faculty: Dr. Gaye Ortiz
- Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:30-3:45
WMST/ENGL 4310: Studies in Feminism
- Faculty: Dr. Marie Drews
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00-2:15
Fall 2012 Course Offerings
WMST 1101: Introduction to Women's Studies
WMST/SOCI/CRJU 3336: Women, Crime, & the Criminal Justice System
WMST/HIST 4021: Gender & Family History (WWII Era)
WMST/ART/HUMN 4950A: Women in Art Historu
WMST/ANTH 4950B: Ethnicity, Gender, Class
WMST/POLS 4950C: Women in Politics
WMST/SOCI/CRJU 4950D: Gender & Victimization
